Radiography Essentials for Physiotherapists: X-ray Understanding, Application, and Requisitions
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Module 1: Basics of Radiology
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Lesson 2: Views and ABCs of Radiology
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Lesson 3: Radiation and Patient Factors
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Module 2: Decision Making for Requisitions
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Lesson 1: Appropriateness
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Lesson 2: Ethical Considerations
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Lesson 3: Integrating your Assessment into Decision Making
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Supplementary Document - Links to CAR & ACR Guidelines
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Lesson 4: Delivering the Requisition
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Module 3: Common Pathologies in Physiotherapy
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Lesson 1: Spinal Pathology & Imaging
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Required Reading: JOSPT International Framework for Red Flags for Potential Serious Spinal Pathologies - 2020
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Lesson 2: Upper Extremity Imaging & Pathology
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Lesson 3: Lower Extremity Imaging and Pathology
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Module 4: Provincial Integration (Optional if outside Nova Scotia))
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Radiograph Requisitions for Physiotherapists Practicing in Nova Scotia
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Module 5: Interpreting the Report & Communicating the Results
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Lesson 1: Interpreting the Report and Decisions
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Lesson 2: Language and Communication
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Case Studies
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Case Studies (Upper Extremity, Lower Extremity, and Spine)
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Assessment Examination
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Course Assessment Examination
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Course References Document