Physical Therapy Continuing Education Courses

Understand the psychological effects of a widespread infectious illness, including effects unique to healthcare workers; learn strategies to reduce impacts on mental health among yourself, and coworkers.

Learn about effective and respectful care of LGBTQ patients, including health risk factors and clinical implications, best practices regarding patient information, communication, and legal issues. Meets Nevada requirement. This course meets Oregon's Board of Nursing requirement only if provided by your employer.

REQUIRED FOR WASHINGTON, DC, this course fulfills the requirement for 2 hours of continuing education pertinent to cultural competency or specialized clinical training that focuses on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ+) patients for licensed health professionals in Washington, DC.

Factors contributing to misuse/abuse of prescribed pain medications; most commonly abused and/or diverted drugs; managing chronic pain and CDC guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain; best practices for prescribing controlled substances.

Free Nursing CEU. Types and forms or sexual harassment in the workplace, actions to take, how to report sexual harassment, whistleblower protections.

REQUIRED FOR PT Types and forms of sexual harassment in the workplace, actions to take, how to report sexual harassment in Illinois, whistleblower protections. Fulfills the 1-hour CE requirement in Illinois for all licensed PTs.

Understand the signs, symptoms, and behaviors of mental health disorders in patients being seen for physical health conditions, and learn about effective responses. Covers common myths and stigmatization of mental disorders.

4.5 stars

Increase your knowledge of how to plan, deliver, and evaluate evidence-based preventative and therapeutic care for patients at risk for asthma and patients who have asthma.

3.9 stars

Types and categories of breast cancer, diagnosis methods, treatments and possible side effects, survivorship care, and end-of-life issues.

4.4 stars

Caring for patients with or at risk for CAD. Course covers pathophysiology, clinical forms, risk factors and prevention measures, assessment and diagnosis, complications and comorbidities, emergency treatment, and management of acute and chronic coronary artery disease.

4.4 stars

REQUIRED FOR PA PT/PTA - LICENSE RENEWAL Fulfills the Act 31 requirement for physical therapists/assistants in Pennsylvania for 2 hours of training in recognizing and reporting child abuse. Approved by PA.

4.3 stars

Causes and current treatments for COPD. Covers the characteristics and causes of COPD, functional effects, preventive measures, lifestyle changes, long-term treatment planning, interventions, and acute exacerbations.

4.5 stars

Learn about the causes, signs, symptoms, and treatment of cardiac failure, patient care, and cardiac rehabilitation.

4.3 stars

Differentiate between COVID-19 and seasonal flu, including incubation, period of contagion, and transmission. Covers infection prevention, patient education, and seasonal flu vaccine/routine immunizations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

3.6 stars

Understand the psychological effects of a widespread infectious illness, including effects unique to healthcare workers; learn strategies to reduce impacts on mental health among yourself, and coworkers.

3.8 stars

Learn about effective and respectful care of LGBTQ patients, including health risk factors and clinical implications, best practices regarding patient information, communication, and legal issues. Meets Nevada requirement. This course meets Oregon's Board of Nursing requirement only if provided by your employer.

4.4 stars

Learn about risk factors, possible preventive measures, clinical manifestations, and the disease process of Alzheimer's disease. Increase your knowledge of appropriate therapeutic interventions and strategies for addressing the effects of the disease, and methods of providing effective support for caregivers.

4.5 stars

Care for individuals at risk for developing foot ulcers as a complication of diabetes; assessing and treating patients with diabetic foot ulcers, including foot assessment, off-loading, management, and amputation.

4.5 stars

Diagnosing, treating, and managing type 1 and type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents, including medical complications, challenges, and transitioning from pediatric to adult diabetes care.

4.2 stars

Caring for patients with type 1 diabetes. Identify health effects of T1DM, learn evidence-based treatment guidelines and management strategies. Covers acute and chronic complications and interventions to treat them.

4.5 stars

Type 2 diabetes: causes, prevention strategies for patients at risk, assessment and screening criteria, treatment, complications, and long-term plan of care.

4.5 stars

Health effects of domestic violence. Learn about the types of domestic violence, including IPV, how to recognize signs and symptoms, documenting and reporting suspected abuse, and actions to protect victims.

4.5 stars

Learn the indicators of elder abuse and dependent adult abuse and the risk factors for victims and perpetrators; how to accurately identify suspected abuse, reporting requirements, and protective interventions that may be taken.

4.5 stars

Goals and models of care for older adults; physical, cognitive, psychosocial, and functional changes of aging; medication use; supporting family caregivers; legal and ethical considerations for elder care; elder abuse; end-of-life care.

4.5 stars

Preventing falls in clinical and community-based settings. Covers components of balance, risk factors for balance impairments, impact of falls on patients and caregivers, and fall prevention and risk mitigation strategies.

4.3 stars

4.3 stars

REQUIRED: SEE APPROVED LICENSES Fulfills the 1-hour HIV/AIDS continuing education requirement for PTs and PTAs in Florida. Overview of incidence, etiology, stages, and FL testing-related requirements.

4.5 stars

HIV/AIDS etiology and epidemiology, transmission and infection control, testing, clinical manifestations and treatment, legal and ethical issues, and psychosocial issues.

4.4 stars

This course contains important information specific to Washington State and is no longer mandated for licensure. Covers transmission of HIV, infection control, WA laws concerning confidentiality and testing, clinical manifestations and treatment, psychosocial issues, and legal and ethical issues.

4.5 stars

REQUIRED FOR TX PT/PTA This training course is approved by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and meets all required HHSC human trafficking training standards for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants providing direct care to patients.

4.4 stars

Physical and behavioral indicators of child abuse, child neglect, and child trafficking. Understanding risks and protective factrs, strategies for responding to victim's disclosures, and reporting suspected child maltreatment.

4.2 stars

Types of incontinence; assessment and treatment options for urinary incontinence; and assessment, diagnosis, and interventions for bowel incontinence.

4.5 stars

Infection prevention and control practices, the chain of infection, methods to prevent the spread of infection, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), strategies to minimize the risk of occupational exposures to infectious diseases.

4.5 stars

Epidemiology, pathophysiology, risk factors, and etiology of lung cancer. Discuss different types, treatment, rehabilitation, and complications.

4.5 stars

Comprehensive overview of preventing medical errors in the practice setting, including the most common medical errors and strategies to prevent them. Covers evidence-based interventions, the importance of communication, patient safety standards, and the role of organizational systems.

4.5 stars

Response and care for persons experiencing a mental health crisis, ranging from short-term intervention to emergency management of a life-threatening situation.

4.5 stars

Covers key characteristics of metabolic syndrome, diagnosis, treatment guidelines and management strategies for patients, comorbities and interventions for treatment, lifestyle changes, and strategies for prevention.

4.4 stars

Comprehensive course on obesity and overweight in children, adolescents, and adults. Covers prevalence, pathogenesis, comorbidities, and consequences of the disease. Learn about the psychosocial effects of stigma and weight bias, components of assessment, management, treatment, and prevention.

4.1 stars

Managing pain: understanding the experience and physiology of pain, elements of a comprehensive pain assessment, interventions and strategies, roles and guidelines for providers, ethical concerns, and issues related to opioids.

3.9 stars

REQUIRED FOR OREGON PT Fulfills OR 6-hour CE requirement. Covers pain assessment and interventions, roles and guidelines for nursing, occupational therapy, and physical therapy, and issues regarding opioid use.

4.4 stars

Recognition and prevention of pediatric AHT. Definition and terminology, risk factors, presentation, assessment, and diagnosis; intervention and prevention strategies; reporting.

4.4 stars

Increase your understanding of PTSD and your ability to intervene appropriately in assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the disorder, especially with patients who are military veterans.

3.8 stars

Factors contributing to misuse/abuse of prescribed pain medications; most commonly abused and/or diverted drugs; managing chronic pain and CDC guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain; best practices for prescribing controlled substances.

4.5 stars

Assessment, prevention, and treatment of pressure injuries, including risk factors, staging, wound treatment, factors affecting healing, and documentation.

3.9 stars

REQUIRED FOR FLORIDA PT/PTA This course fulfills the 2-hour Florida requirement for reporting and prevention of medical errors. Approved by the FL Board of Physical Therapy Practice.

3.8 stars

Free Nursing CEU. Types and forms or sexual harassment in the workplace, actions to take, how to report sexual harassment, whistleblower protections.

3.8 stars

REQUIRED FOR PT Types and forms of sexual harassment in the workplace, actions to take, how to report sexual harassment in Illinois, whistleblower protections. Fulfills the 1-hour CE requirement in Illinois for all licensed PTs.

4.3 stars

Stroke CEU for nurses and other healthcare providers. Stroke prevention, signs and symptoms. Different types of stroke, NIHSS stroke scale, prehospital/ED evaluation, nursing care, treatment, management, and initial rehabilitation goals.

4.5 stars

How to assess and determine risk for suicide; protective factors;documentation of risks, actions, and plan of care;management and treatment; prevention. Includes data specific to the veteran population.

4.3 stars

Learn common myths about suicide, risk factors for suicide, screening process and tools, and ways to assess risk and the need for referral.

4.4 stars

REQUIRED FOR WA PT/PTA Suicide screening and referral; understanding suicide, risk and protective factors, screening tools, prevention.

3.5 stars

Understand the signs, symptoms, and behaviors of mental health disorders in patients being seen for physical health conditions, and learn about effective responses. Covers common myths and stigmatization of mental disorders.

4.4 stars

Causes, symptoms, stages, management, and prevention of work-related stress, and components of a healthy workplace.

4.5 stars

Types of wounds and phases of wound healing; assessment, treatment, and management of acute and chronic wounds. Covers infection, impediments to healing, care for specific types of wounds, advanced treatment modalities, and patient education.

4.5 stars

Update your knowledge on OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard and CDC directives on risks and precautions associated with blood and other potentially infectious materials. Covers bloodborne diseases including HIV, HBV, HCV, Ebola virus, and Zika virus; PPE and other protective measures; and occupational exposure.

4.3 stars

Differentiate between COVID-19 and seasonal flu, including incubation, period of contagion, and transmission. Covers infection prevention, patient education, and seasonal flu vaccine/routine immunizations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

4.5 stars

Infection prevention and control practices, the chain of infection, methods to prevent the spread of infection, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), strategies to minimize the risk of occupational exposures to infectious diseases.

4.3 stars

Understand novel coronaviruses, how they impact people, and what can be done to prevent spread. Covers pathophysiology, coronavirus mutations, and vaccines.

4.5 stars

Update your knowledge on OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard and CDC directives on risks and precautions associated with blood and other potentially infectious materials. Covers bloodborne diseases including HIV, HBV, HCV, Ebola virus, and Zika virus; PPE and other protective measures; and occupational exposure.

4.3 stars

Differentiate between COVID-19 and seasonal flu, including incubation, period of contagion, and transmission. Covers infection prevention, patient education, and seasonal flu vaccine/routine immunizations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

3.6 stars

Understand the psychological effects of a widespread infectious illness, including effects unique to healthcare workers; learn strategies to reduce impacts on mental health among yourself, and coworkers.

4.3 stars

REQUIRED: SEE APPROVED LICENSES Fulfills the 1-hour HIV/AIDS continuing education requirement for PTs and PTAs in Florida. Overview of incidence, etiology, stages, and FL testing-related requirements.

4.5 stars

HIV/AIDS etiology and epidemiology, transmission and infection control, testing, clinical manifestations and treatment, legal and ethical issues, and psychosocial issues.

4.4 stars

This course contains important information specific to Washington State and is no longer mandated for licensure. Covers transmission of HIV, infection control, WA laws concerning confidentiality and testing, clinical manifestations and treatment, psychosocial issues, and legal and ethical issues.

4.5 stars

Infection prevention and control practices, the chain of infection, methods to prevent the spread of infection, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), strategies to minimize the risk of occupational exposures to infectious diseases.

4.3 stars

Understand novel coronaviruses, how they impact people, and what can be done to prevent spread. Covers pathophysiology, coronavirus mutations, and vaccines.

4.4 stars

REQUIRED FOR PA PT/PTA - LICENSE RENEWAL Fulfills the Act 31 requirement for physical therapists/assistants in Pennsylvania for 2 hours of training in recognizing and reporting child abuse. Approved by PA.

3.6 stars

Understand the psychological effects of a widespread infectious illness, including effects unique to healthcare workers; learn strategies to reduce impacts on mental health among yourself, and coworkers.

3.8 stars

Learn about effective and respectful care of LGBTQ patients, including health risk factors and clinical implications, best practices regarding patient information, communication, and legal issues. Meets Nevada requirement. This course meets Oregon's Board of Nursing requirement only if provided by your employer.

4.5 stars

Learn the indicators of elder abuse and dependent adult abuse and the risk factors for victims and perpetrators; how to accurately identify suspected abuse, reporting requirements, and protective interventions that may be taken.

4.4 stars

REQUIRED FOR CALIFORNIA PT/PTA This course fulfills the continuing competency requirement on ethics, laws, and regulations pertaining to physical therapy practice in California.

4.5 stars

How to recognize and intervene in suspected instances of human trafficking. Understand the types, venues, dynamics, and impact of human trafficking. Includes assessment tools, the importance of a trauma-informed approach in screening, and mandated reporter obligations for reporting suspected human trafficking.

4.4 stars

Physical and behavioral indicators of child abuse, child neglect, and child trafficking. Understanding risks and protective factrs, strategies for responding to victim's disclosures, and reporting suspected child maltreatment.

4.4 stars

Increase your understanding of PTSD and your ability to intervene appropriately in assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the disorder, especially with patients who are military veterans.

3.8 stars

Free Nursing CEU. Types and forms or sexual harassment in the workplace, actions to take, how to report sexual harassment, whistleblower protections.

4.4 stars

Causes, symptoms, stages, management, and prevention of work-related stress, and components of a healthy workplace.

4.4 stars

Recognizing and responding to workplace violence; types, impacts, risk factors. Also covers employer responsibilities and employee assistance programs.

4.4 stars

REQUIRED FOR PA PT/PTA - LICENSE RENEWAL Fulfills the Act 31 requirement for physical therapists/assistants in Pennsylvania for 2 hours of training in recognizing and reporting child abuse. Approved by PA.

4.4 stars

REQUIRED FOR PA PT/PTA - INITIAL LICENSURE Fulfills the Act 31 requirement for physical therapists/assistants in Pennsylvania for 3 hours of training in recognizing and reporting child abuse. Approved by PA.

4.4 stars

REQUIRED FOR CALIFORNIA PT/PTA This course fulfills the continuing competency requirement on ethics, laws, and regulations pertaining to physical therapy practice in California.

4.3 stars

REQUIRED: SEE APPROVED LICENSES Fulfills the 1-hour HIV/AIDS continuing education requirement for PTs and PTAs in Florida. Overview of incidence, etiology, stages, and FL testing-related requirements.

4.5 stars

REQUIRED FOR TX PT/PTA This training course is approved by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and meets all required HHSC human trafficking training standards for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants providing direct care to patients.

4.4 stars

REQUIRED FOR FLORIDA PT Fulfills the requirement for 1 hour of human trafficking education. Course includes how to recognize indicators of human trafficking, assessment tools, trauma-informed approach in screening, and reporting obligations for mandated reporters in Florida. Approved by the Florida Board of Physical Therapy.

4.5 stars

REQUIRED FOR MICHIGAN PT Fulfills the requirement for training in human trafficking. Covers types, venues, and dynamics of human trafficking; warning signs and indicators of human trafficking that may be observed in patients in healthcare settings; mandated reporter obligations and reporting suspected human trafficking in Michigan.

3.8 stars

REQUIRED FOR WASHINGTON, DC, this course fulfills the requirement for 2 hours of continuing education pertinent to cultural competency or specialized clinical training that focuses on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ+) patients for licensed health professionals in Washington, DC.

3.9 stars

REQUIRED FOR OREGON PT Fulfills OR 6-hour CE requirement. Covers pain assessment and interventions, roles and guidelines for nursing, occupational therapy, and physical therapy, and issues regarding opioid use.

3.9 stars

REQUIRED FOR FLORIDA PT/PTA This course fulfills the 2-hour Florida requirement for reporting and prevention of medical errors. Approved by the FL Board of Physical Therapy Practice.

3.8 stars

REQUIRED FOR PT Types and forms of sexual harassment in the workplace, actions to take, how to report sexual harassment in Illinois, whistleblower protections. Fulfills the 1-hour CE requirement in Illinois for all licensed PTs.

4.4 stars

REQUIRED FOR WA PT/PTA Suicide screening and referral; understanding suicide, risk and protective factors, screening tools, prevention.