Educational Session Highlights

  • PT 2011 will include more than 100 educational sessions in 16 different tracks. Dynamic speakers will focus on what you need to thrive in today's health care environment. Here's a sampling of what you will experience.

    Concentrated Education Series (CES)

    Back by popular demand! Select from 8 compelling tracks, attend all 5 or 6 sessions, and receive a course certificate that verifies completion of continuing education in a designated area of practice. Selected session tracks are listed below. For full details on all sessions, use the PT 2011 Programming & Itinerary Planner.

    Current Concepts in Pain Management (6 sessions)

    Internationally Renowned Speakers: David Butler, PT, DPT, Cesar Fernandez-de-las-Penas, PT, DO, PhD, Emilio "Louie" Puentedura, PT, DPT, GDMT, OCS, FAAOMPT, Adriaan Louw, PT, MAppSc (Physio), GCRM, CSMT, Stephen Schmidt, PT, OCS

    • The Headache Epidemic, Pain, and the Neuromatrix
    • Neuroplasticity and Graded Motor Imagery
    • "Pain: It's in Your Head. Get Used to It." The Delicate Art of Conceptual Change

    Educational Issues (5 sessions)

    Featured Speaker: Greg Hartley, PT, DPT, GCS

    • Catherine Worthingham Fellows Forum: Our Educational Legacy and the Future of Practice
    • PTA Program Outcomes Assessment (3-part program)
    • Successful Business and Organizational Models for Residency and Fellowship Development

    Effective Teaching and Leadership - CES (6 sessions)

    Featured Speakers: Peggy B. Gleeson, PT, PhD, Venita Lovelace-Chandler, PT, PhD, PCS, Kathleen A. Luedtke-Hoffmann, PT, PhD, MBA, Betty S. MacNeill, PT, DPT, Ann Medley, PT, PhD, Mary Thompson, PT, PhD

    • Faculty Roles and Issues: Can You Balance Teaching, Service, Scholarship, Clinical Practice, Governance, and Student Needs?
    • Leadership Opportunities in Clinical Education and Academic Administration in PT and PTA Programs
    • Move Forward to an Educational Career: The Profession Needs YOU to Teach or Lead an Academic Program

    Evidence in Practice (4 sessions)

    Featured Speakers: Rogelio Coronado, PT, CSCS, FAAOMPT, Anthony Delitto, PT, PhD, FAPTA, G. Kelley Fitzgerald, PT, PhD, OCS, J. M. Fritz, PT, PhD, ATC, Steven Z. George, PT, PhD, Alan Jette, PT, PhD, FAPTA, Jan Reynolds, Daniel L. Riddle, PT, PhD, FAPTA, Katherine Sullivan, PT, PhD, Jessie M. Van Swearingen, PT, PhD, FAPTA, Carolee Weinstein, PT, PhD, FAPTA

    • The 2011 Rothstein Debate: Is Statistical Significance Relevant to Best Practice?
    • Where We've Come and Where We May Be Headed: Trends in Physical Therapy Journal Content Over the Last 30 years
    • RCTs on Disability Intervention in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

    Imaging - CES (6 sessions)

    Featured Speakers: Lynn McKinnis, PT, OCS, Michael Ross, PT, DHS, OCS, James Swain, PT, MPT, Frederick Weiss, PT, DPT, MD

    • CT and MRI Basics and Interpretation for Physical Therapists (2-part program)
    • Integration of Diagnostic Imaging Into Physical Therapist Practice
    • Radiologic Evaluation of the Spine and Extremities (2-part program)

    Issues on Aging - CES (6 sessions)

    Featured Speakers: Wendy Anemaet, PT, PhD, GCS, Alice Davis, PT, DPT, Amy S. Hammerich, PT, DPT, Larisa R. Hoffman, PT, Cameron W. MacDonald, PT, GCS, OCS, Marcia B. Smith, PT, PhD, Teresa M. Steffen, PT, PhD

    • Aging Joints
    • Evidence-based Exercise Prescription for the Older Adult
    • Measuring Ambulation and Mobility Outcomes in Adults

    Manual Therapy for Special Populations - CES (5 sessions)

    Featured Speakers: Chad Cook, PT, PhD, MBA, FAAOMPT, Megan B. Donaldson, PT, DPT, PhD, FAAOMPT, Christina Holladay, PT, DPT, CLT, CSCS, Kenneth E. Learman, PT, OCS, Lisa Massa, PT, WCS, CLT

    • Manual Therapy for the Elderly Patient
    • Manual Therapy for the High-Level Athlete
    • Manual Therapy for the Oncology Client
    • Manual Therapy for the Pediatric Patient

    Pediatrics: Children Are Not Small Adults - CES (6 sessions)

    Featured Speakers: Holly Cintas, PT, PhD, PCS, FAPTA, Colleen Coulter-O'Berry, PT, DPT, PhD, PCS, Maureen Donohoe, PT, DPT, PCS, Jorge Fabregas, MD, Suken Shah, MD, Wayne Stuberg, PT, PhD, PCS, Laura Tosi, MD

    • Bone Health in Children and Life-Long Orthopedic Impairments in Children With Cerebral Palsy and Spina Bifida
    • Diagnoses and Impairments of the Spine in Infants, Children, and Adolescents; Fractures: Implications for Growth and Development
    • Growth and Development of the Musculoskeletal System From Conception to Puberty

    Perspectives in Acute Care and Cardiopulmonary (6 sessions)

    Featured Speakers: Christin Clendaniel, PT, DPT, Samantha Chused, PT, MSPT, Carl DeRosa, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA, Paul Ricard, PT, DPT, CCS, Nicole L. Russell, PT, MPT

    • A Guide to the Use of Physical Therapy Outcome Measurement Tools in Acute Care
    • Fatigue and Shortness of Breath in the Non-cardiopulmonary Patient
    • Integrating Musculoskeletal and Cardiopulmonary Practice Into a Comprehensive

    Perspectives in Neurology (5 sessions)

    Featured Speakers: Stuart A. Binder-Macleod, PT, PhD, FAPTA, Courtney D. Hall, PhD, Susan Herdman, PT, PhD, FAPTA, Trisha M. Kesar, PT, PhD, Darcy S. Reisman, PT, PhD, Margie Roos, PT, DPT, NCS, Susan Ryerson, PT, DSc, Tamara Wright, PT, DPT

    • Development and Testing of a Gait-retraining Intervention for Individuals with Poststroke Hemiparesis
    • Movement Analysis for People With Neurological Health Conditions: An Activity-based Model
    • Management of Vestibular Hypofunction: Evidence-based Practice, Progression of Treatment, and Outcomes

    Postsurgical: Knee and Shoulder (6 sessions, 1-day lab)

    Featured Speakers: George Davies, PT, DPT, SCS, FAPTA, Terry Malone, PT, EdD, ATC, FAPTA, Robert Manske, PT, DPT

    • Spend 3 full days, including 1 day of hands-on practice laboratory (space limited), on postoperative orthopedic rehabilitation with emphasis on shoulder and knee injuries.

    Practice Management Strategies (7 sessions)

    Featured Speakers: Anita Bemis-Dougherty, PT, DPT, MAS, Roshunda Drummond-Dye, JD, Carmen Elliott, MS, Helene M. Fearon, PT, Karen Jost, PT, MS, Peter J. McMenamin, PT, MS, OCS, Lynn A. Steffes, PT, Barbara Tschoepe, PT, PhD, Jennifer E. Wilson, PT, MBA

    Build your private practice with experts in the field! 

    • Emerging Issues in Medicare: What Every PT Needs to Know to Comply With the Laws and Regulations
    • Emerging Issues in Private Insurance: Trends, Impacts, and Opportunities for the Physical Therapist
    • Essentials of Practice Management (4-part series): Practice Design, Optimal Payment and Compliance, Marketing, and More!

    Professional Issues (9 sessions)

    Featured Speakers: Mary Frances Catherine Delaune, PT, MPT, Laurita M. Hack, PT, DPT, PhD, MBA, FAPTA, Dianne Jewell, PT, DPT, PhD, CCS, Nancy T. White, PT, MS, OCS

    • The Future in Physical Therapist Practice: Today’s Innovation for Tomorrow’s Practice
    • Implementing Direct Access in Physical Therapist Practice
    • Practice Autonomy: Strategies to Help You Step Up and Deliver in Any Setting

    Technology in Practice (6 sessions)

    Featured Speakers: Dennis Fell, PT, MD, Paula R. Geigle, PT, PhD, Robert “Bob” Latz, PT, DPT, GCFP, Daniel J. Vreeman, PT, DPT, Steven G. Wilkinson, PT, Sheryl M. Flynn, PT, PhD, Alan C. Lee, PT, DPT, CWS, GCS

    • Tech Savvy: Are You Tech-savvy? Information Seeking, Telerehabilitation, and Virtual Environments
    • Adoption of Electronic Medical Records: Where Do You Start?
    • Hooked on Evidence: Enhancing Searching Skills

    Updates in Sports, Orthopedics, and Fitness (7 sessions)

    Featured Speakers: Kornelia Kulig, PT, PhD, FAPTA, Scott Livingston, PT, PhD, SCS, ATC, Lori Michener, PT, PhD, ATC, Scott G. Piland, PhD, ATC, Bob Rowe, PT, DPT, DMT, FAAOMPT, A. R. Smith Jr, PT, EdD, OCS

    • Clinical Management 2.0: Integration of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) for Individuals With Neck Pain
    • Lower- and Upper-Extremity Tendinopathies: Mechanisms, Treatment, and Outcomes
    • Understanding and Implementing Current Practice Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Sports-related Concussion

    Women’s Health (6 sessions)

    Featured Speakers: Kari Bo, PhD (internationally recognized researcher in the area of pelvic floor dysfunction and pelvic floor muscle training), Dee Hartman, PT, DPT, Nancy Roberge, PT, DPT, MEd, Kathryn H. Schmitz, PhD, Rebecca Stephenson, PT, DPT, WCS

    • The Effect of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training During Pregnancy and After Childbirth: Practical Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Class
    • Exercise and the Breast Cancer Survivor: Building Bridges to Recovery
    • Measurement and Evidence for Pelvic Floor Muscle Function and Training on Urinary Incontinence in Women

    See All PT 2011 Programming 

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