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SCAPTA
Check out http://scapta.org/annual-conference for more information including a full list of conference sessions. Early-bird discounts expire on 3/15. Register today!
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.
SCAPTA
Once again, the time has come to shine a light on those within our state that have gone above and beyond. There are few better feelings than recognition of a job well done and with that in mind:
It is time for nominations for all the 2017 SCAPTA Awards! We all know someone worthy of recognition. What better time than now to express our thanks and admiration for jobs well done? It is too often that we see excellence within our profession but it is not given the attention it deserves. Please DO NOT skip over this post. PLEASE take a few minutes and nominate a deserving peer. Nominations for the 2017 SCAPTA Awards must be received by March 1, 2017! The awards available for nomination include:
Clinical Awards: For excellence in a clinical specialty.
The Butch Buchanan Clinical Excellence Award for a Physical Therapist
The Chris Junkins Clinical Excellence Award for a Physical Therapist Assistant
Service Awards: To honor members for noteworthy service to SCAPTA and APTA members
The Emily Cate Service Award(for a physical therapist)
Willette McKamey Service Award(for a physical therapist assistant)
Student Award: To acknowledge a PT or PTA student for their noteworthy contributions to SCAPTA, their school and the profession of physical therapy.
Outstanding Student of the Year Award
Legislative Award: To acknowledge a member of SC legislature for noteworthy support of SCAPTA.
Legislator of the Year Award
Eligibility
Nominees must be a member of SCAPTA and APTA and have SC PT or PTA license and be practicing in South Carolina.
Nominations
May be submitted by any SCAPTA member.
Must be submitted in writing using this form.
Must attach an essay or resume supporting the nomination.
Thank you for your time! Once again, recognition of one's hard work is a very special gift. Please look to your friends and co-workers and give the gift of a nomination to your deserving peers!
| Seeking nominations for FSBPT's National Physical Therapy Exam Standard-Setting Task Forces
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SCAPTA
The Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) is seeking nominations of PTs and PTAs for FSBPT’s National Physical Therapy Exam (NPTE) Standard-Setting Task Forces. Please see attached document from FSBPT that provides additional information, and the process for submitting nominations. Feel free share this information with members of your chapter or section who may be interested. Deadline for nomination is March 1, 2017. Questions? Email volunteer@fsbpt.org.
HPA Payment and Practice Committee
Join us for a webinar hosted by the HPA Payment and Practice Committee: "Creating a Provider-Led Healthcare System." President and CEO of the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform Harold D. Miller will discuss designing Alternative Payment Models for better care, lower spending and financially viable healthcare providers. Miller states that “it is unrealistic to expect providers to improve quality or reduce spending if the payment system does not provide adequate financial support for their efforts.” He goes on to add that "it is also unrealistic to expect patients and purchasers to pay more or differently without assurances that quality will be improved, spending will be lower, or both.”
Register here.
Motivations, Inc.
110 Practical Applications to Biomechanics of the Foot and Ankle
Brian Hoke, DPT, SCS
May 13-14, 2017
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System (16 hours)
212 Basics of Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
Jill Monger, MS, PT, ATP
March 25, 2017
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System (8 hours)
349 Treating Children with Severe Physical Disabilities
Marcia Stamer, MH, PT, C/NDT
April 28-29, 2017
Lexington, South Carolina
Lexington School District One (15 hours)
For more information: www.motivationsceu.com or admin@motivationsceu.com
Reuters via Physical Therapy Products
Some Olympic athletes could be at risk while training and competing because of heart defects or dysfunction that they may not even know about, Italian researchers say.
About 4 percent of the Italian athletes studied over a 10-year period with MRI and CT scans as well as electrocardiograms had cardiovascular disorders — a higher proportion than researchers expected to find.
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American Osteopathic Association via Physical Therapy Products
A clinical review published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association advises physicians to err on the side of caution when diagnosing foot and ankle injuries, as misdiagnosis can lead to poor long-term outcomes such as arthritis and disability. The review outlines subtleties that complicate identification and treatment of six common foot and ankle injuries: snowboarder’s fracture, os trigonum injuries, Lisfranc injuries, turf toe, navicular stress fractures and syndesmotic injuries.
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Advance Healthcare Network
Do children exposed to drugs during fetal development sustain lasting damage affecting gross-motor function necessitating interventions by physical therapists?
With the increased prevalence of illicit drug use in the general population, including among pregnant women, this has become a more salient question. As of 2013, 5.9 percent of pregnant women aged 15-44 were using nonprescribed psychoactive drugs, and younger women outpace males of the same age.
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PT in Motion
Researchers have known for a while that there's a link between exercise and better behavior among children in school, but it's an approach that can be difficult to implement among the children who might benefit the most — those with multiple behavioral health disorders. A new study suggests that using technology-driven approaches such as "cybercycling" to encourage more intense aerobic activity may be the key to improved behavior and classroom functioning among children with multiple behavioral health disorders.
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Newsmax Health
Working up a sweat with sports, games and exercise could protect children aged 6 to 8 from developing depression symptoms during childhood, researchers in Norway have found.
Several studies have previously identified the protective effect of exercise against depression in teenagers and adults. However, until now, no research had studied the effect in children. Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology have, for the first time, linked moderate to vigorous physical activity in children aged 6 to 8 to a lower risk of developing depression symptoms during childhood.
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Healio
Replacement of sedentary time with light physical activity reduced the risk of functional limitation in patients with knee osteoarthritis, according to an abstract presented at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting. “Knee osteoarthritis is a common cause of lower body functional limitation and this includes things like difficulty walking and climbing stairs,” Daniel White, PT, assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Delaware, said during his presentation. “However, it is unclear as to whether light intensity activity benefits physical function in patients with knee osteoarthritis.”
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WebPT
Once upon a time, in the fee-for-service healthcare environment of yesteryear, rehab therapists used fruit baskets, gift cards, coffee runs and catered lunches to drum up new business from local physicians and other providers — and it worked. While you still may have some luck increasing your referral numbers by sending your favorite doctor a basket of his or her favorite snacks, there’s a good chance all those goodies will get you nothing more than a thank you note. After all, in today’s value-based healthcare paradigm, referring providers need more than an expertly cut chocolate-covered pineapple spear on a stick; they need objective data that demonstrates your ability to provide value to their patients.
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American Heart Association via ScienceDaily
At least $41 billion annually in Medicare costs could be saved if beneficiaries adopted five to seven of the American Heart Association's Life's Simple 7 healthy habits to reduce cardiovascular disease. Having more "ideal" Life's Simple 7 factors was associated with a lower risk for hospitalizations and cardiovascular disease-related outpatient physician visits. Health costs were markedly higher for those with fewer ideal Life's Simple 7 factors.
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