Redefine Health Education

REQUIRED PREREQUISITE: To register for this lab intensive, you must be enrolled in or have completed one of the following prerequisite courses:

1) The Primary Care PT Clinician Certification Part 1: Initial Evaluation and Decision Making

Legacy Courses:

2) Foundations for the Primary Care Therapist: A Hands-On Workshop

3) Foundations for the Primary Care Therapist Online

If you need to register for both the prerequisite work and the lab, please use this bundle link.

LAB INTENSIVE CONTENT OVERVIEW

This in-person 12-hr (1.5 day) lab intensive is designed for those who have completed 1 of the following pre-requisite courses as noted above.

During the workshop, participants will work through a wide variety of patient cases as individuals and in small groups where they must efficiently and accurately apply the following skills...

And before you read through the skills, just a quick note -> these skills may seem like part of your everyday practice, but this is an opportunity to take your everyday practice to the next level. These cases will prepare you for primary care PT practice, which can include a higher volume of new patients, requiring efficient and accurate clinical decision making. We teach you how to do what you normally do in 60 minutes in half the time with expert precision... preventing the chaotic exhaustion that is often felt when your brain cannot appropriately prioritize or handle uncertainty. So here's what you'll be expected to do in this lab:

- reviewing and analyzing patient intake forms to identify risk factors and draft hypotheses 

- triaging groups of patients in a walk-in environment

- selecting and accurately performing the most appropriate physical exam tests based on patient responses including cardiovascular and pulmonary assessment (ankle brachial index, cervical arterial tests, etc.), abdominal exam, neurologic exam, craniocervical exam

- determining and executing the most appropriate initial management plan including determination of urgency and consequence of delay, making any required referrals, communicating the plan to the patient and other healthcare professionals, and establishing appropriate follow-up.

In order to complete the course and earn a CEU certificate, participants must:

• Attend the course for the full duration

• Participate in each case

• Submit a post-course reflection

Who Is My Instructor?

Dr. Katie O'Bright is a physical therapist and educator who has spent the majority of her career in multidisciplinary primary care settings. She started her career as an active duty Army PT where she worked in a Soldier Centered Medical Home, co-located with primary care physicians, psychologists and other valued support staff. Since then, she has worked in multidisciplinary care settings in academic health systems and private practices. Dr. O'Bright founded Redefine Health Education with the mission of getting physical therapists into primary care through education, mentorship and consulting. She served as the Education Chair to the APTA Federal’s Primary Care Special Interest Group from 2022-2025, where she launched the Primary Care PT Summit & Think Tank and led the workgroup for the consensus definition of primary care PT. As of 2025, she is still an active member. She lives in Chicagoland with her husband and two sons, and enjoys being outdoors any chance she can. Go Bills!

Learn more here: https://www.redefinehealthed.com/katieobright