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Advance Registration for the Maine Chapter Fall Course
Open Through September 9
The Maine Chapter's Fall Conference will be held September 24-25, 2016, at University of New England, Westbrook College Campus, in Portland. Click here to register online! This 2-day continuing education event will be on the topic of Management of Patients with Common Medical Pathologies: DVT, PAD, COPD, MI, CHF, and Diabetes and will feature speaker Steven H Tepper, PT, PhD. The course will offer 15 contact hours. For more information or to register, visit www.maineapta.org. You can download the paper registration form to mail in with a check or you can register online. We hope to see you there!
Announcing Draft Slate for 2017
The following positions are up for election in 2016 (to start on January 1, 2017):
- President: Matt Somma
- Secretary: TBD
- Chief Delegate: Ken Simons
- Nominating Committee Member: TBD
- District 1 Rep: Jill Weybrant, Philip Finemore
- District 2 Rep: Matt Cary
For more information about the positions, visit the Chapter's Online Community page to read the job description or contact Executive Director Cindy Sliwa. (To access the Maine Chapter Online Community, go to www.apta.org and log in, click on APTA Communities at the top of the page; in the green Communities box, click "start now.") To express interest in running for office, contact Nominating Committee Chair Stacy Martin. There is support and training for these positions, so don't be intimidated - this is a great way to network and make a difference in your state!
Free Webinar for APTA Members on New Codes
This 1.5-hour course on September 22 is designed to introduce physical therapists to the new evaluation and reevaluation codes, and teach therapists how to select the appropriate evaluation code based on patient presentation. The new evaluation codes are split into 3 levels: low complexity evaluation, moderate complexity evaluation, and high complexity evaluation. Physical therapists will need to select the appropriate evaluation level based on 4 components: patient history, examination, patient presentation, and complexity of clinical decision making. This course includes patient scenarios specific to a variety of physical therapist practice settings, including cardiovascular and pulmonary, geriatrics, neurology, orthopedics, pediatrics, and private practice. For more information on this course, visit the APTA Learning Center.
Save the Date: APTA Maine Chapter Winter Symposium
The Maine Chapter will host a Winter Symposium on December 2, 2016, at the University of New England. Attendees may opt to attend a DPT Poster Symposium track or an educational track. More information will be shared as it becomes available.
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Congratulations to the Maine Chapter's
Emerging (Emerged?) Leader Matt Somma!
Matthew Somma, PT, DPT, CSCS, has been selected by the Maine Chapter as a 2016 recipient of the Emerging Leader Award. He is 1 of 26 members who were nominated by their component leadership to merit this honor and to be recognized in the October issue of PT in Motion Magazine. The Emerging Leader Award was established to annually honor individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary service to the profession and APTA early in their careers. Congratulations, Matt!
Advertising with the Maine Chapter
Just a reminder that the Chapter has several advertising options available. For job postings, visit the revamped Career Center on the Maine Chapter website. For general programs, products, courses, etc, of interest to Maine Chapter members, ads can be placed in this electronic newsletter, which is distributed monthly to all Chapter members; to place an ad in the newsletter, complete an Advertising Form, which can be found at the bottom of the Maine Chapter homepage.
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Upcoming Events
APTA State Policy and Payment Forum, Pittsburgh (September 17-18)
PT Night Out (Portland, ME - location TBD; September 23, 2016)
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To join the American Physical Therapy Association and get involved in the Maine Chapter, visit www.apta.org and click on Join. |
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