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Graduate Catalog 2018-2019 
    
Graduate Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PT 734 Professional Issues II for Dual Major DPT/MSAT

This course is the second of three courses of lecture and discussion of ethical, professional and leadership issues encountered in physical therapy and athletic training practice, administration, billing/reimbursement and management. Within this course, the student will be introduced to the process necessary for identifying and resolving issues of ethical and/or professional problems in a variety of traditional and non-traditional physical therapy and athletic training settings. It will include an introduction of the standards of legal and ethical practice and conduct for dual credentialed physical therapists/athletic trainers. The legal and ethical impact of confidentiality and accountability will be stressed along with the introduction of other current topics of interest to the professions of athletic training and physical therapy. The student will also be introduced to basic concepts of organization, fiscal policy, reimbursement and communication issues pertinent to the administration and management of physical therapy and athletic training services, as well as the promotion of these professional disciplines. Enrollment limited to second year status in the dual degree DPT/MSAT program. Credit(s): 1

Prerequisite(s): PT 653 



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