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Upcoming Open-Enrollment Courses and CEU Events
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Self-Paced Webinar:
Orthotic Design and Prescription
Pediatric Orthotic Design and Prescription is a self-paced online course designed to help improve the clinician’s confidence with orthotic recommendations for patients with pediatric health conditions throughout the lifespan. Discussion will include challenges to evidence-informed practice, moment system analysis, coronal versus sagittal plane decision making, and developing a comprehensive orthotic plan to maximize kinesioplastic outcomes for individuals with pediatric health conditions.
5 Contact Hours (0.5 CEU)
APTA's Combined Sections Meeting
February 12-14, 2026
Anaheim, California
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Session: ​Front and Center: Sagittal Versus Coronal Plane Decision Making in Orthotic Prescription and Design: Debate around orthoses can be contentious, leaving physical therapists without consistent guidance for clinical decision making. Prioritization of one area of the ICF Model versus another may lead to drastically different orthotic recommendations, as a device which supports optimal development of Body Functions and Structures may decrease short-term efficiency for Activities and Participation. This session will review the evidence related to the impact of neuromotor and musculoskeletal variants on short- and long-term gait efficiency through an ICF Model lens. For clarity and consistency across disciplines and practitioners, the session will define a logical system of orthotic nomenclature by device function. A decision-making framework for orthotic prescription, design, and dosage will then be separated into coronal and sagittal planes, in light of each individual’s unique personal factors and stage of development. This session will support a move away from health-condition based orthotic recommendations in lieu of a precision rehabilitation-framed approach throughout the lifespan of each individual with openness to future orthotic innovation.​
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ERI's Birth to Three Annual Conference
March 26, 2026 - November 27, 2026
2 Day LIVE WEBINAR
Education Resources, Inc
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The 3rd Annual Birth to Three Conference is designed for Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Developmental Therapists and more practicing in the birth to three setting. This is a two-day live webinar. Amanda will be teaching "To Brace Or Not To Brace? Demystifying Early Pediatric Orthotic Recommendations" as a part of this conference.
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Therapeutic Casting for the Lower Extremity
In Person, Hands-On 3 day Course
Texas Children's Hospital
August 21-23, 2026
This course will provide the knowledge base and practical skills for use of casting materials to manage common impairments in pediatric and neurologic patient populations. Participants will learn to identify appropriate candidates for casting, problem solve which materials and techniques are appropriate for various clinical presentations, and evaluate progress. The course will emphasize the current evidence related to casting and foot/ankle intervention, the importance of differential diagnosis, and the use of the therapist’s manual intervention before and during casting to maximize therapeutic effects of casts. Attendees will learn to align casts for therapeutic gait and standing, and to problem-solve orthotic selection after casting is complete. This is a hands-on lab course, and participants receive a detailed casting manual as a reference tool. This course was selected and presented as a pre-conference course at the Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association (CSM) in 2019. Recommended prerequisite: Ambulation, Activity, and AFOs. Course is offered when hosted through a facility or group.
22 Contact Hours (2.2 CEU)
Ambulation, Activity and AFOs: Addressing the Ankle to Improve Gait and Function
May 16-May 17, 2026
October 3-4, 2026
LIVE WEBINAR
Education Resources, Inc
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Would you like to increase your skill with orthotic recommendations and treatment skills for the foot and ankle in pediatric and adult patients with neurological, developmental and/or orthopedic diagnoses? This course is for you! Learn a movement systems approach including hands-on skills such as mobilizations to promote adaptive relative flexibility; improving intrinsic stability through strengthening of the “foot core”; and interventions to positively impact neuroplasticity.
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What Our Clients Say
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“Wonderful course for someone entirely new to casting. Demonstrations and labs were very helpful. The course provided lots of practice and many types of learning to reinforce info.”
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