CE COURSES FOR CHARITY

Ricardo has raised $50,050 for charities with his "CE Courses for Charity." 

2025 Courses

“Current Concepts of Effectively Treating Patients with Shoulder Impingement Syndrome”

April 26, 2025, in Billings, MT

For APTA Montana

He teaches continuing education course for physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, student physical therapists, and student physical therapist assistants.  

100% of the money collected goes directly to the selected charity.  

Ricardo has taught 22 CE courses to raise $50,050 for various charities. including:  Habitat for Humanity, University of Illinois at Chicago students' trip to Nicaragua, Alvernia University students' trip to Belize, The Carter Center, USO Illinois, Travis Mills Foundation, Building for America’s Bravest, VetsRoll, Blackfeet Volunteer Medical Corps and Foundation for Physical Therapy.

I am teaching a one-day CE course for APTA Montana’s 2025 Spring Conference: “Current concepts of effectively treating patients with shoulder impingement syndrome.”  The course will be in Billings, MT, on April 26, 2025.  

You can sign up for the course through APTA Montana on their website (aptamt.com).

This course will provide the physical therapist and physical therapist assistant with a review of shoulder anatomy, biomechanics, examination, interventions and the latest pertinent research. The theories, signs and symptoms, and intervention strategies will be discussed for shoulder impingement syndrome. There will be laboratory practice time allotted for special tests and interventions.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes:

1. Identify common orthopedic pathologies encountered at the shoulder.

2. Discuss the various causes of shoulder impingement syndrome pathologies.

3. Perform and interpret the results of an appropriate comprehensive exercise prescription of the shoulder.

4. Utilize information related to the pathology of the condition, the principles of intervention, the examination results, and available literature to develop an appropriate, comprehensive intervention plan for a patient with shoulder impingement syndrome.

Course Agenda:

8:00 am         Welcome

8:00 - 9:30     Shoulder anatomy, biomechanics

9:30 - 9:45 Break

9:45 - 11:45    Shoulder impingement syndrome

11:45 1:30    Lunch and Business Meeting

1:30 2:30       Shoulder examination laboratory

2:30 - 3:30      Shoulder intervention laboratory

3:30 - 3:45       Break

3:45- 4:45     "Parsonage Turner Syndrome" in a PT Case

4:45 - 5:15     Questions and answers session

Adjourn

The educational format will include lecture, discussion, case study and laboratory for special tests and interventions.