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1046_PAMF_Ortho PT Seminar Series_Live_2026

Dublin, CA US

October 3, 2026 to October 15, 2026

Course Description:

This seminar series prepares orthopedic physical therapy practitioners to translate evidence-based clinical practice guidelines into advanced clinical practice. Through a blended learning approach, participants complete interactive online educational modules that establish foundational knowledge of AOPT/JOSPT Clinical Practice Guidelines before attending the live sessions. Participants are encouraged to validate their understanding through the AOPT Clinical Practice Guideline Knowledge Competency Examination. The extensive pre-session learning enables the 12-day live seminar series to emphasize high-level clinical decision-making, hands-on skill acquisition, and application of guideline-driven care strategies in complex patient populations.

Assembly Bills 1195 & 241- Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases:

Learners are strongly encouraged to engage in self-directed learning related to the impact of implicit biases in this clinical area via the references provided below:

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)/Cultural or Linguistic Considerations:

Braaten, A. D., Hanebuth, C., McPherson, H., Smallwood, D., Kaplan, S., Basirico, D., Clewley, D., & Rethorn, Z. (2021). Social determinants of health are associated with physical therapy use: a systematic review. British journal of sports medicine, 55(22), 1293–1300. LINK TO ARTICLE

Implicit Bias Considerations (as it relates to the content):

Wong, M.L., Kirk-Sanchez, N., Losin, E.A.R., & Hartley, G.W. (2026). Racial Bias and False Beliefs Among Doctor of Physical Therapy Students and Their Impact on Pain Management Decisions. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities. LINK TO ARTICLE

Target Audience

Physical Therapist

Occupational Therapist

Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning Objectives

By the end of this program, learners will be able to:

Apply evidence-based clinical practice guidelines
Classify musculoskeletal conditions
Perform appropriate examination procedures
Implement manual therapy, therapeutic exercise, and patient education strategies when evaluating and managing individuals with common musculoskeletal disorders.

Course summary

Available credit:

96.00 PTBC
Physical Therapy Board of California
Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 96.00 PTBC credit(s). Physical therapists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Course opens:

10/03/2026

Course expires:

11/15/2026

Event starts:

10/03/2026 - 8:00am PDT

Event ends:

10/15/2026 - 5:00pm PDT

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Rating:

TIMETABLE / SEQUENCE – Day 1

1^st hour / 800-900	Discussion	Introduction Low Back Pain – a call to action
2^nd hour / 900-1000	Case Examples	Functional Positions and Movements
3^rd hour / 1000-1100	Lab #1	Lab 1 – Observation and Movement Analysis
4^th hour / 1100-1200	Lecture/Discussion	Pelvic Girdle Anatomy & Biomechanics
1200-100	Lunch
5^th hour / 100-200	Lab #2	Lab 2 – Pelvic Girdle Symmetry and Provocation (Sagittal Plane)
6^th hour / 200-300	Lab #3a	Lab 3a – Manual Therapy for Pelvic Girdle (Sagittal Plane)
7^th hour / 300-400	Lab #3b	Lab 3b – Manual Therapy for Pelvic Girdle (Sagittal Plane)
8^th hour / 400-500	Lab #4	Lab 4 – Exercise Training & Movement Integration - Trunk/Pelvis/Hip

TIMETABLE / SEQUENCE – Day 2

1^st hour / 800-900	Lab #1 Lab #2	Lab 1 – Review of Pelvic Girdle Sagittal Plane Exam and Treatment Lab 2 – Pelvic Girdle and Hip Transverse Plane Examination
2^nd hour / 900-1000	Lab #3 Lab #4	Lab 3 – Manual Therapy for Pelvic Girdle (Transverse Plane) Lab 4 – Sacral Transverse Plane Examination and Treatment
3^rd hour / 1000-1100	Case Examples Lecture/Discussion	Low Back Examination – demystified Lumbar Spine Anatomy & Biomechanics
4^th hour / 1100-1200	Lab #5	Lab 5 – Lower Thoracic / Lumbar Spine Segment Mobility Exam
1200-100	Lunch
5^th hour / 100-200	Lab #6a	Lab 6a – Manual Therapy for Thoracolumbar Segmental Mobility Deficits
6^th hour / 200-300	Lab #6b	Lab 6b – Manual Therapy for Thoracolumbar Segmental Mobility Deficits
7^th hour / 300-400	Lab #7	Lab 7 – Exercise Training & Movement Integration – Low Back & Abdomen
8^th hour / 400-500	Case Examples	Back and Back-related Pain Patterns

TIMETABLE / SEQUENCE – Day 3

1^st hour / 800-900	Case Examples	Repeated Movements Examination and Intervention Strategies
2^nd hour / 900-1000	Lab #1	Lab 1 – Slump and Lower Limb Nerve Tension Testing
3^rd hour / 1000-1100	Case Examples	LBP w/ Cognitive and Affective Tendencies – Education and Counseling Skills
4^th hour / 1100-1200	Lab #3 Lab #4	Lab 3 – Pelvic Girdle Exam and Treatment – Skills Review Lab 4 – Sacral Examination and Treatment
1200-100	Lunch
5^th hour / 100-200	Lab #5	Lab 5 – Segmental Mobility Deficits Exam and Treatment – Skills Review
6^th hour / 200-300	Lab #6	Lab 6 – Exercise Training & Movement Integration – Low Back & Abdomen
7^th hour / 300-400	Lecture/Discussion	Low Back Pain with Generalized Pain – Education and Counseling Skills
8^th hour / 400-500	Case Examples	Low Back Pain with Generalized Pain – Education and Counseling Skills

TIMETABLE / SEQUENCE – Day 4

1^st hour / 800-900	Case Examples	Observation and Movement Analysis of Hip Conditions – Emphasizing Gait
2^nd hour / 900-1000	Lab #1a	Lab 1a – Hip Mobility – Examination and Exercise & Manual Interventions
3^rd hour / 1000-1100	Lab #1b	Lab 1b – Hip Mobility – Examination and Exercise & Manual Interventions
4^th hour / 1100-1200	Lab #1c	Lab 1c – Hip Mobility – Examination and Exercise & Manual Interventions
1200-100	Lunch
5^th hour / 100-200	Lab #2	Lab 2 – Hip Muscle Performance - Exam and Exercise Activation/Training
6^th hour / 200-300	Lab #3	Lab 2 – Lower Quarter Muscle Performance – Return to Sport Sequencing
7^th hour / 300-400	Case Examples	Attending – Education and Counseling Skills
8^th hour / 400-500	Lecture/Discussion	Motivational Interviewing

TIMETABLE / SEQUENCE – Day 5

1^st hour / 800-900	Case Examples	Patellofemoral, Ligament sprain, Meniscal/Articular Cartilage Decision Trees
2^nd hour / 900-1000	Case Examples	Knee Movement Analysis – Pelvis, Hip, and Foot Functional Relations
3^rd hour / 1000-1100	Lab #1a	Lab 1a – Knee Mobility – Exam and Exercise & Manual & Reed Interventions
4^th hour / 1100-1200	Lab #1b	Lab 1b – Knee Mobility – Exam and Exercise & Manual & Reed Interventions
1200-100	Lunch
5^th hour / 100-200	Lab #1c	Lab 1c – Knee Mobility – Exam and Exercise & Manual & Reed Interventions
6^th hour / 200-300	Case Examples	ACL/Knee Injury Prevention
7^th hour / 300-400	Lab #2	Lab 2 - Ankle Ligament Sprain – Manual Examination and Treatment
8^th hour / 400-500	Case Examples	Open Inquiry – Education and Counseling Skills

TIMETABLE / SEQUENCE – Day 6

1^st hour / 800-900	Case Examples	Talonavicular/Longitudinal Mid-Tarsal Joint Axis Biomechanics
2^nd hour / 900-1000	Case Examples	Calcaneocuboid/Oblique Mid-Tarsal Joint Axis Biomechanics
3^rd hour / 1000-1100	Lab #1	Lab 1 – Lower Extremity Nerve Mobility – Exam & Exercise & Manual Therapy
4^th hour / 1100-1200	Lab #2	Lab 2 – Ankle Dorsiflexion – Exam & Exercise & Manual & Reed Interventions
1200-100	Lunch
5^th hour / 100-200	Lab #3	Lab 3 – Talocalcaneal Mobility – Exam and Exercise & Manual Therapy
6^th hour / 200-300	Lab #4	Lab 4 – Ankle and Foot Accessory Movements – Manual Exam and Treatment
7^th hour / 300-400	Case Examples	Reflective Statements – Education and Counseling Skills
8^th hour / 400-500	Discussion	Attending and Empowering – Structuring Information for Action

TIMETABLE / SEQUENCE – Day 7

1^st hour / 800-900	Case Examples	Thoracic Spine and Chest Pain
2^nd hour / 900-1000	Lab #1	Lab 1 – Long Sit Slump and Thoracic Flexion Examination
3^rd hour / 1000-1100	Lab #2	Lab 2 – Intervention Strategies for Thoracic Flexion Mobility Impairments
4^th hour / 1100-1200	Lab #3	Lab 3 – Thoracic Rotation and Rib Mobility Examination
1200-100	Lunch
5^th hour / 100-200	Lab #4	Lab 4 – Intervention Strategies for Rib Mobility Impairments
6^th hour / 200-300	Lab #5	Lab 5 – Mid Thoracic Extension and Rotation – Manual Exam and Treatment
7^th hour / 300-400	Lab #6	Lab 6 – Upper Thoracic Spine and Ribs – Manual Exam and Treatment
8^th hour / 400-500	Discussion	Stages of Change – Education and Counseling Skills

TIMETABLE / SEQUENCE – Day 8

1^st hour / 800-900	Case Examples	Upper Back and Neck Pain
2^nd hour / 900-1000	Lab #1	Lab 1 – Upper Quarter Nerve Mobility and Status Exam
3^rd hour / 1000-1100	Lab #2	Lab 2 – Neck Pain with Radiating Pain
4^th hour / 1100-1200	Lab #3	Lab 3 – Examination and Treatment of Cervical Mobility Deficits - Rotation
1200-100	Lunch
5^th hour / 100-200	Lab #4	Lab 4 – Intervention Strategies for Cervicothoracic Junction
6^th hour / 200-300	Lab #5	Lab 5 – Upper Thoracic Spine and 1^st Rib Intervention Strategies
7^th hour / 300-400	Lab #6	Lab 6 – Examination and Treatment of Cervical Mobility Deficits – Sidebending
8^th hour / 400-500	Discussion	Effective Confrontation – Education and Counseling Skills

TIMETABLE / SEQUENCE – Day 9

1^st hour / 800-1000	Lab #1	Review of Mid and Upper Thoracic Spine, Rib, and Mid Cervical Procedures
2^nd hour / 900-1000	Case Examples	Neck Pain with Headache
3^rd hour / 1000-1100	Lab #2	Lab 2 – Upper Cervical Ligament, Vascular Examination, and Neurological Exam
4^th hour / 1100-1200	Lab #3	Lab 3 – Occiput-C1 Examination and Treatment
1200-100	Lunch
5^th hour / 100-200	Lab #4	Lab 4 – C1-C2 Examination and Treatment
6^th hour / 200-300	Lab #5	Lab 5 – C2-C3 and Mid Cervical Rotation and Sidebending Procedures
7^th hour / 300-400	Lab #6	Lab 6 – Training to Address Neck Movement Incoordination and Headaches
8^th hour / 400-500	Discussion	Case Reviews - Summary and Discussion

TIMETABLE / SEQUENCE – Day 10

1^st hour / 800-900	Case Examples	Shoulder and Arm Pain
2^nd hour / 900-1000	Lab #1	Lab 1 – Upper Limb Nerve Mobility Examination - Movement/Pain Relations
3^rd hour / 1000-1100	Lab #2	Lab 2 – Soft Tissue Mobilization and Nerve Mobility Exercises
4^th hour / 1100-1200	Lab #3	Lab 3 – Upper Quarter Muscle Length and Glenohumeral Mobility Examination
1200-100	Lunch
5^th hour / 100-200	Lab #4	Lab 4 – Interventions for Shoulder Muscle Flexibility Deficits
6^th hour / 200-300	Lab #5	Lab 5 – Interventions for Shoulder Joint Mobility Deficits
7^th hour / 300-400	Lab #6	Lab 6 – Acromioclavicular and Sternoclavicular Manual Exam and Treatment
8^th hour / 400-500	Discussion	Upper Quarter Integrated Decision Tree

TIMETABLE / SEQUENCE – Day 11

1^st hour / 800-900	Case Examples	Shoulder, Elbow, and Arm Pain
2^nd hour / 900-1000	Lab #1	Lab 1 – Scapular Biokinesology and Movement Analysis
3^rd hour / 1000-1100	Lab #2	Lab 2 – Scapular Upward Rotators & GH Rotator Cuff Muscle Performance
4^th hour / 1100-1200	Lab #3	Lab 3 – Upper Quarter Rehabilitation to Return to Play Sequence
1200-100	Lunch
5^th hour / 100-200	Lab #4	Lab 4 – Median, Radial, and Ulnar Mobility Exam - Movement/Pain Relations
6^th hour / 200-300	Lab #5	Lab 5 – Elbow and Forearm Soft Tissue Mobilization Procedures
7^th hour / 300-400	Lab #6	Lab 6 – Elbow Physiologic and Accessory Mobility
8^th hour / 400-500	Lab #7	Lab 7 – Elbow Joint Mobilization Procedures

TIMETABLE / SEQUENCE – Day 12

1^st hour / 800-1000	Case Examples	Wrist and Hand Pain and Sensory Impairments
2^nd hour / 900-1000	Lab #1	Lab 1 – Review of Shoulder and Elbow Manual Procedures
3^rd hour / 1000-1100	Lab #2	Lab 2 – Radioulnar Examination and Treatment
4^th hour / 1100-1200	Lab #3	Lab 3 – Radiocarpal and Intercarpal Examination
1200-100	Lunch
5^th hour / 100-200	Lab #4	Lab 4 – Radiocarpal and Intercarpal Manual Treatment
6^th hour / 200-300	Lab #5	Lab 5 – MCP, IP, and PIP Manual Examination and Treatment
7^th hour / 300-400	Discussion	Education and Counsel to Facilitate Self Efficacy and Self-Management
8^th hour / 400-500	Discussion	Case Reviews - Summary and Discussion

Palo Alto Medical Foundation

4050 Dublin Blvd

Dublin, CA 94568

United States

+1 (925) 875-6100

Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest

No one involved in the planning or presentation of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. No financial or in-kind commercial support was received to produce or promote this educational activity.

– Provider Designee/Verification: Fozia Ferozali, Ed.D.

Planner(s)

Cuong Pho

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Speaker(s)

Joseph Godges, DPT, MA

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

In support of improving patient care, Sutter Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation Statement

Sutter Health designates this LIVE activity for a maximum of 96.00 credits for physical therapists. Learners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

96.00 PTBC
Physical Therapy Board of California
Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 96.00 PTBC credit(s). Physical therapists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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1046_PAMF_Ortho PT Seminar Series_Live_2026

1046_PAMF_Ortho PT Seminar Series_Live_2026

Course Description:

Assembly Bills 1195 & 241- Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases:

Target Audience

Learning Objectives

Course summary

Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest

Cuong Pho

Joseph Godges, DPT, MA

Credit Designation Statement

Available Credit

Required Hardware/software

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1046_PAMF_Ortho PT Seminar Series_Live_2026

1046_PAMF_Ortho PT Seminar Series_Live_2026

Course Description:

Assembly Bills 1195 & 241- Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases:

Target Audience

Learning Objectives

Course summary

Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest

Cuong Pho

Joseph Godges, DPT, MA

Credit Designation Statement

Available Credit

Required Hardware/software