Course curriculum

  • 1

    Orientation

    • Orientation

    • What to Expect in the VHSF CHT Exam Prep

    • CHT Exam Prep Tracker

    • Sample Exam Tracker Former Student
  • 2

    Saturday Session Registration

    • Exam Prep Synchronous Sessions: Saturdays at 10 an EDT
  • 3

    General Strategies & Sample Study Schedules

    • Sample Study Schedule Months 1-3

    • Sample Study Schedule Months 4-6

    • Sample Study Schedule Blank Template

    • Managing Test Anxiety

    • 15 Strategies: CHT Exam Prep
  • 4

    Baseline Exam

    • Baseline Exam Instructions & Link
  • 5

    Week 1 Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Hand and Wrist

    • Topics & Readings

    • Wrist & Hand Anatomy Lecture

    • Week 1 Lecture Outline

    • Audio File: Wrist & Hand Anatomy Lecture

    • Case Study Details: Stiff Hand

    • Case Study Session: Stiff Hand

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 1

    • Test Question Submission
  • 6

    Week 2 Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Elbow and Shoulder

    • Topics & Readings

    • Shoulder & Elbow Anatomy Lecture

    • Week 2 Lecture Outline

    • Audio File: Week 2 Shoulder & Elbow Anatomy Lecture

    • Case Study Details: Elbow Fracture

    • Case Study: Elbow Fracture

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 2

    • Test Question Submission
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    Week 3 Tissue Healing Principles

    • Topics & Readings

    • Tissue Healing Principles

    • Week 3 Lecture Outline

    • Audio File: Tissue Healing Principles

    • Case Study

    • Case Study: Tissue Healing

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 3

    • Test Question Submission
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    Week 4 Evaluation & Assessment of the Wrist & Hand

    • Topics & Readings

    • Evaluation Lecture

    • Audio File: Evaluation Lecture

    • Week 4 Lecture Outline

    • Case Study: Work injury

    • Case Study: Work injury

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 4

    • Test Question Submission
  • 9

    Peer-Written Practice CHT Exam #1

    • Peer-Written Practice CHT Exam #1

  • 10

    Week 5 Peripheral Nerve Injury & Management I

    • Topics & Readings

    • Peripheral Nerve Lecture I

    • Week 5 Lecture Outline

    • Audio File: Peripheral Nerve Lecture

    • Case Study: Radial Nerve Palsy

    • Case Study: Radial Nerve Palsy

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 5

    • Assignment: Test Question Submission
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    Week 6 Peripheral Nerve Injury & Management II

    • Topics & Readings

    • Compression Neuropathies

    • Week 6 Lecture Outline

    • Audio File: Compression Neuropathies

    • Case Study:Cubital Tunnel

    • Week 6 Case Study: Cubital Tunnel

    • Complex Concepts Quiz

    • Assignment: Test Question Submission
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    Week 7 Hand Fractures & Associated Soft Tissue Injury

    • Topics & Readings

    • Management of Hand Fracture & Associated Soft Tissue Injuries

    • Week 7 Lecture Outline

    • Audio File: Management of Hand Fracture & Associated Soft Tissue Injuries

    • Case Study: Hand Fractures

    • Case Study: Hand Fractures

    • Hand Fracture Deforming Forces

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 7

    • Assignment: Test Question Submission
  • 13

    CHT Exam Day: Scratch Paper Guide UPDATED 6.30.24

    • Scratch Paper Guide Side I & II
  • 14

    Week 8: Practice Exam 1

    • Instructions: CHT Practice Exams

    • CHT Practice Exam 1

    • Post Exam June 2024 Review

    • Exam Tracker Upload

  • 15

    Week 9 Wrist Fractures, Dislocations, & Instabilities

    • Topics & Readings

    • Wrist fractures, dislocations, ulnar wrist pathology and carpal instabilities

    • Week 9 Lecture Outline

    • Lecture Audio

    • Case Study: Wrist Fractures

    • Case Study: Wrist Fractures

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 9

    • Test Question Submission
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    Week 10 Elbow Fractures, Dislocations, & Instabilities

    • Topics & Readings

    • Elbow Fracture/Dislocations

    • Lecture Audio

    • Week 10 Lecture Outline

    • Case Study: Elbow Fracture/Dislocation

    • Case Study: Elbow Fracture/Dislocation

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 10

    • Test Question Submission
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    Week 11 Shoulder Fractures, Dislocations, & Instabilities

    • Topics & Readings

    • Shoulder RTC Injury, Instabilities, Arthritis

    • Lecture audio

    • Week 11 Lecture Outline

    • Case Study: Shoulder Dislocation

    • Case Study: Shoulder Dislocation

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 11

    • Assignment: Test Question Submission
  • 18

    Peer-Written Practice Exam #2

    • Copy of Peer-Written Practice CHT Exam #2

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    Week 12 Treatment Techniques

    • Topics & Readings

    • Treatment Techniques

    • Lecture Audio

    • Week 12 Lecture Outline

    • Case Study: Amputation

    • Case Study: Amputation

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 12

    • Test Question Submission
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    Week 13 Flexor Tendon Injuries

    • Topic & Readings

    • Flexor Tendon Injury & Repair

    • Week 13 Lecture Outline

    • Lecture: Audio

    • Case Study: Flexor Tendon Injury

    • Case Study: Flexor Tendon Injury

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 13

    • Assignment: Test Question Submission
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    Week 14 Extensor Tendon Injuries

    • Topics & Readings

    • Extensor Tendon Injury & Repair

    • Week 14 Lecture Outline

    • EM Anatomy: Illustration & Deformity Patterns

    • Lecture Audio

    • Case Study: Sagittal Band Injury

    • Case Study: Sagittal Band Injury

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 14

    • Test Question Submission
  • 22

    Week 15: Practice Exam 2

    • Instructions: CHT Practice Exams & Average Score

    • CHT Practice Exam 2

    • Practice Exam 2 Review 2023

    • Practice Exam 2 Review 2024
  • 23

    Week 16: Tumors & Infections, & Burns of the Hand

    • Topics & Readings

    • Tumors, infections, & burns of the hand

    • Lecture audio

    • Week 16 Lecture Outline

    • Case Study: Dupuytren's

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 16

    • Assignment: Test Question Submission
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    Week 17: Amputations, Transplants, and Complex Injuries

    • Topics & Readings

    • Amputations, Complex Hand Injuries, & Transplantation

    • Lecture Audio

    • Week 17 Lecture Outline

    • Case Study: Complex Hand Injury

    • Case Study: Complex Hand Injury

    • Week 17 Quiz

    • Test Question Submission
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    Week 18: Arthritis of the Elbow, Wrist, and Hand & Ergonomics

    • Topics & Readings

    • Management of Arthritis of the Elbow, Wrist, & Hand

    • Week 18 Lecture Outline Week 18

    • Lecture audio

    • Case Study :Arthritis

    • Week 18 Case Study Arthritis

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 18

    • Assignment: Test Question Submission
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    Week 19: Tendinopathies

    • Topics & Readings

    • Tendinopathies

    • Week 19 Lecture Outline

    • Lecture audio

    • Case Study Tendinopathy

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 19

    • Assignment: Test Question Submission
  • 27

    Peer-Written Practice Exam #3

    • Peer Written CHT Practice Exam #3
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    Week 20: Brachial Plexus Injury

    • Topics & Readings

    • Brachial Plexus

    • Week 20 Lecture Outline

    • Lecture Audio

    • Case Study: Brachial Plexus Injury

    • Brachial Plexus Case Study

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 20

    • Test Question Submission
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    Week 21: Vascular and lymphatic disorders & Chronic Pain

    • Readings & Topics

    • Pain, CRPS, Scleroderma

    • Week 21 Lecture Outline

    • Pain, CRPS, Scleroderma audio

    • Case Study: CRPS

    • Case Study Discussion: CRPS

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 21

    • Test Question Submission
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    Week 22: Practice Exam 3

    • Practice Exam 3

    • Exam 3 Review May 2024 cohort
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    Week 23: Pediatrics

    • Topics & Readings

    • Week 23: Pediatrics

    • Week 23 Lecture Outline

    • Week 23 audio

    • Week 23 Case Study: Peds Orthopedic Injury

    • Week 23 Case Study: Peds Orthopedic Injury

    • Week 23 Quiz

    • Test Question Submission
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    Week 24: Spinal Cord and CNS Disorders

    • Topics & Readings

    • Neurological Conditions Affecting the Upper Limb

    • Week 24 Lecture Outline

    • Lecture audio

    • Wrist Fracture & CVA

    • Case Study: CVA & DR Fracture

    • Complex Concepts Quiz 24

    • Test Question Submission
  • 33

    Bonus: Developmental Milestones of the Upper Limb & Hand

    • Developmental Milestones for the Upper Limb & Hand
  • 34

    Bonus: Research 101

    • Research Basics

    • Handout/Outline

    • Quiz
  • 35

    Week 25: Full Final Exam

    • Exam Guidelines

    • Full Final Exam

    • Final Exam Review & CHT Exam Recommendations
  • 36

    Course Completion Survey & CEU Certificate

    • Program Completion Survey