Primary study objectives were to (a) characterize pain and explore differences between adolescents and adults with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) and (b) evaluate associations between pain-related outcomes and mobility.

Course Authors: Mercedes Aguirre Valenzuela, PT, DPT; Martha Henao Bloyer, PT, DPT; Monica Krogmann, PT, MA, DPT; Cornelia Lieb-Lundell, PT, MA, DPT; Dawn Kelly James, PT, DPT, DSc

Objectives

Participants will be able to:

1. Characterize pain as experienced by adolescents and young adults with arthrogryposis
2. Compare and contrast prevalence rates for the most commonly identified painful regions per body diagrams among adolescents and young adults with AMC  (something like this comparing age groups)
3. Discuss reliability measures used in the cited research study
4. Understand how chronic pain effects adolescents and young adults with arthrogryposis

Completion Instructions: Read the article, complete the assessment with at least a 70% score, download and save certificate

Course Code: BTR-July 2022

Course Level: Intermediate

Delivery Method: Online

E-Learning Course 0.1 CEUs (1 Contact Hours/CCUs) 

Cancellation Policy: If you must cancel your registration, you may do so prior to taking any part of the course by emailing info@pediatricapta.org (minus a $15 processing fee). 

This review synthesizes a body of literature on contingency paradigm-based interventions and highlights its potential paradigm–based interventions to improve developmental outcomes in infants

Course Authors: Mercedes Aguirre Valenzuela, PT, DPT; Martha Henao Bloyer, PT, DPT, Monica Krogman, PT, MA, DPT, Cornelia Lieb-Lundell, PT, DPT, Dawn Kelly James, PT, DPT, DSc

Objectives

Participants will be able to:

1. Characterize contingency paradigms as used in pediatric physical therapy practice
2. Critique research methods utilized by authors in the contingency paradigm article
3. Assess if contingency paradigms are useful for caregiver education
4. Compare and contrast outcomes of contingency paradigm–based interventions on developmental skills in young infants.
5. Discuss appropriate dosage for contingency paradigms as presented by authors

Course Code: BTR-April 2022

Completion Instructions: Read the article, complete the assessment with at least a 70% score, download and save certificate

Course Level: Intermediate

Delivery Method: Online

E-Learning Course 0.1 CEUs (1 Contact Hours/CCUs) 

Cancellation Policy: If you must cancel your registration, you may do so prior to taking any part of the course by emailing info@pediatricapta.org (minus a $15 processing fee). 

The purpose of this single-subject case series study is to determine the effect of modified ride-on car use in natural environments on mobility.

Course Code: BTR-Jan 2018

Completion Instructions: Read the article, complete the assessment with at least a 70% score, download and save certificate

Course Level: Intermediate

Delivery Method: Online

E-Learning Course 0.1 CEUs (1 Contact Hours/CCUs) 

Cancellation Policy: If you must cancel your registration, you may do so prior to taking any part of the course by emailing info@pediatricapta.org (minus a $15 processing fee). 

To compare the effect of 2 different playground environments on the physical activity of children with ambulatory cerebral palsy during their playground play.

Course Code: BTR-Oct 2016

Completion Instructions: Read the article, complete the assessment with at least a 70% score, download and save certificate

Course Level: Intermediate

Delivery Method: Online

E-Learning Course 0.1 CEUs (1 Contact Hours/CCUs) 

Cancellation Policy: If you must cancel your registration, you may do so prior to taking any part of the course by emailing info@pediatricapta.org (minus a $15 processing fee). 

Course Code: BTR-2017

Completion Instructions: Read the article, complete the assessment with at least a 70% score, download and save certificate

Course Level: Intermediate

Delivery Method: Online

E-Learning Course 0.1 CEUs (1 Contact Hours/CCUs) 

Cancellation Policy: If you must cancel your registration, you may do so prior to taking any part of the course by emailing info@pediatricapta.org (minus a $15 processing fee). 

Purpose: To examine therapy use and spending for Medicaid-enrolled infants and toddlers with developmental
conditions.

Course Code: BTR-2017

Completion Instructions: Read the article, complete the assessment with at least a 70% score, download and save certificate

Course Level: Intermediate

Delivery Method: Online

E-Learning Course 0.1 CEUs (1 Contact Hours/CCUs) 

Cancellation Policy: If you must cancel your registration, you may do so prior to taking any part of the course by emailing info@pediatricapta.org (minus a $15 processing fee). 

Purpose: To investigate the effect of creative dance instruction on postural control and balance in an 11-year-old with spastic triplegic cerebral palsy, Gross Motor Function Classification Scale level II. 

Course Code: BTR-2017

Completion Instructions: Read the article, complete the assessment with at least a 70% score, download and save certificate

Course Level: Intermediate

Delivery Method: Online

E-Learning Course 0.1 CEUs (1 Contact Hours/CCUs) 

Cancellation Policy: If you must cancel your registration, you may do so prior to taking any part of the course by emailing info@pediatricapta.org (minus a $15 processing fee). 

The purpose of this study was to identify the important factors, facilitators, and barriers for telehealth effectiveness as described by pediatric physical therapists, transitioning from in-person to telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Course Code: BTR-Oct 2021

Completion Instructions: Read the article, complete the assessment with at least a 70% score, download and save certificate

Course Level: Intermediate

Delivery Method: Online

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the research methods used to analyze qualitative and quantitative survey data.
2. Identify the important factors, facilitators, and barriers for effective pediatric physical therapy telehealth services.
3. Categorize themes, subthemes and their relationship to successfulness of pediatric physical therapy telehealth sessions.
4. Appreciate the effects of COVID-19 in the delivery of pediatric physical therapy telehealth services.
5. Analyze best practices in the delivery of pediatric physical therapy telehealth services.

E-Learning Course 0.1 CEUs (1 Contact Hours/CCUs) 

Cancellation Policy: If you must cancel your registration, you may do so prior to taking any part of the course by emailing info@pediatricapta.org (minus a $15 processing fee). 

This article will systematically review evidence regarding the severity and prevalence of motor development in children with a critical congenital heart defect (CCHD) without underlying genetic anomalies. Summary of Key Points: Twelve percent of all included studies reported abnormal mean motor developmental scores, and 38% reported below average motor scores. Children with single-ventricle physiology, especially those with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, had the highest severity and prevalence of motor delay, particularly at 0 to 12 months. Most included studies did not differentiate between gross and fine motor development, yet gross motor development was more affected.

Recommendations for Clinical Practice: We recommend clinicians differentiate between the type of heart defect, fine and gross motor development, and the presence of genetic anomalies. Furthermore, increased knowledge about severity and prevalence will enable clinicians to tailor their interventions to prevent motor development delays in CCHD.

Course Code: BTR-Oct 2021

Completion Instructions: Read the article, complete the assessment with at least a 70% score, download and save certificate

Course Level: Intermediate

Delivery Method: Online

Learning Objectives

1. Identify the prevalence of motor development delays in children with specific types of critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) without an underlying genetic disorder.
2. Relate severity of motor delays to diagnostic categories.
3. Identify factors which may contribute to delayed motor outcomes in children with CCHD.

E-Learning Course 0.1 CEUs (1 contact hours/CCUs) 

Cancellation Policy: If you must cancel your registration, you may do so prior to taking any part of the course by emailing info@pediatricapta.org (minus a $15 processing fee). 

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of different physical therapy protocols on the autonomic modulation of heart rate, time of invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV), and length of hospital stay. Methods: This was a randomized clinical study with 20 children on IMV in an intensive care unit (ICU), between July 2018 and September 2019. The control group (n = 10) performed the hospital's physical therapy protocol and the experimental group (n = 10) performed the physical therapy protocol based on physical exercise. Results: Higher values of heart rate variability were found in the experimental group, both in individual and intergroup analyses. There was a significant reduction in the time of IMV and ICU stay.

Course Code: BTR-Jan 2022

Completion Instructions: Read the article, complete the assessment with at least a 70% score, download and save certificate

Course Level: Intermediate

Delivery Method: Online

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the difference between child vs adult response to invasive mechanical ventilation with or without exercise.
2. Identify two specific complications associated with invasive mechanical ventilation.
3. Appreciate the relationship between heart rate variability, time on invasive mechanical ventilation, and length of stay in the intensive care unit.
4. Assess the difference between standard cardiopulmonary measures in children and adults.
5. Explain the exercise parameters used in the experimental group that resulted in the outcomes found in the study.

E-Learning Course 0.1 CEUs (1 Contact Hours/CCUs) 

Cancellation Policy: If you must cancel your registration, you may do so prior to taking any part of the course by emailing info@pediatricapta.org (minus a $15 processing fee).