
Examination of the Neurologic Population via Telehealth
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This course is designed to provide Physical Therapists concrete clinical tools for evaluation of patients with neurologic dysfunction via Telehealth. This course is a culmination of expert consensus brought together and published evidence. The content of the course will include demonstration of tests and measures and patient videos of varying neurological conditions. The presenters will also provide a framework to determine appropriateness of your patient for telehealth, the Telehealth Traffic Light. This course will not include information about regulations, compliance, documentation, but will cite resources for participants in order to obtain this information. This course will not address specific neurologic diagnoses and is designed to provide tests and measures to use across any neurologic patient population.
Learning Objectives:
1. Determine which patients are appropriate for neuro telehealth
2. Choose and apply Telehealth PT test and measures in clients with a neurological diagnosis using case studies and video demonstrations
3. Implement appropriate modifications to test and measures based on functional level and safety
4. Understand which Telehealth compliance and regulatory resources are valid and how to access them in order to perform telehealth services at your practice
Course launched March 2025

Hina Garg
PT, MS, PhD, NCS
Hina Garg is a board certified neurologic clinical specialist who specializes in optimizing the clinical assessment and treatment
practices using implementation science and quality improvement frameworks in individuals with MS and other neurologic
conditions. She is an associate professor (Physical Therapy), MS PT & Wellness Center Director, and the Interim Director of the
Office of Research and Sponsored Projects at the Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMUoHP). She completed
her Bachelor of PT from India, M.S. from Texas A & M University and PhD in Rehabilitation Science from the University of
Utah. At the RMUoHP and related clinic systems, Hina has developed, implemented, and disseminated multiple care models
including those for individuals with MS, vestibular, pelvic and post-covid rehabilitative needs. In 2019, she was recognized by
the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy (ANPT) and the Utah Valley business magazine as an innovative professional for
establishing the MS center. She currently co-chairs the ANPT telehealth taskforce, serves within the ANPT DEI and Balance
and Falls workgroups, serves as a grant reviewer at the national level, is a current reviewer for multiple neurologic journals, a
published author and has presented and served at the state and national conferences and boards on her clinical and
research interests. Her passion is in the use of data in clinical and administrative decision making, evidence-based clinical
practice, and training and development of faculty and student colleagues, clinicians and other staff members.

Sarah Gallagher
PT, DPT, NCS
Dr. Sarah Gallagher PT, DPT, NCS obtained her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from MGH Institute of Health Professions and
completed a yearlong internship at Massachusetts General Hospital in acute care, specifically neuro-trauma patient care. She
is the owner of South Valley Physical Therapy in Denver, CO which specializes in neurologic and vestibular rehabilitation. Dr.
Gallagher identified that access to expert vestibular rehab is limited due to: deficiency of vestibular therapists to serve the
state of Colorado, long/difficult travel distances, and dizziness impeding commuting to the clinic. This problem led her to
found The Dizzy Clinic, providing vestibular rehab via videoconferencing in 2017 as well as implemented telerehab at South
Valley PT for insurance reimbursement. She lectures at the University of Colorado PT school on vestibular rehabilitation and
telehealth. She has co-presented on implementing telerehab at CMS in 2019, 2020 and 2021 as well as several state chapter
ATPA conferences. She advocates for telehealth at a state and national level and participates in the APTA FiRST Council,
Telehealth track, and is founder and chair of the Vestibular SIG Telehealth Task Force and currently serves on the ANPT
Telehealth Task Force. She was awarded Colorado PT of the Year in 2020 for her education to PTs and business owners how
to implement telehealth quickly, safely and in compliance. Dr. Gallagher was invited to collaborate on the creation of the
APTA’s Telehealth Certificate Series Course and presented in several of the modules. She was an invited member of a
Videoconferencing Advisory Group for a project at the University of Melbourne that lead to a framework of competencies for
physiotherapists internationally to perform telehealth. She authored an article for VeDA (Vestibular Disorders Association) on
telerehab with vestibular patients in 2018 and co-authored Advocacy for Telehealth Services in 2021 in the Journal of PT
Policy, Administration and Leadership in 2021. Under her leadership, South Valley Physical Therapy continues to treat
approximately 20% of their patients via telehealth.

Emily Schultz
PT, DPT, NCS
Dr. Emily Schultz, PT, DPT is a Board Certified Neurologic Clinical Specialist and a Program Director at Re+active Physical
Therapy and Wellness in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Schultz received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree from the
University of Evansville in 2016 and graduated from the University of Southern California and Rancho Los Amigos National
Rehabilitation Center's Neurologic Physical Therapy Residency Program in 2017. Prior to her relocation back to Los Angeles,
Dr. Schultz worked at the University of Miami as a full time outpatient physical therapist and as Core Faculty and Mentor in
the UM and JRH Neurologic Physical Therapy Residency Program. During her time at the University of Miami, Dr. Schultz
served as the lead PT in the Parkinson's Disease Center of Excellence, Co-founded the University of Miami's Functional
Movement Disorders Division, and spearheaded efforts to develop an Outpatient Telehealth PT Program for individuals with
neurologic diagnoses. Dr. Schultz was identified as the team lead in the provision of telehealth services for the Department of
Physical Therapy and directed staff and student training modules and experiences during the COVID 19 pandemic shut down
and beyond. Dr. Schultz is a committee member of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy's Neurologic Telehealth Task
Force and is actively engaged in other clinical-based research and improvement initiatives related to the utilization of
telehealth physical therapy services for individuals with neurologic diagnoses.

Gregory Thielman
PT, MSPT, EdD, ATC
Greg Thielman PT, MSPT, EdD, ATC, CSRS received his B.S. and M.S. in physical therapy from Springfield College and his
doctorate in education with a movement sciences focus at Columbia University. He is a certified stroke rehabilitation
specialist with interests in both geriatrics and neurology. Dr. Thielman has presented and been published nationally, with his
main areas of scholarship being in upper extremity recovery for post stroke. Dr. Thielman was a long time faculty member at
USciences and is now a full professor at Saint Joseph's University. He has received 3 NIH grants, and has lead the
International Medical Mission Trip for Samson College programs since 2017. In addition to the telehalth task force he is a
member of the PA Minority Affairs committee.
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