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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
This meeting will be in person and virtual. Please completed registration accordingly. (Indicate if you will be in person or will log on virtually)
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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A unique opportunity — Share Your Nest -—A new home-share program for therapy students
"Share Your Nest" was created in December 2021. It is a nonprofit organization that connects therapy students with local hosts, where the student could stay with free or reduced rent, while out of town on their clinical experiences. The intention is to create a unique way to alleviate the costs of completing therapy education and to encourage more students from diverse backgrounds to pursue a career in the healthcare field.
While much of the population wants to support students, most individuals cannot afford to pay significant amounts to a scholarship fund that would make a meaningful difference to a single student. But many people may have an extra bedroom in their home that they would be willing to temporarily share. This creative solution would enable more current therapists to support future students by being a host, and would help the students cut down significantly on ancillary graduate school costs. Our first student completed his 10-week clinical experience with a Share Your Nest host in December 2021, and ended up saving over $2600 in rent that he would have had to pay during his clinical out of town.
I am hopeful that this new program will continue to support more and more students and foster relationships between hosts and new therapy professionals, to help make a meaningful difference in their education as well as bank accounts.
For more information, please visit http://www.shareyournest2021.org
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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
Estimating impact of food choices on life expectancy: A modeling study
PLOS Medicine
Interpreting and utilizing the findings of nutritional research can be challenging to clinicians, policy makers, and even researchers. To make better decisions about diet, innovative methods that integrate best evidence are needed. We have developed a decision support model that predicts how dietary choices affect life expectancy.
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.INDUSTRY NEWS
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Being the change: Black physical therapy leaders in their own words
APTA
Stories about the lives of the physical therapy profession's leaders can be inspiring, but there's nothing quite like hearing from the leaders themselves. That's why, some 40 years ago, APTA began collecting oral histories of some of its most outstanding members.
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The top 6 personality traits to look for in front office staff
WebPT
Front office workers are the first and last staff members that patients interact with during an office visit. As such, they often wear a lot of hats, some of which include: clinic gatekeepers, chaos coordinators, brand ambassadors and even staff cheerleaders. Given their dynamism, any PT clinic owner will tell you that a great front office employee is worth their weight in gold.
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Fear of movement: Past, present and future for rehabilitation and health
Physica Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal
Fear of movement is a barrier for recovery and health in people with musculoskeletal pain and, thereby, a central phenomenon for health care professionals to better assess and manage pain. Pain-related fear and avoidance behavior are context dependent and can involve normal protective behaviors for some individuals. However, persistent fear and avoidance beyond the normal healing process has the potential to lead to functional disability and chronic pain.
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Telehealth, physical therapy and the pandemic: Lessons for all
HealthcareIT News
For vulnerable patient populations — and for those who just prefer the convenience of care at home — telemedicine has been a success. But it still has its limitations. For example, the precise movements and exercises involved in physical therapy rehab are hard for a patient to accomplish remotely. A provider on a video call may seem about as valuable as a YouTube video. But there are new technologies and strategies that link patients, safely, to at-home physical therapy care that balances telemedicine with in-person visits.
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