A big congratulations is in order to faculty member Kyle Feldman and his wife Olivia who welcomed a daughter into the world. We are happy for you both and will hold a slot in the 2042 residency class for her!!

The annual Running Medicine conference will be held in Charlottesville, VA March 13-14, 2020. Click here for more information and to register.

SAVE THE DATE!

 “Direct Access and Medical Screening: The Sherlock Holmes Approach”

(with an emphasis on low back pain)

Speaker:    William Boissonnault PT, DPT, DHSc, FAAOMPT, FAPTA

When:        February 28^th 2020                11:00 am-5:00 pm

5.5 CEUs will be awarded for attendance

Where:      Scholar Plaza, Leesburg, VA and simulcast to the Health Professions Building, Winchester, VA.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the session the student/participant will be able to:

• compare and contrast the therapist’s role and responsibilities to that of physicians associated with the differential diagnosis/medical screening process.
• integrate the medical screening principles into an efficient and effective patient examination scheme.
• evaluate history and physical examination findings (red flags), and decide whether communication with a physician is warranted regarding a patient’s health status, and indications for imaging.
• employ strategies to facilitate professional communication between therapist and physician and therapist and patient; including when, how and what to communicate as part of a patient referral.
• describe the risk factors, pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of selected medical conditions – causes of back pain.
• effectively pursue additional information associated with differential diagnosis by the therapist.

Cost:           Alumni and Clinical Education Partners: $75

All others: $100

(Proceeds will support the Foundation for Physical Therapy’s Marquette Challenge)

Registration: More info to follow!

For additional information, contact Jill Boissonnault @ jboisson@su.edu                

Applications for the VOMPTI Orthopedic Residency Program are now being accepted for the 2020-2021 year. Click here to apply

Dhinu Jayaseelan has been named an associate editor of the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy. He joins Stanley Paris, Chad Cook, Tim Flynn and many other highly regarded PT’s. Congratulations Dhinu!!

We have finalized many of the continuing education courses coming up for 2018.  Check out the continuing education course calendar for more specifics.  The calendar is continually being updated as dates and locations are finalized so check back.    

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We have added a new feature to the website…monthly resident research reviews.  Each month the residents will select a recent article to review from journals with high impact factors.  Click here to check them out