The Colorado Chapter's 19th Annual Fall Symposium & Exhibition will feature five clinical topics by dynamic speakers who will share their knowledge and expertise over 1 1/2 days.

The Symposium is being held in conjunction with the APTA/Private Practice Section's 2009 Annual Conference and Exhibition and when you register, beginning at 1 p.m. on Friday, November 13th, you will be able to attend either the Chapter's educational programs with a clinical emphasis OR the Private Practice Section's educational sessions with a management emphasis. In addition, you will be able to visit the PP Section's Exhibit Hall on Friday, November 13th, featuring more than 100 national exhibitors with the latest physical therapy equipment and literature. The Colorado Chapter's Fall Exhibition will begin on Saturday morning and will feature local business partners and vendors.

The Fall Symposium is 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 Colorado Chapter educational sessions, based on one unit per 50 minutes of instruction. A total of 9.6 contact hours will be granted for the 1 1/2 day Symposium.

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Symposium Schedule
This schedule has been updated as of 8/3/09.

Chapter Business Meeting/
Issues Forum

The APTA/Colorado Chapter Business Meeting / Issues Forum will be held during the lunch period on Saturday. There is no RSVP required and no charge to attend only 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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Course Descriptions

Herbal & Therapeutic Update: Clinical Pearls for the Physical Therapist
Friday, November 13, 2009, 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

by Robert Page, PharmD, Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Physical Medicine, School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colo., accompanied
by Susan Paulsen, PharmD, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, School of Pharmacy, Regis University, Denver, Colo. 

Numerous prescription medications not indicated for movement disorders can lead to problems affecting balance and blood pressure, especially within an older population, which ultimately can lead to potentially hazardous falls. Physical therapists need to be aware of the potential medications and the risk factors associated with such adverse events. This program will highlight specific medications that can affect movement leading to falls, the pharmacological mechanisms associated with these adverse events, potential patient specific risk factors, and strategies to prevent falls if patients are taking any of these medications.

Falls Prevention: From Research to Practice
Saturday, November 14, 2009, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

by Anne Shumway Cook, PT, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.

Falls represent a significant health risk in both geriatric and neurologic populations. Considerable research has investigated optimal approaches to assessing and managing risk in these vulnerable populations. This presentation will discuss current research related to falls prevention, and consider the clinical implications of this research in managing risk for falls in both geriatric and neurologic populations. 

Pediatric Sports Medicine
Saturday, November 14, 2009, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

by Mark Paterno, PT, MBA, Coordinator of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy, Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center, Division of Occupational and Physical Therapy, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.

The face of youth sports participation has evolved dramatically in recent decades.  Youth and adolescent participation in organized athletics has increased over six fold in the last 30 years, resulting in over 3.5 million sports related injuries in children between the age of 5 and 14.  Additionally, the concept of sports specialization at a young age has resulted in a dichotomy of sports participation as very young athletes are self selecting themselves into year round, single sports participation or dropping out of sports if they fail to compete with their peers.  This has resulted in two large populations of children:  those who suffer from the perils of inactivity, such as obesity and those who become injured due to overuse in a skeletally immature body.  This course will focus on describing this societal phenomenon in sports participation today, as well as discuss the adverse effects on both populations.  In addition, strategies for prevention and management of overuse injuries in this young population will be outlined.

Balance Rehabilitation: Translating Research into Clinical Practice
Saturday, November 14, 2009, 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. and 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

by Anne Shumway Cook, PT, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.

Balance is a critical part of independent function. Impaired balance is a common problem in both geriatric and neurologic populations, and leads to increased risk for falls, loss of functional independence and reduced quality of life. This presentation reviews recent research examining the neural basis for imbalance in older adults and those with neurologic pathology and considers the clinical implications of this research to evidence based balance rehabilitation. 

ACL Reconstruction Rehabilitation
Saturday, November 14, 2009, 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. and 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

by Mark Paterno, PT, MBA, Coordinator of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy, Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center, Division of Occupational and Physical Therapy, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Over 200,000 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures occur annually, in the United States resulting in a health care expense of over 625 million dollars.  Extensive research has been dedicated in recent years to investigate mechanisms of ACL injury, prevention strategies and optimal post operative management.  This course is designed to give an overview of the full spectrum of management of ACL injuries.  The session will review the most recent literature related to mechanisms of ACL injury and optimal strategies targeted to prevent injury.  The focus of the session will highlight post injury management from acute care after reconstruction to return to sport decision making in this population.  Content will include options for surgical management and controversies related to graft source, post operative rehabilitation, controversies with return to sport decision making and unique considerations for the skeletally immature athlete.

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Symposium Faculty

Robert Page, PharmD

Dr. Page is currently an Associate Professor with the Departments of Clinical Pharmacy and Physical Medicine at the University of Colorado Denver's Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine as well as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist with the Division of Cardiology. Over the past ten years, he has developed an innovative inpatient and outpatient practice in general cardiology, heart failure, and heart transplant at University of Colorado Hospital; created a collaborative practice with the Department of Anesthesiology; has served on numerous local, state, and national committees addressing quality of care for the cardiology patient; been appointed by the legislature to the Colorado Medicaid Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee as well as the Colorado Drug Utilization Committee; and  developed health policy for advancing the practice of clinical pharmacy in the state of Colorado (Colorado Prescription Drug Consumer Information and Technical Assistance Program: House Bill 07-1021). As an educator, he teaches a wide-diversity of therapeutic topics to all aspects of health science students and at all levels.

Dr. Page received his Bachelors of Science in Biology and Chemistry from Furman University (Greenville, SC); Bachelors of Science in Pharmacy and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from the Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston, SC); Masters of Science in Public Health with an Epidemiology focus from the University of Colorado School of Medicine (Denver, CO), and completed his specialty residency in Pharmacotherapy from MUSC. He is presently a Doctor of Philosophy student in Health Services Research at the Colorado School of Public Health (Aurora, CO). 

Mark Paterno, PT, MBA

Mark V. Paterno is a physical therapist and Coordinator of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy at the Sports Medicine Biodynamics Center and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, OH.  He graduated from Ithaca College with a Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy in 1994.  Mark then went on to become a Certified Athletic Trainer and an APTA Board Certified Sports Clinical Specialist.  Mark went on to obtain his Masters of Business Administration from Troy State University.  Currently, he is enrolled in the Doctorate of Science Program at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions.  Mark also serves as a manuscript reviewer for the Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy and Publications Chair for the Sports Section of the APTA.  Mark has conducted and published research in the area of open vs. closed kinetic chain assessment of lower extremity function as well as prevention and rehabilitation of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in addition to co-authoring a book chapter on gait kinematics and kinetics.  Mark’s special interests include rehabilitation of the female athlete, in addition to the pediatric and adolescent athlete.  Currently, Mark teaches continuing education on Youth Sports Participation, Management of the Female Athlete and Knee and Shoulder injuries in young athletes. 

Susan Paulsen, PharmD

Dr. Paulsen is the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at the Regis University School of Pharmacy. She received a B.S. in Pharmacy in1994, and her Doctorate in 1997 both at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Dr. Paulsen served as Associate Professor and Director of the Pharmaceutical Care Learning Center at CU Denver's School of Pharmacy from 1997 until 2008. She currently serves as Clinical Pharmacist at the Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Colorado Hospital Outpatient clinics in addition to her work at Regis University. She has been speaking locally and nationally for 12 years on the topics of nutritional supplements, peer assessment of teaching and students learning.

Anne Shumway-Cook, PT, PhD

Dr. Shumway-Cook is currently a professor in the Division of Physical Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle. She holds numerous degrees including a BS in Physical Therapy from Indiana University, an MS in Special Education from the University of Oregon, and a PhD in Human Physiology from the University of Oregon in Eugene.

She has clinical expertise in assessment and treatment of balance problems leading to falls, impaired mobility and functional disability in both geriatric and neurologic populations.  Her research focuses on examining the neural basis for normal and impaired balance, and factors contributing to mobility disability, and the management of fall risk in geriatric and neurologic populations.

Location & Lodging

The Fall Symposium will be held at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. The hotel is located at 1 Lake Avenue, three miles west of Interstate 25 and is adjacent to the wild, natural beauty of the Colorado Rockies. 

The Broadmoor is offering specially priced group room rates of $199 per night, single/double occupancy on a first come, first served basis until October 10, 2009. To reserve, call the hotel directly (719) 634-7711 or (800) 634-7711 and be sure to mention the APTA/Private Practice Section. Please call for reservations no later than October 10th to ensure you receive this specially priced group rate.

There is a cluster of alternative hotels in the I-25/Lake Avenue areas.  The following is a partial list of hotels located near the Broadmoor Hotel:

Registration Details

All registrations are subject to space availability.

Symposium Registration (Friday & Saturday or Saturday Only)
Friday, November 13, 2009 from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
& Saturday, November 14, 2009 from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 
(includes dessert and coffee in the PPS Exhibit Hall on Friday and 
coffee bar, breakfast, refreshment breaks and lunch on Saturday)
**Add $30 after October 30, 2009

APTA Member PT -- $249
APTA Member PTA -- $215
APTA Member Student PT or PTA-- $90
APTA Life Member-- $149

Non-Member PT -- $394
Non-Member PTA -- $302
Non-Member Student PT or PTA -- $110

Friday Afternoon Only Registration
Friday, November 13, 2009 from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m.
(includes desert and coffee in the PPS Exhibit Hall on Friday)
**Add $30 after October 30, 2009

APTA Member PT -- $99
APTA Member PTA -- $89
APTA Member Student PT or PTA -- $49
APTA Life Member-- $89

Non-Member PT -- $244
Non-Member PTA -- $176 
Non-Member Student PT or PTA -- $69

PPS Friday Night Gala Dinner Event
Friday, November 13, 2009 from 7:00 to 10:30 p.m.

$150 per ticket

Saturday Exhibition & Lunch
Saturday, November 14, 2009 (does not include educational sessions) 
**Add $30 after October 30, 2009

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Registrations will be accepted with accompanying payment (check by USPS; VISA, MasterCard or American Express by on-line registration only). You may register secure online through the APTA/Colorado Chapter web site. Registrations may not be split between two or more persons. A confirmation will be sent to all registered participants prior to the Symposium.

The 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 course if there are no openings.

Registrations postmarked or submitted electronically no later than Friday, October 30, 2009, will be eligible for the early registration discount fees indicated above. After Friday, October 30th, all registration fees will increase by $30.

All cancellations and requests for refunds must be made in writing to the APTA/Colorado Chapter, 7400 East Arapahoe Rd #211, Centennial, CO 80112-1281; by fax 303-694-4869 or by email to apta@assnoffice.com. Refund requests received by 5:00 p.m. on October 30, 2009 will receive full registration fee less $50 processing fee. Requests received after that time will receive one-half registration fee less $50 processing fee. There are no refunds for no shows. 

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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