WCEC Executive Committee Members and Contact Information:

• Academic Co-Chair: Lois Harrison, PT, DPT, MS
  • lois.harrison@cuw.edu
  • Phone:  (262)243-4468
• Clinical Co-Chair: Currently Vacant. Interested?
  
• Secretary:Tanya Grabinski, PT, MHS, PCS
  • tgrabinski@uwlax.edu
  • Phone: (608)785-5072
• Treasurer: Sue Wenker, PT, MS, GCS
  • wenker@pt.wisc.edu
  • Phone: (608) 265-8619
  
  

Continuing Education Opportunities

• Clinical Education Workshops and APTA CI Credentialing Workshops
  
  

Wisconsin PT/PTA program ACCE/DCE contact information

PT Programs	PTA Programs
Carroll University Waukesha, WI ACCE: Kathleen Shields Phone: 262-524-7202 E-mail: shieldsk@carrollu.edu	Blackhawk Technical College Janesville, WI ACCE: Ilene Larson, PT, MS Phone: (608) 757-7698 E-mail: ilarson@blackhawk.edu
Concordia University Mequon, WI DCE: Lois Harrison Phone: (262)243-4468 E-Mail: lois.harrison@cuw.edu	Gateway Technical College Kenosha, WI ACCE: Peggy Thomas Phone: (262) 564-2080 E-mail: thomasm@gtc.edu
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI Co-DCE: Laurie Kontney Phone: (414) 288-3383 E-mail: laurie.kontney@mu.edu Co-DCE: Danille Parker Phone: (414) 288-3179 E-mail: danille.parker@mu.edu	Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI ACCE: n/a
UW-La Crosse La Crosse, WI Interim DCE:  Tanya Grabinski, PT, MHS, PCS Phone: (608)785-5072 E-Mail: tgrabinski@uwlax.edu	Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI ACCE: Chuck Castleberg Phone: (920)569-6556 E-mail: charles.castleberg@nwtc.edu
UW- Madison Madison, WI ACCE: Sue Wenker Phone: (608) 265-8619 E-mail: wenker@pt.wisc.edu	Western Technical College La Crosse, WI ACCE: Jeff Komay PTA Phone: 608-785-9280 E-mail: KomayJ@westerntc.edu
UW-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI DCE: Ann Dietrich, PT, MS Phone: (414) 229-2822 E-Mail: dietrica@uwm.edu

Clinical Education Important Links

• APTA Education
  
  
• APTA Clinical Educators and student regulations
  
  
• APTA Education Section
  
  
• APTA Education Section Bulletin
  
  

PT CPI: Version 2006

As many of you have heard, as of July 15, 2008 the Physical Therapist Clinical Performance Instrument has now transitioned to the PT CPI: Version 2006. This new web-based PT CPI offers enhanced user access, ease of completion, and data entry for students and clinical educators. The PT CPI: Version 2006 has been updated to more accurately reflect the expectations of current graduates from PT programs. Updates include 18 performance criteria, changing of the visual analogue scale to a more defined rating scale with 6 anchors, and web based access and training. Please contact your affiliating PT program DCE's/ACCE's for the PT CPI: Version 2006 training web-site and password (see contact information above). University timeline for transitions are as follows:

1. Marquette's University: transition will occur November of 2008
2. Concordia University transition in January 2009
3. UW-Madison and Carroll College transition in May 2009
4. UW-La Crosse transition in June 2009
5. UW-Milwaukee transition TBA
6. PT CPI Web Portal Link
7. PT CPI: Version 2006 Webinar and Other information

Clinical Education Research

• Link to Education Section Journal
• WCEC Clinical Education Research Scholarship information: "Move Clin-Ed AHEAD: Clinical Education Research Funding" sponsored by the WCEC (more information TBA)

Student Scholarship

"STUDENTS AT STATE" sponsored by the WCEC (A scholarship program to assist students with the cost of attending a WPTA state conference. More information TBA)