Welcome to the second course of the PT Educator Risk Management Toolkit!

This course introduces physical therapy students to the most common sources of malpractice claims in the profession. Through real case examples and national liability data, students will explore how legal risks arise in clinical practice and how to prevent them. Topics include malpractice fundamentals, supervision and delegation, patient-provider relationship challenges, and practical risk control strategies to support safe, ethical care.

Key Features 

 CEUs: 0.0 

 Format: Asynchronous 

 What You'll Learn: 

 - Case studies

 - Malpractice claims data

 - Risk management recommendations

Course Instructions

1. Click on the Contents tab to watch the course recording.
2. Click the Take Quiz button to complete the assessment. Learners will have 3 attempts to pass and must answer at least 70% of questions correctly.
3. Click Fill Out Survey under the Evaluation listing to provide valuable course feedback. Scroll down on all questions as there may be answer options that expand past the size of the window.
4. Click the View/Print Your Certificate button under the Certificate listing. You can view/print your certificate at any time by visiting the APTA Learning Center and clicking the CEU Certificate/Transcript link on the left-hand side of the page. 

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