SYNSS001 – Alzheimer’s Disease

This course reviews the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease and presents a variety of strategies for care and management for patients suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease and related disorders. 

 

SYNSS002 – Arthritis: Assessment and Treatment Approaches

The course provides specific strategies for coping and living with arthritis. The three stages of arthritis and the various signs and symptoms will also be discussed.

 

SYNSS005 – Basics of Dysphagia

This course reviews the basic anatomy and physiology of the normal swallowing mechanism and how to recognize and evaluate dysphagia in the patient. Diet modifications and safe swallow strategies will also be discussed.

 

SYNSS006 – Basics in Advertising and Marketing

This course reviews some of the basics involved with marketing, advertising, and reaching the desired target audience.

 

SYNSS007 – Bloodborne Pathogens

This course details what employers must do to protect workers whose jobs put them at risk for exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials. OSHA regularly inspects healthcare agencies for compliance, and may fine employers if infractions are identified.

 

SYNSS008 – Body Weight Supported Gait Training Systems                                    

This course provides current information regarding the use of body weight supported gait training in a clinical therapy setting. Information is provided that will assist the therapist in the selection, acquisition, and application of this training modality to patients of varying diagnoses.

 

SYNSS009 – Brain Injuries: Assessment and Treatment Approaches

This course is designed to assist healthcare professionals learn more about the field of neuropsychological evaluation and treatment and increase their knowledge regarding traumatic brain injury (MTBI) and the most contemporary treatment approaches.

               

SYNSS010 – Burn Classification and Management

This course focuses on the different types and classifications of burns. Treatment protocols and options are also discussed to assist the healthcare provider with making the proper management decision in regard to treating patients with the various types of burns.

 

SYNSS011 – Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

This course reviews the anatomy associated with carpal tunnel syndrome and the causes, treatment options and prevention strategies.

 

SYNSS012 – Cervical Spine Assessment and Treatment Approaches

This course instructs the reader how to safely, effectively, and efficiently perform neutral cervical spine stabilization and rehabilitation techniques for patient with various cervical spine dysfunctions. Indications, precautions, and contraindications of treatment, including special tests and screening techniques, are also discussed.

 

SYNSS013 – Challenges with the Aging Process

This course examines the aging process, and how it affects the emotions, thought process, and overall demeanor of individuals. This course also gives healthcare professionals suggestions on how to interact with the geriatric population to maximize treatment outcomes and compliance.

 

SYNSS014 – Child Abuse and Domestic Violence: What All Health Care Professionals Should Know

This course will describe the effects that child abuse and domestic violence has on society, as well as how to break the cycle of abuse in our community.

 

SYNSS015 – Clinical Decision Making

This course reviews the components associated with clinical reasoning, and how clinicians can improve their clinical reasoning skills. Self-analysis techniques are introduced to help the clinician identify areas of weakness and to develop a development plan for improvement.

 

SYNSS016 – Congestive Heart Failure: Assessment and Treatment Approaches

This course focuses on the signs and symptoms of Congestive Heart Failure. A review of the normal anatomy and physiology of the heart, as well as the pathophysiology of heart failure, is described in this course.  

 

SYNSS017 – Cultural Sensitivity and Palliative Care

This course focuses on a variety of religious and cultural beliefs and explains how these ideals can impact palliative care. This course also gives healthcare professionals suggestions on how to interact with patients and family members whose ideals and beliefs may differ from traditional medicine.

 

SYNSS018 – Cultural Challenges and Death

This course describes various issues related to treating terminally ill patients, and techniques that healthcare professional can use to maintain cultural and religious sensitivity.

 

SYNSS019 – Depression and the Elderly Population

This course assists the healthcare professional with recognizing and managing depression among the elderly in a variety of care settings. This course provides healthcare with information regarding factors that should be considered when screening, assessing, and evaluating patients for depression. This course also describes how the healthcare professional can significantly improve the health of their elderly patients with appropriate referral, treatment, and ongoing monitoring.

 

SYNSS020 – Diabetes: What All Health Care Professionals Should Know

This course is designed to discuss prevention strategies and pharmacological and conservative treatment options for patient diagnosed with diabetes. Common complications associated with diabetes is also discussed.

 

SYNSS022 – Disability: Risk Factors Associated with Substance Abuse

This course describes how individuals with disabilities are at risk for substance abuse and addiction. The various signs and symptoms are discussed, as well as intervention recommendations for healthcare professionals.

 

SYNSS023 – Documentation for Rehabilitation Services

This course introduces the rehabilitation clinician to the proper documentation and filing procedures for Medicare and other Third-Party Payers. This course will also describe common errors that clinicians make in their documentation, and recommendations for corrections are introduced.

 

SYNSS024 – Drug, Food, and Nutrient Interactions

This course examines the various effects of drug, nutrient and food interactions and their effects on the geriatric population. This course will also give healthcare professional suggestions on how to interact with patients and how to properly educate them about their nutrition.

 

SYNSS027 – Elderly Abuse and Neglect

This course introduces various concepts associated with elderly abuse and neglect, and the common signs and symptoms that all healthcare professionals should be cognizant of.

 

SYNSS028 – End-Stage Illness

This course discusses some of the ethical decisions that healthcare professionals will face when treating patients with end-stage illness. This course will introduce various ways of communicating with both the patient and the family members in a sensitive and respectful manner. 

 

SYNSS029 – Ergonomics and Proper Body Mechanics

This course describes the risk factors associated with poor body mechanics for healthcare professionals, and how to reduce the risk for developing musculoskeletal dysfunctions. Ergonomics will also be discussed in regards to reducing the risk of developing repetitive strain injuries.

 

SYNSS033 – Ethics, Laws, and Regulations for Physical Therapists

This course introduces the APTA’s Ethical Conduct for the Physical Therapist and associates those concepts with the laws and regulations that govern the practice of Physical Therapy. Case scenarios are also discussed in this course to illustrate the various concepts surrounding the ethical conduct of the profession. 

 

SYNSS034 – Evidence Based Medicine: Clinical Consideration

This course will describe Evidence Based Medicine and its importance when providing effective and efficient treatment to patients.

 

SYNSS036 – Fibromyalgia: The Facts and the Myths

This course focuses on the signs and symptoms of Fibromyalgia. Effective treatments options for the condition will also be discussed.

 

SYNSS037 – Functional Maintenance Programs: Design and Implementation

This course is designed to educate the clinician on the benefits of a Functional Maintenance Program (FMP). Introduced in this course are techniques for improving patient outcomes and associated regulatory and reimbursement requirements, with special emphasis on how to identify appropriate residents.

 

SYNSS038 – Geriatric Functional Testing and Maintenance Programs

This course introduces concepts of geriatric diagnostic testing, as well as describing specific standardized tests that can be used to assess the functional level of geriatric patients.

 

SYNSS039 – Grief and Mourning: The Health Professional’s Perspective

This course describes how grief and mourning affects the healthcare professional. Various coping mechanisms for grief are also introduced in this course.

 

SYNSS040 – Group Therapy Considerations

This course describes the various factors that need to be considered by clinicians for group therapy sessions. This course will also examine the parameters that should govern group therapy treatments.

 

SYNSS041 – Hand Hygiene

This course examines the importance of proper hand hygiene and its impact on healthcare professionals.

 

SYNSS042 – Hepatitis: What Health Care Professionals Should Know

This course reviews the structure and anatomy of the liver, and provides the reader with an understanding of the signs, symptoms, features, risk factors, transmission, and treatment options for hepatitis.

 

SYNSS043 – HIPAA Basics

This course is designed to discuss the provisions and purpose of HIPPA laws and regulations. Special attention will also be made in regards to patient confidentiality and how healthcare professionals can insure the privacy of their patients.

 

SYNSS044 – Hospice Considerations

This course provides an in-depth look at advanced dementia, including demographics, causes, identification of terminal stage, and the efficacy of hospice care. Clinical, evidence-based approaches to treatment are also discussed in this course.

 

SYNSS045 – I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up: The Impact of Balance and Falls in the Elderly

This course examines the topic of falls in the elderly and common tests and treatment approaches related to falls.  

 

SYNSS046 – Incontinence Treatment Considerations

This course describes and examines female urinary incontinence and its impact on the lives of women. This course will provide the healthcare professional with practical advice for assessing and making recommendations to female patients who suffer from urinary incontinence.

 

SYNSS047 – Infection Control Basics

This course reviews the standards of practice that help to reduce the risks of transmitting and contracting infectious diseases.

 

SYNSS048 – Internet Communication for the Elderly

This course examines some of the challenges and difficulties that face individual with hearing impairments. Alternatives for communication are also presented in this course.

 

SYNSS049 – Introduction to Hydro Therapy

This course is designed to provide the learner with a comprehensive introduction to Aquatic Therapy including principles and techniques for effective treatment planning with a variety of patient populations.

 

SYNSS050 – Introduction to Hand Evaluation and Treatment

This course reviews the anatomy of the hand and describes common dysfunctions associated with the hand, wrist, and fingers. Various treatment options will also be explored for common injuries and dysfunctions of the hand.

 

SYNSS051 – Knee Replacement Treatment Considerations

Total Knee Replacements are a common diagnosis seen by rehabilitation professionals. This course reviews normal knee anatomy, arthritic changes that occur in the joint with age, and common surgical interventions and procedures associated with Total Knee Replacements. The course also focuses on the post-operative care for these patients.

 

SYNSS052 – Life Support for the Health Professional

Part 1 of  Basic Life Support for Health Professionals is completed online. After completing the self-study portion, participants MUST COMPLETE HANDS ON SKILLS VALIDATION TO RECEIVE CREDIT (please note that price does NOT include hands on skills validation). Instructions on how to enroll into a skills validation session at a convenient location of your choice are given at the completion of the online portion of the course.

 

SYNSS053 – Lumbar Spine Assessment and Treatment Approaches

This course describes and explains how to safely, effectively, and efficiently perform neutral lumbar spine stabilization and rehabilitation techniques for patient with various spine dysfunctions.

 

SYNSS056 – Medical Errors Prevention for the Physical Therapist

This course describes common medical errors that occur in a variety of healthcare environments, and methods utilized that assist in the reduction of these errors.

 

SYNSS059 – Medicare Law and Documentation for Physical Therapists

This course will explain the various components of Medicare documentation guidelines, including meaningful examples.

 

SYNSS060 – Medication Actions and Interactions

This course describes common adverse drug reactions, allergies, and specific drug combinations that should be avoided. Patient education techniques are also discussed in this course.

 

SYNSS061 – MRSA: What All Health Care Professionals Should Know

This course discusses the emergence of MRSA in the healthcare environment. This course describes its impact on healthcare professionals and what can be done to prevent the transmission of this infectious disease.

 

SYNSS062 – Multiple Sclerosis Assessment and Treatment Approaches

This course is a review of Multiple sclerosis (MS), which is a chronic neurological disease caused by progressive demyelination of the white matter of the brain and spinal cord. This course will also discuss how this disease can cause damage to nerve fibers and their targets. Treatment options for this patient population will also be explored.

 

SYNSS063 – Neuropathic Ulcers Assessment and Treatment Approaches

This course describes the signs and symptoms of neuropathic ulcers, and provides the healthcare professional with an understanding on how to perform an ulcer evaluation, and provide appropriate treatment.

 

SYNSS064 – Nutrition and the Elderly

This course examines the important role that proper nutrition plays in the aging process. Also introduced in this course are guidelines that the healthcare professional can use while caring for the geriatric population.

 

SYNSS065 – Nutrition and the Impact on Wound Healing

This course discusses the impact that proper and poor nutrition has on the wound healing process. Guidelines for healthcare professional to utilize for suspected malnutrition are also introduced in this course.

 

SYNSS066 – Nutrition and the Impact on Cognition

This course describes the role proper and poor nutrition play in overall mental health. Also discussed are the issues surrounding substance abuse and how it related to nutrition. 

 

SYNSS067 – Nutrition Risk Factors

This course introduces the concept of a nutrition risk committee. The ethics involved in implementing or not implementing nutrition interventions and practical suggestions for using ethics in the healthcare environment are also discussed.

 

SYNSS068 – Nutrition and Cancer

This course discusses the impact that proper and poor nutrition may have on the progression and remission of specific types of cancers. Guidelines are also introduced for the healthcare professional to utilize to educate patients on the benefits of good nutrition.

 

SYNSS069 – Osteoporosis: Bend But Don’t Break

This course will review bone anatomy, physiology, structure, and function. The concept of Osteoporosis will be examined in relation to normal bone activity. Clinical aspects of osteoporosis, as well as contemporary prevention and treatment options will be introduced.

 

SYNSS070 – Pain Assessment and Treatment Consideration

This course examines the concept of pain, including the different types of pain, the physiology associated with pain, how to evaluate and assess pain, and common treatment options for the management of pain.

 

SYNSS071 – Prospective Payment System

This course describes all aspects of Prospective Payment System (PPS) and discusses successful strategies that healthcare administrators and professional can use in the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) environment to optimize patient care.

 

SYNSS072 – Pressure Ulcers Assessment and Treatment Considerations

This course reviews the anatomy of the skin, and how pressure ulcers are developed. This course will also examine specific risk factors associated with pressure ulcers, and what healthcare professionals can do to reduce the risk of patients developing pressure ulcers.

 

SYNSS073- Productivity Management

This course discusses the concept of productivity, and how to asses and manage the productivity of different healthcare environments.

 

SYNSS074 – Pusher Syndrome Assessment and Treatment Considerations

This course discusses the features of contraversive pushing, as well as provides the healthcare professional with an understanding of the principles of treatment for this disorder, commonly referred to as Pusher Syndrome.

 

SYNSS075 – Rehabilitation Using Gaming Systems

This course introduces contemporary concepts regarding the use of body weight supported gait training in a clinical therapy setting. The appropriate use of gaming systems in the clinical setting is also discussed in this course.

 

SYNSS077 – Restraint Considerations

This course discusses the issue of the use of restraints on patients. This course provides healthcare professionals working in long term care facilities with information on preventing the use of restraints and, if needed, proper restraint management.

 

SYNSS078 – Sexual Harassment

This course will describe the various forms of sexual harassment and review examples and recommended procedures for prevention and addressing sexual harassment.

 

SYNSS079 – Shoulder Impingement Assessment and Treatment Considerations

This course reviews normal shoulder anatomy, structure, and function, and how that relates to shoulder impingement syndrome. This course will also introduce contemporary treatment approaches for therapists to utilize with their patients.

 

SYNSS080 – Skin Anatomy Assessment and Wound Healing

This course reviews the normal structure and function of the skin. The impact on physiological process on the stages of wound healing are also examined and discussed.

 

SYNSS081 – Spasticity Assessment and Treatment Considerations

This course examines issues concerning treatment of patients with spasticity. Contemporary treatment options are also introduced for the healthcare professional.

 

SYNSS082 – Spinal Cord Injuries

This course focuses on the various phases of Spinal Cord Injuries and complications that may be associated with each phase. Treatment options for individuals with spinal cord injuries are also reviewed.

 

SYNSS083 – Spinal Traction

This course will explain how to apply specific applications and treatment techniques safely, effectively and efficiently for cervical and lumbar spinal traction.

 

SYNSS084 – Strength Training and the Elderly

This course describes indications, contraindications and precautions necessary to safely perform effective and efficient geriatric strength training exercises. Evaluation and screening techniques for healthcare professionals is also introduced in this course.

 

SYNSS085 – Stress: Coping and Management Skills

This course will examine typical stress responses and assist the reader to develop techniques to manage stress and conflict effectively.

 

SYNSS086 – Stroke Assessment and Treatment Considerations

This course describes common impairments that result from Cerebral Vascular Accidents (CVA), or strokes. Contemporary treatment approaches for healthcare professionals is also examined.

 

SYNSS087 – Thoracic Spine Assessment and Treatment Approaches

This course introduces safe, effective and efficient neutral thoracic spine stabilization and rehabilitation techniques to healthcare professionals to utilize for patients with various thoracic spine dysfunctions.

 

SYNSS088 – Technology and Brain Plasticity

This course introduces the healthcare professional to knowledge, application guidelines, and practical strategies for incorporating technology-based cognitive intervention to enhance patient outcomes within their specific practice setting.

 

SYNSS089 – Understanding Delirium and Hallucinations

This course introduces the healthcare professional to working in long-term care settings and understanding, recognizing, and assessing delirium and hallucinations. Strategies for implementing appropriate interventions to prevent the negative outcomes associated with delirium as also discussed.

 

SYNSS090 – Understanding Traumatic Brain Injuries

This course examines traumatic brain injuries and how to diagnose and treat them effectively. A review of the brain anatomy, structure, and function is also included in this course.

 

SYNSS091 – Vestibular System Assessment and Treatment Approaches

This course introduces the concepts and issues associated vestibular rehabilitation. Contemporary treatment approaches and evidence-based approaches are demonstrated in this course.

 

SYNSS093 – Women and Risk Factors for Heart Disease

This course introduces the issues surrounding women and heart disease. The various types of cardiovascular diseases, contributing risk factors, diagnostic methods, and treatment measures will also be discussed in this course.

 

SYNSS094 – Writing Dysfunctions

This course examines ways to improve a patient’s handwriting after injuries to the brain. Common and contemporary treatment approaches are introduced throughout the course. 

 

SYNSS095 – Wound Care: Arterial Ulcer Assessment and Treatment Approaches

This course is designed to present to the healthcare professional current practices in the assessment, prevention, documentation, and treatment of arterial ulcers.

 

SYNSS096 – Wound Care: Pressure Ulcer Assessment and Treatment Approaches

This course is designed to present to the healthcare professional current practices in the assessment, prevention, documentation, and treatment of pressure ulcers.

 

SYNSS097 – Wound Care: Venous Stasis Ulcer Assessment and Treatment Approaches

This course is designed to present to the healthcare professional current practices in the assessment, prevention, documentation, and treatment of venous stasis ulcers.