Key Clinical Skills Advanced practice program
Our primary goal is to prepare physios to gain the skills to be considered for the growing APP roles including tertiary medical / surgical triage and primary care family health settings.  KCS has been selected by major public and private health organizations in BC, Alberta, Ontario, and Nova Scotia to deliver our APP training to their existing APP staff. We have had over 250 individuals undertake the APP training program with many securing APP positions following completion.
Advanced practice syllabus
- Regional Medical Screening
- Systems Medical Screening
- Fundamentals of Lab Tests
- Clinical reasoning
- Pharmacology for Physios
- Foundations of Medical Imaging
- Medical Imaging of the Spine
- Medical Imaging of the Extremities
- Medical Imaging Utilization
- Medical / surgical triage
These courses are all self-paced, online programs that are broken into 10 sub-units. They are delivered as a dictated PowerPoint presentations that run for approximately 8-10 hours each. You are encouraged to take your time, reflect and review each program repeatedly. You will receive access to 250–350-page downloadable handouts for each course to keep as a reference.
Certification program:
- On-line courses
- Pharmacology for Physiotherapists
- Regional Medical Screening
- Systems Medical Screening
- Medical Laboratory Testing
- Diagnostic Imaging for Physiotherapist
- Clinical Reasoning For Physiotherapists in both Clinical Practice and Advanced Practice Roles
Investment:
CAD $1899
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
For further information and full course details email: jack@keyclinskills.ca
