Continuing Education

Continuing Education Courses

UCSF/SFSU supports the continuing education and professional development of DPT graduates and faculty. For those interested in having UCSF host a continuing education course in collaboration with UCSF's Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science:

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Upcoming Continuing Education Courses

For more information on upcoming classes and to register, please click the link below or reach out to the contact listed.

Management of the Foot & Ankle - May 3, 2025 (.85 CEUs)

Expand your knowledge of foot & ankle anatomy and examination, from movement analysis to manual therapy skills and treatment approaches including when to implement taping. We'll begin with a review of biomechanics and build on recommended readings with discussion, lab instruction, and hands-on practice.

Instructors: Steve Reischl, PT, DPT; Alison Scheid, PT, DPT; Erin Green, PT, DPT; Erin Hayden, PT, DPT
Date/Time: Saturday, May 3, 2025; 8:00am - 6:00pm
Location: UCSF Parnassus Campus, Clinical Skills Center (S-20/22; Medical Science Building), 513 Parnassus Ave., San Francisco, CA 94143
Cost: $250
For more information, click here for the course brochure.

Fresh Cadaver Dissection and Upper Quarter Review with Carla Stecco - June 20, 2025

This course is an amazing and unique opportunity to study the connective tissue and MSK systems with one of the top researchers in the world in one of the top anatomy labs in the world. Carla Stecco will be in San Francisco for one day only in a fresh cadaver (unembalmed) dissection course about the upper quarter anatomy, pathology, and practical manual therapy and movement applications. If you have never been in an anatomy course with a fresh, unembalmed, cadaver specimen it is a gamechanger in your ability to visualize the anatomy with all the colors, textures, fluids, and connections that are often altered during the embalming process. This course is not to missed for manual and movement practitioners. Open to all in the allied health professions.

Instructor: Carla Stecco MD, PhD, University of Padua, Italy
Date/Time: June 20, 2025 , 9:30am - 6:00pm
Location: UCSF OTI Surgical Training Facility
Cost: $650
8 Contact CEU hours
Schedule:
- 9:30am-10:30am Carla Stecco lecture on superficial vs deep fascia dysfunctions, deltopectoral fascia and brachial fascia, Thoracic outlet reviewed
- 10:30am- 1:30pm Cadaveric dissection and investigation
- 1:30pm-2:00pm Lunch
- 2:00pm-2:45pm Lecture on treatment considerations of neural tension, ULTT, and brachial neuritis
- 2:45-4:00pm Cadaveric investigation
- 4:00pm-4:45pm Lecture on deltoid unique anatomy, RTC, and scapular-humeral mechanics
- 4:45pm-6:00pm Cadaveric dissection and investigation

Pelvic Function Level 1 by Herman and Wallace - Sept. 6-7, 2025 (2.15 CEUs)

Pelvic Function Level 1 (PF1) is the beginner-level course in our Pelvic Function Series and provides a thorough introduction to pelvic health, pelvic dysfunction, and interventions for rehabilitation. PF1 is created for the pelvic health clinician who treats patients with conditions including urinary incontinence, chronic pelvic pain (CPP), and pelvic organ prolapse.

Instructor: Christine Stewart, PT, CMPT
Date/Time: Sept 6-7, 2025 , 6:30am-2:30pm
Location: UCSF Physical Therapy Faculty Practice: Bayfront Medical Building, 520 Illinois Street 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
Cost: $695

Humanizing ICU Care Inter-Professional Course - Sept. 27, 2025 (0.7 CEUs)

This course will highlight expert clinician experience, UCSF mobility guidelines, and ICU Rehabilitation research. Through case study presentations and audience participation, we will facilitate discussion to enhance clinical reasoning skills for rehabilitating critically ill patients.

Date: Sat., Sept. 27, 2025
Location: UCSF Parnassus Campus
Cost: Clinicians - $150; UCSF clinicians - $100; students - $50

Please include your license number when registering!

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