APP delivers a blended-learning model of on-line and a blended online/in-class learning environments that reduces participants’ time away from home and work while allowing you to work at your own pace.
With an aging population, increasing costs and demands, new models of health care delivery are being introduced in Canada. Advanced Practice Physiotherapist positions are currently established both internationally and in several Canadian Provinces with consistently positive outcomes for patient safety, clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness. These roles are expected to expand into primary care settings as well as serving in both medical and surgical triage positions in a variety of practice settings.
The Advanced Practice Certification delivers a blended-learning model of on-line and a blended online/in-class learning environments that reduces participants’ time away from home and work while allowing you to work at your own pace. The in-class course will be delivered in both Western and Eastern Canadian locations to reduce travel.
Advanced standing is provided to individuals who have taken any of these KCS programs as stand-alone courses as well as graduates of the University of Alberta Medical Imaging Rehab 570. Application for academic advanced standing and appropriate program fee discounts must be made in advance by contacting jack@keyclinskills.ca.
Certification program:
This program has been developed to prepare Physiotherapists to work at the top of their scope of practice in MSK care. This distance-learning program delivers over 50 contact hours of self-paced learning through four comprehensive courses: Imaging foundations, Imaging spine, Imaging Extremities, Imaging Utilization supported by videos and additional resource materials.
This fully online distance-learning program is delivered in 10 modules using dictated powerpoint presentation, supported by external web links, downloadable quick reference sheets and an over 200 page handout of the presentations that you can keep for your future reference.
Medical screening is an integral component of the skill set of Physiotherapists wishing to work in the rapidly emerging advanced practice roles. This 10-week fully online program provides over 4 contact hours of self-paced learning through 10 comprehensive audio-visual modules supported by downloadable handouts. Participants will be grounded in medical screening concepts from a body systems approach.
Blended online & in-class courses
Investment:
Two payments of $1550 and $1000
Lead instructors:
The developers of this program have post-professional Doctor of Physical Therapy degrees from the USA and work as Advanced Practice Physiotherapists.
Jack Miller BSc(PT), Dip. MT(NZ), MClSc, DPT, FCAMPT
Rob Werstine BSc(PT), Dip. MT(Can), MSc, DPT, FCAMPT
Advisement:
The Advanced Practice Certificate program is a series of professional development courses on topics relevant to Physiotherapists wishing to apply for employment roles that are currently being termed “Advanced Practice Physiotherapist”. This program of study is not an externally accredited qualification and does not provide any professional designation. The term “APP Certification” indicates that a participant has completed the program course of study and received a printed certificate of completion that they can then include in their professional portfolio.
If you have any queries regarding the use of the term “Advanced Practice Physiotherapist” Key Clinical Skills recommends you contact the professional practice adviser of your regulatory college.
For further information and full course details email: jack@keyclinskills.ca
