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APTA Virtual Career Fair
APTA
Jump start your job search by attending APTA's Virtual Career Fair from 1-4 p.m. April 1. This live, online event is a great way for you to engage directly with employers, from your home, office or anywhere with a computer. You can participate for as long as you wish, chatting online with recruiters from large and small physical therapy providers, discussing your background and experience and their current and future career opportunities.
Upstate District SCAPTA Social Night
SCAPTA
You are cordially invited to the Upstate District SCAPTA Social Night, 6:30-9 p.m. May 9. Five dollars for those who RSVP by May 1; $10 at the door.
NEXT Conference
APTA
NEXT Conference is a national opportunity to network with other physical therapy professionals and learn what's to come for physical therapy practice and management. NEXT offers signature lectures, engaging educational sessions and unmatched access to thought leaders. Come to Charlotte, N.C., June 11-14 and receive up to 2.1 CEUs or attend sessions online and receive up to 1.6 CEUs. Register by April 2 for the best rate.
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Physical therapists work to address post traumatic stress disorder among veterans
Advance for Physical Therapy & Rehab Medicine
The troops are coming home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Physical therapists who treat military personnel continue to help those who have served in these conflicts. Some military personnel have suffered major injuries that involve loss of limbs and burns. While others have a less visible but an all too real injury known as post traumatic stress disorder. Physical therapists have an important role to play in treating this devastating disorder.
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5 ways the Affordable Care Act is impacting PTs
By Brooke Andrus
Ever since the federal government got the ball rolling on healthcare reform legislation — aka the Affordable Care Act — it has been a hot topic of conversation among providers and consumers alike. For the last few years, discussions about the effects of the new healthcare law were purely speculative. But now that the ACA go-live date has come and gone, a clearer picture of its impact — particularly in the realm of outpatient physical therapy — is starting to emerge. Here's a breakdown of how the new healthcare law is affecting therapists.
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Modern prosthetics improving amputees' daily lives
By Denise A. Valenti
 It is estimated that 185,000 limbs are amputated each year in the United States. Of these, 87 percent are dysvascular amputations, often because of the abnormal blood circulation related to diabetes. Whether the amputation is related to disease or injury, and whether the victim is civilian or military, the goal of treatment and rehabilitation is for the patient to function as close to normal as possible. And recent advances in the development of prosthetic limbs are making this goal a reality.
The magic of yoga in physical therapy
PutMeBackTogether.com
Yoga, in physical therapy and beyond, is truly great. It's great for our body's physical and mental health, plus our spiritual well-being. It can also be a great conversation starter.
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29th Annual Advances on the Knee, Shoulder and Sports Medicine Conference
Cincinnati Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center
29th Annual Advances on the Knee, Shoulder and Sports Medicine Conference May 25-28 at the Westin Resort on Hilton Head Island. Earn 30.25 CEUs. Our internationally recognized multidisciplinary faculty will share their experiences, research and outcomes to stimulate you to rethink your approach to many musculoskeletal challenges. Visit the website for detailed program, additional information and registration, or contact Debbie Hartwig at 513-794-8461.
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Researchers: Improvements needed for low back pain telehealth assessments
PT Products
A group of Australian researchers has determined that when it comes to assessment of low back pain, more work is needed on telerehabilitation before a remote approach becomes a fully reliable substitute for in-person interaction. The research team compared face-to-face and remote LBP assessments, finding that while "important components" of the assessments can be valid when obtained through TR, "some areas of the assessment require further testing and development." The study was published in the February 2014 edition of Telemedicine and e-Health.
Nerve conduction studies and electromyography clarification
National Government Services
Recent claim data analysis show that some providers are billing nerve conduction studies and electromyography on different days. Claim histories reveal that an NCS is performed and billed on one date of service followed by an EMG on a subsequent date of service.
Missouri study sheds light on stroke rehab
Advance for Physical Therapy & Rehab Medicine
Researchers at the University of Missouri are studying the ways in which a patient compensates when losing a dominant hand and suggest improved rehabilitation techniques for those suffering from amputation or stroke. In the study, amputees forced to use nondominant hands performed simple drawing tests and were checked for speed and accuracy. Frey and Benjamin Philip, a postdoctoral research fellow in the department of psychological sciences at MU, found that individuals who were forced to compensate with their nondominant left hands actually performed precision tasks as well as the control group did with their dominant right hands.
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It's almost time! The SCAPTA 2014 Annual Conference is coming March 28-30 to Charleston. 
