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Academic and Clinical Educators (ACE) SIG
Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy (APPT)
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| Annual Newsletter - Summer 2016 |
A Message from the ACE SIG Chair
I hope everyone has enjoyed a wonderful summer as it slowly winds down. The ACE SIG continues to make great progress in meeting the needs of its members as you can see in the "current initiatives" area below. As a SIG still in its infancy phase, we have already accomplished quite a bit and work hard to provide resources and support to help academic and clinical faculty provide the highest level of education to our students and ultimately to the children and families we serve. The SIG is only as strong as its engaged membership so I want to thank all of you who continue to volunteer your time and expertise in advancing the initiatives of the ACE SIG. We have a few upcoming additional opportunities to volunteer. Specifically, the Academy's Knowledge Translation Committee is putting together a new initiative similar to the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy's "Research in Review" program. This committee is hoping to enlist each SIG to identify 3-5 articles of interest/importance each quarter for members' attention in that area of special interest. I am looking for someone who would be willing to identify these articles of interest for the ACE SIG. Please contact me directly if you would be willing to serve in this critical role. I hope to see many of you in Keystone, CO, in November for SoPAC 2016.
Jennifer Furze, PT, DPT,PCS, ACE SIG Chair
Programming Updates
SoPAC 2016 - Keystone, CO
We are looking forward to seeing members in Keystone this fall! There are great opportunities for programming and networking available at the conference. For more information on SoPAC or to register, go to www.sopac.us.
Each year, ACE SIG leadership assists in selection of the programming for SoPAC. Look for these Concurrent Sessions specifically sponsored by the ACE SIG when attending SoPAC:
Additional sessions co-sponsored by the ACE SIG and other SIGS can be found at www.sopac.us under Schedule.
ACE SIG leadership and members are also assisting in preparation of the
Team-Based Learning Session at SoPAC this year that is led by Tricia Catalino. Thank you to Eydie Kendall, Kara Boynewicz, Michele Courtney, and Peg Mohr for participating in this process!
Call for Proposals - Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy Annual Conference (APPTAC) 2017
Each year the ACE SIG seeks input from members on topics of interest for upcoming conference programming via an electronic survey. The most recent survey was sent out in July 2016. Results of this survey have shaped what is outlined in the Call for Proposals for APPTAC (formerly SoPAC) 2017 in Cincinnati, OH. Based upon the survey results, the membership indicated they would like to see future programming in the following areas: - Exploring educational research designs to answer questions about teaching and learning,
- Broadening the pediatric essential competencies to demonstrate application across the curriculum,
- Writing appropriate test questions given a specific learning objective and how to write effective test questions,
- Teaching and learning strategies for specific pediatric content including pediatric gait analysis, family centered-care, interprofessional education, etc - these are only examples, not necessarily content areas on which we need specific proposals.
This information is included in the "Call for Proposals" for APPTAC 2017. If you have input or ideas for future programming ideas from the ACE SIG, please feel free to contact an officer.
Current Initiatives
- ACE SIG members, led by Lisa Dannemiller, have worked over the past 2 years to develop a New Faculty Toolkit Fact Sheet. This resource provides information with things to consider when getting involved in academia, outlines information about PT academia, and provides resources for course development. You can find the toolkit on the APPT website at www.pediatricapta.org under Resources, then APPT Fact Sheets & Resources.
- Based on interest in having a dynamic and shared resource for specific teaching and learning ideas, ACE SIG members have started and contributed to a Wiki Space. On the wiki, you can browse and share ideas, resources, documents, articles related to teaching and learning in pediatric physical therapy.
- Integrated vs Stand-Alone Pediatric Content Delivery - ACE SIG Subcommittee Chair Eydie Kendall has been working with others to gather information about how pediatric content is included within the overall curriculum at PT programs across the country.
- JOPTE Pediatric Education Special Series - A special series on pediatric education focusing on best educational practices will appear in approximately 4 of the upcoming issues of the Journal of Physical Therapy Education beginning in 2017. This special series co-edited by Mary Jane Rapport and Jennifer Furze is intended to identify the curricular elements and instructional changes that will be necessary to ensure the provision of high quality physical therapy services for pediatric patients and adults with lifelong developmental disabilities. Numerous members of the ACE SIG have authored upcoming papers in this special series - congratulations to all of you!
- APPT Education Summit II - Education Summit I was held in 2012 and was focused on exploring optimal pediatric professional physical therapy education practices, recommending strategies to develop resources and support academic faculty and clinical educators to provide the highest level of education, and suggesting educational research projects to identify optimal educational practices. This resulted in the establishment and publication of the Essential Competencies in Entry-Level Pediatric Physical Therapy Education (Pediatr Phys Ther. 2014 Spring;26(1):7-18) along with the development of the ACE SIG, the new Faculty Toolkit, and 3 additional manuscripts (one on the essential competencies applied to clinical education, one on clinical reasoning in pediatrics, and the other on experiential learning in pediatrics).
Education Summit II is being held as a follow-up to this and will be focused on increasing the knowledge and skill of attendees in educational research theory and methodology with expected outcomes of the development and dissemination of collaborative educational research projects. The organizational committee members of Summit II, Kathy Martin, Vickie Moerchen, and Heather Lundeen deserve recognition for their dedication and commitment in making this a successful endeavor. The application process for participation in Education Summit II took place in the fall of 2015. Selected participants have been at work preparing and will meet in Denver prior to SoPAC 2016 in Keystone.
Communication Among ACE SIG Members
- ACE Listserv is available to promote discussion between members. All APPT Members are welcome to join the ACE Listserv by signing up on the Academy website www.pediatricapta.org under Resources, APPT Listserv & Online Community.
- ACE Facebook Group is available to pediatric physical therapists interested in discussing topics of common interest through the Facebook platform. You can request to join the ACE SIG Facebook Group by searching "APTA Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy ACE SIG" in the main Facebook search bar.
- APTA Online Hub has a Pediatric Section Community with discussion threads and additional information posted from the Academy, including the ACE SIG. Find it at http://communities.apta.org or link to it via www.pediatricapta.org under Resources, APPT Listserv & Online Community.
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| ACE SIG Leadership | |
Jennifer Furze PT, DPT,PCS, Chair, Nebraska
Eric Pelletier, PT, PCS, Vice Chair, Pennsylvania
Katie Laubscher PT, DPT, PCS, Secretary, Iowa
Lori Glumlac, Executive Committee liaison to the ACE SIG Chair, Pennsylvania
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