Categorized as: APTA
15Oct Capitol Hill Day
Today, hundreds of physical therapists, members of the APTA’s Othopaedic section, and members of AAOMPT, are spending the day on Capitol Hill meeting with as many legislators as we can. In today’s rapidly changing healthcare arena, the timing of this event couldn’t be better. Providing input from the physical therapist’s per
15Jun I'm back and so here's a link
General apologies and regrets for the long delay between posts. One of the things I was up to was presenting at the annual APTA Conference in Baltimore with Tim Noteboom. I thought it might be nice to direct all those folks who I coerced into subscribing to my blog by way of a how-to demo
16Feb APTA Programming Satisfies Members
I've already talked about my experiences at the APTA Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) on my other page, so I won't re-hash that, but I thought it pertinent to recap just how awesome the programming was. CSM is the premier confernce of the year for the profession, and there is just a ton of programming available. You could learn about almost anything
14Feb Physical Therapists Move Forward
By far, the most exciting event at the APTA Combined Sections Meeting in Las Vegas was the launch of a new brand for the profession. The brand itself is pretty slick, but the exciting part lies simply in the fact that this is the first time in the history of the profession that such a monumental effort to define physical therapy has been undertaken
04Feb World Cancer Day: My Two Perspectives
Today, February 4, 2009 is World Cancer Day. Head over to the website for the Internation Union Againt Cancer to view a striking video and to find out more about their campaign to help promote a healthy, active lifestyle. It seems I've never stopped to take note of World Cancer Day before, but this year it seems more than appropriate. My Perspectiv
29Oct Does the APTA get Web 2.0?
Kudos to the APTA for reaching out to connect with members via a blog! I'm eager to see who/what will be posted. However, I'm also left to wonder how much the blog writers actually "get" the concepts of blogs and Web 2.0. The holding page encourages us to "bookmark" the page, lacks a blog roll, and includes the legal verbage, "This content may not
25Jun Insurance Report Cards
Recently the American Medical Association (AMA) issued a report card on the nation's health insurance providers. The report indicated that 14% of physicians' total revenue was spent to collect their claims. Not paying at the contracted rate was a big problem, with United Healthcare leading the way. "Physicians are spending 14 percent of their total
21Jun Where Did the APTA Go?
The entire APTA website has been down for more than 30 minutes! Yikes. How do I know what The Bottom Line is if I can't log in? Here's a call to have login at the PT Journal live at the PT Journal website. I hate the 5 step process requried to log in to the PT Journal site. And why does the APTA not automatically direct me back to my intended conte
21Apr Marketing The Profession?
If any readers of this blog do not read the Evidence in Motion blog, go read this post for some thoughts on how to, and how not to market the profession. My two-cents can be illustrated in two additional links. The first, at BEAPT.ORG, is the video embedded below. Obviously, this is an APTA marketing video designed to attract people into the profes
27Mar Stanley Swims, Floats Research
Stanley Paris, swimmer extraordinaire, is undertaking an attempt to become the oldest person ever to swim the English Channel at the tender age of 70. Details of the swim and his training can be found on his blog, Paris on La Manche. You've just got to love the swimming cap! Dr. Paris is swimming in support of the Foundation for Physical Therapy, a
