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BASIC CASE MANAGEMENT - Credit Hours: 1 Approval Valid Until N/AClinicalRisk Management This course will provide you with the basic principles of case management. It will include discussion on evaluation, diagnosis, setting goals and treatments. As part of this course you will also be introduced to the use of outcome assessments. BASIC MRI PART 1 - Credit Hours: 1 Approval Valid Until N/AClinical Although a detailed understanding of nuclear physics is not necessary to interpret MRI studies, chiropractors should have a solid understanding of the basic principles involved in producing MRI images. This course describes the basic fundamental principles shared by all MRI scanners. BASIC MRI PART 2 - Credit Hours: 1 Approval Valid Until N/AClinical The second part to this series will begin with a discussion regarding the multiplanar images of MRI, the shades of gray and the differences between T1 and T2 weighted images. We will then explore the special MRI studies that have been created to help identify different pathologies. This will include discussions on Fat Suppression, Contrast Enhanced and Functional MRI studies. BASIC MRI PART 3 - Credit Hours: 1 Approval Valid Until N/AClinical In the third part of this series we will discuss the Contraindications to MRI, how to read an MRI report, the MRI appearance of DDD, Ligamentum Flavum Hypertrophy, Disc Herniations, Annular Tears and Post-disc Surgical cases. DOCUMENTATION - Credit Hours: 2 Approval Valid Until N/ADocumentationRisk Management This course will provide you with the basic principles of documentation to establish medical necessity for the treatments you provide for your patients. In today's healthcare environment more and more chiropractors are experiencing post payment audits. If an audit reveals that the medical necessity for the treatment was not supported in the notes, then the provider is required to refund the insurance company. This course will give you all the necessary forms and concepts to protect you from these audits. FUNCTION BASED CARE PART 1 - Credit Hours: 1 Approval Valid Until N/AClinical This course is designed to instruct physicians on the basic principles of function based care. It will include a discussion on how to demonstrate medical necessity for function based care, how to perform physical capacity tests, and how to prescribe specific exercises related to the patient's ability to perform those tests. FUNCTION BASED CARE PART 2 - Credit Hours: 1 Approval Valid Until N/AClinical Part 2 of Function Based Care picks up with Neuromuscular Re-education. In this course we will discuss the theory of this treatment as well as how to demonstrate medical necessity for these exercises. This course will also discuss stretching exercises and postural correction exercises. RADICULOPATHY: PATIENT ASSESSMENT - Credit Hours: 1 Approval Valid Until N/AClinical This course is designed to provide you with the necessary tools to effectively evaluate radiculopathies. It will include a discussion on neuropathic pain syndromes, orthopedic evaluation, neurological work up and MRI. SEXUAL BOUNDARIES - Credit Hours: 2 Approval Valid Until N/AClinicalRisk Management This course will include discussions regarding Professional Boundaries Defined, The Basis for the Doctor / Patient Relationship, Transference / Counter-transference, Terminology Associated with Sexual Misconduct, Boundary Violation vs. Boundary Crossing Case studies Doctor Profiles Caution Signs Guidelines for Prevention THE NEUROLOGY OF PAIN - Credit Hours: 1 Approval Valid Until N/AClinical This course will examine the neurological and physiological aspects of pain transmission and pain perception. Included in this discussion is an in depth analysis of the innate pain modulation systems that, when activated, will reduce a patient's perception of pain without medication.