Northcentral District
District Chair: Dennis Kaster
Northcentral District News
  • NCD Meeting Minutes 5/18/10
    • North Central District – WPTA
      May 18, 2010 Meeting Minutes

      Videoconference Sites:
      Stevens Point: Dennis Kaster (Chair), Wes Kurszewski, Louis Smith

      Marshfield: Janice Devine-Ruggles (Treasurer), Dave Smith (Secretary)

      Minocqua: Stephanie Mikolicek (Branding Rep), student

      Weston: Brad Jordan (local contact), Beth Schmelling

      Rhinelander: Robert Wojnowski

      Park Falls: no one present

      In-service/Presentation/Discussion: (at end of meeting)
      • “Mental Practice for Relearning Locomotor Skills” (PTJ Feb 2010; 90:240-251. Round table discussion led by Janice Devine-Ruggles PT

      Officer Reports:
      • Treasurer – Janice Devine-Ruggles:
      o $1892.26 – checking account; $60 soon to be deposited (Ethics course Oct 2009)
      • Branding Representative – Stephanie Mikolicek
      o No action to date; position still evolving within WPTA. Dennis Kearns-Legoo taking over as contact person for Stephanie Mikolicek

      Discussion / New Business:
      • WPTA Update: Strategic Planning Meeting summary (Dennis Kaster – Chair)
      o Consumers and health care providers will recognize PTs as practitioners of choice in prevention, rehabilitation and wellness.
      o Practitioners will influence policy on access and payment for physical therapy services.
      o Members will demonstrate understanding of the attributes of autonomous practice as defined by APTA
      o Eliminate barriers to autonomous practice in WI. Significant energy being spent on direct access in hospital with goal to add 5 hospitals; currently 6 have direct access in WI.
      o Enhance membership by recruiting and retaining involved and engaged members. Focus on increasing Involvement instead of focus on being “present” (i.e. at meetings, events). Also, effort to increase student involvement/membership.
      o Establish and maintain methods of communication for promoting an informed membership. Discussion regarding “electronic age” and potential use of FaceBook, Twitter, Videoconferencing, email, website, texting)
      o WPTA “rocks” per Marcy Dwyer (Michigan PT Assoc) – she facilitated meeting; ranked WI as one of top Assoc. in country due to high membership, high retention, and a lot of agreement among members (surveys)
      • Legislative Update:
      o Independent PT Examining Board in place as of 3/11/10
      o AT Bill passed with significant WPTA input
      o Nothing currently on agenda; assessing future needs
      • Membership strategies: (also see above WPTA info)
      o Focus (from WPTA) is on Involvement instead of presence
      o Discussion about NCD meeting content and input from members/staff
      § Present evidence and clinical use issues
      § CE units
      § Food available – decided it would be too difficult every meeting
      § Inform members about meeting well ahead of time; make push locally and personal to staff; ?? handwritten letters
      § Request for Mondays versus Tuesdays – consensus was that Tuesdays was better
      § Options of 1 local (?videoconf) with CEUs/food for 2 hours; other meetings via videoconferencing
      • Fall conference social:
      o Wisconsin Dells (Kalahari) October 14, 6-7 pm before Professional Issues Forum; cash bar
      o Ideas: give aways, food – send any ideas to Dennis.Kaster@ministryhealth.org
      • Elections: re-elected to Chair – Dennis Kaster; Vice Chair – Stephanie Olson
      o Secretary and Treasurer elections next year
      • CEU requirements: due February 28, 2011
      o Prorated for year: PT 20 hours (4 hours Ethics); PTA 13 hours (4 hours Ethics)
      o NCD Ethics Course
      § “Informed Consent”, Tuesday September 21, 2010, in Marshfield at Froehlke Auditorium, 4-8 pm (4 CEUs)
      § Free for members; $60 nonmembers
      § ?? ethics course in Wausau area – decided to not do this fall due to timing, weather issues in later fall/early winter
      o Future: Ethics course at St. Michaels in Stevens Point for Ministry staff in August 2010; may be opened to others; title TBA
      o “Explain Pain Course” – NWD-Eau Claire – June 12-13 – contact Wes Kurszewski for details and registration ASAP. (715) 424-8600
      o Future Meetings:
      § Round table discussion of articles/topics/political issues with CEUs; goal of maximum participation instead of “presentation” or lecture style.
      § Stephanie Olson to organize with assistance of Wes Kurszewski and Stephanie Mikolicek. Send ideas or comments to Stephanie.Olson@ministryhealth.org .

      Future Meetings:
      • NEXT MEETING: Ethics course in Marshfield as noted above, September 21
      • 3rd Tuesday of February, 2011


      Submitted by NCD Treasurer, Dave Smith, March 1, 2010


       

     

 

 

 

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