Empowering Physical Therapists to Excel in Primary Care
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- Non-Member - $199
- PT Member - $139
- PTA Member - $99
- Student - $29
- Post-Professional Student - $99
- Staff - Free!
This option is for individual purchase of Course 1 of the Primary Care Certificate. To purchase the full certificate, click here.
This course provides a 2025 'state-of-affairs' for primary care physical therapy. Delve into the evolving role of physical therapy in primary care settings, exploring what primary care physical therapy entails, the unique benefits PTs offer, effective advocacy strategies, ways to overcome barriers to care, and more.
Key Features:
- Format: Asynchronous modules allow you to learn at your own pace.
- Cost:
- $139 for PT members
- $99 for PTA members and Post-professionals
- $29 for Students
- $199 for Non-members
- Earn CEUs: 0.1 CEU (1 contact hour)
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Define primary care physical therapy and understand its role within the healthcare system.
- Identify the benefits of physical therapy in primary care, including improved patient outcomes and enhanced healthcare efficiency.
- Analyze barriers to care, including social determinants of health (SDoH), and develop strategies to address these barriers in clinical practice.
- Advocate for the role of physical therapists in primary care and learn effective collaboration techniques with physicians.
- Distinguish between professional, jurisdictional, and personal scope of practice, and understand what it looks like to work in a primary care setting.
Katie O'Bright
PT, DPT, Board Certified Orthopedic Physical Therapist
Dr. Katie O’Bright is a board certified orthopedic Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) who graduated from Temple University in 2014. Upon graduation, she served in the United States Army as a Captain & physical therapist, primarily working in a multidisciplinary Soldier Centered Medical Home.
She furthered her education in the Military Musculoskeletal Residency in 2017, at which point she obtained her OCS. After her time in service, she was the lead physical therapist at the University of Oklahoma’s Stephenson Cancer Center, a team-based clinical setting where she enhanced her skills working with individuals with complex needs. Dr. O’Bright moved on to another multidisciplinary primary care practice in Pittsburgh before starting her own cash-based practice.
Dr O’Bright is a passionate educator who serves as adjunct faculty in several DPT programs. She is also the owner of Redefine Health Education, a continuing education company that focuses on enhancing the primary care and MSK imaging skills of physical therapists. Dr. O’Bright currently resides in the Greater Chicago area, and enjoys exercising and spending time outdoors with her husband, 2 sons, and Chocolate Lab. She dabbles in painting & veggie gardening, enjoys live music, and Buffalo Bills football.
