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Fee for retaking the Diplomate Certification Examination is $500 USD. All fees are due no less than 45 days prior to the examination date. Future Diplomate Examinations:
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL ORTHOPEDICS REVIEW (25.0 hrs)
*Ortho-10-1 September 19 - 20, 2009
*Ortho-10-2 October 10 - 11, 2009 Important Information on the Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists Diplomate Examination
General
Information
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Components
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Preparation Minimum Requirements for Diplomate Examination 1. A total of 360 hours from a CCE-approved college/university. 2. Up to 10 per cent (36 hours) may be credited based upon course work in a content-related CCE Diplomate program (Imaging, Neurology, Rehabilitation). These hours may not duplicate material completed in the orthopedic program. 3. Up to 24 hours will be credited for an orthopedics review class conducted by a CCE college/university.
The diplomate exam will consist of three (3) sections:
Themes of the examination:
MCQs : The MCQ section of the diplomate exam may be built around
the case history
Imaging: The imaging section of the diplomate exam may utilize the
following formats
The images utilized in this section may include the following areas: Axial skeleton to include, but not limited to: disc involvement, joint involvement, spinal stenosis, cord injuries, trauma cases, fractures, soft tissue involvement, tumors (both benign and metastatic), congenital abnormalities, and vascular abnormalities. Appendicular skeleton to include, but not limited to: rib fractures, soft tissue injuries, extremity fractures, joint injuries, ligament injuries, arthridities, tumors (both benign and metastatic), and subluxations/dislocations. Chest and abdomen to include, but not limited to: Pancoast tumor, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), calcific infiltration of organs, and tumors (both benign and metastatic).
OSCE: The practical section of the diplomate exam may include
(but not limited to)
The following methods of study and preparation for the certification examination are suggested, but are not limited to: 1. Review Classes offered by a CCE accredited chiropractic college/university 2. Self study from prior class notes with corresponding research and review (Class notes should serve as a guide for study, but it is strongly suggested that you read current articles or texts for additional study.) 3. Attend classes at a CCE accredited chiropractic college/university offering post-graduate orthopedic classes. 4. Review texts and information on the website book list (see "References" below). 5. Study groups 6. Internet
The following texts are used as reference material for developing the orthopedic diplomate examination. (The books asterisked (**) are recommended for your library.) Anatomy Cramer and Darby; Basic and Clinical Anatomy of the Spine, Spinal Cord, and Autonomic Nervous System, Mosby Publication History and Physical Examination Bates and Hoeckelman; A Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, Lippincott Publication M. H. Swartz; Textbook of Physical Diagnosis, History and Examination, Saunders Publication, **De Gowan Bedside Diagnosis Radiology **Marchiori; Clinical Imaging, Mosby Publication A. Greenspan; Orthopedic Radiology-A practical Approach, Raven Press Publication **Yochum and Rowe; Essentials of Skeletal Radiology, Williams and Wilkins Publication Stoller; Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Lippincott Publication Kaplan; Musculoskeletal MRI, Saunders Publication Berquist; MRI of the Musculoskeletal System, Lippincott Publication Gewiler, Osborne and Becker; The Radiology of Vertebral Trauma, Saunders Publication Rehabilitation Wilmore and Costil; Physiology of Sport and Exercise, Human Kinetics Publication Brotzman and Wilk; Clinic Orthopedic Rehabilitation, Mosby Publication Liebenson; Rehabilitation of the Spine – A Practitioner’s Manual, Lippincott Publication Reid; Sports Injury Assessment and Rehabilitation, Churchill and Livingstone Publication Athletic Training and Sports Medicine, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Publication Sullivan and Markos; Clinical Decision Making in Therapeutic Exercise, Appleton and Lange Publication Travell and Simons; MyoFascial Pain and Syndrome – The Trigger Point Manual, Williams and Wilkins Publication Anderson and Hall; Fundamentals of Sports Injury Management, Williams and Wilkins Publication Neurology Durrant and True; Myelopathy, Radiculopathy, and Peripheral Entrapment Syndromes, CRC Press Publication Goetz and Pappert; Textbook of Clinical Neurology, Saunders Publication A.F. Haerer; DeJong’s the Neurologic Examination, Aspen Publication J. S. Ferezy; The Neurological Examination, Aspen Publication Aminoff, Greenberg and Simon; Clinical Neurology, Appleton and Lange Publication S. G. Waxman; Correlative Neuroanatomy, Appleton and Lange Publication **Patten; Neurological Differential Diagnosis, Springer-Verlag Publication, New York Wilson-Pauwels, Akesson, Stewar; Cranial Nerves-Anatomy and Clinical Comments, BC Decker Publication, Clinical Oriented Anatomy, Williams & Wilkins Publications Clinical Anatomy, John Wiley & Sons Publication Adams and Ropper; Principles of Neurology, McGraw-Hill Publication Noback, Strominger and Demarest; The Human Nervous System, Williams & Wilkins Publication Kandel, Schwartz and Jessel; Principles of Neural Science, Elsevier Publication Orthopedic Testing **Evans; Illustrated Orthopedic Physical Assessment, Mosby Publication Gerard and Kleinflield; Orthopedic Testing, Churchill and Livingstone Publication Miller; Review of Orthopaedics, Saunders Publication Magee; Orthopaedic Physical Assessment, Saunders Publication L. Mercier; Practical Orthopedics, Mosby Publication Differential Diagnosis/Management Foreman and Croft; Whiplash Injuries-Cervical Acceleration/Deceleration Syndrome, Williams and Wilkins Publication Greenstein; Clinical Assessment of Neuromusculoskeletal Disorders, Mosby Publications Kirkaldy-Willis; Managing Low Back Pain, Williams and Wilkins Publication Cox; Low Back Pain – Mechanism, Diagnosis and Treatment, Williams and Wilkins Publication Hardy; Lumbar Disc Disease, Raven Publication Hammer; Functional Soft Tissue Examination and Treatment by Manual Methods, Aspen Publication Souza; Differential Diagnosis for the Chiropractor, Aspen Publication Katz; Diagnosis and Management of Rheumatic Diseases, Lippincott Publication Blacklow; MacBryde’s – Signs and Symptoms, Lippincott Publication Cailliet; Neck and Arm Pain, FA Davis Publication Cailliet; Low Back Pain, FA Davis Publication Cailliet; Shoulder Pain, FA Davis Publication Cailliet; Soft Tissue Pain and Disability, FA Davis Publication Adams and Hamblen; Outline of Orthopaedics, Churchill Livingstone Publication Borenstein and Wiesel; Low Back Pain, Saunders Publication Lawrence; Fundamentals of Chiropractic Diagnosis and Management, Williams and Wilkins Publication Bullough; Orthopedic Pathology – with Clinical and Radiographic Correlations, Gower Medical Publishing Grieve; Common Vertebral Joint Problems, Churchill and Livingstone Publication Pediatrics Behrman, Kliegman and Arvin; Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, Saunders Publication Plaugher; Pediatric Chiropractic, Williams and Wilkins Publication Chiropractic Legal/Ethics/Record Documentation Harrison; Chiropractic Practice Liability, International Chiropractors Association Publication Foreman, Stahl and Sportelli, Medical Legal Issues in Chiropractic, Practice Makers Products Publication Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, American Medical Association Publication Scott; Legal Aspects of Documenting Patient Care, Aspen Publication Pozgar; Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration, Aspen Publication Miscellaneous White and Panjabi; Clinical Biomechanics of the Spine, Lippincott Publication Bergman, Peterson and Lawrence; Chiropractic Technique, Churchill Livingstone Publication S. R. Williams; Nutrition and Diet Therapy, Mosby Publication Junghans; Clinical Implications of Normal Biomechanical Stresses on Spinal Function, Aspen Publication Cotran, Kumar and Robbins; Robbins’ Pathologic Basis of Disease, Saunders Publication Coe and Favus; Disorders of Bone and Mineral Metabolism, Raven Publications Greenspan; Basic and Clinical Endocrinology, Appleton & Lange Publication Baum, Gatchell and Krantz; An introduction to health psychology, McGraw-Hill Publication Fauci, Braunwald, Isselbacher, Wilson, Martin, Kasper, Sauser and Longo; Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, McGraw-Hill Publication Guyton and Hall; Textbook of Medical Physiology, Saunders Publication **Pecinia – Overuse injuries, Pecinia entrapment syndromes |
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