Spotlight Series

The cardiovascular and pulmonary systems are often the most difficult for students to comprehend. This comprehensive session of the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems will be presented from a PT's perspective providing you with the "needs to know" information while avoiding the "nuts to know" details of the two systems.

Instructor: Eder A Garavito, PT, DPT, CCS
Eder is an assistant professor at the College of Saint Mary and PRN staff physical therapist at Duke University Hospital with 7 years of clinical experience. He is a cardiovascular and pulmonary clinical specialist who truly enjoys his consulting work with Scorebuilders.

This session will review the key aspects to patient care skills including bed mobility, transfers, wheelchair mobility and gait training with a focus on patient safety. Basic wheelchair measurements and fitting of assistive devices will be covered as well as gait patterns. (Available on scorebuilders.com until November 18th or anytime on ACE)

Instructor: Michele K Fox, PT, DPT, MS, CSCS
Michele, an instructor for Scorebuilders and a faculty member in the Physical Therapy program at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, has 26 years of clinical experience and 21 years of educational experience.

This session will focus on a review of the values gained from PFTs, understanding the difference between lung volumes, capacities, and flow rates, and correlating PFT findings to relevant pulmonary diseases. Other tests/measures and interventions associated with pulmonary diseases will also be briefly discussed.

Instructor: Holly Daniel, PT
Holly is an instructor and consultant for Scorebuilders, with over 25 years of clinical experience and over 10 years as a physical therapy educator. Holly is passionate about helping candidates pass the licensing examination.

The NPTE isn’t about what is latest and greatest in the world of physical therapy. Quite the contrary, the exam represents the foundational skills of our professional. Additionally, there is an emphasis on patient safety and identifying potential red flags. This Spotlight Series takes learners through the orthopedic clinical examination while looking at nuances to keep an eye out for in the clinic and on the NPTE.

Instructor: Casey Unverzagt, PT, DPT, DSc, OCS, SCS, FAAOMPT
Casey is a Clinical Associate Professor with the Baylor University DPT program. He works with an orthopaedic residency, ABPTRFE, Scorebuilders, and remains in clinical practice with a focus on orthpaedic and sports injuries.

Review the must-know wrist/hand content for the NPTE. By the end of this session you will be able to: 1) focus on the MOST important areas of the wrist/hand for your NPTE study plan, 2) discriminate between different wrist/hand devices and their uses, 3) discuss contraindications, precautions, and red-flags regarding wrist/hand care, 4) prioritize areas of importance as it relates to the wrist/hand and the NPTE. Practice questions and answering strategies will be presented throughout the course.

Instructor: Daniel J. Lee, PT, DPT, PhD, GCS, COMT
Daniel is a faculty member in the Physical Therapy program at Touro College in Bayshore, NY and a Scorebuilders instructor. He has written numerous scientific manuscripts on limb loss rehabilitation and presents nationally on the topic.

This session will focus on common reasons for higher numbers of decision making and test taking errors in an exam taker's portfolio. We will discuss reasons they occur, the need for developing a consistent strategy to change these patterns, and remediation strategies.

Instructor: Beth Ennis, PT, EdD, PCS, ATP
Beth Ennis is a physical therapist with 28 years of clinical experience, 18 years of educational experience, and an instructor for Scorebuilders.