COURSES IN PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

Physical Therapist Assistant &

Occupational Therapy Assistant
UPCOMING FALL 2014 WORKSHOPS
Identifying & Responding
to Emergency Health Conditions:
CPR/First Aid for PT/PTA
Ethical Issues in Physical
& Occupational Therapy:
Cases and Controversies
Safe Patient Handling:
Hands-on CE for PT/PTA, OT/COTA
Therapeutic Exercise Progression
for the Novice Clinician
Please visit our Continuing Studies page for more information,
future workshops scheduled for the 20142015 academic year,
and online registration:
www.harcum.edu/ConEd
UPCOMING FALL 2014 WORKSHOPS
Identifying & Responding to Emergency Health Conditions:
CPR/First Aid for PT/PTA
Recognize and respond to various medical emergencies such as:
sudden cardiac arrest, choking, bleeding, shock, asthma, anaphylaxis,
and seizures This course will cover the Adult, Child, and Infant refresher
CPR including the AED. 4 hours required for renewals by 12.31.14
Three Dates Available!
Saturday, September 13th, 8:30 am12:30 pm
Friday, October 3rd, 8:30 am12:30 pm
Saturday, October 18th, 8:30 am12:30 pm
Ethical Issues in Physical & Occupational Therapy:
Cases and Controversies
PT/OT, PTA/OTAs encounter challenging ethical issues on a daily basis.
Address ethical issues in this continuing education workshop with an
experienced occupational therapist and a bioethicist from the University
of Pennsylvania. Fullls 2 hours ethics course for PT/PTA required for
renewal by 12.31.14
Three Dates Available!
Saturday, September 13th, 911 am
Saturday, October 25th, 911 am
Saturday, November 8th, 911 am
Safe Patient Handling: Hands-on CE for PT/PTA, OT/COTA
A Paradigm Shift: Educating Therapists to incorporate safe
patient handling with traditional therapy interventions.
Course Objectives: Present current evidence with regards to safe patient
handling in the healthcare environment by demonstrating patient
handling skills with the use of equipment. Review current concepts of
patient assessments and address ways to determine type of transfer to
assure safety for the patient and the therapist.
Saturday, October 11th, 9:3011:30 am
Therapeutic Exercise Progression for the Novice Clinician
Date TBD, please visit www.harcum.edu for more information
and additional workshops during the 20142015 academic year.
750 Montgomery Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
610.526.6083
www.harcum.edu/ConEd
Office of Continuing Studies offers certificate programs, professional
development programs and accelerated degree programs, designed to meet
the needs of working professionals.
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