June 2013

Features

• Lessons from the Antarctic

  Beth Jennings has spent 2 seasons as the lone PT at the main US station in Antarctica. Some of the lessons she's learned there-from adaptability and creativity to interprofessional cooperation and patient motivation-also are applicable in less hostile climates.

• The Continuing Price of Being A Professional

  Although professional development comes at a cost, PTs say the investment is worth it.

• Health Care Technology Today

  Here's a look at some advances and proposals in the field of health care technology.

Columns and Departments

• Compliance Matters: Medicare Prepayment Review

  A guide to ably surviving the process.

• Ethics in Practice: It Really Does Take a Village

  A principled move toward social responsibility.

• PTAs Today: Patient Care Delivery in Physical Therapy

  Patient Care Delivery in Physical Therapy

• This Is Why: The Power of Pansies

  A story of growth.

• Marketplace

  Industry News

• PT Resource

  - Health Care Headlines
  - In Memorium
  - The Funny Bone
  - Research Roundup
  - Data Points

• Viewpoints

  Competence is the Enemy Of Change