Orthopedic Excellence of the Lower Quarter (Certificate)

About this Certificate Program

Enhance the quality of care you provide patients who suffer from lower-extremity-related conditions by becoming skilled in the best evidence-based approaches available and expanding the lens through which you view your patients using the Pain and Disability Drivers model. In this certificate program, you will learn examination and treatment fundamentals through a clinical decision-making paradigm for disorders and dysfunctions of the pelvis, hip, thigh, knee, ankle, and foot, and integrate advanced technical concepts to improve clinical outcomes in your practice.

Target audience

The certificate program is designed to improve clinical outcomes for all clinicians who treat orthopedic-related conditions of the pelvis, hip, thigh, knee, ankle, and foot, but it would be especially beneficial for recent graduates, residents in training, individuals who function in a closed system of health care who are interested in designing best treatment pathways, or individuals who are returning to treatment for patients with orthopedic problems.

Goals & objectives

• Demonstrate advanced understanding and clinical competency in the evaluation and treatment of disorders and dysfunction in pelvis-, hip-, thigh-, knee-, ankle-, and foot-related conditions

• Synthesize course materials to standardize care pathways and reduce clinical variation

• Practice and apply the best clinical tests to maximize clinical efficiency

• Compare and contrast intervention methods for each of the pelvis-, hip-, thigh-, knee-, ankle-, and foot-related conditions

• Apply the Pain and Disability Drivers model and the latest evidence to optimize treatment choices by clinical presentation