2024 USAF Physical Therapy Advanced Course

November 5, 2024 to November 14, 2024

Program Description: 

This multi-day course incorporates the most current evidence and best practices in the comprehensive management of neuromusculoskeletal (NMSK) injuries utilizing a combination of didactic and hands-on skills training. Additionally, this course enables Physical Therapists to provide evaluation and management of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) consistent with Joint Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (JKSA) requirements. The course provides training in Prolonged Casualty Care (PCC) skills that will be required by 42Bs in combat environments (wound care, burn care, fracture management). Finally, the course also trains Physical Therapists in Human Performance Optimization (HPO) knowledge and skills that are applicable both in garrison and in combat environments.

Target Audience

This activity provides continuing education for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. A certificate of attendance is available for other attendees.

Learning Objectives

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of anatomy and acute neuromusculoskeletal (NMSK) mechanisms of injury common in a deployed military environment.
  2. Apply assessment and interventions for acute NMSK injuries in a resource-limited environment.
  3. Produce return-to-duty recommendations for service members with NMSK injuries and risk-to-force reports for commanding officers.
  4. Combine principles of sleep, nutrition, hydration, and recovery as it relates to injury prevention, healing and performance optimization in a deployed military environment.
  5. Summarize psychological factors relating to injury prevention, healing, and performance optimization in a deployed military environment.
  6. Use programming and periodization principles to create individual/group strength and conditioning programs to optimize performance in a resource-limited environment.
  7. Perform evidence-based evaluations for potential concussions and appropriately triage casualties for appropriate management.
  8. Evaluate evidence-based interventions for managing concussions in a resource-limited deployed military environment.
  9. Outline return-to-duty recommendations for service members with concussions and risk-to-force reports for commanding officers.
  10. Describe the ability to assess wounds and burns IAW CDC guidelines and independently initiate care in a resource-limited deployed military environment.
  11. Select return-to-duty recommendations for service members with traumatic wounds/burns and risk-to-force reports for commanding officers.
  12. Identify injuries requiring casting, splinting, and bracing and demonstrate proper casting, splinting, and bracing techniques.
  13. Create return-to-duty recommendations for service members requiring casting, splinting, and bracing and risk-to-force reports for commanding officers.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 70.00 American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
    DHA, J-7, CEPO is an American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Approved Provider of continuing education. This activity was planned by and for the health care team, and learners will receive 7 APTA CEUs. The assignment of APTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by APTA. APTA CEUs are accepted by most state PT licensing boards. Learners are encouraged to check with their local chapter or state board to ensure that they accept APTA accredited courses for licensure renewal.
  • 70.00 Certificate of Attendance
Course opens: 
10/03/2024
Course expires: 
11/29/2024
Event starts: 
11/05/2024 - 8:30am EST
Event ends: 
11/14/2024 - 3:45pm EST
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Colorado Springs, CO
United States

USAF Physical Therapy Advanced Course Faculty. Presenters have no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.  All relevant financial relationships have been resolved.

Disclosure: DHA J-7 staff, Planning Committee Members and reviewers have no financial or non-financial interest to disclose. All faculty members have no financial or non-financial interest to disclose.

Available Credit

  • 70.00 American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
    DHA, J-7, CEPO is an American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Approved Provider of continuing education. This activity was planned by and for the health care team, and learners will receive 7 APTA CEUs. The assignment of APTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by APTA. APTA CEUs are accepted by most state PT licensing boards. Learners are encouraged to check with their local chapter or state board to ensure that they accept APTA accredited courses for licensure renewal.
  • 70.00 Certificate of Attendance
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Access Codes: Some courses require an access code to register. Please reach out to the point of contact at the organization providing the activity for the registration code. The Continuing Education Program Office (CEPO) does not provide access codes.

Accommodations: CEPO provides captions and transcripts to hearing-impaired learners upon request. For real-time closed captioning, contact CEPO at least three (3) business days before the event. If we cannot arrange for live captioning, a video recording and audio transcript will be provided after the event, typically within ten business days. For events delivered by CEPO’s partners, please contact the course instructor to inquire about accommodations.

For more details, or to submit a request, email dha.ncr.j7.mbx.cepo-cms-support@health.mil.