September 2006

Features

• A Leader's Vision: A Profile of APTA's New President

  Without a doubt, R. Scott Ward, PT, PhD, is decisive. When he finds something he likes, he sticks with it.

• The Worthingham Fellows Advise: Steps for Survival and Success in the Next 5 Years

  PT Magazine recently asked the Catherine Worthingham Fellows to take a look back and forward at the profession of physical therapy. This month we share their views on the keys for success and survival during the next 5 years.

• Private Practice Matters: Strengthening Referral Relationships

  It's all about maintaining “2020 vision.”

• The New PTJ

  When Rebecca Craik, PT, PhD, FAPTA, took the helm as editor in chief of Physical Therapy (PTJ) 6 months ago, she'd had little time for advance planning. Although she had served for many years as an editorial board member and was familiar with the challenges that PTJ faces, she found that “nothing prepares you for stepping in and doing it.

• PT 2006: Highlights

  View highlights from PT 2006, APTA's Annual Conference and Exposition held June 21-24, 2011, in Orlando, FL.

Columns and Departments

• Board Perspective: Teamwork: The Key to Marketing Success

  APTA needs each PT and PTA to help spread the message about everything physical therapy has to offer.

• Ethics in Action: Terminating the Patient-PT Relationship: Case One

  What's influencing the decision to discharge?

• Government Affairs: Fall Elections Pose Opportunities for the Profession

  Attend the State Government Affairs Forum to gear up for the campaigns.

• Inside PT: Transitions

  This issue marks--perhaps “celebrates” is a better description--a number of transitions in the profession of physical therapy.

• PTA Viewpoint: What's In It for PTAs?

  The advantages of membership in APTA are numerous. Take it from a PTA who knows.

• This is Why: Halo Effect

  Determination casts its own light.

• Foundation News

  Major Gifts Announced at Foundation Dinner Dance

• Letters to the Editor

  The DPT and the Experienced Physical Therapist

• News

  - Legislation and Regulation
  - Health Care Headlines
  - Association Update
  - Study Snapshot
  - Members on the Move
  - Industry News