Marianjoy Professional Learning Institute

10/07/2025

As part of our commitment to help train clinicians to deliver better care, we are excited to announce an upcoming virtual education course that Carrie Bailey, PT, DPT and Kelly Conrad, PT, DPT, NCS, will present on Tuesday, July 29. Join the Marianjoy Professional Learning Institute, part of Northwestern Medicine, for the course, “Care of the Pregnant Patient: Orthopedic Considerations.”

This introductory level course is geared toward occupational therapists and physical therapists.
The registration deadline is Thursday, July 24.
https://classes.nm.org/wlp2/classes/info/DWP00AJF

01/07/2025

As part of our commitment to help train clinicians to deliver better care, we are excited to announce an upcoming virtual education course that Dr. Brian Babka, MD, FACSM will present on Thursday, August 7. Join the Marianjoy Professional Learning Institute, part of Northwestern Medicine, for the course "Sports Injury Insights; Sports Related Head Injury and Concussion"
This intermediate level course is geared toward occupational therapists and physical therapists.
Click the link below to go to registration!
The registration deadline is Thursday, July 31.
https://classes.nm.org/wlp2/classes/info/DWP00AJE

13/05/2025

As part of our commitment to help train clinicians to deliver better care, we are excited to announce an upcoming virtual education course that Miriam Carroll-Alfano, PhD, CCC-SLP, CBIS, will present on May 31. Join Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy PLI for "Motor Speech Disorders: Differential Diagnosis and Management Techniques." This intermediate course is geared toward speech-language pathologists. Please register by May 23.
Click this link to register: https://classes.nm.org/wlp2/classes/info/DWP00AFR

03/02/2025

That’s a wrap! 125 healthcare professionals will have up-to-date information on dementia, implicit bias, ethical decision making in healthcare environments and sexual harassment training.

A big thank-you to Allison Lapins, MD; Tobey DeMott Yeates, PT, DPT; M. Jeanne Wirpsa, MA, BCC, HEC-C; and Cynthia Rechenmacher, PT, MS, MOL, for an excellent course!

15/01/2025

3 days left to register!

As part of our commitment to help train clinicians to deliver better care, we are excited to announce an upcoming virtual education course that will be presented by Allison Lapins, MD, Tobey DeMott Yeates, PT, DPT, M. Jeanne Wirpsa, MA, BCC, HEC-C, and Cynthia Rechenmacher, PT, MS, MOL on Saturday January 25. Join the Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Professional Learning Institute for the course Illinois Licensure Essentials: Regulatory Topics for Healthcare Professionals.
This intermediate level course is geared toward occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, social workers and nurses.
The registration deadline is Friday January 17.
Register here: https://classes.nm.org/wlp2/classes/info/DWP00A84

12/12/2024

As part of our commitment to help train clinicians to deliver better care, we are excited to announce an upcoming virtual education course that will be presented by Allison Lapins, MD, Tobey DeMott Yeates, PT, DPT, M. Jeanne Wirpsa, MA, BCC, HEC-C, and Cynthia Rechenmacher, PT, MS, MOL on Saturday January 25. Join the Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Professional Learning Institute for the course Illinois Licensure Essentials: Regulatory Topics for Healthcare Professionals.
This intermediate level course is geared toward occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, social workers and nurses.
The registration deadline is Friday January 17.
Register here: https://classes.nm.org/wlp2/classes/info/DWP00A84

09/10/2024

As part of our commitment to help train clinicians to deliver better care, we are excited to announce an upcoming in-person offering, “Therapy Interventions for Lumbar Spine and Sacroiliac Joint”
This intermediate level course is geared toward occupational therapists and physical therapists.

Click the link below to register by October 25.
https://classes.nm.org/wlp2/classes/info/DWP00A3O

08/10/2024

Thank you to the 13 physical therapists who joined us for Physical Therapy for Bowel Dysfunction: An Introduction for Pelvic Health Therapists. The engagement and energy of the participants alongside the expertise of our presenter, Kendra Erven, PT, DPT, WCS, BCB-PMD, made this class a success! We look forward to seeing you at our next offering!

25/09/2024

Congratulations, Monica Scalise, MS, OTR/L, CDRS, CDI, and Karyn Silvestri, OTR/L, CDRS, CDI, for becoming certified driver rehabilitation specialists (CDRS®) through the Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists (ADED)!

A CDRS® is an experienced practitioner in the field of driver rehabilitation who has proven their capacity to provide services within the full spectrum of driver rehabilitation services. The CDRS® is considered by ADED to be the gold standard for providers of driver rehabilitation services.

This is an exciting achievement that will help us bring better care to our patients. We are inspired by your dedication, hard work and commitment to our mission, and we are so proud to have you on our team.

28/08/2024

The Marianjoy PLI is excited to announce an upcoming in-person education course that will be presented by Kendra Erven, PT, DPT, BCB-PMD, on October 5. Join Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Professional Learning Institute for the course, “Physical Therapy for Bowel Dysfunction: An Introduction for Pelvic Health Therapists.”
This intermediate level course is geared toward physical therapists who have taken at least one pelvic floor course that included internal work. Registration is now open! classes.nm.org/wlp2/classes/info/DWP00A0U

07/08/2024

As part of our commitment to help train clinicians to deliver better care, we are excited to announce an upcoming in-person education course that will be presented by Lisa Schwarz, PT, MHPE, OCS, ATC, on August 24. Join the Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Professional Learning Institute for the course, “Pain Mechanisms Approach: Integrating Novel intervention Strategies for Individuals With Hypermobility.”
This intermediate level course is geared toward occupational therapists and physical therapists.
Please register by August 16th classes.nm.org/wlp2/classes/info/DWP00A0N
Northwestern Medicine employees may use discount code NM25.

22/07/2024

As part of our commitment to help train clinicians to deliver better care, we are excited to announce an upcoming in-person education course that will be presented by Brian Babka, MD; Kevin Baidoo, MD; Sanjeev Bhatia, MD; and Cherise Russo, DO, on August 3. Join Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Professional Learning Institute for the course, “Management of Sports Injuries: An Interdisciplinary Symposium.”
This intermediate level course is geared toward nurses, occupational therapists and physical therapists.
The registration deadline is July 31. Register at classes.nm.org/wlp2/classes/info/dwp00a0e