Continuing Education

Our mission is to facilitate the pursuit of professional excellence and innovative practice by providing the highest quality clinical, academic and evidence-based educational programs to our clinical instructors and physical therapists to meet the health and wellness needs of the communities in which they work.
Virtual - Cognitive Functional Therapy: Changing Pain and Movement Behavior in Low Back Pain
Virtual - Cognitive Functional Therapy: Changing Pain and Movement Behavior in Low Back Pain
Featuring Kieran O'Sullivan, PhD, MSc
JANUARY 30-31, 2021 | 7:30AM - 12:00PM (PST)
Course includes 4 hours of independent work to be completed prior to attendance.
Location
The ZOOM Meeting link along with the material for the 4-hour independent portion will be emailed to you a week prior to the course.
Cost
$299 - Early Bird Special (before January 1, 2021)
$349 - After January 1, 2021
If you have any questions or need assistance, please feel free to contact Gina Braden at rbraden@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2450.
Event Details
Kieran O’Sullivan is one of the international researchers who has worked intensively together with Peter O’Sullivan to develop the ‘Cognitive Functional Therapy’ (CFT) intervention. CFT is an approach to the management of persistent pain disorders that considers factors across the biopsychosocial spectrum that contribute to the development and maintenance of a pain disorder. It provides a logical framework allowing skilled clinicians to diagnose, triage, and target management where appropriate. CFT integrates cognitive strategies and functional rehabilitation to change provocative movement and cognitive behaviors that provoke and maintain pain.
This approach has been developed through combining a synthesis of contemporary scientific literature and a body of original research by this collaborative team of international researchers. There is emerging evidence that the CFT approach provides better clinical outcomes than the current best clinical practice in the management of non-specific chronic spinal pain.
This unique online workshop outlines the clinical reasoning, which underpins assessment and management of complex back pain disorders. It combines audio-visual resources and key peer-reviewed papers which are provided in advance. The live workshop is dynamic, interactive and practical, spread over two 4-hour blocks. Clinical reasoning, which includes patient demonstrations, help equip physiotherapists to develop skills in the design of CFT interventions for specific disorders is a key focus.
12 CE credits will be offered at the completion of the course.

Dr. Kieran O’Sullivan graduated as a Physiotherapist from University College Dublin in 1999. In 2004 he completed an MSc in Manipulative Therapy at Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia. In 2005, he started lecturing at the University of Limerick. In 2008 he was awarded specialist member status by the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists. From 2016-2019, he was Lead Physiotherapist at a new Sports Spine Centre at Aspetar, Qatar, before returning to the University of Limerick in 2019. His research interest is musculoskeletal pain and injury, particularly persistent spinal pain. He completed his PhD, funded by the Health Research Board of Ireland, on persistent low back pain. He has published one book, six book chapters and over 140 journal articles. He has obtained over 4m euros in research funding. His research group disseminates its research through www.pain-ed.com, which is an online platform providing advice and information from both patients and clinical researchers on managing musculoskeletal pain. He is currently National Director of Professional Development for the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists, and a member of the Professional Practice working group of the European Region of World Physiotherapy .
Schedule
Saturday
7:30-8:00 a.m. |
Registration |
8:00 a.m. |
Reflections on pre-course learning: Challenges, opportunities, concerns, relationship to your own practice |
9:00 a.m. |
Clinical reasoning framework: Identify what matters |
9:45 a.m. |
Break |
10:00 a.m |
Live patient case |
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Reflection on live patient case |
Sunday
7:30-8:00 a.m. |
Check in |
8:00 a.m. |
Components of CFT: What parts? Which order? |
10:00 a.m. |
Break |
10:15 a.m. |
Implementation in daily practice, and practice opportunities |
12:00 p.m. |
Conclusion of course |
Virtual - APTA | Credentialed Clinical Instructor Program (CCIP) - February - REGISTRATION IS FULL
Virtual - APTA | Credentialed Clinical Instructor Program (CCIP) - February - REGISTRATION IS FULL
Featuring Paul Shew, PT, DPT
February 20 & 21, 2021
Location
Virtual - Zoom link will be emailed to you.
Cost
$215 - PTs or PTAs who are APTA members
$315 - PTs, PTAs or other professionals who are not APTA members
If you have any questions or need assistance, please feel free to contact Gina Braden at rbraden@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2450.
Event Details
This 16-hour CE course addresses issues of planning and preparing for physical therapist students during their clinical internships, developing learning experiences, and supporting ongoing learning through questioning and effective feedback.
Paul Shew, PT, DPT, has been a CCIP Course Trainer since 2014. He has more than 37 years of experience as a physical therapist, including 33 years as a physical therapist for Providence Home Health Division in Portland. For seven of those years he worked as a rehabilitation coordinator for Providence/St. Vincent Home Health in Portland. He holds a doctor of physical therapy degree from Pacific University (2009), a certificate of physical therapy and a bachelor's degree of science from Pacific University (1981), and a bachelor’s degree of science and math from Southern Oregon State College (1979).
Schedule
8:15-8:30 a.m. |
Check-in for both days |
8:30 a.m. |
Conference starts |
12-12:30 p.m. |
Break for lunch |
4:00 p.m. |
Conference concludes |
Virtual - APTA | Credentialed Clinical Instructor Program (CCIP) - March
Virtual - APTA | Credentialed Clinical Instructor Program (CCIP) - March
Featuring Paul Shew, PT, DPT
March 27-28, 2021
Location
Virtual - Zoom link will be emailed to you.
Cost
$215 - PTs or PTAs who are APTA members
$315 - PTs, PTAs or other professionals who are not APTA members
Please note: Email Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu for the course code which you will need to register using the link above.
Event Details
This 16-hour CE course addresses issues of planning and preparing for physical therapist students during their clinical internships, developing learning experiences, and supporting ongoing learning through questioning and effective feedback.
Paul Shew, PT, DPT, has been a CCIP Course Trainer since 2014. He has more than 37 years of experience as a physical therapist, including 33 years as a physical therapist for Providence Home Health Division in Portland. For seven of those years he worked as a rehabilitation coordinator for Providence/St. Vincent Home Health in Portland. He holds a doctor of physical therapy degree from Pacific University (2009), a certificate of physical therapy and a bachelor's degree of science from Pacific University (1981), and a bachelor’s degree of science and math from Southern Oregon State College (1979).
Schedule
8:15-8:30 a.m. |
Check-in for both days |
8:30 a.m. |
Conference starts |
12-12:30 p.m. |
Break for lunch |
4:00 p.m. |
Conference concludes |
In-Person - APTA | Credentialed Clinical Instructor Program (CCIP) - POSTPONED
In-Person - APTA | Credentialed Clinical Instructor Program (CCIP) - POSTPONED
Featuring Paul Shew, PT, DPT & Jeremy Hilliard, PT, DPT
August 22-23, 2020 | 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Postponed! Date to be determined.
Location
George Fox University
Roberts Center - Room 203
501 Villa Road
Newberg, Oregon
Parking is available in the Roberts Center parking lot. A parking pass will be issued to you prior to the event.
Cost
$285 - PTs or PTAs who are APTA members
$385 - PTs or PTAs who are not APTA members
$385 - Other professionals
If you have any questions or need assistance, please feel free to contact Gina Braden at rbraden@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2450.
Event Details
This 16-hour CE course addresses issues of planning and preparing for physical therapist students during their clinical internships, developing learning experiences, and supporting ongoing learning through questioning and effective feedback.

Paul Shew, PT, DPT, has been a CCIP Course Trainer since 2014. He has more than 37 years of experience as a physical therapist, including 33 years as a physical therapist for Providence Home Health Division in Portland. For seven of those years he worked as a rehabilitation coordinator for Providence/St. Vincent Home Health in Portland. He holds a doctor of physical therapy degree from Pacific University (2009), a certificate of physical therapy and a bachelor's degree of science from Pacific University (1981), and a bachelor’s degree of science and math from Southern Oregon State College (1979).

Jeremy Hilliard, PT, DPT, has been the Director of Clinical Education at Pacific University since 2015. He obtained his doctor of physical therapy from Pacific (2008) and worked in private outpatient orthopedic practice for five years prior to joining academia. His areas of interest include supporting student professional development and involvement, professional advocacy, and orthopedic physical therapy. He is also an active member of the Oregon Physical Therapy Association and serves on the Board of Directors.
Schedule
7:30-8:00 a.m. |
Check-in for both days and light breakfast |
8:00 a.m. |
Conference starts |
12-12:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
4:00 p.m. |
Conference concludes |
In-Person - Beyond Bio◦Psycho◦Social: Optimizing Health Across Communities - POSTPONED
In-Person - Beyond Bio◦Psycho◦Social: Optimizing Health Across Communities - POSTPONED
Featuring Dan Kang, PT, DPT & Ryan Jacobson, PT, DPT, PCS
April 4, 2020 | 8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Postponed. Date to be determined.
Location
George Fox University
Roberts Center - Room 203
501 Villa Road
Newberg, Oregon
Parking is available in the Roberts Center parking lot. A parking pass will be issued to you prior to the event.
Cost
$350 - General Registration
$300 - GFU Physical Therapy Alumni and Clinical Instructors
$99 - GFU Physical Therapy Students
Please contact Linda Dallof at ldallof@georgefox.edu or 503-554-2451 with any questions.
Event Details
New patient-reported outcome measures empower clinicians to efficiently capture biomedical, psychological, and social variables of health during routine care. These new measures are person-centered and population-based, enhancing the focus on the individual and community. This course reviews interpretation and application of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) to routine clinical care. Specific measures that span a biopsychosocial model of care include Physical Function, Fatigue, Self-efficacy of Symptom Management, and Satisfaction with Social Roles and Activities. We will cover basic clinical interpretation of each measure, available data from physical therapy clinics, case studies, and interviews with providers and patients where these scales were used to augment care. Participants can expect to be exposed to concrete ways of using PROMIS measures to target treatments for specific patients, document patient care, and identify new psychosocial areas of practice that may enhance patient outcomes.
- This course will be hands-on using iPad PROMIS, videos, case vignettes, and live case study.
- We will demonstrate the power of PROMIS to enhance your clinical decision making.
- Lunchtime Idea Session with Dan & Ryan - LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED!
- Online modules will also be made available to you to enhance your learning after the course.
- 8 CE contact hours will be issued upon completion of the course.
Objectives:
- Interpret and apply the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Measures to assess and track health for patients attending physical therapy.
- Understand and apply strategies to improve patient self-efficacy in physical therapy care and to encourage increased physical activity.
- Understand and apply strategies to assess and treat high fatigue symptoms that occur in patients attending physical therapy.
- Understand and apply strategies to identify social participation goals and use these goals to enhance commitment to rehabilitation programs and satisfaction social roles and life activities.

Dr. Kang is an associate professor of physical therapy at George Fox University, where he teaches in the area of pathophysiology, cardiopulmonary therapeutics, orthopedics, and persistent pain rehabilitation and in 2019 was awarded Teacher of the Year for the graduate programs. Dan received his doctor of physical therapy degree (2004) and a master's degree in physical therapy (2002) from Loma Linda University. He serves as a commissioner for the Oregon Pain Management Commission and as the Oregon Physical Therapy Association liaison for population health. Dan enjoys speaking about clinical practice and person centered care and he currently practices at George Fox University's Community Clinic and Providence Primary Care Clinic in Oregon.

Dr. Jacobson is a Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy and currently serves as full-time faculty at George Fox University in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program, teaching courses in pediatrics, orthotics, and patient care. His current research endeavors are around leveraging meaningful outcomes in Physical Therapy to affect improved models of care across the lifespan. He also enjoys speaking on child and family empowerment toward better health and wellness outcomes. Ryan plays jazz saxophone and volleyball, loves creative endeavors with his daughter Alex and wife Stephanie, and eats way too much dark chocolate.
Schedule
Check-in |
7:30-8:00 |
Coffee & Tea Provided |
Motivation for the Bio◦Psycho◦Social Model |
8:00-8:15 |
Dr. Jacobson |
Why use PROMIS? |
8:15-8:45 |
Dr. Jacobson |
Review of Interpretation – Clinical Decision Making |
8:45-10:00 |
Dr. Jacobson & Dr. Kang |
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Break |
10:00-10:15 |
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10:15-12:00 |
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Lunch – Idea Sharing with Dr. Kang and Dr. Jacobson |
12:00-1:00 |
Lunch Provided |
Case 1: Orthopedic Live Case |
1:00-2:00 |
Dr. Kang |
Case 2: Health and Wellness Case |
2:00-2:30 |
Dr. Kang |
Video & Data |
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Break |
2:30-2:45 |
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Case 3: Chronic Pain |
2:45-3:15 |
Dr. Kang |
Building a Biopsychosocial Program |
3:15-3:45 |
Dr. Jacobson & Dr. Kang |
Question and Answers |
3:45-4:15 |
Dr. Jacobson & Dr. Kang |
Dismiss |
4:15 |
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