Login
Home › Online Course Categories › Evidence-Based Practice › 201: Patient Evaluation
Evidence-Based Practice 201 — at a Glance
| Course: | Patient Evaluation · 2 PACE-approved CE hours |
| Faculty: | Monte Horne, DC · Founder and CE Program Director, CCEDseminars |
| Format: | On-demand online video with case walk-throughs and assessment · downloadable handouts · instant certificate |
| Pricing: | $20/hr · automatic 10% off at 6–9 hrs, 20% off at 10+ hrs in one order · no promo codes |
| Approval: | PACE Provider #34015544 · co-sponsored by Texas Chiropractic College · acceptance varies by state |
Board-approved · PACE Provider #34015544 · CE Broker auto-reporting for states served · Instant certificate
Most chiropractic examinations are performed by habit, not by diagnostic weight. The same battery gets run on every patient regardless of what the history already suggested, and tests with poor diagnostic accuracy sit in the record beside tests that actually change the diagnosis — carrying equal visual weight and unequal meaning. Evidence-based evaluation is the discipline of knowing which is which.
Dr. Monte Horne works the evaluation itself as the object of study: the history components that generate an accurate diagnostic hypothesis, the examination elements that earn their place, and the strength of evidence behind the orthopedic and chiropractic tests most practices run every day. The result is an evaluation that is shorter, sharper, and far easier to defend.
Choose Your Evidence-Based Practice Path — Three Lanes, One Curriculum
The Evidence-Based Practice series is a method curriculum, not a regional one: it runs from how you evaluate a patient, through how you image and document, to how care is delivered and shared. Nine courses, two hours each.
1 · The Clinical Encounter (201–202)
The foundation the rest of the curriculum rests on: how a patient is evaluated, and how that evaluation is recorded so it holds up. You are here: Evidence-Based Practice 201.
201: Patient Evaluation
202: Documenting Clinical Outcomes
2 · Imaging in Clinical Practice (203–204)
Modality selection, red-flag criteria, interpretation and the medicolegal and radiation-safety standards that govern ordering images in a chiropractic setting.
203: Imaging in Clinical Practice I
204: Imaging in Clinical Practice II
3 · Care Delivery and Collaboration (205–209)
Modes of care, collaborative management by region, and the two regional spine files — where evidence-based method becomes an actual treatment plan.
205: Modes of Care
206: Collaborative Care for the Upper Extremities
207: Lower Extremity Collaborative Care
208: Lumbar Spine Management
209: Cervical Spine Management
Every course in the series is 2 PACE-approved CE hours at $40, and the automatic bundle discounts apply across the whole lane.
What You'll Learn in Evidence-Based Practice 201
Take the history that generates the hypothesis. Master the specific history components that drive an accurate diagnostic hypothesis, so the examination that follows is a test of something rather than a survey of everything.
Judge each examination element on its evidence. Evaluate the elements of a complete chiropractic evaluation through an evidence-based lens, and prioritise findings by their diagnostic weight rather than by tradition.
Know the Strength of Evidence behind your tests. Work the diagnostic accuracy — sensitivity, specificity and what they actually mean at the table — behind the common orthopedic and chiropractic tests in daily use.
Convert precision into outcomes. Use evidence-based evaluation to streamline recovery and improve patient satisfaction, and build the habit of tracking evolving literature so the standard holds as the evidence moves.
Your Evidence-Based Practice Faculty
Monte Horne, DC — instructor of this course — leads the Evidence-Based Practice curriculum through evaluation, documentation, imaging, modes of care and collaborative management (201–207). Founder and CE Program Director of CCEDseminars, a Designated Doctor for the Texas Department of Insurance and a peer reviewer and expert witness, he teaches the evidence-to-encounter translation from the position of someone who has defended records for a living.
Steve Yeomans, DC, FACO closes the series with the two regional management files, lumbar and cervical spine (208–209), as a Fellow of the Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists and author of several authoritative texts on clinical outcomes and orthopedic assessment.
Full bios and the complete instructor roster: CCEDseminars faculty page.
Where Evidence-Based Practice Hours Count — State Rules Worth Knowing
Evidence-based practice coursework is clinical subject matter — evaluation, documentation, imaging, modes of care and collaborative management — which is exactly what several state boards ask for. In Iowa, these hours serve the 36-hour clinical case-management minimum; in Rhode Island, they address the 50-of-60 clinical requirement; and in Vermont — where practice-building coursework earns nothing — patient-care education like this counts fully under the clinical-focus rule.
Online-format allowances still vary by state — some accept every hour online, others cap distance learning or require in-person blocks. Check your state's guide in the full state directory before building your renewal plan.
Build Your Evidence-Based Practice Block
Every course in the Evidence-Based Practice series runs 2 hours at $40, so the automatic discounts do the bundling for you: 6–9 hours in one order earns 10% off, and 10 or more earns 20% off — the full nine-course series is 18 hours at roughly $288 instead of $360, with no promo codes. The natural next step from this course is 202 Documenting Clinical Outcomes, which turns the evaluation you just sharpened into a record that survives audit; 203 Imaging in Clinical Practice I and 205 Modes of Care extend the same method into imaging decisions and treatment selection. Browse Evidence-Based Practice Courses
Evidence-Based Practice 201 — Frequently Asked Questions
What does Evidence-Based Practice 201 cover?
This course applies the strength of evidence to the patient evaluation itself, from history through examination to diagnostic hypothesis. Also known as evidence-based patient evaluation, chiropractic examination reliability, or diagnostic accuracy training, it covers the history components that drive an accurate hypothesis, evaluation of musculoskeletal examination elements through an evidence-based lens, the sensitivity and specificity behind common orthopedic and chiropractic tests, and how to keep pace with evolving literature.
How many CE hours is this course, and what does it cost?
Evidence-Based Practice 201 is a 2-hour, PACE-approved online course priced at $40 — the standard $20 per CE credit hour across the CCEDseminars catalog. It is recorded, self-paced, and includes video and handouts.
How do I know which orthopedic tests are actually worth running?
That is the central question of this course. You will work the diagnostic accuracy behind the orthopedic and chiropractic tests in common use, so the battery you run is chosen for its diagnostic weight rather than its familiarity — which shortens the examination and strengthens the record at the same time.
Who teaches Evidence-Based Practice 201?
Monte Horne, DC — founder and CE Program Director of CCEDseminars, a Designated Doctor for the Texas Department of Insurance and a longstanding peer reviewer and expert witness in chiropractic cases. Dr. Horne teaches 201 through 207 in this series.
Will this course count toward my state CE requirement?
CCEDseminars is a PACE-recognized provider (#34015544) and this course is accepted in Texas and 40-plus additional states, with CE Broker auto-reporting where applicable. Requirements vary by board, so confirm your state’s current rules before you enroll.
State Approval and Licensing Reminder
Continuing education requirements — including online-hour caps and clinical-hour minimums — vary by jurisdiction. Review the online chiropractic CE guidelines page and contact CCEDseminars with questions about your specific licensing requirements before registering.
Ready to Enroll in Evidence-Based Practice 201?
2 CE hours · $40 · online & self-paced · instant certificate. Add it to your cart, or pair it with 202 Documenting Clinical Outcomes to complete the clinical encounter lane.
CCEDseminars · PACE Provider #34015544 · Reviewed by Monte Horne, DC · Last updated September 3, 2026 (CT)