Continuing Education
Continue to expand your skills and knowledge with our Continuing Education Program. We offer an annual lecture and other educational courses. Please see upcoming events below.
25th Annual Jack Allison Memorial Lecture
Saturday, November 22, 2025 8:00am - 4:00pm McNamara Alumni Center - Johnson Great Room
Course Objectives:
- Gain knowledge of research establishing the validity of the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) for; a) diagnosis of delayed motor development, b) parent education for infants with delay, and c) assessment of outcomes of interventions to promote early motor skills.
- Refine or develop skill in administration of the TIMP items & Practice scoring selected items from the TIMP.
- Gain knowledge of deficits in the systems that provide early intervention for infants at high risk for delayed motor development.
- Develop a plan for systematic identification of infants in the NICU who most need and would profit from early intervention to improve motor performance.
- Identify for selection or further research the most effective sensorimotor interventions to promote early motor development.
About the Speaker
Suzann K. Campbell, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is Professor Emerita at the University of Illinois Chicago. Dr. Campbell was the founding editor of Campbell’s Physical Therapy for Children and she has published more than 75 peer-reviewed articles. Her group's research resulted in publication of the Test of Infant Motor Performance, which was normed on 990 U.S. infants and is available in 8 languages. Dr. Campbell is a Partner in Infant Motor Performance Scales, LLC, a publishing and education group. Dr. Campbell holds the BS and MS in PT and a PhD in Neurophysiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
This online course is for learners who are interested in investigating the biomechanical and epidemiological aspects of the shoulder in athletics. The course will explore the unique demands placed on the shoulder in sports that involve throwing, swimming, swinging, and bodily impacts. The course begins with an investigation into sport-specific biomechanics, pathomechanics, and epidemiology and progresses to applied problem solving for rehabilitation and research scenarios.
This course is intended for individuals who have a background in anatomy and biomechanics of the shoulder. This may include professional clinicians and pre-professional students (PT, ATC, PA, OT, MD), movement scientists, or graduate and undergraduate students interested in kinesiology and sports medicine.
Learn More About Jack Allison
Jack Allison was a beloved professor of Physical Therapy at the University of Minnesota. He received his baccalaureate degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Minnesota in 1954. He served as a physical therapist in the U.S. Army at Valley Forge Hospital from 1954-1955 and at the University of Minnesota Hospital from 1956-1957. His teaching career in the Program in Physical Therapy at the University of Minnesota extended from 1957-1993. With outstanding vision and leadership, he served as the Director of the Program from 1978-1993. He was an accomplished educator endeared by all students. In 1992, he received the prestigious Horace T. Morse-University of Minnesota Alumni Association Award for his outstanding teaching talent. He was an inventor of two patents on devices related to supporting the head during physical therapy and measuring head mobility. He served on numerous committees and in elected positions at both the state and national levels of the American Physical Therapy Association. He was a renowned speaker on health care insurance and served as a consultant for Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Above his many professional accomplishments, he will be remembered most by the 1000 physical therapy students whom he taught in his career for his genuine friendliness, helpfulness and dignity shown to all.