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APTA/Colorado Chapter's
38th Annual Spring Convention
& PT Exhibition |
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Saturday, March 29,
2008
University of Colorado Denver
(UC Denver)
Anschutz Medical Campus
Education 2 North Building
2nd Floor Community Bridge
Aurora, Colo. |
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The APTA/Colorado Chapter's
Spring Convention & PT Exhibition is an annual event that provides
affordable continuing education, practice information, product
demonstrations and networking for APTA members and other Physical Therapy
professionals in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region. Education
sessions are designed to be applicable to all sectors and levels of the PT
profession and will
provide the latest techniques and trends as well as basic skills.The Physical Therapy
Exhibition will provide a showcase of equipment, products and services and
will offer PT professionals the opportunity to visit with supplier
representatives to learn more about product design and use in daily practice.
In addition, Convention
participants will have an opportunity to share ideas, discuss issues and
create solutions through networking with others in both
formal and informal settings.
You need all that APTA has to
offer to succeed in Physical Therapy today. Come
and see how the APTA can contribute to your future!
Convention
Schedule
This schedule is subject to change;
please watch for updates. (2/13/08)
Please
click the underlined topic for a complete session description and
the underlined name for speaker bio as
available.
| 6:00
to 7:00 a.m. |
Sponsor check-in and set-up
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7:00 to 8:00 a.m. |
Registration Table Opens
Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
Poster Presentations
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| 8:00
to 8:45 a.m. |
Convention Opening Session
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Presentation
of 2008 Outstanding Student PT and Student PTA Awards
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Comments by APTA Board Member John
Wallace, PT, MS, OCS, Duarte, Calif.
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| 8:45
to 10:00 a.m. |
Concurrent Education Sessions
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"Conservative Management of Chronic
Foot Disorders"
by
Tom McPoil, PT, PhD, ATC, FAPTA, Regents
Professor of Physical Therapy, Northern Arizona University,
Flagstaff, Az.
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“Functional Manual Therapy
& Kinesthetic Training
for the Lumbar Spine"
by Gregg Johnson, PT, FFCFMT, and
Vicky Saliba
Johnson, PT, FFCFMT, Co-Founders, Institute of Physical
Art, Steamboat Springs, Colo.
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| 10:00
to 10:45 a.m. |
Refreshment
Break in Exhibit Hall
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| 10:45
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. |
Concurrent
Education Sessions continued
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| 12:00
to 12:45 p.m. |
Lunch with Sponsors
in Exhibit Hall
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| 12:45
to 2:30 p.m. |
Chapter
Business Meeting & Issues Forum
Awards Presentations
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| 2:30 to
3:00 p.m. |
Refreshment Break & Door Prizes
in Exhibit Hall
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| 3:00 p.m. |
Sponsor displays teardown
(optional)
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| 3:00
to 5:00 p.m. |
Concurrent Education Sessions continued
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| 5:00
p.m. |
Convention Adjourns
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5:00 to
6:30 p.m. |
Colorado PT PAC
Fundraiser in Exhibit Hall
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| 6:30
p.m. |
Sponsor displays teardown
(optional)
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A
total of 5.4 contact hours are available for the entire day's programming.
(Based on 50 contact minutes per each hour of instruction.) |
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Chapter
Business Meeting &
Issues Forum
The APTA/Colorado Chapter
Business Meeting & Issues Forum will be held immediately following the lunch
period. There is no RSVP required and no charge to attend
the business meeting. Advanced RSVP and fees will apply for those who plan
to have lunch. See online registration form for details and RSVP.
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Session Descriptions
"Conservative Management of Chronic Foot Disorders"
The purpose of this intermediate
level course is to discuss current management techniques for chronic
foot problems based on the best available evidence. The first session
will consist of lectures on the use of the Treatment Direction Test to
determine if foot orthoses are indicated in the management program as
well as a review of the current research on the effectiveness and
justification for the use of pre-fabricated foot orthoses. The second
session will focus on best-practice interventions for the management of
chronic heel pain and forefoot disorders, including metatarsalgia and
hallux limitus/rigidus.
Upon completion of this
course, participants will be able to:
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Define the role of adhesive strapping as
a component of the Treatment Direction Test;
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Describe the differences in
effectiveness between a balanced versus total-contact approach in
providing motion control;
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State the justification and purpose of
using pre-molded foot orthoses as part of the management program;
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Describe the current evidence to justify
the use of night splints, stretching regimes, and foot orthoses for
the management of chronic heel pain, and
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Describe the use of an internal and
external metatarsal bar as an intervention for forefoot pain.
"Functional Manual Therapy & Kinesthetic Training
for the Lumbar Spine"
The
foundation of the Functional Manual Therapy approach is the evaluation
and intervention of the mechanical, neuromuscular and motor control
systems for the enhancement of function. This course will present a
comprehensive and integrated approach for the management of patients
with complex lumbar spinal problems. Participants will be instructed in
the use of three functional tests, the Vertical Compression, Elbow
Flexion, and Lumbar Protective Mechanism Tests, to assess the patient’s
core muscle responsiveness and strength and the correlation of this
response to the patient’s alignment. Through the tools of Kinesthetic
Comparative Training (motor control training), participants will be
trained to automatically assume and utilize more efficient postures and
movements, allowing for an automatic-not volitional contraction of the
core.
While facilitating
one’s lab partner to assume more efficient postures and movements, the
participant will be trained to identify soft tissue, articular, and
neurovascular mechanical dysfunctions which are limiting optimal
function. Once identified, the participant will be trained to utilize
Functional Mobilization, the combination of soft tissue, joint, and
neurovascular mobilization with active and high velocity movements. As
mobility is restored, PNF is utilized to restore proper neuromuscular
timing and efficiency of the associated neuromuscular system, with an
emphasis on the synergistic activation of the core and global muscle
groups. The Functional Manual Therapy program is completed with
neuromuscular training for appropriate initiation, strength and
endurance, including an extensive home program.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
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Define the
Functional Manual Therapy approach;
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Identify and
perform the three functional tests;
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Utilize
Kinesthetic Comparative Training (KCT) for motor control training;
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Identify the
dysfunctional movement segment limiting efficient posture and
movement;
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Develop an
understanding of the Functional Mobilization treatment progression;
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Understand how
to utilize Functional Mobilization to enhance mobility, and
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Develop an
individualized rehabilitation and home program.
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Featured
Speakers
Tom McPoil, PT, PhD, ATC, FAPTA
Tom McPoil, PT, PhD, ATC, FAPTA, is a Regents Professor
of Physical Therapy and
Co-Director of the Gait Research Laboratory at Northern Arizona
University, Flagstaff,
 Arizona. Dr. McPoil has specialized in the
evaluation and management of foot and ankle disorders since 1979. He has
authored more than 80 referred manuscripts and 60 published abstracts,
written five book chapters, and conducted over 180 workshops/lectures
on the subject of foot and ankle evaluation and conservative
treatment. Dr. McPoil has also presented over 90 research papers, both
nationally and internationally, on various topics related to foot and
ankle mechanics, evaluation, and management. In addition to seeing
private patients at the University, he serves as a consultant for lower
extremity disorders for the Department of Athletics. Dr. McPoil
currently serves as Vice President of the Orthopaedic Section, APTA and
previously served as the Chair of the Foot & Ankle Special Interest
Group from 1995 to 1997 and 1999 to 2001. His current research
activities include the development of a static lower extremity
measurement protocol that is both reliable and predictive of dynamic
movement.
Gregg Johnson, PT,
FFCFMT
Gregory (Gregg) S. Johnson PT, FFCFMT
graduated from the University of
Southern
California in 1972. He spent seven years at Kaiser Rehabilitation
Center in Vallejo,
CA, studying and
teaching PNF under Maggie Knott, PT. In
1976,Gregg
began developing
and teaching continuing education courses in Functional Manual
Therapy, which reflects
his extensive studies
in orthopedic
manual therapy. Those studies include most
physical therapy manual therapy approaches, osteopathic systems, and
alternative therapies. Together with
Vicky Johnson, he founded
the IPA in 1978 and developed the PNF I, PNF II, Functional Gait, BET,
FO I, FO II, and FM courses. The integrated principles and techniques of
these courses form the IPA Functional Manual Therapy approach. In
addition, Gregg combined his knowledge of the articular, neuromuscular
and soft tissue systems to develop the Functional Mobilization ™
treatment system. Gregg has authored and co-authored multiple chapters
and publications, and has lectured at many APTA, AAOMPT (keynote speaker
1999), and State conferences. He is actively involved in research
projects related to the validation of the Functional Manual Therapy
Approach. Gregg and Vicky owned and operated clinics in Marin County and
San Francisco and presently live in Steamboat Springs, CO where they
manage their practice Johnson and Johnson Physical Therapy. In addition
to teaching, they co-developed the Functional Manual Therapy
certification program in 1997. This same year, Gregg developed the
year-long Functional Manual Therapy Fellowship program. This program,
which is available for CFMT graduates, is certified through the APTA and
the AAOMPT. Mr. Johnson has also serves as adjunct faculty for the
University of St. Augustine, Touro College, Azusa Pacific University,
and Chatham College.
Vicky Saliba Johnson, PT,
FFCFMT
V icky
Saliba Johnson PT, FFCFMT
graduated in 1977 from
the Medical College
of Georgia. She completed the six month PNF training program at Kaiser
Rehabilitation Center in Vallejo, CA, under the direction of Maggie
Knott, PT. Her primary interest and study in orthopedic manual therapy
have been in movement reeducation and exercise prescription. Saliba
Johnson founded the Institute of Physical Art (IPA) with Gregg Johnson
in 1978 and began teaching PNF nationwide. In 1986 she developed and
began teaching Back Education and Training through the IPA. She has
co-authored several chapters; spoken at many APTA sponsored events and
lectured at the 1994 FOMT Convention. She has studied many manual
therapy approaches including Maitland, Paris, Grimsby, McKenzie, and
Rocabado. Her clinical practice focuses on motor control and
neuromuscular training. In addition to working with clinical patients,
Mrs. Johnson has done corporate Back Care Prevention programs. Saliba
Johnson is co-owner of Johnson and Johnson Physical Therapy in
Steamboat, CO. She previously was co-owner and co-director of
Preventative and Rehabilitative Physical Therapy, The Back Clinic and
Resource Center, and Marin Spine and Orthopedic Center in Marin, CA. In
addition to teaching, Saliba Johnson co-directs the APTA credentialed
Functional Manual Therapy Certification programs through the IPA.
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Location
University of Colorado Denver
Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colo.
Directions and Parking Information
Free wireless internet service is available
throughout the Anschutz Medical Campus. You are welcome to log on to the
"Guest" network.
From Denver
International Airport
• Take Pena Blvd. from the airport approx. 9 mi. to the junction of
I-70+I-225
• Follow signs for I-225 South to Colorado Springs
• After ~ 1.5 miles, exit onto Colfax Ave and turn right.
• Go West on Colfax to the light, and make a right on Fitzsimons
Parkway.
• Go a few blocks to E. 17th
Place,
and turn left onto the campus.
• Go 3 blocks, past Wheeling St. and Victor St. and you will see the
Julesburg
Visitor lot on your right.
• Use the parking code provided to you with your registration
confirmation, or pay $1.00.
• Walk WEST one block to the bldg. with the bridge. Enter on the right.
From West & East of Denver
• From I-70, follow signs for I-225 South to Colorado Springs
• Follow signs for I-225 South to Colorado Springs
• After ~ 1.5 miles, exit onto Colfax Ave and turn right.
• Go West on Colfax to the light, and make a right on Fitzsimons
Parkway.
• Go a few blocks to E. 17th
Place,
and turn left onto the campus.
• Go 3 blocks, past Wheeling St. and Victor St., and you will see the
Julesburg Visitor lot
on your right.
• Use the parking code provided to you with your registration
confirmation, or pay $1.00.
• Walk WEST one block to the bldg. with the bridge. Enter on the right.
From North of Denver
• Take I-25 South to I-270 and follow signs to Denver International
Airport
until you join I-70
• Immediately after joining I-70 follow signs for I-225 South to
Colorado
Follow signs for I-225 South to Colorado Springs
• After ~ 1.5 miles, exit onto Colfax Ave and turn right.
• Go West on Colfax to the light, and make a right on Fitzsimons
Parkway.
• Go a few blocks to E. 17th
Place,
and turn left onto the campus.
• Go 3 blocks, past Wheeling St. and Victor St., and you will see the
Julesburg Visitor lot
on your right.
• Use the parking code provided to you with your registration
confirmation, or pay $1.00.
• Walk WEST one block to the bldg. with the bridge. Enter on the right.
From South of Denver
• Take I-25 North to I-225 and follow signs to Denver International
Airport
• After ~ 12 miles, exit at Colfax Ave and turn left.
• Go under 225 to the light, and make a right on Fitzsimons Parkway.
• Go a few blocks to E. 17th
Place,
and turn left onto the campus.
• Go 3 blocks, past Wheeling St. and Victor St., and you will see the
Julesburg Visitor lot
on your right.
• Use the parking code provided to you with your registration
confirmation, or pay $1.00.
• Walk WEST one block to the bldg. with the bridge. Enter on the right.
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Lodging
Renaissance
Denver Hotel
3801 Quebec Street
Denver (old Stapleton)
Phone: 303-399-7500; Fax: 303-336-5353
www.renaissancedenver.com
Specially discounted
meeting group rate:
$69 single/double occupancy (includes shuttle to and from
the campus)
Please contact the
Renaissance Hotel directly and mention the University
of Colorado meeting to receive this
discounted rate.
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Registration
Details
All registrations
are subject to space availability.
Full Convention
Registration
**Add $30 after March 14, 2008
APTA Member PT -- $169
APTA Member PTA -- $135
APTA Member Student PT or PTA -- $69
APTA Life Member -- $69
Nonmember PT -- $299
Nonmember PTA -- $215
Nonmember Student PT or PTA -- $89
Exhibition,
Lunch and Chapter Business Meeting Only
**Add $30 after March 14, 2008
APTA
Member PT -- $69
APTA Member PTA -- $55
APTA Member Student PT or PTA* -- $29
APTA Life Member -- $29
Nonmember PT -- $199
Nonmember PTA -- $135
Nonmember Student PT or PTA* -- $49
Registrations will be accepted
with accompanying payment (check, VISA or MasterCard). You may register
secure online through the APTA/Colorado Chapter web site. Registrants
paying by credit card may fax their registration to the Chapter office at
(303) 694-4869. Registrations may not be split between two or more persons.
A confirmation will be sent to all registered participants prior to the
Convention.
Facilities requiring
additional time to process checks may include a purchase order number on the
Registration Form. Please be sure to include a copy of the purchase order
with check to ensure proper allocation.
*Only PT or PTA Students
enrolled full-time at an accredited institution are eligible for the
student rate. Transition DPT Students are not eligible for this rate.
The
Spring Convention education sessions are designed for Physical Therapists
and Physical Therapist Assistants. The course content is not intended for
use outside the scope of the learner's license or regulation. All
attendees are responsible for knowing and complying with appropriate laws
and regulations.
A certificate of attendance will be available upon completion of the
education sessions, based on one unit per 50 minutes of instruction. A
total of 5.4 contact hours will be granted for the entire day.
Class size is limited and
registrations will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. If all
spaces are filled, a waiting list will be developed in order of receipt of
completed registration form and payment. You will be notified of your wait
list status and tuition will be fully refunded after the Convention if
there are no openings.
Registrations received no later than Friday, March 14, 2008, will be
eligible for the early registration discount fees indicated above.
Students who are enrolled in
an accredited PT or PT Assistant program must have program director
verification to register for the student category.
A late fee of $30 will be
added to registrations received after March 14, 2008.
Please indicate special
dietary requests on the Registration Form.
If you have special needs or
require additional assistance to participate in the Spring Convention,
please contact the APTA/Colorado Chapter no later than March 14, 2008..
Cancellation
& Refund Policy
All cancellations and requests for refunds must be
submitted in writing to the APTA/Colorado Chapter. Refund requests
received by Friday, March 14, 2008, will receive one-half refund less a
$50 processing fee. There are no refunds after this date or for
no-shows. Refunds will be processed 30 days after the event.
Substitutions are encouraged.
The APTA/Colorado Chapter's tax
identification number is 84-6034046.
For questions about your
registration, contact the APTA/Colorado Chapter at apta@assnoffice.com,
by phone at 303-694-4728 or by fax at
303-694-4869.
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