Diagnostic Imaging in Chiropractic Practice (Motley, 12hr package 2021)

Overview

Dr. Motley, Life West Professor and Director of the Master’s of Science in Diagnostic Imaging program, presents current imaging standards and practice and reviews typical and unusual cases.

Duration

Please note that Diagnostic Imaging in Chiropractic Practice (Motley, 12hr package 2021) is available through December 31, 2021.  Be certain that you have completed all parts of the course package and downloaded or printed each certificate before December 31, 2021.  Certificates will be available to you indefinitely and free of charge through ce.lifewest.edu as long as you have accessed them by the end of this year. 

Learning Objectives

By the end of the seminar, you will be better able to:

  • determine when it is appropriate to image;
  • decide what type of imaging is most suitable;
  • evaluate images effectively; and
  • discern artifacts from legitimate elements of images.

Online CE at Life West is simple and engaging.

  1. Check on the right of this screen or under the CREDITS tab to see if the seminar is approved for CE in your licensure state(s).
  2. You must be logged in to your Life West CE account in order to access the seminar. Click on the REGISTER tab to register and begin.
  3. The seminar consists of video, readings, and one or more quizzes. You do not need to complete the seminar in one sitting, and you may return to it at any point.
  4. Once in the seminar, follow the MENU of steps on the left side of the screen. Click through the steps to move through the program.
  5. When you have completed the evaluation, you can PRINT YOUR CERTIFICATE yourself, on the spot.  

If you have questions or concerns along the way, contact Life West Postgraduate & Continuing Education at conted@lifewest.edu or 510.780.4508 during our regular business hours 9am-5pm Mon-Fri. Please expect a response within 1-2 business days.

If you have specific questions for your instructor, you can email them at jmotley@lifewest.edu. Please expect a response within 4 days.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 AK Chiropractic Board
    Alaska Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 CA Acupuncture Board
    California Acupuncture Board
  • 2.00 CA Chiro Board, Category B
    CA Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Cat B
  • 2.00 CO Chiropractic Board
    Colorado Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 CT Chiropractic Board
    Connecticut Board of Chiropractic Examiner
  • 2.00 DC Chiropractic Board
    District of Columbia Board of Chiropractic
  • 2.00 DE Chiropractic Board
    Delaware Board of Chiropractic
  • 2.00 IA Chiropractic Board
    Iowa Board of Chiropractic
  • 2.00 ID Chiropractic Board
    Idaho Board of Chiropractic Physicians
  • 2.00 IL Chiropractic Board
    Illinois Medical Licensing Board
  • 2.00 KS Chiropractic Assoc
    Kansas Chiropractic Association
  • 2.00 MA Chiropractic Board
    Massachusetts Board of Registration of Chiropractors
  • 2.00 MD Chiropractic Board
    Maryland Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 ME Chiropractic Board
    Maine Board of Chiropractic Licensure
  • 2.00 MI Chiropractic Board
    Michigan Board of Chiropractic
  • 2.00 MN Chiropractic Board
    Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 MT Chiropractic Board
    Montana Board of Chiropractors
  • 2.00 NB Chiropractic Assoc
    New Brunswick Chiropractors' Association
  • 2.00 NC Chiropractic Board
    North Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 ND Chiropractic Board
    North Dakota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 NE Chiropractic Board
    Nebraska Board of Chiropractic
  • 2.00 NH Chiropractic Board
    New Hampshire Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 NJ Chiropractic Board
    New Jersey Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 ON Chiropractic College
    Ontario College of Chiropractors
  • 2.00 OR Chiropractic Board
    Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 PACE
    FCLB Providers of Approved Continuing Education
  • 2.00 RI Chiropractic Board
    Rhode Island Board of Examiners in Chiropractic
  • 2.00 SC Chiropractic Board
    South Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 SD Chiropractic Board
    South Dakota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 TN Chiropractic Board
    Tennessee Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 UT Chiropractic Board
    Utah Chiropractic Physicians Licensing Board
  • 2.00 VA Board of Medicine
    Virginia Board of Medicine
  • 2.00 VT Chiropractic Board
    Vermont Board of Chiropractic
  • 2.00 WA Chiropractic Comm
    Washington Chiropractic Quality Assurance Commission
  • 2.00 WY Chiropractic Board
    Wyoming Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 X-Ray Hours
    X-Ray CE Hours
Course opens: 
01/01/2021
Course expires: 
12/31/2021

Hour 1: Imaging Modalities & Case Studies

  • General considerations of imaging
  • Deciding when to and when not to take images
  • Comparisons of radiography, MRI, CT, Ultrasound, DEXA, Bone Scan
  • Case 1: Blunt trauma to the head: CT & MRI
  • Case 2: Rear-end auto accident with unstable ADI: MRI, evaluation of integrity of transverse ligament & cord

Hour 2: Case Studies

  • Case 3: Visible postural deformity in cervical spine; scoliosis evaluation, asymptomatic: congenital/structural scoliosis
  • Case 4: Anterior neck fullness. Cervical spine pain and dysfunction. No recent trauma: Tracheal deviation
  • Case 5: Anterior neck fullness. Cervical spine pain and dysfunction. No recent trauma: Old Iliac wing fracture
  • Case 6: Non-traumatic low back pain: uterine leiomyomas / CA++ breast implants
  • Identification of artifacts in imaging

 

Jamie P. Motley, MA, DC, DACBRJAMIE P. MOTLEY, MA, DC, DACBR

Dr. Jamie P Motley completed her Doctorate of Chiropractic studies in 2009 at Life Chiropractic College West. As a chiropractic student, Motley developed a keen interest in radiology. Shortly following graduation she entered a Diplomat of the American Chiropractic College of Radiology post-doctorate program at New York Chiropractic College in upstate NY. Upon successfully completing the DACBR program, Dr. Motley started a private reading practice interpreting Radiographic, MRI and CT musculoskeletal studies. In 2013, Dr Motley accepted a teaching position here at Life West where she teaches and reads imaging studies and inspires students. In 2019 Dr. Motely took on a new position as the founding director of Life West's Master's of Science in Diagnostic Imaging program.

Learn more about Dr. Motley at https://lifewest.edu/meet-jamie-motley-director-of-new-diagnostic-imaging-program/. 

See below for a list of credits that may be available for this seminar. 

Life Chiropractic College West is accredited by the CCE and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

*The following State and Province chiropractic boards do not require an application when a program is sponsored by a college accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE): CO, CT, DE, DC, ID, IL, IA, MD, MA, MT, NE, NJ, OH, OR, RI, SC, UT, VT (no philosophy), VA, WA, WY, BC, NB, ON, QC. Life Chiropractic College West cannot guarantee that any session of this offering will be accepted by these licensing board(s). Life West urges licensees to familiarize themselves with the laws governing continuing education in the jurisdictions where they hold licensure.

This course is approved by the California Acupuncture Board, Provider Number 716, for 2 hours of continuing education, Category 1.

Refunds for program registration are granted if requested in writing no later than one business day before program begins. If registrants cancel within one week of program start date, a $50 processing fee will be deducted from refunds.  See About for details.

Available Credit Hours

  • 2.00 AK Chiropractic Board
    Alaska Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 CA Acupuncture Board
    California Acupuncture Board
  • 2.00 CA Chiro Board, Category B
    CA Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Cat B
  • 2.00 CO Chiropractic Board
    Colorado Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 CT Chiropractic Board
    Connecticut Board of Chiropractic Examiner
  • 2.00 DC Chiropractic Board
    District of Columbia Board of Chiropractic
  • 2.00 DE Chiropractic Board
    Delaware Board of Chiropractic
  • 2.00 IA Chiropractic Board
    Iowa Board of Chiropractic
  • 2.00 ID Chiropractic Board
    Idaho Board of Chiropractic Physicians
  • 2.00 IL Chiropractic Board
    Illinois Medical Licensing Board
  • 2.00 KS Chiropractic Assoc
    Kansas Chiropractic Association
  • 2.00 MA Chiropractic Board
    Massachusetts Board of Registration of Chiropractors
  • 2.00 MD Chiropractic Board
    Maryland Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 ME Chiropractic Board
    Maine Board of Chiropractic Licensure
  • 2.00 MI Chiropractic Board
    Michigan Board of Chiropractic
  • 2.00 MN Chiropractic Board
    Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 MT Chiropractic Board
    Montana Board of Chiropractors
  • 2.00 NB Chiropractic Assoc
    New Brunswick Chiropractors' Association
  • 2.00 NC Chiropractic Board
    North Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 ND Chiropractic Board
    North Dakota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 NE Chiropractic Board
    Nebraska Board of Chiropractic
  • 2.00 NH Chiropractic Board
    New Hampshire Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 NJ Chiropractic Board
    New Jersey Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 ON Chiropractic College
    Ontario College of Chiropractors
  • 2.00 OR Chiropractic Board
    Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 PACE
    FCLB Providers of Approved Continuing Education
  • 2.00 RI Chiropractic Board
    Rhode Island Board of Examiners in Chiropractic
  • 2.00 SC Chiropractic Board
    South Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 SD Chiropractic Board
    South Dakota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 TN Chiropractic Board
    Tennessee Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 UT Chiropractic Board
    Utah Chiropractic Physicians Licensing Board
  • 2.00 VA Board of Medicine
    Virginia Board of Medicine
  • 2.00 VT Chiropractic Board
    Vermont Board of Chiropractic
  • 2.00 WA Chiropractic Comm
    Washington Chiropractic Quality Assurance Commission
  • 2.00 WY Chiropractic Board
    Wyoming Board of Chiropractic Examiners
  • 2.00 X-Ray Hours
    X-Ray CE Hours
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Note: This course is a part of the 12 hour CE Package. If you wish to take this course independently of the package, please click here: Diagnostic Imaging in Chiropractic Practice (Jamie Motley, MA, DC, DACBR) 

Required Hardware/software

Computer, tablet, or phone with sufficient audio volume, and a strong Internet connection are required.

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