SWD Business meeting January 30, 2010
Location UW Physical Therapy School
Combo Phi Theta/SWD Continuing Education Workshops
- Thank you to the students for providing food for lunch today.
Office Reports
-SWD chair – Blase Strobl directed the meeting today
-SWD Treasurer Report Sue Meng
2009 started with $9600, spent down via commercial, expos, free CE
Net loss of $2600
Still plenty of money at $7000
-where do we make our money?: CEs and ~$800 chapter dues
Chantel Hasman – CE chair
- Recognize speakers today’s Workshops
o Marcella – presented am on transition from inpatient to outpatient pediatrics
o Understanding lab test results and its effects on PT practice
o Kristy – ankle
o Jill Boissonault - Ethics
-April 26 Business meeting
APM offered to present in April - Bacoplasty
Also looking for interest and ideas for speakers at future CEs
Amy Schubert – PR chair (not present) – Garden Expo, Commercial, Ironman
-Next year similar or different pending goals for this year.
Jessica Johnson – Membership Committee chair
- Brenda volunteered to help on the committee
- set up facebook for membership communication
- Side comment: orthopedic study group
Next meeting 2/9 at UW research park
Nominating Committee – NEED HELP (no current chair) Kristy, Micki, Liz
Looking for someone with Technology skills to assist
New Building
WPTA 3510 E. Washington Ave.
New address effective 1/22/10
608-221-9191
Fax 608-221-9691
WPTA Legislative Action Day February 2, 1010 Inn on the Park State Capital, Madison
Letter from Rob Worth reporting – WPTA BOD reached agreement in Athletic trainers WATA, now have neutral position on changes in their bill, expect them to introduce their bill soon.
Jason Johns – lobbyist available for questions on 2.2.10
Bill Bossonnault comments – PT’s only show up when we want something
Show up all the time, even if we don’t have hot stuff on the table right now.
SWD Goals 2009
- Are we meeting our Goals?
- Yes
2009 SWD WPTA GOALS:
1) The SWD will have at least 10 members nominated for the 2009 WPTA Physical Therapist of the Year Award. MET
2) The SWD will provide PT education for its members to include topics on ethics/jurisprudence to help Therapists meet CEU requirements for licensure. MET- WORKERS COMP IN AUGUST
3) The SWD will organize volunteers for participation in an event to promote public awareness of physical therapy. MET WITH IRONMAN AND GARDEN EXPO
4) There will be a full slate of candidates running for open positions on the SWD Executive Committee in the fall of 2009(vice chair and secretary).MET
5) The SWD will increase attendance of Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants at district meetings by 10% in 2009.
6) The SWD will implement a marketing campaign to increase public awareness in regards to physical therapy services within the 1st quarter of the year. MET- RAN TV AD FOR 3 MONTHS IN THE 2ND QUARTER
2010 proposed Goals
1. The SWD will provide PT education for its members to include topics on ethics/jurisprudence to help Therapists meet CEU requirements for licensure.
Comments – CE with nominal fee $20?
2. The SWD will organize volunteers for participation in an event to promote public awareness of physical therapy.
Comments – ideas for continuing expos, continue to vary them: Garden expo, wellness expo, canoecopia, Madison minimarathon, dairy expo
3. There will be a full state of candidates running for open positions
Sub committee chair? – multiple volunteers offered today – see above
4. The SWD will increase attendance of PT and PTAs at district meetings by 10% in 2010
- comments: Madison locations have been the best location
- Michele volunteered to work on skyping our meetings so the people can conference call our meetings if they cannot attend the actual meeting, hoping to increase “attendance” and participation.
-Jim volunteered to work on a SWD Facebook page
-Goal to get a committee together to meet at the Chapter office to hold Techie meeting, to move forward with other Techie type options that could increase attendance at district meetings
5. The SWD will implement a marketing campaign to increase public awareness in regards to physical therapy services within the 1st quarter of the year.
-depends on if we are budget neutral, if deficit then, overall goal will be budget neutral
UPCOMING WPTA/APTA Events 2010
- Legislative Action Day, February 2
- BOD meeting, February 6
- APTA Combined Sections Meeting, February 17-20
- March 6th UW students CE course put on by Theraband for Miami-Marquette challenge
- SWD EC meeting, March 15 @ Great Dane Fitchburg 630pm
- WPTA Spring Conference Green Bay, April 15
- SWD Business Meeting, April 26 and 1 hour CE TBA
- Strategic Planning/BOD, May 7-8
- Annual Conference: PT 2010, Boston MA, June 16-19
- SWD EC meeting/social on the square – July 29
- BOD Meeting July 25
- SWD EC Meeting September 20
- Fall Conference, Kalahari WI Dells, October 14-16
- SWD Meeting/CE October 25
- National Student Conclave, Miami FL October 29-31
