Events Calendar

Explore and register for upcoming events sponsored by Physical Therapy & Human Movement Sciences (NUPTHMS) at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Prechtl General Movement Assessment Course Grand Rounds Seminar Alumni Weekend Combined Sections Meeting

CEU Opportunity

Date: December 12, 2024
Location: Online
Time: 6:00 PM CT

Please join Northwestern University’s Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences' Alumni Association on December 12, 2024 at 6:00 PM CT for "Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy: Who Needs It?", presented by Emily Leverett, PT, DPT. There is a $30 registration fee for a standard ticket, and students are free. Attendees will receive 1.5 credit hours.

Abstract: This presentation is intended to educate the non-pelvic health physical therapist about how to effectively screen patients for referral to a pelvic floor physical therapist. Basic pelvic floor anatomy and function will be reviewed, as well as signs and symptoms of potential dysfunction. Strategies and modes of screening for pelvic floor dysfunction will be discussed, and considerations for different treatment settings will be identified. At the end of this presentation, the audience will be equipped with information to effectively identify and refer patients to pelvic floor physical therapy.

Objectives: After this presentation, participants will be able to

•		Describe the primary functions of the pelvic floor and associated musculature
•		Identify signs and symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction that would benefit from physical therapy intervention
•		Create screening questions that can help determine if a patient would benefit from pelvic floor physical therapy

Prechtl General Movement Assessment Basic &
Advanced Course

Dates: April 29- May 2, 2025
Location: 645 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago IL 60611

Please join Northwestern University’s Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences' Continuing Education course "General Movement Assessment" presented by Colleen Peyton, PT, DPT, PCS, and Alicia Spittle, PT, PhD, from April 29 - May 2, 2025. There is a $950 registration fee for the course. Breakfast will be included. Attendees may receive up to 21 credit hours.

Speakers

Colleen Peyton, PT, DPT.
Dr. Peyton is an Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences at Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.

Alicia Spittle, PT, PhD.
Professor Spittle is the Associate Dean Research in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, AUS.

Description

The Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Science is proud to offer both the basic and advanced general movement assessment courses. Research conducted in the last 20 years has shown the qualitative assessment of spontaneous movement in the fetus, newborn, and young infant is an early and reliable indicator for diagnosis and prognosis of neurological disorders. Compelling evidence is now available that qualitative assessment of General Movements —a specific type of spontaneous movement—under the age of five months is the best predictor of cerebral palsy. This course fulfills the standards specified by the Generalized Movement Trust (www.general-movements-trust.info). The course will consist of lessons, demonstration, and discussion of video-recordings. Lectures will alternate with exercises in small groups with videos prepared by the tutors.

At the end of the course participants be required to take a final test in order to receive a certificate of reliability in this method of assessment.

Participants registering for the advanced course must have completed the basic training course prior to attending the advanced course. Advanced course participants will learn more detailed scoring systems and will have the opportunity to review their own recordings with the tutor.

Basic Course Objectives

Assess typically developing infants using the General Movement Assessment;
Assess infants with brain lesions using the General Movement Assessment;
Describe how to incorporate the General Movement Assessment technique into their clinical and research practices;
Distinguish between typical and atypical general movements in developing infants using the General Movement Assessment.

Advanced Course Objectives

Assess the components of general movements including speed, amplitude, intensity, and rotations during the preterm and term age.
Evaluate the individual trajectory of developing infants using the assessment of components of general movements.
Assess fidgety movements and the concurrent motor repertoire (movements and postures) in 3-5 month old infants.
Discuss their own diagnosis of developing infants using infant movement assessment illustrated with their own recordings.

Timed Agenda

Basic Course

D = Demonstration L = Lecture T = Tutorial

Day 1

7:30-8:00am: Breakfast
8:00-9:30am: Welcome & Introduction, When, How and Perhaps Why Do We Start to Move? (L)
9:30-10:00am: Coffee and tea
10:00-11:30am:Normal General Movements: Preterm and Term Age (D, T)
11:30-12:30pm: Lunch break
12:30-2:00pm: Abnormal General Movements: Preterm and Term Age (D and T)
2:00-2:30pm: Coffee and tea
2:30-4:00pm:General Movements: Preterm Age (T)

Day 2
7:30-8:00am: Breakfast
8:00-9:30am: General Movements: Term Age (T)
9:30-10:00am: Coffee and tea
10:00-11:30am: Individual Developmental Trajectories: From Birth to the End of the First Month Postterm Age (T)
11:30-12:30pm: Lunch break
12:30-2:00pm: Fidgety Movements (D and T)
2:00-2:30pm: Coffee and tea
2:30-4:00pm: Abnormal and Absence of Fidgety Movements (D and T)

Day 3
7:30-8:00am: Breakfast
8:00-9:30am: Fidgety Movements (T)
9:30-10:00am: Coffee and tea
10:00-11:30am: Individual Developmental Trajectories: From Birth to 5 Months Postterm Age (T), GMs and Cerebral Palsy (L)
11:30-12:30pm: Lunch break
12:30-2:00pm: Individual Developmental Trajectories: From Preterm Birth to 5 Months Postterm Age (T)
2:00-2:30pm: Coffee and tea
2:30-4:00pm: Individual Developmental Trajectories of Infants with Perinatal Asphyxia (D,T)

Day 4
7:30-8:00am: Breakfast
8:00-9:30am: GMs at Different Ages (T), How to Study GMs (D)
9:30-10:00am: Coffee and tea
10:00-11:30am: Reliability testing

Advanced Course

Day 1

7:30-8:00am: Breakfast
8:00-9:30am: Fidgety Movements and Rationale for Detailed Scoring
9:30-10:00am: Coffee and tea
10:00-11:30am: The Motor Optimality Score Revised (MOS-R) Detailed Scoring of Movement Patterns Part 1
11:30-12:30pm: Lunch break
12:30-2:00pm: The Motor Optimality Score Revised (MOS-R) Detailed Scoring of Movement Patterns Part 2
2:00-2:30pm: Coffee and tea
2:30-4:00pm: The Motor Optimality Score Revised (MOS-R) Detailed Scoring of Posture and Movement Character

Day 2

7:30-8:00am: Breakfast
8:00-9:30am: MOS-R: Assessment of Participant’s Recordings
9:30-10:00am: Coffee and tea
10:00-11:30am: MOS-R: Assessment of Participant’s Recordings
11:30-12:30pm: Lunch break
12:30-2:00pm: Detailed Scoring of GMs at Preterm and Writhing Age (GMOS-R) – Assessment of Participants’ Recordings
2:00-2:30pm: Coffee and tea
2:30-4:00pm: Longitudinal Assessment in Details: GMOS-R and MOS-R (Participants’ Recordings)

Day 3
7:30-8:00am: Breakfast
8:00-9:30am: GMOS-R and/or MOS-R: Assessment of Participant’s Recordings
9:30-10:00am: Coffee and tea
10:00-11:30am: GMOS-R and/or MOS-R: Assessment of Participant’s Recordings
11:30-12:30pm: Lunch break
12:30-2:00pm: GMOS-R and/or MOS-R: Assessment of Participant’s Recordings
2:00-2:30pm: Coffee and tea
2:30-4:00pm: Assessment of Participant’s Recordings

Day 4
7:30-8:00am: Breakfast
8:00-9:30am: Pre-Testing Session (incl Detailed Scoring)
9:30-10:00am: Coffee and tea
10:00-11:30am: Reliability Testing (incl Detailed Scoring)

Cancellation Policy

Any cancellation up until 2 weeks before the course will result in a $200 cancellation fee.
Any cancellation made 2 weeks prior to the course will NOT receive a refund.

We look forward to providing you with the highest quality professional education experience. Please reach out to Theresa Sukal Moulton at theresa-moulton@northwestern.edu if you have any questions.