Academy Outreach Program
At RIC Academy we have provided continuing education to advance the field of rehabilitation medicine for over 34 years. Our education mission is quite literally defined by the excellence of our people, creativity, innovation and the unparalleled learning transfer from our professional rehabilitation courses. It is precisely our deep and continuing commitment to professional education that enables the opportunity for our expert faculty to travel from "our house to yours." The Academy's Outreach program brings RIC's premier courses directly to your facility. You can immediately learn and benefit from our interdisciplinary and creative approach to some very difficult problems. The following courses are currently being offered in our Outreach program:
Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Management in Brain Injury.
Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Management in Spinal Cord Injury.
Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Management in Stroke.
Kinetic Chain Evaluation and Functional Exercise Approaches.
FAQ's
How much does it costs?
$16,000 per course for 3 speakers. Each additional speaker is $2000.
What is included in the $16,000 for the Outreach?
Course delivery, all course logistics such as Honorariums, lodging for the speakers, ceus for your participants, printing of the course books and labor costs for rolling out the course.
What is our facility responsible for?
Providing the meeting venue; facility setup; faculty travel cost; registration and refreshments for the participants. Your facility is responsible for marketing the course, if you choose too. (RIC can help you with marketing ideas).
How much of the outreach Agenda can be customized?
It truly depends upon the outreach. Course speakers value your input to identify the areas of interest and clinical need that can be customized to your therapists and nurses. One of the strengths of the outreaches lies in the workshops where attendees have the opportunity to practice learned clinical skills.
How many participants can we have?
You may have up to 50 attendees. Beyond 50 participants RIC and your facility participate in a revenue sharing agreement. Our experience indicates that a total of no more than 50 participants is ideal, maximizing the class learning and interactions.
How quickly can we bring the outreach to our facility?
We can usually turn things around in 3-4 months.
For more information on the Outreach program you can contact the Academy Director Dan Taylor at 312-238-1622, or click the Outreach link at the bottom of this page.
