MN APTA COMMITTTEES & WORKGROUPS:
MN APTA COMMITTTEES & WORKGROUPS: |
FUTURE CONFERENCE DATES
MN APTA 2009 Spring Conference: April 17-19, 2009; Earle Brown Heritage Center (Brooklyn Center)
MN APTA 2009 Fall Conference: November 6-7, 2009; Duluth Entertainment Convention Center
MN APTA 2010 Spring Conference: April 16-18, 2010; Earle Brown Heritage Center (Brooklyn Center)
MN APTA 2010 Fall Conference: Date and Location TBA
MN APTA 2011 Spring Conference: April 15-17, 2011; Earle Brown Heritage Center (Brooklyn Center)
MN APTA 2011 Fall Conference: October 7-8, 2011; Duluth Entertainment Convention Center
MN APTA Spring Conference: April 18-20, Brooklyn Center
AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN:
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MN APTA 2008 Spring Conference: April 18-20, Brooklyn Center |
TO EXHIBIT AT SPRING CONFERENCE: |
Join MN APTA at Friday night’s Evening of Excellence with
keynote speaker and APTA CEO John D. Barnes! This address will be followed by a brief business meeting with
MN APTA President Joan Purrington, PT. Stay after and applaud the winners of the annual MN APTA Awards for PTs, PTAs, students, and friends of PT. Before the evening starts, kick the night off with 45 minutes of dinner and unopposed social time, and then stay for the rest of the Evening of Excellence! The Evening of Excellence is free if you do not plan to eat dinner; please register for the Evening of Excellence regardless of your dinner plans. |
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COURSE SCHEDULE: SUMMARY |
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FRIDAY-SATURDAY COURSE (12.0 contact hours) |
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If Your Kids Can't Breathe, Nothing Else Matters: Examination, Evaluation, and Intervention for Kids with Respiratory Issues |
Donna Frownfelter, PT, DPT, MA, CCS, FCCP, RRT |
FRIDAY COURSES (7.5 contact hours) |
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Surgical and Non-Surgical Evaluation and Treatment of the Foot and Ankle |
Patrick Tarnowski, PT, MBA, SCS |
Rehabilitation Management in Long-Term Care and Transitional Care: A Practical Approach |
Henry Lozano, PT, DPT |
SATURDAY CONCURRENTS (1.5 - 2.0 contact hours) |
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Current Topics: 2008 Updates from the Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy |
MN BPT board members & staff |
Evaluation and Treatment of Scapular Dyskinesis |
Jonathan Reynolds, PT, MSc |
3.0 Contact Hours: Facilitating Healing for Rehabilitation Patients: An Evidence-Based Approach to the Physiology of Healing |
Ruth Stanley, OSB, PharmD, MA, FASHP |
Follow the Dollar, From the Top Line to the Bottom Line |
MN APTA Reimbursement Committee members |
Lumbar Centralization Using McKenzie-Based Exercises: Considering the Evidence |
John Hollman, PT, PhD & Timothy Madson, PT, MS |
MRSA and Other Skin Infections |
B.J. Anderson, MD |
No Contact Hours: Research Platform Presentations |
DPT Students |
What Do We Know About the Role of SIJ in Back Pain? |
Kathy Anderson, PT, MBA, OCS, FAAOMPT |
SUNDAY COURSES (3.75 contact hours) |
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Excellence in Physical Therapy: What It Is, How to Get It |
Donna Frownfelter, PT, DPT, MA, CCS, FCCP, RRT |
The Growing Dilemma of Obesity: Causes, Treatments, and Physical Therapy Interventions |
Susan Priem, PT, MHS |
FREE MEETINGS |
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FRIDAY: Referral for Profit Workgroup Meeting, PTA Special Interest Group Meeting, Home Health Study Group Meeting SATURDAY: Oral History of Marilyn Woods, PT, The Vision is Ours, Student Special Interest Group |
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Minnesota Chapter American Physical Therapy Association (MN APTA)
970 Raymond Avenue | Suite G-40 | Saint Paul, MN 55114
Phone: 651-635-0902 | Fax: 651-635-0903 | E-mail: info@mnapta.org | Online: www.mnapta.org
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