Physical Agent Modality Credentialing Course for the Occupational Therapy Practitioner
A unique distance learning approach which complies with most state rules and regulations for certification.
Complete this Credentialing Course for the Use of Physical Agent Modalities and Earn the Professional Disignation of CPAMsm
The Physical Agent Modalities Practitioner Credentialing Agency, Inc., LLC (PAMPCA), has designed a continuing education course in PAMs for the busy therapist. PAMPCA, LLC, is the ONLY credentialing agency in Physical Agent Modalities for OT practitioners.
You do not have to set aside multiple weekends to complete your credentialing training in physical agent modalities. Instead, you learn via the Internet in the comfort of your home or in small study groups and then attend only one 16-hour workshop. Our successful graduates are awarded 45 contact hours of continuing education credits.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED
PAMPCA, LLC, complies with most state rules and regulations for certification; check with your state for any specific information. With PAMPCA, LLC, you get:
- Aggressive didactic lessons online for both thermal and electrical modalities
- A two-day workshop to demonstrate familiarity and safety issues related to PAMs
- Oversight of up to 20 clinical hours completed to meet PAMPCA, LLC, credentialing standards
- Comprehensive examination included during the second day of the workshop
The course is comprised of 11 online modules plus workshop and clinical hours. Upon successful completion of the course, our graduates are awarded 45 contact hours of continuing education credit awarded by Saginaw Valley State University. This course meets the regulatory and licensing requirement for PAM use in those states, in which the workshops are offered, requiring additional credentialing of OT practitioners.
Note: You must have a computer, access to the Internet and an email address to participate in this course. Be sure to include your email address when registering online.
HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS
Allow about four weeks to complete the 11-lesson web-based portion of the program (estimated at about 20 hours). Then attend a hands-on, instructor-led 16-hour, two-day workshop. The workshops meet from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day (except for Nebraska).
2007-2008 WORKSHOP SCHEDULES
PAM LOCATIONS & DATES
If you are interested in hosting the two-day hands-on workshop at your facility, please call (989) 964-4048 or call toll-free 1-866-341-4106 for program information.
Richmond, VA
May 30-31, 2008
Friday-Saturday, 8 am-5 pm
St. Mary's Woods
1257 Marywood Lane
Richmond, VA 23229
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Findlay, OH
August 9-10, 2008
Saturday-Sunday, 8 am-5 pm
Birchaven Village
15100 Birchaven Lane
Findlay, OH 45840
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Greenville, NC
October 4-5, 2008
Saturday-Sunday, 8 am-5 pm
Pitt Memorial Hospital
Greenville, NC
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Click here to visit the PAMPCA, LLC, website.
COURSE FEE
The fee for the entire course is $550, which includes complete certification in both thermal and electrical modalities. Also included are all homestudy lessons provided via the Internet, a textbook, necessary paperwork to demonstrate completion of the course, and a certificate of completion once all requirements have been met.
Qualify for a Discount! Send three or more from the same company and each receives $55 off the regular fee, paying only $495 each.
CANCELLATION/REFUND POLICY
Cancellations made within two weeks of registration are eligible for a refund minus a $100 cancellation fee and $38 textbook fee (individuals will keep the textbook). Cancellations made after two weeks of registration are not refundable.
Transferring a registrant to an alternative workshop site is permissible on a one-time basis for a $50 processing fee and is contingent upon space available. Transfers made less than a week before the original workshop is held are not possible.
Note: We reserve the right to cancel any workshop for which there is insufficient registration. In that event, registrants will be encouraged to attend the workshop at a different location with no processing fee charged, or will be refunded the amount of the tuition minus a $38 fee for the textbook.
If you are interested in hosting the two-day hands-on workshop at your facility, please call (989) 964-4048 or call toll-free 1-866-341-4106 for program information.
PAMPCA'S MISSION
The mission of Physical Agent Modalities Practitioner Credentialing Agency, Inc., LLC (PAMPCA), is to provide a credentialing process that includes the necessary education, testing, and monitoring of clinical preparedness for practitioners who want to use physical agent modalities in their practice. In doing so, the public is able to identify those healthcare professionals who are qualified to use physical agent modalities as part of their routine practice.
PAMPCA,LLC, was established to educate practitioners in the proper, safe and judicious use of physical agent modalities in the treatment of their clients. It provides a process by which all states and territories within the United States can individually define the appropriate education and certification standards for physical agent modalities use. PAMPCA, LLC, then, provides the education, testing and awarding of an initial certification for physical agent modalities use to practitioners. It has created an innovative, structured educational system leading to certifying individuals for using physical agent modalities. This education process is provided through web-based instructional media, a two-day workshop and supervised clinical experience.
PAMPCA's mailing address is:
PAMPCA, LLC
PMB 198
2020 Fieldstone Parkway, Suite 900
Franklin, TN 37069
Toll-free phone: 1-866-341-4106