Categorized as: Physical Therapist 2.0
11Jul Post Series: Leveraging Technology for Research, Evidence, and Discussion
This week I will be giving a lecture in the Scientific Inquiry course at the Physical Therapy Program of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Recently Mike Pascoe posted about Papers a Mac based application that allows for streamlined organization of PDF’s. My talk will focus on how to utilize Real Simple Syndication (RSS)
25Jun The AB783 Story Continues
PT in Motion News Now now alerted me that AB783 has been re-scheduled for hearing on Monday June 27th. This bill will be heard in the California Senate Standing Committee on Business, Professions, and Economic Development. The drama surrounding AB783 has taken some interesting turns over the past few weeks. June 13th: AB783 fails to
20Jun AB783 and the California Campaign to STOP POPTS
On Monday, June 13th California Assembly Bill AB783 failed to pass out of committee in the California Legislature. The bill, which would explicitly allow physicians to employ physical therapists, would have been in stark contrast to current State of California Legislative Counsel opinion which states that it is illegal for physical therapists to be
28Feb Physician Owned Physical Therapy Services (POPTS) in California. The anti-POPTS movement goes Web 2.0
Physical Therapists in California are taking to all forms of the web and utilizing Web 2.o Principles to oppose recent efforts by the California Medical Association and Legislator Mary Hayashi to LEGALIZE Physician Owned Physical Therapy Services in California through AB783. This bill would provide explicit language legalizing the employment of ph
25Oct Videos from PT 2.0 Presentation
I’ve gotten quite a few requests to link to the videos from my AAOMPT presentation. Here’s my favorite one from the super-fun Socialnomics Social Media Blog. The other good video, “Ordering Pizza in the Future” can be found here on YouTube. Also check out CommonCraft’s, “Social Media in Plain English.”
18Oct PT 2.0: Considerations for an Evolving Marketplace
Check out my AAOMPT presentation: Physical Therapist 2.0: Considerations for an Evolving Marketplace. I will be posting the videos from the presentation after my travels. Stay tuned.
14Oct A Simple Solution: Posterous.com
I get asked by quite a few physical therapists about the best way to establish some sort of online identity for themselves or, more often, their business. While my gut reaction is to suggest a WordPress, this does take at least some footwork to get off the ground and to look nice. Another option which,
