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An Introduction to Evidence-Based Treatment of Whiplash

presented by James Elliott, PT, PhD and David Walton, PT, PhD, FCAMPT

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This course will review the current state of evidence for managing acute WAD to facilitate recovery and prevent chronicity. You will learn about the current state of evidence for managing chronic WAD to minimize disability and optimize function. The course will also cover interdisciplinary care considerations in acute and chronic WAD such as when to refer, to whom, and why.

Meet Your Instructors

James Elliott, PT, PhD

James (Jim) Elliott (@elliottjim) completed his PhD at the University of Queensland, Australia (UQ) in 2007 and a post-doctoral fellowship (2010) at UQ's Centre for Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health and the Centre for Advanced Imaging. He is currently a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Feinberg School of Medicine and the principal…

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David Walton, PT, PhD, FCAMPT

David Walton (@uwo_dwalton) completed his BScPT in Physical Therapy from the University of Western Ontario in 1999, MSc in Neuroscience in 2001, and PhD in Health and Rehabilitation Science from Western in 2010. Following a combined 10 years of clinical practice, he is now Associate Professor in the School of Physical Therapy at Western University…

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1. Evidence-Informed Management of Acute WAD

In chapter one, you will go through a brief overview from Part I clinical assessment and review the findings from recent RCTs and reviews.

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2. Evidence-Informed Management of Chronic WAD

The second chapter of the course will provide up-to-date evidence from reviews and newer primary sources on the management of chronic neck pain. Recent findings from systematic reviews and meta-analyses regarding management of chronic neck pain will be discussed as well as newer findings from primary sources that have yet to make it into reviews.

3. Interdisciplinary Care: When to Refer, to Whom, and Why?

The final chapter of the course will conclude with a summary of recent evidence for and against psychological interventions including depression and PTSD, pharmaceuticals, and interventional procedures.

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