30-Hour Physical Agent Modality Course

Sara Shapiro, MPH, PT has been an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Graduate Program in PT at UCSF/SFSU, where she was a faculty member from 1983 until 2009. She is a graduate of SUNY at Buffalo, and holds an MPH from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where she also completed a post-graduate fellowship in pediatrics. She has been practicing for 44 years, with certification in NDT and the Baby course.

Sara is presently working as a Clinical Program Manager for Accelerated Care Plus in San Francisco, CA. She continues to be a frequent speaker at conferences, and to mentor new therapists, teach and maintain a small caseload of patients, integrating her knowledge of electrical stimulation and ultrasound for wound care, pain management, women's issues, and rehabilitation of facial paralysis.

Sara is the author of the Electrical Currents chapter in Physical Agents in Rehabilitation, 3rd Edition, M Cameron, ed.

CEs / Contact Hours / PDUs

A certificate of attendance will be presented to each participant for 30 contact hours for both weekends or 15 contact hours for one weekend.

The California Education Connection is recognized by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education for CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINERS. Our BOC approved provider number is P2959.

The California Board of Occupational Therapy has approved this course for post professional education in the advanced practice area of physical agent modality. Our advanced practice provider number is 10-P1.

This course will also satisfy the continuing education requirements (PDUs) for OTRs/COTAs in the State of California.

California Education Connection is an AOTA Approved Provider of continuing education. This course is eligible for 3.0 CEUs for both weekends and 1.5 CEUs for one weekend from the AOTA. The AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.

The Physical Therapy Board of California recognizes California Education Connection as an Approval Agency to Approve Providers of Continuing Competency Courses in California. This course is approved for 30 CEs/Contact Hours (CEC-C089).

Early Registration Deadline

The Early Registration deadline is three weeks prior to the start of the course. If your registration is received after the deadline, a $25.00 Late Fee will be automatically applied to the registration fee.

Group Discounts
For every 5 people that sign up for the same seminar, we will give that group one complimentary spot.

How Do We Sign-Up and Qualify for the Free Spot?
In order to qualify for this discount, we must receive all six completed registration forms with the appropriate payment for the five spots. If you want to mail in the completed forms, you must mail all six forms in the same envelope. If you want to fax in the forms, you must fax all six forms at the same time.

Please note that there will be no exceptions granted. We must receive everything at once in order to process these registration forms under the group discount policy.

Special Accommodations (ADA)

Accommodations will be made in accordance with the law. If you require ADA accommodations, please contact California Education Connection prior to registering for any seminar date or purchasing any online or distance learning products so that arrangements may be made.

Refund and Cancellation Policies:
California Education Connection reserves the right to cancel this seminar due to an insufficient number of registrants. Under these circumstances, a full refund in the form of a check will be addressed and mailed to the registered participant. Please note that California Education Connection is not responsible for any hotel, airline or other expenses incurred.

All cancellations by registered participant must be dated and submitted in writing. For cancellations received 14 days or more before the seminar date, the registration fee will be returned less a $50.00 administrative fee. A refund in the form of a check will be mailed to the registered participant.

Within 14 days of the seminar, no refunds will be made. California Education Connection reserves the right to change a course date, location or instructor. If the seminar is either interrupted or cancelled by an act of nature, war, or any issue beyond the control of California Education Connection, no refund will be issued. Please note that California Education Connection is not responsible for any hotel, airline or other expenses incurred