ADOLESCENT HEALTH ISSUES – LIVE WEBINAR
3 CEUs for chiropractors, massage therapists, NJ physical therapists and NJ physical therapy assistants *
This program is a LIVE INTERACTIVE Webinar. Live webinars are interactive and as such, are live credits, not distance learning.
Requirements to attend a live webinar:
- You will need a smartphone, tablet, laptop or desktop computer to view it. If using a smartphone or tablet, it is best to have the app for the program on your device (i.e. Zoom, GoToWebinar).
- To verify your continued attendance during the class, you will need a microphone, webcam or the ability to type into the program’s live chat.
- Instructors or school personnel will take attendance periodically throughout the class.
- Instructors may call on participants.
- To verify attendance, a code word may be given sometime during the class.
- You will be required to complete and return an evaluation after the course has ended. The evaluation may ask what code word was given.
- You may not receive your Certificate of Completion if we cannot verify your attendance.
Live webinar invitations are emailed to registered students as the course date nears (approximately one day prior to the class).
Certificates of Completion are emailed to students approximately 5 business days after the course.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This program will cover health issues that affect adolescents specifically, the importance of understanding an adolescent’s physical and physiological growth and the role this plays in the treatment of an adolescent patient. This program will allow the clinician to understand not only the development of the human body as it goes through puberty but also the reason why treatment planning and overall health concerns can be different. Special attention will be paid to nutrition as it relates to growth and wellness during this stage of life.
The course will cover:
THE STRESS REACTION AND INFLAMMATION
THE PHYSIOLOGY BEHIND PUBERTY
THE CHILD IN DEVELOPMENT IN UTERO AND POST PARTUM
PHYSIOLOGY OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN THE MATURING ADOLESCENT
STAGES OF CHILDHOOD GROWTH
NATURAL CHILD BIRTH VS. “C” SECTION WITH THE CONCOMITANT PSYCHOLOGY MANIFESTATIONS IN THE ADOLESCENT
THE ROLE OF THE PARENT
CLINICAL NUTRITION TO HELP AVOID CHILDHOOD PATHOLOGY
NUTRITION AND ITS PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE
THE ROLE OF THE INTESTINE IN THE MANIFESTATION OF SKIN DISORDERS OF VARIOUS TYPES
About the instructor, Arthur Feintuch, DC, DAAPM
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- Monmouth University Adjunct Professor Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Dental Studies Institute and the Institute for Continuing Education – Continuing Ed Instructor
- Ocean County College-Developer and Adjunct Instructor EEG program
- Brookdale Community College- Adjunct Instructor and Developer EEG program, Pharmaceutical Math, Occupational Therapy
- Premier Medical and Dental Institute-Phlebotomy, EKG, Pharmacology, Injection Technique, Medical Law and Ethics, etc.
- Middlesex County College-Adjunct Instructor Anatomy and Physiology including lab and lecture
- Designed, developed, and instructed Post Graduate Cranial Anatomy course for continuing education credits to Post-Doctoral Physical Therapy Practitioners
- Gibbs College-Adjunct Instructor Medical Assisting (entire program)
- Chiropractic Physician
- New Jersey State Teaching Certification Secondary Education
- 35 Years Private Practice running multiple offices
* This course is approved for NJ chiropractors because The Institute for Continuing Education is a Pre-Approved Provider/Sponsor with the NJ Board of Chiropractic Examiners. The school is also recognized by the PACE Program of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards. This course is approved for massage therapists by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB), approved provider # 307800-00, for all states but New York. For NJ physical therapists and PTAs, the course is approved by the NJ Board of Physical Therapy Examiners through 1/31/26, approval code #2309-86.
