2024 HSS Rehabilitation OCS Exam Preparation Program

Course Overview: This course is intended for Physical Therapists registered to take the OCS exam in March 2025. To facilitate the studying process and help participants organize their approach, this course will serve to refine the challenging material contained within the recommended texts with an emphasis on clinical pattern recognition, clinical prediction rules, and current research. This program will integrate study tips and provide examples of exam style questions while providing rationale and clinical reasoning behind the answer choices. A comprehensive resource guide will also be provided for participants to utilize during their studies.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the program, the participant will be able to:

• Implement an organizational flow and streamlined approach for preparing to sit for the OCS exam
• Identify study tips and simplified ways of analyzing complex concepts
• Utilize provided resource guide and test questions to enhance the study process

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Accreditation:

Physical Therapists: Hospital for Special Surgery is a New York State Education Department approved provider for physical therapy continuing education. This course is approved for a maximum of 6.0 contact hour.

NJ and FL approval pending

TX: Approved:

Satisfies CE Requirements: AK, AL, AZ, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, ID, KY, KS, MA, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY

It is the licensee’s responsibility to determine approval for their state and discipline due to constantly changing requirements. We would, however, be happy to assist with this process if requested.

Agenda Highlights

Test Taking Strategies & Study Tips

Research/Statistics

Cervical Spine

Head/Maxillofacial/Craniomandibular

Thoracic Spine

Shoulder

Elbow/Wrist/Hand

Lumbar Spine/Pelvis/SIJ/Coccyx

Hip

Knee

Foot/Ankle

Discussion/ Questions and Answers - All Faculty

Target Audience: Physical Therapists

Faculty:

HSS Orthopedic Board Certified Clinicians

Education Level: Advanced

Method of Instruction: Each session will involve lecture with discussion and question/answer features with the speakers.

Refunds up to 7 days before event. Eventbrite's fee is nonrefundable.

Hospital for Special Surgery reserves the right to cancel this course. In the unlikely event the course is canceled, HSS will issue a full refund of the registration fee, but will not be responsible for any other charges incurred by the registrant due to the cancellation of the course.

Host or Publisher Hospital for Special Surgery Rehabilitation