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.APTA-South Carolina News
2022 APTA South Carolina Annual Conference Membership Meeting Information, Proposed Bylaws & Notice
Official Notice for APTA South Carolina Business Meeting: https://multibriefs.com/briefs/scapta/membermeeting.pdf
Proposed Bylaw Amendments:
The APTA-South Carolina Board of Directors is proposing several amendments to the APTA-South Carolina Bylaws.
After significant consideration and feedback from both current and previous members of the Board and Delegates, the changes propose changing the length of term for the positions of Director on the Board of Directors, Chief Delegate and Delegate. Additionally, the amendments propose changing the term limits for the positions of Chief Delegate and Delegate.
The last amendment proposes adding language to the Bylaws that would allow the APTA-South Carolina Board of Directors to offer discounts or other incentives as a means to promote membership. This language, for example, would allow the Chapter to participate in Early Career Dues without significant language changes to the Bylaws that would have to be voted on by the Membership. It would additionally allow for future changes that would only benefit members.
See Bylaw Proposal here: https://multibriefs.com/briefs/scapta/proposedbylaw.pdf
2021 Business Meeting Minutes: https://multibriefs.com/briefs/scapta/meetingagenda.pdf
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APTA-SC Legislative Advocacy Day is VIRTUAL
When: Virtually on February 9, 2022
Time: 12:00-1:30 PM
Due to current concerns surrounding the Omicron variant of the COVID virus the decision has been made to cancel our scheduled in-person Advocacy Day at the State House and instead offer a virtual CEU event. This event will feature a presentation from Wanda Crotwell, lobbyist from the Southern Group, detailing our chapter's current legislative priorities and instructing the participant in effective advocacy strategies for the participant. This event can be counted toward the licensee requirement for ethics and jurisprudence. Following registration for the event the participant will receive a link to join the Zoom meeting for this event.
Register here.
Registration will close on February 7.
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Upstate District CEU Opportunity — 3 hours of CEU's (THIS IS A VIRTUAL EVENT)
Topic is: Professionalism and Ethics in 2022 for Physical Therapist and Physical Therapy Assistants.
When: 2/8/22
Time: 6:00PM-9:00PM
Registration Closes: 2/4/22
$15.00 for non-members
Register here
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APTA South Carolina Members: Call for Award Nominees
We are thrilled to announce that it is that time of year to nominate APTA South Carolina best of the best! Nominations are now open for awards. Don't hesitate, the deadline to nominate someone is February 15, 2022
Please fill out this form and email to kelly@aptasc.org.
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Call for the Lisa Saladin Lecture Award
The Lisa Saladin Lecture was established in 2019 to honor the great achievements, innovation, and commitment to the profession as demonstrated by Lisa Saladin. Nominations must be submitted electronically via this form. All materials completed and submitted for each nomination must be received by January 31, 2022. If you have any questions, please contact info@aptasc.org.
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Call for 5x5 Presentations
The 2022 APTA-SC annual conference will take place on March 25th and 26th, 2022 at the Medical University of South Carolina. The 5x5 presentations will occur on Saturday March 26th.
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Time to Write Legislators and Press for the Payment Cut Fix
Bipartisan legislation is in the U.S. House of Representatives that would prevent cuts to the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, and another bill in the House would address the PTA payment differential set to begin in January. Now that Congress is back in session, we're calling on the entire profession, patients, and supporters to use the APTA Patient Action Center to send a message to lawmakers that they can't ignore.
The fee schedule-related legislation, known as the Supporting Medicare Providers Act (H.R. 6020), would essentially offset the cuts planned by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid by providing additional funding to the fee schedule's conversion factor through the end of 2022. Reps. Ami Bera, D-Calif., and Larry Bucshon, R-Ind., introduced the bill.
That's not the only positive development on Capitol Hill: The bipartisan Stabilizing Medicare Access to Rehabilitation and Therapy Act, or SMART Act (H.R. 5536), introduced in the House in October would delay implementation of the 15% Medicare PTA payment differential until Jan. 1, 2023, provide an exemption to the differential for rural and underserved areas, and allow for general supervision of PTAs in outpatient settings. The SMART Act was introduced by Reps. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., and Jason Smith, R-Mo.
Take Action Now
Now's the critical time to let lawmakers know how important it is for Congress to act on both pieces of legislation. Here's how.
First, start sending letters this week. Delivering a strong, unified, and coordinated message is key — and timing is everything. Use the APTA Patient Action Center to send emails to your legislators in both the Senate and House to urge them to cosponsor H.R. 6020 and H.R. 5366 (APTA makes it easy to send multiple communications in a matter of minutes). And be sure to tell co-workers, patients, and other supporters to do the same — everyone can use our Patient Action Center.
Next, get connected with APTA (and be ready to act). It's hard to predict if, when, and how Congress will address the cuts, so we need to be ready to take further action on a moment's notice. The best way to do that? Sign up for the APTA Advocacy Network, a free service that sends you special legislative updates and action alerts so you're up to speed and ready to roll.
"We have great opportunity to change the 2022 payment landscape under Medicare," said Laura Keivel, APTA grassroots and political affairs specialist. "Our members and supporters have done an amazing job of advocacy throughout the year that has helped us get to this point — now it's time to bring it all home."
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.HEALTH PROMOTION AND WELLNESS
Association between diet quality and incident cardiovascular disease stratified by body mass index
ScienceDirect
Diet quality is a significant contributor to cardiovascular disease development given its substantial influence on important downstream CVD mediators such as weight. However, it is unclear if there are additional pathways between diet quality and incident CVD independent of weight. We sought to determine if higher diet quality was associated with lower CVD risk stratified by BMI categories.
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.INDUSTRY NEWS
PTJ issue on precision rehab: 4 big takeaways
APTA
Familiar with the term "precision rehabilitation"? If not, now's a good time to get up to speed, because chances are you'll be hearing it — and providing it — more and more as the physical therapy profession enters its second century.
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What PTs, OTs and SLPs need to know about the No Surprises Act
WebPT
Extra, extra! Read all about it! Some new legislation is taking effect in 2022 — and it affects PTs, OTs and SLPs who provide cash-pay services to uninsured or self-pay patients. Using this resource from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and this resource from the APTA, we've put together an FAQ-style explainer to help you navigate everything you need to know about the No Surprises Act.
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Surprising parts of the body you need to exercise regularly
Physical Therapy Products
While many people age 50 and older know they need to focus on their arms, legs and back when working out, they are most likely ignoring other parts of their bodies. You probably are, too. "As we age, we may think we're active and doing the things to keep us that way," says Joe Palmer, a doctor of physical therapy, VP and co-owner of Active Life & Sports Physical Therapy in Maryland.
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Medtronic study: DTM spinal cord stimulation endurance therapy offers meaningful pain relief
Physical Therapy Products
Medtronic plc announces 3-month results from an on-label, prospective, multi-center study showing meaningful pain relief using DTM SCS endurance therapy, a modified, lower-energy variation of the company's Differential Target Multiplexed (DTM) Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) therapy for chronic overall, back or leg pain. At 3 months, patients treated with DTM SCS endurance therapy reported meaningful pain relief as measured by a 3.9 cm reduction in overall pain on the 10 cm Visual Analog Scale.
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