WPTA Events Calendar
Jun
2013
26-29

June 26, 2013 to June 29, 2013

 

Join Us in Salt Lake City!

Learn from colleagues in a relaxed environment. Come to Salt Lake City, June 26-29, 2013, and experience fresh, relevant sessions and energizing social events, or participate in selected sessions online with the virtual conference.

Register by April 22 for the lowest rate!

 

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June 27, 2013

Thursday, June 27, 2013

7:30 pm-12:00 am

The Grand Ballroom

Hilton Salt Lake City Center

 

Join the Foundation for a special evening at the Foundation Gala: Honoring Past and Present Visionaries. Share in the celebration as the 2013 Service Award Recipients are honored.

 

Jul
2013
25

July 25, 2013 @ 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

The SWD will hold a Summer Social and Membership Appreciation event on July 25, 2013 at 7:00 p.m..  Join your peers at a Mallards game.  Friends and spouses are welcome, with special incentive to bring a non-member PT or PTA or student. Members that bring a  potential new WPTA member pay 50% at $8; all other tickets are $16. The ticket includes the game and free food and soda (alcohol available for purchase). RSVP by July 11 to membership Committee Chair,  Kyle Knauff, DPT, OCS (kyleknauff@gmail.com).

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July 27, 2013 @ 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM

 
WPTA Board of Directors Meeting
8:30am-12:30pm
 
 
Location/Directions:

Sep
2013
12-13

September 12, 2013 to September 13, 2013

UW-La Crosse - La Crosse, WI
 
The focus of this course is best clinical practice and best clinical teaching. This course is open only to physical therapists, who have taken the original CI Education and Credentialing Program workshop.
 
It includes two days of programming along with some online preparatory work to be applied in class.

16.75 contact hours
 
 
Contact: Brenda Landrum                                               
PH: 608-785-8467                                    
EMAIL: blandrum@uwlax.edu
 

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September 12, 2013

The SWD is hosting an ethics and jurisprudence (4 CEU), September 12, 2013 5-9 pm, at the Meriter Auditorium in Madison.  Topic: APTAs vision for the direction of the PT profession. Specific areas of focus will include a proposed revision to the APTA Vision Statement (Vision 2020), the use of support personnel; PTA education; Healthcare Reform; and the APTA Governance Review for the APTA Board of Directors, APTA Sections, APTA House of Delegates, and state chapters (specifically the WPTA). The presenter will be Kip Schick, PT, DPT, MBA.  Questions and RSVP to Jaimie Reich, PT jlreich8@gmail.com

 

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September 18, 2013

22

September 22, 2013

28-29

September 28, 2013 to September 29, 2013

SPONSORED BY BELLIN HEALTH AND WPTA NORTHEAST DISTRICT:

Management of Upper Extremity Neurological Problems Using NDT

Monica Diamond, MS, PT

September 28 – 29, 2013                                          11.25 Contact Hours

$299 for WPTA members (membership verification required at time of registration. Please contact Heidi Johnson directly at 920-430-4750 x4425), $345 for nonmembers

 

For more information, visit www.bellin.org and select “Appointments & Registrations”, then “Therapy and Sports Medicine Continuing Education Series”.  You may also contact Heidi Johnson, PT, at hjkrau@bellin.org or call

920-430-4750, x4425

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Monica Diamond, MS, PT, is an active Neuro-Developmental Treatment Association Coordinator Instructor  and International Bobath Instructors Training Association (IBITA) member with over 25 years’ experience teaching basic and advanced Neuro-Developmental Treatment Association approved courses in managing the adult patient using the Neuro-Developmental Treatment approach. She has over 30 years’ experience treating adults with neurological diagnoses and continues her clinical practice at Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute / Columbia St. Mary’s in Milwaukee, WI. Monica received her bachelors and masters degrees from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. She holds adjunct faculty appointments and teaches Neuro-Developmental Treatment at several universities. She has completed clinical research and has presented at APTA, Neuro-Developmental Treatment Association and WCPT national and international conferences. In addition to her teaching, Monica is an active member of the Neuro-Developmental Treatment Association Instructors’ Group and contributed to the writing of the Neuro-Developmental Treatment book entitled: Neuro-Developmental Treatment Approach: Theoretical Foundations and Principles of Clinical Practice (authored by Janet M. Howle in collaboration with the Neuro-Developmental Treatment Association Theory Committee). 

 

Course Description:  The goal of this weekend workshop is to challenge participants to improve their clinical management of the upper extremity functional limitations and underlying impairments of individuals with a diagnosis of stroke or other neurological pathology. Various upper extremity challenges will be discussed within a problem-solving framework. Labs will allow time for participants to learn and practice hands-on treatment strategies for specific problems in patients with various challenges and at various levels of function. Application of these concepts to the evaluation and treatment of an actual patient will be demonstrated, with participants actively involved in the problem-solving process.  This course is approved through the WPTA.  Primary Audience:  PT, PTA, OT, COTA.

 

Course Objectives:

  • Participants will explore the following questions, learn to use NDT problem solving to find answers, and improve their skill in applying what they’ve learned in these areas to the direct “hands-on” treatment of patients.
  • Why are the pelvic girdle and trunk important in re-educating upper extremity function?  What critical components should be addressed?  How do the pelvic girdle, trunk and shoulder girdle interact?
  • What elements of trunk, shoulder girdle and upper extremity alignment are most critical during treatment? How can I decide what to persist with, and what leave until later?
  • Why do some patients have shoulder pain?  What causes it and how can it be alleviated?  What is the cause of subluxation and what should be done about it?  What is the relationship between pain and subluxation? 
  • What elements are critical in using weight-bearing activities for reeducation of the upper extremity?  How do these activities help the patient regain functional use of the upper extremity?
  • What are the most important things to address in treatment with the individual:
    • with no movement? 
    • with limited movement and lots of substitution and compensation? 
    • with lots of movement but strong movement patterns? 
    • At each of these levels, what function can be expected / encouraged / facilitated?
  • How can effective carryover be achieved at different levels of patient recovery?  What is necessary to achieve function, not just movement?
  • How can adjuncts such as splints, slings, taping, electrical stim, etc. be used effectively within the context of NDT Problem-solving to enhance treatment of the Upper Extremity?
  • How can NDT be used to design treatment plans that provide:
    • specific and functional information necessary for effective documentation
    • effective integration between disciplines without duplication of services

 

Management of Upper Extremity Neurological Problems Using NDT

Schedule

SATURDAY

  • 7:45 AM                Registration
  • 8:00        NDT Update:  Merging Theory, Evidence, and Clinical Practice
    • Using the NDT Model of Clinical Problem Solving
    • Justifying Treatment Decisions
  • 9:30        Break
  • 9:45        Upper Extremity:  Key Concepts and Critical Issues
    • What Goes Wrong? – Analysis of Problems that Limit UE Function
    • Postural Control:  An Essential Component for Arm Function
  • 10:45     Upper Extremity: Problems and Treatment Strategies – LAB
  • Assessment and Re-Education of Optimal Scapula and Gleno-Humeral Mobility and Timing
  • Integration of the Arm with the Head and Trunk
  • 12:00     Lunch
  • 1:00        Patient Demonstration / Problem Solving Session
  • 2:00        Discussion of Patient Demo: Determining Key Problems and Designing Effective         

                      Treatment

  • 2:30        Break
  • 2:45        Upper Extremity: Problems and Treatment Strategies – LAB
    • Assessing Atypical Tone and its Causes
    • Subluxations and Interventions
    • Causes / Treatment of Shoulder Pain
  • Upper Extremity: Problems and Treatment Strategies – LAB
  • Treatment Strategies in Weight-Bearing and Non-Weight-Bearing:
  • What to do: How and When to Use Specific Strategies
  • What’s Critical?  Determining Effectiveness
  • Progression of Treatment
  • Treating the Arm to improve Function in Standing and Gait
  • Enhancing Distal Control
  • 5:00        Adjourn

 

SUNDAY

  • 8:00        Facilitation during ADL's and Function:
    • Assessment, Problem-Solving, and Treatment Strategies for Facilitation during Function
    • Suggestions for Optimal Patient Involvement
    • Designing HEP’s that Make a Difference
    •  Differentiating OT and PT Functional Goals and Treatment Planning In Relation to the UE
    • Documenting UE Progress and Improved Function
  • 9:00        Upper Extremity: Problems and Treatment Strategies – LAB,
  • Treatment Strategies in Weight-Bearing and Non-Weight-Bearing: What to do: How and When to Use Specific Strategies
  • What’s Critical?  Determining Effectiveness
  • Progression of Treatment
  • Treating the Arm to improve Function in Standing and Gait
  • Enhancing Distal Control
  • 10:15     Break
  • Use of Adjuncts to Enhance Goal Achievement – Using NDT Problem Solving to Make Decisions re: Use of Splints, Slings, Electrical Stimulation, Taping, etc.
  • Addressing Complex UE Issues
  • 10:30     Problem-Solving Related to Specific Problems
  • 11:30     Prioritizing and Focusing:  Short Term and Long Range Considerations
  • Noon      Conclusion

Oct
2013
3-4

October 3, 2013 @ 8:00 AM to October 4, 2013 @ 9:00 PM

Save the Date - 2013 WPTA Fall Conference

More Information coming soon.

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October 4, 2013 @ 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

 
WPTA Board of Directors Meeting
 
Location:  Wisconsin Dells

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October 15, 2013 @ 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

The next District meeting will be via videoconferencing on Oct 15, 2013.   The meeting will start at 5:30.   If you have questions, please contact District Chair Stephanie Olson, PT at Stephanie.Olson@ministryhealth.org  (715-346-5192) or District Secretary Dave Smith, PT at smith.david@marshfieldclinic.org (715-389-7501).

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October 18, 2013 @ 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Differential Diagnosis with Bill Boissonnault PT, DHSc, DPT, FAAOMPT, FAPTA

October 18th, 2013 from 8 AM - 5 PM at The Waters Hotel and Conference Center in Minocqua

24-26

October 24, 2013 @ 8:00 AM to October 26, 2013 @ 6:00 PM

http://www.apta.org/NSC/

 

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October 28, 2013 @ 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Feb
2014
3-6

February 3, 2014 to February 6, 2014

The next Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) will be held February 3-6, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Abstract submission site now open.

Apr
2014
10-11

April 10, 2014 @ 8:00 AM to April 11, 2014 @ 5:00 PM

Save the Date - 2014 WPTA Spring Conference

  • Kalahari Resort - Wisconsin Dells

May
2014
17-18

May 17, 2014 @ 9:00 AM to May 18, 2014 @ 6:00 PM

The World Health Professions Alliance WHPA is pleased to announce the third World Health Professions Regulation Conference to be held on 17th and 18th May 2014, just prior to next year’s World Health Assembly.

Save the date now and visit the website http://www.whpa.org/whpcr2014 regularly for the latest programme information.

Oct
2014
24

October 24, 2014

Save the Date - 2014 WPTA Fall Conference

  • Madison Marriott - West Middleton