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SCAPTA
Happy New Year members!
The year has started off with a bang as we all celebrated the College football Championship of South Carolina's very own Clemson Tigers. Whether you are a Tiger fan or not, I am sure we can all be proud of a great season by an outstanding group of young men and coaches. Hopefully everyone that traveled to the game made it back home safely and without incident.
Now down to business. Your SCAPTA Board of Directors had their first meeting of the 2017 calendar and we started off making some key decisions regarding the direction of the Association on business brought to us by members just like you. In the first item of official business, the Board ultimately failed to pass a motion to formulate and potentially introduce legislation to alter the practice act allowing continuing education credit for clinical instructors that supervise students.
In a very thoughtful manner, the Board decided that given the current climate across the nation on this issue and the logistical complexity of enforcing key elements like mandatory completion of the APTA Clinical Instructor Credentialing Course and/or APTA/SCAPTA membership, it is not in the best interest of the Association and our members at this time. Should new information be generated at a later date that was not considered in this motion, the Board would be happy to take up the matter again for discussion. However, Robert's Rules state, that once a topic has been presented and voted down, it should not be taken up again unless there is a motion to reconsider (by a member of the Board on the date of the meeting) or a motion to rescind which requires a full membership vote.
The second major order of business come to us from Patrick Berner, PT, DPT, CEAS, a new member to South Carolina. Patrick presented the idea of a forming a new committee to SCAPTA that aims at increasing education and awareness to all stake holders on the role of the physical therapist/physical therapist assistant team in Health Promotion and Wellness. The Board voted overwhelmingly to support this endeavor with the initial actions to be completed under the umbrella of the current Public Relations committee already active within the chapter. Board member Adam Smith, PT, OCS added, "[Engagement in this area of practice promotion] is long overdue". We are pleased with the potential for increased membership participation along with promotion of the many fantastic initiatives that are taking place across the state of South Carolina.
If you have an interest in the area of Health and Wellness and would like to be involved, reach out to us using any of our published contact information or on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram (@SCAPTA1). Finally, we are actively working on resources for members to understand the newest interpretation of the South Carolina Physical Therapist Practice Act as it relates to physician owned practices. While this ruling still frustrates your Association leadership, we remain committed to the promotion of high quality and evidence based physical therapy services and embrace all feedback for moving forward you provide. We are currently working on meaningful resources and ask for input on what information you might need from the only professional association that promotes the practice of physical therapy in the state of South Carolina. More information and an in-depth conversation might be warranted at this year's SCAPTA Annual Conference to be held at the Kroc Center in Greenville, South Carolina March 30-April 1. Registration is open now, and we hope to see a record turn out this year. Until next time, keep smiling South Carolina.
Yours in service,
Aaron E. Embry, PT, DPT, MSCR
President — South Carolina Chapter of the APTA
SCAPTA
See our amazing line-up of educational sessions here. Catch early-bird discounts and register today!
SCAPTA
Please make plans to join us for the Introduction to Intrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization Techniques CEU. The event will be held on Feb. 4 in Charleston, South Carolina. Donations from SCAPTA members and students appreciated and there is a registration fee of $30 for non-members.
SCAPTA
Looking for a chance to present your research? Submit your poster presentation proposal for addition to our 2017 Annual Conference! Submission deadline is February 15, 2017. Please send applications to southcarolina@apta.org. Find the application here.
WebPT
By this point, you already know that collaborative, patient-centered care models are the way of the future. It only makes sense. Providers cannot continue to operate in silos, because patients aren’t their diseases, conditions or injuries; they're whole people — and a whole person may require an entire team of practitioners working together to provide the best possible care at the best possible time in the most holistic way. In order to implement this new care methodology, though, we need interoperability in healthcare.
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HealthDay News via Physical Therapy Products
One’s height, weight, blood pressure and cholesterol are checked regularly during a routine medical exam. But so should one’s cardiorespiratory fitness, notes an exercise physician in a media release.
“This measurement is so important because it shows how the heart, lungs and muscles all work together, and it should be an element of assessment of heart disease risk along with factors like smoking history, diabetes and high blood pressure,” says Dr. Benjamin Levine, who was part of an American Heart Association group that recently issued a scientific statement calling for this assessment during a patient checkup.
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The Associated Press via Financial Post
Because of her cerebral palsy, 4-year-old Scarlett Wilgis has trouble opening her hands and can't get around without help. Her parents have scoured store shelves and websites for toys for her but have mostly been disappointed. While major toymakers have changed with the times and sell dolls with wheelchairs and crutches, those designed to be used by children with severe disabilities are still difficult, if not impossible, to find. Because the toys have to be customized for each child, the cost can skyrocket. This conundrum gave two University of North Florida professors an idea: mix engineering and physical therapy students in a lab with the goal of converting toys from store shelves into custom-made fun for disabled children.
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Clinicient
By now you have probably come across various articles on top health information technology trends for 2017. More than likely you've breezed right through them because nobody likes prognosticators who remind us we aren't actually ready for the new year. Reading the below information will help you and your practice ward off cyberattacks and move towards a smooth 2017 and beyond.
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Oregon State University via ScienceDaily
Children and adolescents in mainland China are facing two serious and conflicting public health threats: ongoing exposure to air pollution and an increasingly sedentary lifestyle with little regular physical activity outside school. Health workers and policymakers need to find ways to address poor air quality and lack of exercise among children in China so that children can be more physically active without suffering the health risks caused by exposure to air pollution.
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