Course Description:

This session will engage clinical and academic educators, PT students, and PT
residents in the shared responsibility of developing practitioners who have strong
clinical reasoning abilities. Foundational information on the state of clinical reasoning as
a domain of competence will highlight clinical reasonings essential role in preparing
practitioners to meet the complex needs of society. The session will emphasize how
educators and learners each play a role in optimizing the learning experience through
the use of shared terminology and actively engaging in evidence informed teaching and
learning strategies. Knowledge translation resources for implementation of a published
Clinical Reasoning Blueprint will be presented, and attendees will analyze clinical
education cases to outline the role students and clinical educators play in developing
high level practitioners.