Summit's Certificate Series provide a way for therapists to show enhanced understanding of a certain practice area by completing multiple continuing education courses. Summit's expert course content team has selected only top-rated instructors and courses for inclusion ensuring the highest quality learning experience. By progressing through these curated courses, therapists will deepen their skills and improve their impact on patients.
As a therapist, you can confidently approach a practice area and ensure that your patients get the highest quality of care. Your employer will also appreciate your desire to formalize your understanding of a topic and your efforts to increase your therapy skills and outcomes.
Each Summit Certification Series comes with a customized certificate to showcase your new achievement (in addition to standard, per-course CE certificates) and a new Summit account badge. Both your certificate and badge can be downloaded, shared on social media, and placed on resumes!
We understand efficiently serving patients with your most qualified therapists (thereby creating the best outcomes) is your number one goal. Ensure every therapist on your team is working from the same base of knowledge by having them complete all applicable Summit Certification Series.
While taking a certification series, your therapists can earn both required CE credits and, after series completion, a custom certificate and account badge noting their achievement.
We also encourage you to speak with our Group Learning team to gain access to our free set of administrator tools. Our Group Learning Platform provides a full view of your team's licenses, CE courses completd (from any provider), upcoming scheduled courses, certification series status, and much more! Schedule a demo via email or by calling (615) 376-8890.
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Spanning 14 hours of content, this in-depth look at Home Health covers home modifications, innovative rehab solutions, and minimizing fall risks. This Summit Certification Series is a must-have for therapists working in and around the home care setting to gain deeper knowledge of the medical perspective, functional perspective, ADLs, and mobility requirements.
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Combining three popular stroke courses into a 18-hour series, therapists will look at assessment, treatment, and overcoming challenges in stroke rehab and recovery. Each course is geared to further equipping therapists with immediate take-homes to impact patients the very next day.
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Cancer and its treatment regimens can cause a host of complications for therapy interventions and require new considerations to achieve desired outcomes. These five courses, together spanning 14 hours, approach both short- and long-term oncology rehab through risk assessment, side effects of chemotherapy, lymphedema considerations, and exercise prescription.
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Combining four comprehensive courses focused on geriatric assessment and rehabilitation into a 16-hour series, participants an in-depth look at improving assessment, functional tasks, and optimizing overall quality of life for elderly patients.
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According to the Vestibular Disorders Association, nearly 100 million Americans have experienced a vestibular problem at some point in their lives. In these three courses spanning 14-hours practicing healthcare professionals will leave this course series with a clear understanding of normal functioning of the inner ear's vestibular system, the pathophysiology of BPPV and its variants, and application of a simple clinical algorithm to help make differential diagnoses of BPPV.
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This three-part, 18-hour course series will focus on pelvic floor dysfunction, Urinary Incontinence, and core stability. Preparing rehabilitation professionals to apply their muscular expertise to improve the strength and mobility of the pelvic floor, effectively improving the function of multiple systems and addressing common issues associated with pelvic health.
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Clinicians often encounter patients who are affected by edema, lymphedema, and general swelling. A therapist needs to understand how to differentiate types of edema, and why proper edema management is critical to optimal rehab outcomes. This 15- hour series will focus on to improve the way therapists treat this patient population and overcome the unique challenges associated with the issue through various phases of treatment.
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Young athletes may be subjected to many different types of injuries because of playing their sport. Injuries to the musculoskeletal system in adolescence can have long-term repercussions including decreased activity, and long-term disability and health quality. This six part, 12-hour certification will focus on the most current evidence for the management of these injuries along with evidence-based manual therapy, neuromuscular retraining, and therapeutic exercise interventions.
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This four part, 20-hour series will focus on better recognition of fall risk factors as well as research-driven and clinically proven interventions to improve patient quality of life and functional independence. The certification content will outline the current best practices and interventions available to healthcare professionals in managing falls and aid in the prevention of future falls.
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This 11-hour series will assist therapists in developing their skills in testing differential diagnosis and developing an understanding of pathology leading to dysfunction. Attendees will be able to identify tests needed for a number of differential diagnoses to enhance patient care and their knowledge as it relates to hand therapy preparation.
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People are more active than ever and are participating in athletic and recreational activities ranging from running to extreme sports resulting in a number of orthopedic injuries. Expectations in the rehabilitation of these injuries are to utilize an evidence-based approach to develop appropriate exercise programs. This 11-hour comprehensive certification will cover common sports-related injuries and effective treatment for return to sport.
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80% of adults over the age of 65 have multiple chronic conditions. This can be a difficult patient population to work with considering these patients see an average of 13 different physicians each year and have an average of 50 different prescriptions filled each year. Due to the complexity of this patient population, obtaining progressions through a therapy program can be a very daunting task. These four courses, together spanning 20 hours, approach effective assessment, treatment for patients with diabetes, hypertension, heart failure, and COPD. Pharmacologic considerations, chronic pain, and recommended exercise guidelines will be reviewed.
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Over 5 million Americans are living with dementia; someone in the United States develops Alzheimer's disease every 65 seconds. This number is expected to double by 2030, and triple by 2050. Since there is no cure for dementia, this disease results in a progressive decline of cognitive and functional skills. These courses are designed for therapists and healthcare professionals so that they may improve outcomes, safety, and quality of life for individuals and their caregivers living with dementia. This 18-hour comprehensive certification will facilitate learning about functional and evidence-based techniques, interventions, and education/training strategies.
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Twelve million Americans are living with age-related macular degeneration and 3.36 million Americans are living with Glaucoma; two of the most common eye diseases resulting in low vision and blindness in older adults. Visual impairment in older adults often leads to negative impacts on overall health and significant difficulty with ADLs. This 8-hour comprehensive certification aim to add value to clinical practice and client's overall health by improving objectively measured outcomes, increasing ADL independence, preventing falls, and functional decline.
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Joint replacement has become a popular option for orthopedic surgeons to help patients who suffer from arthritic pain, decreased mobility, joint stiffness, and motion loss. More people are remaining active longer and search for possible solutions to address their increasing functional limitations. An efficient system of accurate assessment, evidence-based therapeutic exercise and appropriate manual therapies will aid a patient in decreasing their pain, correcting dysfunction, and improving functional independence following a joint replacement. This 18-hour comprehensive certification will provide an evidence-based rationale for assessment and treatment techniques for postsurgical patients.
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With the CDC reporting more than 13 million Americans seeking medical treatment annually, shoulder dysfunction is one of the most pervasive orthopedic conditions attended to by clinicians. However, due to the complex nature of the joint and surrounding soft tissue, treating the pain and disability of upper quadrant musculoskeletal disorders presents a challenge to even the most experienced therapists. With changes in health care and third-party reimbursement, therapists must be proactive and adequately trained in the provision of services related to the rotator cuff, impingement syndrome, idiopathic adhesive capsulitis, and other less common impairments. In the era of evidence-based treatment and client-centered care, treatment protocols and good clinical reasoning skills must be employed to treat these conditions effectively and efficiently.
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Each year, 65 million Americans report experiencing low back pain, 32 million experience osteoarthritis, 3 million older adults are treated for falls, and 25 million Americans live with chronic pain. Others, deal with pulmonary health conditions, physical loss of function, immune compromise, and debilitating anxiety and depression. All of this ends up costing Americans trillions of dollars in medical bills each year. Current research reveals the broad ineffectiveness of long-term pharmaceutical approaches and strongly suggests that successfully treating the multifactorial nature of chronic conditions requires an integrative, holistic approach. Tai Chi is a traditional Chinese exercise method, requiring no special equipment and shown to improve cognitive skills, memory, psychological wellness, strength, flexibility, immune function, and balance; and is now being advocated by the CDC and Harvard Medical School for fall prevention and functional improvement programs.
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Sensory processing dysfunctions affect developing children and adults. At least 1 in 20 people in the general population may be affected by sensory dysfunction It is imperative that therapists, teachers, clinicians, parents, and administrators understand these disorders, and have the tools necessary to be proactive in making a difference in the growth of children.
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As a large percentage of our population ages and comorbidities such as diabetes and cardiovascular complications increase, it is logical to estimate that the number of chronic wounds will continue to accelerate. Therefore, knowledge and implementation of evidence-based wound care are critical to improving the outcomes for this population. Not only is it vital to provide the best quality of care for the patient, but it is also critical for reimbursement from Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance companies.
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Dementia, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and cognitive decline are major causes of death and disability in the United States. In the United States alone, the Centers for Disease Control estimates that there are approximately 5.3 million individuals living with TBI-related disabilities. Rehabilitation professionals are charged with minimizing TBI-related sequelae and optimizing function. Over 5 million Americans are living with dementia; someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s disease every 65 seconds. This number is expected to double by 2030, and triple by 2050. Since there is no cure for dementia, this disease results in a progressive decline of cognitive and functional skills. Many individuals with dementia also experience behavioral changes, decreased safety awareness, difficulty eating/swallowing, and decreased independence in completing activities of daily living (ADLs). This course is designed for therapists and healthcare professionals so that they may improve outcomes, safety, and quality of life for individuals and their caregivers living with dementia.
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