“The Tech Savvy PT:
Integrating Technology into Practice”
by Eric Robertson, PT, DPT & Tim Noteboom, PT, PhD

September 10 - 11, 2010

Sponsored by the West District of APTA / Colorado Chapter

• Host Location: This two-day, hands-on seminar will use the new computer lab at the St. Mary's Regional Medical Center, Grand Junction, CO, to provide a comfortable, low stress environment to immediately implement what you've learned.

• Dates & Times:

  Friday, Sept. 10th:	12:00 noon - 7:00 pm
  Saturday, Sept 11th:	7:30 am - 1:00 pm

• Cost:  APTA members: $225, non-members: $325

• To Register: RSVP and send check to:

  Britt Smith, PT, DPT

  Chairperson West District

  SOAR Physical Therapy

  2497 Power Rd. #10

  Grand Junction, CO 81507

  tel:  (970) 263-4079

  fax: (970) 241-2595

  email:  brittsmith1@msn.com

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

The online world has radically changed how information is created, shared, and used. This reality is especially true in health care where online information is growing exponentially, where patients are looking for answers, and individuals and organizations are developing innovative ways to organize and leverage this flow of information.

This session will help clinicians better understand the role that online resources have in the health care environment. Armed with basic terminology and fundamentals, session participants will be better prepared to confidently explore and implement diverse technologies related to searching, organizing and sharing information.

Technology now allows the most geographically remote physical therapists to the same information that others have.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Day 1: Defining the Evolution of the Web, Push Information, Health 2.0

Day 2: Wikis, Blogs, Social Media, Physio-pedia.com, Practical Skills Lab

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

At the completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

1. Describe the evolution of online technologies and resources;

2. Define the terms Web 2.0, Health 2.0, and develop an understanding of how a collaborative, interactive

internet can influence professional development;

3. Identify opportunities for non-traditional learning on the internet;

4. Improved ability to gather and organize information with the goal of enhancing evidence-based practice skills;

5. Define "push" information technology and develop a customized solution using an aggregator software program;

6. Provide examples of how innovators are changing how health care consumers and providers are changing traditional medicine;

7. Demonstrate online tools that organize and share the seemingly overwhelming flow of information;

8. Develop a plan for implementing technology solutions at the individual and organizational level.

 

Eric Robertson, PT, DPT, is an Assistant Professor at Texas State University where he teaches orthopaedics in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. In addition to his faculty role, Dr. Robertson is well versed in web technology and has served as a consultant for academic and private institutions, as well as presenting locally and nationally on topics of internet technology and evidence-based practice. An active member of the American Physical Therapy Association, he serves on several national task forces to promote the integration of technology into the physical therapy profession. He is a Fellow in the Evidence in Motion Fellowship in Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy and is a Board-Certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist.

Tim Noteboom, PT, PhD, is Professor and Director of the Post-Professional Program in the School of Physical Therapy at Regis University in Denver. He has been on faculty since 1995 teaching primarily courses in orthopaedics, evidence-based practice, and clinical decision making. In 2002 he became the Chair of the Transition Doctor of Physical Therapy program, which is an online program with over 150 current students from over 35 states. As an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association he has participated on a variety of task forces and committees at the state and national level, and is currently on the APTA/Colorado Chapter Board of Directors.