September 2007

Features

• New at the Helm: APTA CEO John D. Barnes

  On July 16, John D Barnes took charge as APTA's new CEO, succeeding Francis “Frank” J Mallon, Esq. PT Magazine spoke with Barnes for a first look at the association's new leader.

• Finding Funds for Your Education

  Look to major funding sources and the not so obvious ones, too.

• PT 2007: Highlights

  View highlights from PT 2007: APTA's Annual Conference and Exposition, held June 27-30, 2007, in Denver, CO.

Columns and Departments

• Board Perspecitive: The Mentoring Difference

  Be a mentor or a protege. Better yet, be both.

• Capitol Watch: Hundreds Gather on Capitol Hill to Advocate for Physical Therapy

  More than 500 physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students of physical therapy gathered May 22-24 in the nation's capital to improve their advocacy skills and promote physical therapist issues to members of Congress at this year's APTA Advocacy Academy and PT Day on Capitol Hill.

• Ethics in Action: Professional Behavior: Analysis

  An examination of ethical scenarios presented in recent columns.

• Government Affairs: Enhancing Medicaid Coverage

  APTA's Task Force on Medicaid Reform is working to improve coverage and reimbursement for PTs.

• Inside PT: Journeys

  This month, we're pleased to present a profile of APTA's new CEO, John Barnes. In a discussion with PT Magazine, he provides insight not only on his plans as CEO, but also on the path he traveled from Missouri Valley, Iowa, population 2,000, to the head of a national organization with 70,000 members.

• PTA Viewpoint: Wound Warrior

  A PTA's important role as a member of a lauded wound care team.

• This is Why: A Bountiful Harvest

  In North Dakota, a PT finds that you can go home again.

• Foundation News

  - Students Surpass $1 Million Raised In Pittsburgh-Marquette Challenge
  - University of Pittsburgh Retires From Challenge
  - Foundation Awards $310,500 For Scholarships and Fellowship
  - Split Raffle Raises $160,000

• Letters to the Editor

  - Understanding Evidence-Based Practice
  - Physical Therapist Practice in Acute Care

• News

  - Legislation and Regulation
  - Healthcare Headlines
  - Study Snapshot
  - In Memoriam
  - Members on the Move
  - Industry News