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Non APTA Sponsored Programming

Title: Dementia Capable Care: Two-Day Foundation and Dementia Therapy Applications Course
Sponsored By: Dementia Care Specialists, a CPI Specialized Offering

Date: February 24–25, 2012
Location: Crowne Plaza Baltimore. North 2004 Greenspring Dr. Timonium, MD 21093

Over 5,000 professionals, including many physical therapists, have attended and learned advanced evaluation and treatment skills, effective treatment planning using the Allen Cognitive Levels and Theory of Retrogenesis, how to document and code for maximum reimbursement, and more. Day One establishes a framework for promoting best abilities. Day Two focuses on application of new skills. For complete course information or to register, visit crisisprevention.com/dcs or call 877.816.4524.

Title: Visceral Manipulation: Abdomen 1 (VM1) presented by the Barral Institute – Part One of Certification Series
Date: April 12-15, 2012
Location: Baltimore, MD

Visceral Manipulation – organ specific fascial mobilization - is essential for orthopedics, women/men’s health, pediatrics, cardiovascular/pulmonary, and sports medicine. When an organ cannot move in harmony with its surroundings due to abnormal tone, adhesions or displacement, it works against other organs, as well as muscular, membranous, fascial and osseous structures. This disharmony creates immobility or abnormal points of tension that the body is forced to move around. This chronic tension, in turn, paves the way for disease and dysfunction throughout many systems of the body – musculoskeletal, urogenital, neurovascular, respiratory and more.

www.barralinstitute.com  •   800-522-7725

Title: Feeding Therapy: It’s Not Just About Swallowing
Date: April 14, 2012
Location:  Hyatt Place Baltimore/BWI Airport 

This interactive workshop not only addresses the foundations for eating – the core knowledge of pediatric feeding therapy – but addresses carry-over to the home and school environments as a crucial component to long term success.

CEUs: 0.8 (8 Contact Hours)
Price: $170.00 Early Individual
Details and Registration: www.CIAOseminars.com or 888-909-2426

Title: Myofascial Trigger Point Dry Needling Training Seminar
Taught by David Fishkin, DC, MPH
Rockville, Maryland
Spring/Summer 2012 dates for Rockville Maryland
March 24-25 | May 19-20 | July 28-29

Pick a weekend and sign up now to master the therapeutic and diagnostic technique of Myofascial Trigger Point Dry Needling, one of the most effective tools for the management of soft tissue sources of pain and dysfunction. Learn how you can reduce the physical stress on your body while providing a treatment that delivers impressive results.  Course book, lunch on Saturday, and startup kit are included.  Class size is limited to ensure competency.  This class is approved in Maryland for 12 credit hours' worth of CEUs.  In just one weekend you will be competent, confident, and certified to deliver this service.  Visit dryneedlinginstitute.com or call 301-444-4890 for details and registration.

Executing a Standardized Physical Therapy Wellness Visit 

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Course Description: This course moves beyond the conceptual phase, and gives participants a model to manage health, wellness, and disease reduction across the lifetime of their patients. Participants will get practical experience evaluating standardized wellness visit data, as well as, developing a plan of care and specific exercise prescription to reduce the risk and impact of chronic disease. Benchmarked measures for outcome tracking will also be presented. The instructors will provide practical, rubber-meets-the-road business practices to facilitate realistic and immediate implementation of an Annual Physical Therapy Wellness Visit program.

Learning objectives – by the end of this course the participants will:

  1. Correctly identify the necessary elements of lifetime engagement of a client, and its importance in advancing health and reducing disease in our population. 
  2. Synthesize and analyze standardized wellness visit data to develop a health fitness profile following an annual physical therapy wellness visit. 
  3. Apply an evidence- and outcomes-based methodology to develop matched, individualized exercise prescriptions. 
  4. Progress exercise prescriptions based on a client’s health status and psychosocial drivers. 
  5. Identify the market opportunities for planning and implementing an Annual Physical Therapy Wellness Visit program in their own market, as well as analyze the return on investment and the net revenue generating potential of implementing physical therapistbased fitness programs

Speakers: Steven Tepper PT, PhD and Jennifer Gamboa DPT, OCS

Steven Tepper PhD, P.T., received his B.S. in Physical Therapy from the University of Maryland. While working at Baltimore City Hospital as a staff physical therapist, he helped to develop a cardiac rehab program. He taught in the University of Maryland’s Physical Therapy Program while working on a PhD in Experimental Pathology. Presently, Dr. Tepper is the Director and an Associate Professor in the Program of Physical Therapy at Shenandoah University. He is a practicing clinician and researcher at Winchester Medical Center. Dr. Tepper has authored numerous research articles on the topics of cardiovascular and respiratory physiology, related disease, exercise testing and physical therapy interventions. He was the recipient of several grants for studying the effects of exercise on cardiopulmonary systems. Dr. Tepper is the President of the Cardiopulmonary Section of the APTA as well as the past Research Chair of the Cardiopulmonary Section. He is also a member of the International Society of Lymphology and the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation.

Jennifer M. Gamboa, DPT, OCS, MTC, Founder and President of Body Dynamics, Inc., is recognized as a leader in the field of orthopaedic, performing-arts, and pilates-evolved rehabilitation and fitness. Jennifer is committed to developing a comprehensive center for orthopaedic and manual physical therapy that is at the forefront of the rehabilitation, fitness, and human performance industries. She has redefined physical therapy as The Rehab-Fitness Continuum, where the musculoskeletal and movement analysis expertise of therapists are combined with a “whole-istic”, proactive approach to functional fitness, core control, and human performance. Jennifer continues to work actively with clients needing both rehabilitation and fitness programming, and to mentor other therapists in the field.

Educational Credit: This course has been approved for eight (0.8) CEUs from the Maryland Board of Physical Therapy Examiners.

Fees: APTA PT Members $185; APTA PTA Members and APTA Member New Graduates $145; Nonmembers $225; $25 Students

Special Promotion for APTA Member New Professionals (0-5 Years): New PT  $145; New PTA  $116
To take advantage of this special offer, please use the downloadable registration form to submit registration and payment.

Time: Registration opens at 7:30 am. Course Time is from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.
A continental breakfast will be provided. Lunch is on your own.

Location: Franklin Square Hospital - Kotzen Auditorium. 9000 Franklin Square Drive. Baltimore, MD

Shoulder Update 2012

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Course Description: This course will discuss the epidemiology, evaluation and treatment of soft tissue injury/conditions about the shoulder. This will include shoulder instability, biceps labral conditions, rotator cuff tears, and adhesive capulitis. There will be a review of basic diagnostic imaging techniques about the shoulder and in depth discussion of "learning"from the patient history. Surgical vs. non operative indications will be discussed in depth and operative techniques overviewed with regard to the rehabilitative process.

Date: March 13th

Speakers: Richard Hinton MD, MPH, MEd, PT and Jason Leadbetter PT.

Richard Hinton MD, MPH, PT is director of the MedStar Sports Fellowship at Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore and Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. He is also medical co-director of MedStar Sports Health and Team Physician for Baltimore Ravens, Morgan State University, Towson University, and the Women's United States Lacrosse Team. His pracitce focuses primarily on shoulder and knee surgery and Dr. Hinton has also had a previous career as a physical therapist and athletic trainer. He has been involved extensively over the past twenty years in education for physical therapists and other health care providers.

Jason Leadbetter PT is a physical therapist at NRH Regional Rehabilitation at White Marsh specializing in general orthopedics and sports medicine. He is a certified strenth and conditioning specialist and has presented on shoulder rehabilitation and strength and conditioning.  He received his Masters in Physical Therapy from the University of Pittsburgh in 2000.

Educational Credit: This course has been approved by the Maryland Board of PT Examiners for three (0.3) CEUs.

Fees:  APTA Member PT - $65 | APTA Member PTA - $55 | PT/PTA Non Member - $85 | Students - $25 

Time: Registration opens at 5:00 pm. Course time is 5:30-9:00 pm.
Dinner is provided.

 Location: Union Memorial Hospital - Conference Center. Baltimore, MD

The following information is for APTA of Maryland Programming

Course Handouts
APTA of Maryland has Gone Green! For some courses, APTA of Maryland will e-mail registratns a copy of all handouts that they can print prior to the course if they prefer a hard copy. Please be sure APTA of Maryland has your correct email address so you can receive instructions. Pre registration is thus recommended for all participants as handouts may not be available on site.

APTA of Maryland Fees (note this cost is for each individual course) 
3 (0.3) CEUs: APTA Member PT - $65 | APTA Member PTA - $55 | PT/PTA Non Member - $85 | Students - $25
4 (0.4) CEUs: APTA Member PT - $75 | APTA Member PTA - $65 | PT/PTA Non Member - $95 | Students - $25
8 (0.8) CEUs: APTA Member PT - $185 | APTA Members PTA/New Graduates $145| PT/PTA Non-members $225 | Students - $25
16 (1.6) CEUs: APTA Member PT - $425 | APTA Members PTA - $340 | PT/PTA Non Member - $475

Cancellations - written notification for cancellations must be received at least 1 week prior to APTA of Maryland events. A $10 administrative fee will be incurred.

*On site registration is an additional $25

 **Become a member within 2 weeks of the course and we will reimburse you the non-member fee

Special Facility Discount for Continuing Education Registration
Facilities receive a discount when 3 or more staff register at the same time. The discount is15% for facilities that have met the Facility Challenge and 10% for those that have not. To register as a group and receive this discount, please complete the group registration form.

Non APTA Sponsored Program