Oregon Chiropractic Assistant

Tuition: $159
Hours: 8

Course Description

This course is a eight hour distance based class designed to teach assistants of doctors of chiropractic about active and passive care including the use of modalities and exercise.  You will also be required to complete four hours practical/hands-on training which must address all three areas of physiotherapy, electrotherapy and hydrotherapy (therapies must be identified on the log). The curriculum of this course meets the Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners CA training guidelines for the Oregon Chiropractic Assistant Courses. There are twelve total training hour required. This course will be your eight hours of didactic training only. 

If you do not have access to a Doctor of Chiropractic to sign-off on your practical skill training sheets, we will be conducting a 4 hour in-person training in the Portland area once we have enough participants. The cost for the 4 hours of in-person training is $80. More details on this are in the online course.

Full details on becoming a certified Chiropractic Assistant for the state of OR can be found here:

https://www.oregon.gov/obce/Pages/Chiropractic-Assistant.aspx

Evaluation

The learner’s time spent online studying course materials is tracked electronically.  A formal multiple-choice examination is administered at the termination of the course materials. There will be at least three questions for every hour of the class. True/False, multiple choice, short answer and essay questions may be used. A final score of 80% or greater is required for completion of the course. Learners not achieving the pass rate will be directed to additional study by the instructor and allowed to re-take the examination.

Outline

- See Objectives -

Objectives

1. Licensing & Regulation(30 minutes)
   Scope of practice
   - Board recommends additional training for CAs who perform massage/soft tissue work
   - Supervision always required (DC in office)
2. Principles of Chiropractic(30 minutes)
3. Basic Medical Terminology(1 hour 15 minutes)
   * Subluxation/joint dysfunction
   * Sprain/strain
   * Contusion
   * Tendinitis
   * Bursitis
   * Ligament vs. Tendon
   * Joint capsule
   * Rotator cuff
   * Fracture vs. broken bone vs. cracked bone (all the same)
   * Hypertonicity / Hypotonicity
   * Traction / Distraction
   * Cryotherapy
   * Trigger point therapy
   * Effleurage
   * Physiotherapy / Modality
   * Prone / Supine
   * Therapeutic Exercise
   * Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
4. Boundaries(45 minutes)
   * Draping
   * CA/patient power differential (applies also to DC/patient)
   * Sexual/Personal/Cultural boundaries:
    Language
   * Professional touch (inform patient/permission)
   * Dating patients (no!) and how to respond if asked out by a patient
   * Cultural differences that may require extra care or change in procedure
5. Patient Positioning(15 minutes)
   * Bolsters prone and supine
   * Side-lying head support
   * Be aware of injured body parts, and communicate with the patient and DC
6. HIPAA: What happens in the clinic, stays in the clinic! (30 minutes)
   * Patient information may not be used for personal use
   * Charts/patient information in common areas (verbal and written)
   * Computer screens (Appointment Calendars/Scheduling/Account balances)
   * Release of records requirements:
   When family members are treated in the same clinic, can you share
   information? What is required before any information can be shared?
   ii. Confidentiality extends to friends, coworkers, employees, injured workers!
7. Sanitation/Safety(30 minutes)
   * Equipment (tables, physiotherapy, exercise)
   * Laundry (gowns/towels/shorts etc)
   * Personal
   * Other OSHA
8. Basic Anatomy(1 hour 15 minutes)
   Spine, muscles, bone, bony landmarks
   Phases in treatment and healing
9. Indications and Contraindications for physiotherapy modalities, exercise, soft tissue therapies (1 hour 45 minutes)
10. Understanding CPT Timed Codes & General Chart Noting(45 minutes)
    * Each author of any written information in the chart must be identified on each page
    * Procedure vs. Modality (e.g. 97039 vs. 97139)
    * Attended vs. Unattended (e.g. US vs. EMS)
    * Time matters:
    1. Procedures & Modalities with codes that require start and stop times,

             (includes setup and post-treatment cleanup)
    ii. Procedures & Modalities with codes that are billed in 15 minute increments:
    (8-23 minutes, includes setup and post-treatment cleanup)
    iii. What to do if less than 8 minutes of treatment time: (code modifier -52)
    * Outcome based markers
    * Outcome assessments including Oswestry, NDI, VAS pain scale, etc.
    * Insurance and its requirements of functional outcome assessments
    * S.O.A.P. (explain parts)

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