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FUNfitness Volunteers Screen at Winter Games, Celebrates 10 Years
For the past 10 years, Texas physical therapy professionals and students have provided free screenings to Special olympics Athletes during State competi-tions and 2012 was no different. on Feb 10-11, volunteers from across Texas met at the Highland mall in Austin, TX where Athletes gathered at Athlete Village after their competitions. individual Athletes, as well as entire teams, took advantage of the free screenings by Funfitness and Fit Feet, both components of the Healthy Athletes® program. nearly 100 Athletes were screened by Funfitness volunteers during the two day event.
During the 20th Annual Winter games, nearly 2000 SoTX Athletes competed in volleyball, bowling, power lifting, and figure skating with competitions located all across the Austin area. in addition, special events such as opening Ceremo-nies, Victory Dance, Closing Ceremonies and demonstrations rounded out an-other awesome experience for athletes, coaches and families in attendance.
The Funfitness program was developed in collaboration with the American Phys-ical Therapy Association (APTA) for Spe-cial olympics (Soi) Healthy Athletes®.
The goals of Funfitness are to:
• assess needs in flexibility, strength, balance, and aerobic fitness; • teach exercises to help athletes im-prove identified areas of need;• educate participants, families and coaches about the importance of flex-ibility, strength, balance, and aerobic conditioning in overall fitness;• provide a hands-on opportunity for participants to learn how the physical therapist can help them with fitness.
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Be Sure to Join Us for Summer Games 2012!Early planning has begun for our next FUNfitness event that will be held in Arlington, TX at UTA and we need your help! Tentatively May 25-26, 2012, FUNfitness will screen during the 2012 Summer Games where Athletes will compete in athletics, basketball, cycling, gymnastics, soccer and tennis. Please contact Cindy Adams, PT, DPT at [email protected] if you, your pro-gram or facility is interested in sending a group to volunteer.
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Practice Commit-tee Seeking Vol-unteers:• Do you have an interest in developing fact sheets to advise members on best practice and means to enhance quality of physical therapy care?• Do you have a desire to encourage the use of evidence-based practice?• Do you have a desire to provide sup-port and communication to TPTA mem-bers in the area of practice?• Do you wish to keep pace with the changing healthcare environment and provide guidance to members attempt-ing to adjust to these changes?• Do you have a desire to provide men-torship to facilitate succession planning?• Do you have a desire to help raise money for TPTA Student Scholarships?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then the Practice Committee is seeking your assistance!!
If interested, then please contact Mike Connors, PT, TPTA Practice Committee Chair at [email protected].
Blinn students assess calf muscle flex-ibility.
Volume 67, number 1A publication of the
Texas Physical Therapy Associationwww.tpta.org
PubliSHerTexas Physical Therapy Association
eDiTorPaul Hardin
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For more information, write Synergy at TPTA, 900 Congress Avenue, Suite 410, Austin, TX 78701 or call (512) 477-1818. Synergy (iSSn 0164-8993) is published quarterly by the Texas Physical Therapy Association, inc., a chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association, 900 Congress Avenue, Suite 410, Austin, TX 78701, (512) 477-1818. Subscriptions at $30 per year are included in the Texas Chapter membership dues. Yearly subscriptions for APTA mem-bers are $50 and for non-APTA members are $115. Periodicals Postage Paid at Austin, Texas. PoSTmASTer: Send address changes to: Synergy, Texas Physical Therapy Association, 900 Congress Avenue, Suite 410Austin, TX 78701TPTA does not endorse the products nor services of any of its advertisers or exhibitors.
SYnergY ADVerTiSing rATeSA 10% discount is available with prepaid advertising commitment of two to three issues; 15% discount for prepaid commitment of four issues.
DiSPlAY ADSAll display ads must be camera-ready. Prepayment and a signed contract are required. (All dimensions are width x height)• $175 for 1/12 Page Ad (2 1/4” x 2 5/16”)• $259 for 1/6 Page Ad (2 1/4” x 4 5/8”)• $391 for 1/3 Page Ad (2 1/4” x 9 1/2” or 4 3/4” x 4 5/8”)• $563 for 1/2 Page Ad (7 1/4” x 4 5/8”)• $777 for 2/3 Page Ad (4 3/4” x 9 1/2”)• $995 for Full Page Ad (7 1/4” x 9 1/2”)To receive a contract or for details on advertising opportunities and deadlines, contact Tiffany Downey at the TPTA chapter office; e-mail [email protected] or phone (512) 477-1818. Synergy is a quarterly publication.
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board of DirectorsPreSiDenT Cynthia Fisher, el Paso ([email protected])
ViCe PreSiDenT brant Capps, Amarillo ([email protected])
SPeAker oF THe ASSemblY Denise gobert, San marcos ([email protected])
SeCreTArY Janna mcgaugh, league City ([email protected])
TreASurer lisa kearns, grapevine ([email protected])
CAPiTAl AreA DiSTriCT CHAir Jana israel, Austin ([email protected])
CenTrAl DiSTriCT CHAir Ann newstead, San Antonio ([email protected])
CoASTAl benD DiSTriCT CHAir Jan Spigner, Corpus Christi ([email protected])
eAST TeXAS DiSTriCT CHAir Cindy lavine, longview ([email protected])
greATer el PASo DiSTriCT CHAir Harry koster, el Paso ([email protected])
HeArT oF TeXAS DiSTriCT CHAirS kristi Trammell, Clifton ([email protected])
miDWeST DiSTriCT CHAir rob Sarbach, San Angelo ([email protected])
norTH TeXAS DiSTriCT CHAir Jeanie Parsley, keller ([email protected])
PAnHAnDle DiSTriCT CHAir Jodi Jones, Canyon ([email protected])
PermiAn bASin DiSTriCT CHAir Andy Watzl, midland ([email protected])
SAbine DiSTriCT CHAir Vacant
SouTHeASTern DiSTriCT CHAir Jill Seale, Houston ([email protected])
SouTH PlAinS DiSTriCT CHAir Patti kissko, lubbock ([email protected])
eXeCuTiVe CommiTTee reP Jill Seale, Houston ([email protected])
CHieF DelegATe lynne Hughes, San Angelo ([email protected] )
PTA CAuCuS rePreSenTATiVe nicole Volek, richmond ([email protected])
Staff liaisonsFor information in the areas listed below, contact the appropriate person via e-mail or by calling the TPTA chapter office at (512) 477-1818.
Paul Hardin government Affairs; Political Action Committee; executive Director ethics and Practice Committees, Administration ([email protected])
Jenifer leans Professional Development; Special Projects; Conferences & Director, meetings & education expositions; APTA House of Delegates ([email protected])
nancy rennaker Finance/Accounting bookkeeper ([email protected])
Tiffany Downey membership; bylaws Committee; PTA, Private Practice manager, membership and and Student Special interest groups; Advertising Communications ([email protected])
Stacey mather Continuing Competence Approval Program; nominating Director, Payer relations Committee; Payer relations and Payment Committee and Payment Policy CCAP Administrator ([email protected])
Jennifer green-Wilson ([email protected]) APTA liaison
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By Cynthia Fisher, PT, DPT, MS, PCS TPTA President
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ChANGE IS UPoN US. I JUST RE-TURNED FRoM CoMBINED SEC-TIoNS MEETING IN ChICAGo. oVER 10,000 REGISTRANTS WERE IN AT-TENDANCE. SUBSTANTIAl ChANGES IN ThE GoVERNANCE STRUCTURE oF APTA ARE BEING PRoPoSED WhICh WIll ChANGE ThE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIoN oF oUR oRGANIzA-TIoN. SoME oF ThE ChANGES BE-ING PRoPoSED INClUDE ChANGES IN ThE NUMBER AND DUTIES oF ThE BoARD oF DIRECToRS; STRUC-TURE, CoMPoSITIoN AND FUNC-TIoN oF ThE hoUSE oF DElEGATES; STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIoN oF ThE CoMPoNENTS; AND ChANGING ThE SECTIoNS To ACADEMIC CoUNCIlS. ThE GoVERNANCE REPoRT WIll BE PRESENTED IN ThE NEXT FEW WEEkS oN AN APTA WEBINAR. WhY WERE ThESE ChANGES PRoPoSED? oNE REASoN IS To IMPRoVE ThE EFFI-CIENCY oF ThE oRGANIzATIoN AND To FoCUS ThE hoD oN PRACTICE IS-SUES AND ASSIGN FIDUCIARY ISSUES To ThE BoD.
How will these changes affect our Chap-ter? APTA is proposing changes to each component’s structure in an attempt to prevent reduplicating efforts of APTA so that the Chapter can focus on issues and needs specific to their state. This will be a gradual process if this structure is ac-cepted by the House of Delegates. Stay tuned. more to come.
APTA is also developing an alternate pay-ment method which is not based on CPT coding in order to improve reimburse-ment.
A preliminary report from the Task Force on rC3 was given by boD mem-ber Dianne Jewell. A written report will be given to the APTA boD at their April meeting and then will be given to the
delegates of the HoD for discussion prior to the June HoD.
And now, what change is happening in Texas?
eric Wilson has resigned as co chair of the government Affairs Committee. er-ic‘s leadership led us to our first hearing for direct patient access last year. Thank you eric for all of your hard work! Conse-quently TPTA will be seeking out candi-dates for the co chair and members for the gAC. eric proposed new structure to this committee last year to improve the efficiency of the committee and spread out the work of this committee to better accomplish our legislative goals. We are 10 months out from legislative session and there is a great deal of work to be done prior to January 2013.
It is essential that fundraising for the PAC fund continue as this helps us with legislative ef-forts.
Jerre van den bent has stepped down from co-chair of the membership com-mittee. Jerre and karina kunder have been instrumental in increasing mem-bership in Texas and increasing student involvement in the Association. Thank you Jerre for all of your hard work! Thank you karina for continuing to lead this committee.
TPTA is investigating ways to use technol-ogy to improve communication with the members and allow members to attend meetings without actually physically be-ing there.
in July, our three year strategic planning meeting will occur and we will plan the direction of the TPTA for the next three years. member participation is encour-aged as this is the opportunity to help decide the direction of TPTA for the next
“Change is difficult but often essential to survival.” - les Brown
three years. in a quote by les brown, he states:
“You cannot expect to achieve new goals or move beyond your present circumstances unless you change.”
As all of you know, everything around us is rapidly changing and TPTA must also change to ensure the survival of our profession and allow us to achieve our goals. v
WE WANT YoU!!!
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have you been looking for a way to get more involved in TPTA? Do you know someone with fresh new ideas that would be great as TPTA leader? The time is now to consent to serve as a TPTA elected leader or nominate some one to serve. The positions avail-able to be elected are Speaker of the house, Secretary, Nominating Com-mittee, and APTA house of Delegates Delegate at large. To serve you must have been an association member for two years. For more details or to sub-mit your name or nominate another contact one of the nominating com-mittee members.
Sharon Wang at [email protected], loretta Dillon at [email protected], kate Short at [email protected], Jennifer Ellison at [email protected], or leslie Turlington at [email protected].
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AS You mAY HAVe reAD in CYnTHiA FiSHer’S Column, eriC WilSon STePPeD DoWn AS CHAir oF THe goV-ernmenT AFFAirS CommiTTee, Due To FAmilY AnD Work CommiTmenTS. TPTA HAS begun THe ProCeSS oF FinDing A rePlACemenT, AnD bY THe Time You reAD THiS, We HoPe THAT one oF THe numerouS CAnDiDATeS HAS STePPeD in AS gAC Co-CHAir, Along WiTH brAnT CAPPS.
This position has historically been handled by one Chair and committee members. The gAC will now be restruc-tured, with Co-Chair positions, as well as four subgroups, 1) Scope issues; 2) non-Scope issues; 3) PAC Fundraising; and 4) Federal Affairs. This is subject to change, but the idea is to spread the
goals of the gAC around. We feel that we can be more effective this way. if you have a desire to serve on the gAC in any capacity, please contact me.
We have already begun working to se-cure a bill sponsor for Patient Access to PT. last session, rep. Craig eiland car-ried our bill, and we hope that he will again. We hope to have multiple spon-sors, and possibly even multiple co-au-thors. An interim study is still not out of the question, and we will continue to push for this.
in addition to Patient Access, TPTA has identified other areas of concentration including adding PT to concussion leg-islation, copay legislation, adding PT to the Healing Arts Act regarding the Doc-
tor title, and nondiscrimination reim-bursement. We feel strongly about our progress for Patient Access in the last session, and hope that the 83rd Texas legislative Session is the one that we can say passed Patient Access to physi-cal therapy.
As always, if i or any of the staff may be of assistance in any way, please contact me at 512-477-1818, or [email protected]. v
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Section 15.50(a) of the Texas business and Commerce Code (the “Act”) governs the enforceability of non-compete agreements. under the Act, a non-compete agreement is enforceable if it is ancillary to or part of an otherwise enforceable agreement at the time the agreement is made. This means that to be enforceable, a non-compete agreement must be incorporated into, or referenced in another contemporaneously executed agreement between the Practice and the staff member. in other words, a court may conclude that a stand-alone noncompete agreement that is neither incorporated within nor tied to another agree-ment is unenforceable.
Additionally, to be enforceable, non-compete agreements must also be reasonable in time, scope, and geography. The statute does not specify what scope, distance, or length of time is reasonable. rather, parties must rely on case law to determine what restrictions are reasonable. The case law balances the interests of legitimately protecting the business interests of the employer versus unnecessarily preventing an individual from working in his or her trade or profession.
non-compete agreements often include ancillary provisions to provide additional protection to the Practice. Two such provi-sions commonly included are non-solicitation provisions and non-disclosure provisions. A well-crafted non-solicitation provi-sion can help reduce the risk of departing staff members from trying to lure away co-workers to join them in their new venture. likewise, a non-disclosure provision can help protect the Practice’s business operations by creating a contractual obligation of confidentiality under which the staff member may not share with others any of the confidential business operations he or she learned while on staff at the Practice. Practices should take special care to identify the information that it deems confidential so the non-compete agreement can be tailored accordingly to cover the appropriate information. An often overlooked item
that should be designated as confidential is the actual non-compete agreement.
There are a myriad of issues Practices must consider in order to protect their clients and confidential information when staff members depart. A well-crafted non-compete agree-ment can mitigate many of these risks. un-fortunately, it is often the case that the non-compete agreement, while well intentioned, is drafted in violation of applicable law and thus, unenforceable.
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mary Thompson, professor in the School of Physical Therapy received the American Physical Therapy Association, Section on geriatrics’ Joan mills Award on February 10, 2012, in Chicago, il. According to the Section website, “this award was estab-lished in 1980 in honor of the Section on geriatrics’ first President, Joan m. mills. As the Section’s first president, Joan mills had the vision, determination, and dedica-tion to unite physical therapists caring for geriatric patients in their commitment to excellence in the delivery of physical therapy to older adults. Her years of leadership and participation have led to the growth and development of the Section and of new leaders in continuing to promote the mission of the Section. The intent of this award is to recognize a member who has followed in Joan mills’ footsteps, generously con-tributing his/her time, talents, and efforts to the development of the Section.” This is the highest award in this Section.
Joan mills was present at the awards ceremony. v
Mary Thompson honored at CSM 2012
From left to right: Ann Medley, PT, PhD; Mary Thompson, PT, PhD, GCS; and Sharon Olson, PT, PhD.
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Christine Baker - Galveston, TX Pauline Cerasoli lecture: googling and Texting and browsing, oh my! mentoring and Teaching in an electronic Age
John Childs - Schertz, TX Defining Value in Physical Therapy Care: more is not better, less is not better, better is better
Marcy Crouch - Dallas, TX everything You need to know About Women’s Health residency
linda Csiza - Dallas, TX Degenerative Disease Sig: multiple Sclerosis
Gregory Ernst - San Antonio, TX residency Programs: elevating electrodiagnosis and Wound management to the next levelunderstanding the basics of Clinical Application of emg/nCS Testing: Clinical Case Studies
Jason hardage - San Marcos, TX Autonomous Practice in Physical Therapy: What Does This mean to me?
karen McCain - Dallas, TX gait Training in Clinical Practice, Part 3: early Standardized Treadmill Training
George Stephen Morris - houston, TX exercise guidelines for Patients With Cancer: Where Are We? Where Would We like to be? Where’s the Physical Therapy?
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Christine Perme - houston, TX iCu equipment, lines, and Tubes: lifeline or Tripline?
Myla Quiben - San Antonio, TX Physical Therapy for boomers: is the Academy Preparing and motivating Students for Working With older Adults?
Pamela Scarborough - Wimberley, TX Preparing the Wounded Foot for Ambulation
Patricia Smith - Dallas, TX gait Training in Clinical Practice, Part 3: early Standardized Treadmill Training
Deydre Teyhen - Cibolo, TX Feet, Shoes, and injuries: using intrinsic and extrinsic risk Factors for overuse injuries
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WhEN JERRE AND I BEGAN oUR RolE AS TPTA MEMBERShIP Co-ChAIRS ThREE YEARS AGo, JERRE EMPhASIzED ThAT hE WANTED To lEAVE A lEGACY. hE WANTED To CoNTRIBUTE To ThE PRoFESSIoN IN A WAY ThAT WoUlD MAkE A lASTING IMPACT. hE hAD A VISIoN FoR MEMBERShIP AND oUR oRGANIzATIoN ThAT INSPIRED MANY oThERS To PoSITIVE ChANGE.
Jerre helped expand our membership committee into a true statewide committee of over 30 people. He helped launch the reACH 100 campaign which resulted in unprecedented student membership growth that is now being emulated by APTA. Jerre was also instrumental in attracting the largest number of attendees to an APTA lAmP leadership course. Whether he was referred to as the Dutch arm-twister, mentor, or handsome young fellow, he definitely made an impression in our hearts and profession. Jerre is stepping down as TPTA membership Co-Chair. This leaves a need for another membership Co-Chair to partner with myself. Jerre will still serve on our committee on a consultative basis, but we are looking for another passionate professional to continue moving our committee forward. We are still looking for membership committee volunteers. We need to retain first-year students and graduating students in the APTA. We need to continue developing ourselves as leaders. if you are interested in serving on the committee as a member or chair, please let us know at [email protected]. We will be appointing a new membership Co-chair at the next board meeting in April. Thanks Jerre for the legacy you have left! v
By Karina Kunder, PT, DPTMembership Co-Chair
A legacy of ServiceHELLO! My name is M E M B E R S h I P C o R N E R
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FUNFITNESS
Physical therapist professionals and students assess:
• flexibility of the hamstring, calf, shoulder rotator, and hip flexor muscles;• functional strength of the abdominal and upper and lower extremity muscles; balance (single leg stance and functional reach); and • aerobic fitness (Step test or Wheel test).
The screening also provides instruction to participants about how to stretch, strengthen and improve balance and fitness. Physical therapist assistants and physical therapist/physical therapist assistant students assist in various aspects of the event.
Healthy Athletes currently offers health screenings in six areas other than Funfitness: Fit Feet (podiatry), Health Promotion (better health and well-being), Healthy Hear-ing (audiology), medFest (sports physical exam), opening eyes (vision) and Special Smiles (dentistry).
FUNfitness Volunteers Screen at Winter Games, Celebrates 10 Years (cont.)
officially launched in 1997, Healthy Athletes organizes its events in a welcoming, fun environment. its screenings educate athletes on healthy lifestyle choices and identify problems that may need additional follow-up.
At more than 1.2 million free health screenings in more than 100 coun-tries, the Special olympics Healthy Athletes program, including Funfit-ness, has offered health services and information to athletes in dire need. in the process, Special olym-pics has become the largest global public health organization dedicated to serving people with intellectual disabilities. Despite a mistaken belief that people with intellectual disabili-ties receive the same or better health care than others, they typically re-
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ceive sub-standard care, or virtually no health care at all. Healthy Athletes has the world’s largest database of health data for people with intellectual disabilities. Through Healthy Ath-letes, more than 100,000 health care professionals have been trained to treat people with intellectual disabilities. These health care professionals provide improved care to millions.
Cindy Adams, PT, DPT guides an athlete through exercises to improve flexibility.
Blinn students measure hamstring and anterior hip flexibility.
Seated push-ups help gauge an athlete’s strength.
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We wish to recognize those Funfitness volunteers who assisted at the 2012 Winter games:
Cindy Adams, PT, DPT and Eddie Adams, Abilene, TXluke Palmer, PT, DPT and katie Palmer, Abilene, TXkaren Mayfield, PT, DPT (Texas FUNfitness Clinical Advisor), Abilene, TXEmily Dunlap, PT, lakeway, TXStacey Mather, TPTA Staff, Austin, TX
our good friends and faithful Funfitness volunteers from blinn PTA program in College Station, TX: faculty mary Cumbers, PTA and kelly Yendrey, PTA, Program Director and Texas Funfitness Clinical Advisor Christy gantt, PT who could not attend this year but deserves recognition in getting and keeping blinn students and faculty involved. The blinn program has generously coordi-nated and encouraged their students to volunteer for the past 3 years.
Students from blinn:
katie AdamsCalli BlaschkeMegan SowerMichael CarranzaStacy CliftonChristine CulbersonTom DougaValerie FusilierErin GallagherBrandon hammers
Special Thanks to our Supporters!
Brent kornegaylindsay labusMichelle lostraccoRoque MataElaina NewsomJennifer PateTrent SatterwhiteBlake WalpoleSteven WilsonElijah St. John
We appreciate the continued support from Harden Healthcare for spon-soring giveaway items to volunteers and Athletes during the screening.
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Students from the Blinn College PTA program volunteered at FUNfitness .
Students partner with athletes to teach stretching exercises.
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sion of physical therapy in Texas and our local district.
2012 NTD Meeting Schedule is in full-swing. Mark your calendars to join us for these future meetings:
May 15th: Clinical Topic TBDJuly 24th: EthicsSeptember 25th: Governmental Affairs
meetings are held at DFW marriott at Highway 114 and Freeport Parkway in irving, TX. Please stay tuned for emails and check the nTD page for details. We look forward to seeing you there!
**if you are not receiving our nTD meet-ing reminder emails, please be sure that your contact information is up-to-date with TPTA.
We would like to recognize the sponsors of the nTD:
Visiting nurse Associationwww.vnatexas.org
HCr manor Care www.hcr-manorcore.com
Texas Health resources www.texashealth.org/jobs
THerAPY 2000 www.t2000.com
Supplemental Healthcare www.supple-mentalhealthcare.com
Your suggestions and comments are al-ways appreciated. Please contact kelly roach, PT, Communications Chair at [email protected] or Jeanie Parsley PT, District Chair at [email protected].
PANhANDlE DISTRICT:The Panhandle District had a wonderful meeting February 7. Joan Potter-bru-net, DPT, PT gave a great presentation on gait Assessments to start off our year of programming which will focus on gait. We had a good turn out with PTs, PTAs, and students from several of the local facilities.
CAPITAl AREA DISTRICT:The CAD march business meeting and CCu was held at Scott and White round rock on January 17, 2012. The topic provided by brian W Carr, PT, DPT, ATC, lAT was Si Assessment. The meeting was very well attended. Paul Hoover from Scott and White provided a great meal and reception for the meet and greet session. The CAD executive com-mittee would like to thank Scott and White for their generosity.
on January 20-22 the CAD and ACC PTA program hosted the APTA lAmP 2 con-ference which was also well received with over 20 leaders and new profes-sionals in the field in attendance.
The next CAD meeting will be on march 20 at ACC. The topic is introduction to Prosthetics “The First Steps into a new Horizon” sponsored by Prosthetic Sci-ence San Antonio.
For the most recent updates, like the CAD facebook account or the ACC PTA Program facebook account.
CENTRAl DISTRICT:meetings are held on the third Tues-day in January, February and April from 6:00-7:00 pm followed by CCus offered immediately following.
April 17, 2012: Cynthia Fisher, PT, DPT, PCS, President TPTA and Awards Cer-emony. location: greehey north CampusHealth Professions research building
no meeting is planned for march, 2012. meeting locations vary. For location & directions contact 210-283-2478.
CoASTAl BEND DISTRICTCoastal bend District 2012 schedule:
Saturday, February 18, 2012: Del mar College PTA Program facility in Corpus Christi. ethics CCu in a.m., lunch and district meeting.Saturday, June 9, 2012: Victoria College PTA Program facility in Victoria. CCu in a.m. to be determined, lunch and dis-trict meeting.Saturday, September 15, 2012: South Texas College PTA Program facility in
mcAllen. CCu in a.m. to be determined, lunch and district meeting.
For information on meetings, course brochure and registration, and district events, please contact District Chair Jan Spigner at [email protected].
MIDWEST DISTRICT:Please visit the midwest District page at www.tpta.org for current news, upcom-ing activities, and other information.
The midwest District holds regularly scheduled meetings four times a year; the remaining meetings for 2012 are on Thursday, April 12th in San Angelo, Thursday September 13th in Abilene, and Thursday november 8th in San An-gelo.
Your questions, suggestions, and com-ments are always appreciated. Please contact the District Chair rob Sarbach, PT, DPT at [email protected].
NoRTh TEXAS DISTRICT:Please visit the north Texas District page at www.tpta.org for current dis-trict news, activities, and information.
We would like to announce Jeanie Pars-ley, PT, DPT, mbA as the new District Chair for the nTD! Jeanie has been an APTA and TPTA member for 24 years. She recently com-pleted her DPT, is in the APTA’s lAmP leadership cohort, and is dedicated to lifelong learning. She is currently the Director of Physical medicine and reha-bilitation, Wound Care Clinic and Hyper-baric medicine, Diabetes education at Texas Health Harris methodist Hospital Heb. Jeanie is very passionate about ensuring the role of physical therapy as an important and accessible medical service for maintaining and improving the health of individuals. She supports the growth of physical therapy residen-cies, board specialization, and patient access as mechanisms that will contin-ue to move us towards a truly doctoring profession. Jeanie is excited to serve as Chair of the nTD and contribute to the TPTA’s work in supporting the profes-
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To submit district news and events, please contact Tiffany Downey at 512-477-1818 or [email protected]. For more information regarding district events, please visit the TPTA website at www.tpta.org and view the individual district pages or the events calendar.
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executive Director Paul Hardin in April 2012.
A 2 hour ethics Course is being planned for Thursday June 14. Plans are in the way for the district to participate in Healthy lubboock Day 2012 on Saturday May 12 from 9:00am to noon.
last year the SPD staffed an inter-acive booth which did simple fitness and balance tests geared towards ag-ing adults. The event allows people to walk amid 50 booths presenting information about a variety of health topics. other highlights include a large Zumba class and climbing tower for the kids. Also an, Amtryke ride will allow recepients to show off their skills and ride with several other riders. 2012 should also see the South Plains District connecting by webinar to other district meetings and CCu events acroos the state.
Motions Passed By the Board of Directors
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our next program on march 6 will meet your ethics requirement for licensure renewal (bSA outpatient Therapy from 6-8 pm). now is the time to start talk-ing up the Annual Spring Dinner April 10 at the nWTH Pavilion Auditorium (6 – 8 pm). representative Four Price will be our speaker. This is a great opportunity to begin a relationship between our PT community and state legislature. Please plan on coming and encourage all your colleagues to come too. let’s fill the room and make a great impression on representative Price about his physi-cal therapy constituency. may 8 we will have a business meeting to discuss the House of Delegates and to get your in-put on motions that the House will hear. it is important that we hear from you about the important decisions that will be made.
SoUTh PlAINS DISTRICT:The South Plains District will be host-ing a dinner with guest speaker, TPTA
Details of each event will be sent to members by email announcements.
Contact Jackie underwood, Vice Chair with questions or concerns at [email protected]
BoD 01-21-2012:1 i move that the brant Capps be appoint-ed Co-Chair of the government Affairs Committee effective January 21, 2012 to october 31, 2013.
BoD 01-21-2012:3i move that a running expenditure (amount paid) be available to district committee chairman.
BoD 01-21-2012:4i move that the following change to the Professional Development Commit-tee section of the reference manual be changed as follows:
iii goAlS & obJeCTiVeSProFeSSionAl DeVeloPmenT Com-miTTee2. objectives:F. other Pertinent Policies and Proce-dures related to Above goals:9. PoliCY STATemenT:Honorariums for SpeakersProCeDure:C. Stand Alone Courses
1. For courses that are directly spon-sored by TPTA, the speaker would re-ceive a recommended an honorarium¬ of $200 for short 2-4 hour course, or $400 for a 5-8 hour course, but would also be entitled to payment of travel and lodging within reason. Staff shall be able to negotiate a higher honorarium for speakers with the approval of the Pro-fessional Development Chair.
BoD 01-21-2012:5The Payer relations Committee to in-vestigate member interest in pursuing a benchmark study on practice revenues, expenses, and productivity and efer any expense requests for the investigation to the eC for approval and report to the findings back for action at the next boD meeting.
BoD 01-21-2012:6i move that the TPTA office engage an online meeting program to be available to the state and districts for broadcast of meetings/CCu events, with cost not to exceed $1,500 for the current year.
BoD 01-21-12:7i move that the eC appoint a task force to investigate the feasibility of inviting and funding 2 members from each dis-trict to the July Strategic Planning Ses-sion and boD meeting for the purpose of mentoring future leaders.
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hardin-Simmons Class of 2011 and 2012 Donate to the TPTA PAC
Hardin-Simmons Class of 2011 and 2012 on the steps of the State Capitol for the 2011 TPTA Legislative Day. The students hosted four Kinesiotaping Courses and were able to raise $1,000.00 for the TPTA PAC. TPTA would like to thank these students for their hard work and their dedication to the Association.
Leap to the Next LevelThe Sixth Annual Sports Medicine Symposium of the Americas will feature an all-star team of sports medicine physicians, pro-athlete physical therapists and expert athletic trainers. The course will bring together faculty and attendees to discuss the latest advances in sports medicine diagnostics, rehabilitation and injury prevention. Attendees will gain exposure to cutting-edge advances in surgical and non-surgical treatment options available to patients with injuries resulting from competitive and recreational sport participation. Featured topics will include knee, elbow, hip and shoulder injuries affecting the competitive athlete.
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Join your colleagues as they gather in our nation’s capital for APTA’s annual Federal Advocacy Forum April 22-24, 2012, in Washington, DC. This event is an opportunity to improve your advocacy skills and to lobby Congress on the many challenges facing the physical therapy profession.
At the Federal Advocacy Forum you will hear from decision makers on Capitol Hill, learn to communicate effectively with your elected officials, receive updates on APTA’s legislative and regulatory activities, and then take your message directly to your mem-bers of Congress.
The 2012 Federal Advocacy Forum will be held in conjunction with the APTA leader-ship Forum, which includes an APTA board of Directors meeting, at the Hyatt regency on Capitol Hill, April 20-24, 2012.
Ceus are pending. in order to claim Ceu credit, you must attend the live event and complete the online posttest with at least 70% accuracy. The online posttest will be available on the APTA learning Center by April 24, 2012.
For registration information, schedule of events, travel and more, visit http://www.apta.org/FederalForum/
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long overdue Recognition to Susan Polk
Susan Polk served as Chair of the Capitol Area District from 2008 - 2010. TPTA inadver-tently overlooked Susan's award at the Annual Conference. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Susan for her hard work and dedication to TPTA and the CAD. We apologize for the oversight.
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In Memoriam - Dale (Scooter) Phillipsit is with great sadness that TPTA announces the passing of Dale (Scooter) Phillips, a member from the midwest District. Dale leighroy (Scooter) Phillips, Jr. of Abilene, Texas was born march 3, 1963, in midwest City, oklahoma and passed from this life on February 20, 2012. Scooter and his office manager were enroute to norman, ok on monday when his plane went down.Scooter owned and operated rebound Sports and Physical Therapy for over seventeen years and also opened Steps 2 Strides, a provider of rehabilitation services for special needs children. Steps 2 Strides has two locations, one in Abilene and the other in Denison, TX. He also served on the board of Directors of enterprise investments, inc., and old Surety life insurance Company, both in oklahoma City, ok. Scooter loved life and lived it to the fullest. He enjoyed his work, sports, flying his airplane, and spending time with his family. Scooter is survived by two children, brendan, 16, and grace Ann, 13, and their mother, linda, all of Abilene, Texas.
TPTA Negotiates GREAT RATES for Credit Card Processing and EMR/EhR Software Exclusively for TPTA Members!After two years of negotiations on your behalf, we are proud to announce Pre-negotiated group Credit Card Processing rates and eHr / emr Software at discounted group rates as part of the latest benefit of your TPTA membership! The Texas Physical Therapy Association has recently partnered with the Point of Sale Consultants, a leading payment processing company, to pro-vide you with low TPTA group rates and excellent service.
it is now more important than ever to provide your patients with convenient and secure and flexible medical records and pay-ment options. The TPTA and Point of Sale Consultants encourage you to have a free rate comparison and/or free eHr/emr web demo completed by a Point of Sale Consultants professional to show your potential cost-savings with the special TPTA member pricing.
be sure to take advantage of this exciting new program available only to TPTA membership! be confident that you are getting the best possible processing rates and service by partnering with TPTA and Point of Sale Consultants! Contact Point of Sale Consultants at 1-866-781-4707 ToDAY!
Condolences to Scott humpal, Family and FriendsThe TPTA would like to express its deepest condolences to Scott Humpal, his family and the staff members of Humpal Physical Therapy. The Humpal’s plane went down during a heavy snowstorm on their way to a family vacation in Colorado. Scott lost his wife, gaby Humpal and pilot, Hans Vandervlugt in the crash. Scott and his three children were injured and are in the process of recovering. if you would like to extend your personal condolences or get updates on how the family is recovering please visit http://www.caringbridge.org, then type in humpalfamily (no spaces).
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