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The SCAPTA Research and Education Committee looks forward to receiving submissions for programming sessions at the 2019 SCAPTA Annual Conference, to be held March 22-23, 2019 at The Kroc Center in Greenville, SC. We are seeking proposals for 1 or 2 hour sessions on a variety of topics for a variety of target audiences in formats including lecture, panel discussion, and even pool courses! Presenters are encouraged to incorporate the conference theme of “Transforming Society Through Healing” in their proposals.
The Call for Proposals can be found here. Deadline for submissions is Sept. 14, 2018.
APTA live webinar (with prerecorded presentation to view before webinar date)
August 21, 2018, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET
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PT in Motion
In her address to a capacity crowd at the 2018 NEXT Conference and Exposition, McMillan Lecturer Laurita M. "Laurie" Hack, PT, DPT, PhD, MBA, FAPTA, challenged the physical therapy profession to hone decision-making skills in order to fulfill the promise of transforming society.
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PT in Motion
A new white paper from APTA makes one thing clear to anyone looking for strategies to combat the opioid crisis in the U.S.: no lasting gains can be made in the fight until stakeholders and policymakers in the country's health care system embrace the value of nonpharmacological approaches to chronic pain.
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The BMJ
Objective: To examine the association between an overall maternal healthy lifestyle (characterized by a healthy body mass index, high quality diet, regular exercise, no smoking, and light to moderate alcohol intake) and the risk of developing obesity in offspring.
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National Geographic
How happy, healthy, and secure are Americans? Gallup asked half a million adults across the United States to rate their well-being from one to 100 across five factors: daily life, physical health, location, finances, and companionship. Combined, these measurements determined the states and cities with the highest and lowest well-being.
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WebPT
What single business initiative can make your employees want to work harder for you, while inspiring them to be happier than ever with their jobs? Hint: The answer is not more money. The answer is increasing employee engagement. This is possibly the single most important part of an owner or manager’s duties.
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PT in Motion
According to an industry survey, more than 100 million Americans ride a bike each year. Some ride recreationally or for exercise, some bike to work or school, and others race competitively. No matter the kind of riding they do, all riders face some of the same challenges, such as risk for falling, overuse injuries, and improper alignment due to a poor bike fit. That's where physical therapists (PTs) and physical therapist assistants (PTAs) come in.
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Entrepreneur
I was born with spina bifida and grew up in South Korea. That meant two things: First, I couldn’t participate in Taekwondo. To a kid in South Korea, Taekwondo is like football, basketball and baseball all rolled into one: Pretty much everyone participated, but I never could. Second, I spent countless, repetitive hours in rehab.
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PT Products Online
Athletes who experience fatigue — tested on a standard assessment — demonstrated an increased risk of ACL injury, according to a study.
The study, from Henry Ford Health System, was presented recently at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s Annual Meeting.
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PPS Impact Magazine
The use of electronic health records (EHRs) has surpassed electronic medical records (EMRs) in many health care offices — especially regarding features critical to good practice management. Simple EMRs typically only consist of digital documentation of your record for a given patient. Electronic health records have the capability to be multidisciplinary.
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WebPT
Physical therapists (PTs) enjoy being part of a profession known for compassion. The vast majority of PTs enter the field eager to help patients achieve their full functional abilities. That said, a PT clinic is still a business, and if you aren’t billing properly, it’s hard to keep your clinic afloat so you can improve the lives of the very patients you set out to help.
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