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• 2023 Fall Conference Course 1: The Assessment and Treatment of Scoliosis Presented by Meghan Teed, DPT

  • Start
    07-Oct-2023
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    08-Oct-2023
  • Location
    Missoula, Montana

  Register

  
  

  2 day course, 15 Contact Hours, MT category A 

  Full Course information can be found by scrolling down below.

  If you are registering a member, and you find the selection does not give you member pricing, please log in with the email we have on file for you. This will recognize you as a member. If that doesn't work, feel free to call or email and we will find the problem and fix.

  Provisions:

  Provisions include coffee/tea in the morning and lunch at the business meeting. Snacks are not served at breaks. 

  Meeting Sites:

  Meeting will be held at the University of Montana Physical Therapy Dept, Skaggs Building, Missoula.

  Committees and Board Meeting

  October 6, 2023:

  • 6:00 - 8:00pm Board Meeting,  site TBA

  Business Meeting

  Business meeting and elections will be held at noon on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at the CE site. Lunch is included for those registered for the course. Please RSVP if you are not registered (you may register online for this without paying). Please send agenda items to the office or President Emily Herndon by Sept 16, 2023. Final agenda will be posted in the members only section at www.aptamt.com by Sept 27, 2023.

  Cancellation Policy

  APTA MT reserves the right to refuse/cancel an event registration. If ATPA MT refuses a registration, registrants will be offered a full refund.

  Registration Cancellation by Participant:

  Cancellations will be accepted in writing via email or mail. A $25.00 administration fee will be withheld when cancellation occurs up to ten days prior to the start of the event; 50% refund if cancelled 2-10 days prior; 25% refund if cancelled 0-1 day prior.

  Discounts:

  Group Discounts:

  10% Discount for 3 or more APTA Member PTs/PTAs from one clinic. Fees for all persons must be made with one payment. No exceptions. Credit will not be provided at a later date. Combining discounts (ie Lifetime AND Group) is not applicable. If you need to take advantage of this, call us for a group code to pay online, or mail in your check with participant names.

  Student Discounts:

  Students may take any non-limited seating, APTA MT sponsored CE at a rate discounted by 75% of the member and non-member rate; If the course is a lab, students will be admitted on a space available basis only. Group Code: APTAStudent (your registration will be cancelled if you are not a student using this code).

  Lifetime Member:

  Lifetime members may take any non-limited seating, APTA MT sponsored CE at 50% discount. Combining discounts (ie Lifetime AND Group) is not applicable. If you need to take advantage of this, please use code APTALifetime (your registration will be cancelled if you are not a lifetime member using this code).

  Agenda

  Saturday:

  7:15 - 8:00am Professional Issues Forum (APTA MT). Topic TBA

  8:00am - 12noon Course(s) with break, see details below

  12:00pm - 1:50pm APTA MT Business meeting and luncheon

  2:00pm - 5:00pm Course(s) with break, see details below

  
  

  Sunday:

  8:00am -  2:45pm course continues, with breaks and lunch,see details below

  
  

  About the course:

  Course Description:

  Unravel the complexity of scoliosis and spinal imbalances via detailed, evidenced based information to help therapists appreciate and optimally address the 3 dimensional nature of these conditions. Therapists will learn how to recognize, assess, and treat patients of all curve patterns.

  Course Objectives:

  Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  
  

  • Define scoliosis, pathophysiology and history of scoliosis treatment
  • Treatment indications and goals
  • Precautions and contraindications
  • Sagittal plane (kyphosis) clinical and radiological assessment
  • Sagittal plane (kyphosis) corrective strategies
  • 3D (scoliosis) Assessment Clinical and Radiological
  • 3D (scoliosis) corrective strategies
  • Curve classifications
  • Elongation: semi-hanging, full hang
  • Breathing
  • Propping
  • Manual interventions
  • Progression factors and risk for progression

  
  

  Course Agenda:

  Saturday

  8:00 am - 8:30 am: Welcome and Intro

  8:30 am - 9:30 am: Terminology, pathophysiology and history of scoliosis treatment

  9:30 am - 9:45 am: BREAK

  9:45 am - 10:30 am: Treatment indications and goals, precautions and contraindications

  10:30 am - 12:00 pm: Curve Classifications

  12:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Lunch

  2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Kyphosis clinical and radiological assessment

  3:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Kyphosis corrective rationale and sequencing

  4:00 pm - 4:15 pm: BREAK

  4:15 pm - 6:00 pm: Lab/practice: elongations, corrective exercises, and manual interventions

  Sunday

  8:00 am - 8:30 am: Review and Questions

  8:30 am - 10:30 am: Scoliosis clinical and radiological assessment

  10:30 am - 10:45 am: BREAK

  10:45 am - 12:00 pm: Scoliosis corrective rationale and sequencing

  12:00 pm - 12:30 pm: LUNCH

  12:30 pm - 2:30 pm: Lab/practice: elongations, propping and corrective exercises

  2:30 pm - 2:45 pm: BREAK

  2:45pm - 4:00 pm: Breathing and manual interventions

  4:00 - 4:30pm: Questions and wrap up

  
  

  About the Speaker

  Meghan Teed, DPT is a board certified and SC licensed Physical Therapist with specialty areas in scoliosis and posture imbalances and pilates therapy. She is an advanced certified therapist in the Schroth Method for Scoliosis through SSOL under the guidance of Meredith Weiss, PT and a certified Scolio-Pilates® practitioner. She has also completed her comprehensive Pilates training through Balanced Body. Meghan was diagnosed with scoliosis at 8 years old and has experienced first-hand the healing power of scoliosis specific exercise. She owns Mindful Movement Physical Therapy and Pilates in Bluffton, SC and uses her signature program, The Scoliosis Strength Collective, which applies Scolio-Pilates® and Schroth Method principals to fill the gap in care for the scoliosis population.

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• 2023 Fall Conference Course 2: Lifestyle medicine: Good for you, good for your patients, by Nola Peacock PT, DSc

  • When
    07-Oct-2023
  •  
    8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Missoula, Montana

  Register

  1 day course, 7.5  Contact Hours, MT category A 

  
  

  Full Course information can be found by scrolling down below.

  If you are registering a member, and you find the selection does not give you member pricing, please log in with the email we have on file for you. This will recognize you as a member. If that doesn't work, feel free to call or email and we will find the problem and fix.

  Provisions:

  Provisions include coffee/tea in the morning and lunch at the business meeting. Snacks are not served at breaks. 

  Meeting Sites:

  Meeting will be held at the University of Montana Physical Therapy Dept, Skaggs Building, Missoula.

  Committees and Board Meeting

  October 6, 2023:

  • 6:00 - 8:00pm Board Meeting,  site TBA

  Business Meeting

  Business meeting and elections will be held at noon on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at the CE site. Lunch is included for those registered for the course. Please RSVP if you are not registered (you may register online for this without paying). Please send agenda items to the office or President Emily Herndon by Sept 16, 2023. Final agenda will be posted in the members only section at www.aptamt.com by Sept 27, 2023.

  Cancellation Policy

  APTA MT reserves the right to refuse/cancel an event registration. If ATPA MT refuses a registration, registrants will be offered a full refund.

  Registration Cancellation by Participant:

  Cancellations will be accepted in writing via email or mail. A $25.00 administration fee will be withheld when cancellation occurs up to ten days prior to the start of the event; 50% refund if cancelled 2-10 days prior; 25% refund if cancelled 0-1 day prior.

  Discounts:

  Group Discounts:

  10% Discount for 3 or more APTA Member PTs/PTAs from one clinic. Fees for all persons must be made with one payment. No exceptions. Credit will not be provided at a later date. Combining discounts (ie Lifetime AND Group) is not applicable. If you need to take advantage of this, call us for a group code to pay online, or mail in your check with participant names.

  Student Discounts:

  Students may take any non-limited seating, APTA MT sponsored CE at a rate discounted by 75% of the member and non-member rate; If the course is a lab, students will be admitted on a space available basis only. Group Code: APTAStudent (your registration will be cancelled if you are not a student using this code).

  Lifetime Member:

  Lifetime members may take any non-limited seating, APTA MT sponsored CE at 50% discount. Combining discounts (ie Lifetime AND Group) is not applicable. If you need to take advantage of this, please use code APTALifetime (your registration will be cancelled if you are not a lifetime member using this code).

  Agenda

  Saturday:

  7:15 - 8:00am Professional Issues Forum (APTA MT). Topic TBA

  8:00am - 12noon Course(s) with break, see details below

  12:00pm - 1:50pm APTA MT Business meeting and luncheon

  2:00pm - 5:00pm Course(s) with break, see details below

  
  

  Sunday:

  8:00am -  2:45pm course continues, with breaks and lunch,see details below

  
  

  About the course:

  Course Description:

  Lifestyle medicine uses the power of the everyday choices we make and daily actions we take in the areas of nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, social connection, and avoidance of risky substances to optimize health. Lifestyle medicine, when delivered with the health coach approach, can improve physical therapy outcomes and decrease the cost of healthcare for our patients. The personal practice of lifestyle medicine may also decrease health care provider burnout and improve well-being. In this course you will learn about lifestyle medicine and how you can apply the principles of health coaching in your practice to benefit your patients and yourself.

  Course Objectives:

  Following this course the participant will be able to:

  1. Describe lifestyle medicine
  2. Understand the 6 pillars of lifestyle medicine and application in the physical therapy setting
  3. Understand health coaching including the stages of change model and motivational interviewing and how this approach supports patient behavior change
  4. Explain how lifestyle medicine with health coaching can improve rehabilitation outcomes and decrease health care costs
  5. Understand personal application of lifestyle medicine

  
  
  

  Course Agenda:

  Saturday:
  

  8:00 Welcome: introductions, course objectives, agenda, small group learning activity-explore participants’ expectations for course

  8:15 Making the case for lifestyle medicine: health care costs, chronic lifestyle related disease burden, lifestyle medicine history, the potential for lifestyle medicine to change the current state of health care

  9:00 What is lifestyle medicine? define practice, distinguish between other practices (including alternative, complementary, integrative medicine), describe the application of lifestyle medicine to physical therapy practice, discuss physical therapy scope of practice, discuss APTA official statements on physical therapy practice and wellness/prevention/health promotion and nutrition education

  10:00 Break

  10:15 Describe and explore the six pillars of lifestyle medicine: discuss the evidence base and application to physical therapy practice for sleep, stress, substance use, social connections, nutrition, physical activity, individual learning activity-self assessment of personal and professional expertise in each pillar of lifestyle medicine

  12:00 APTA Montana Business Meeting and Luncheon

  2:00 Health coach approach: discuss the role of behavior modification in physical therapy practice, define health coaching, discuss the stages of change model and motivational interviewing

  3:30 Break

  3:45 How can lifestyle medicine improve outcomes? discuss evidence on lifestyle medicine with health coaching for rehabilitation outcomes and health care costs, describe lifestyle medicine documentation, billing and reimbursement in physical therapy practice, identify lifestyle medicine resources for professional collaboration, training, and certification

  4:30 The individual practice of lifestyle medicine: discuss health care provider burnout, large group learning activity-burnout causes and solutions, describe the benefits of personal application of lifestyle medicine, individual learning activity-create a well-being plan of action including strengths, goals, and strategy for implementation

  5:45 Questions and wrap up

  6:00 Conclude course

  
  

  
  

  About the Speaker

  Dr. Nola Peacock is an outpatient physical therapist and the Lifestyle Medicine Clinical Coordinator at St. John’s Health in Jackson, Wyoming. She is board-certified in geriatric physical therapy, board-certified health and wellness coach, and board-certified by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Nola serves on the steering committee of the APTA’s Council on Health Promotion and Wellness and is the Wyoming state advocate for ATPA Geriatrics. She has presented on the topic of lifestyle medicine in physical therapy at APTA Combined Sections meetings and annual meetings of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. In her clinical practice, Dr. Peacock specializes in the treatment and prevention of chronic, lifestyle-related conditions with physical therapy intervention and health coaching.

  
  

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• Fall Business Meeting - In Person AND *Virtual*

  • When
    07-Oct-2023
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:50 PM
  • Location
    Missoula MT

  Register

  APTA Montana will hold its Fall Business Meeting for Members on October 7, 2023, at NOON, at the UMPT, Missoula, AND over Zoom.

  Two ways to attend:

  1.  If attending in person, PLEASE RSVP here. We will order enough food to accommodate our numbers, so thank you for keeping us informed.
  2. If attending remotely: Zoom link REGISTRATION REQUIRED. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the link.

  • Agenda and reports will be added here by Sept 24. 
  • To add an item of discussion to the agenda, please send it to this office or to Emily Herndon by Sept. 14, 2023.

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• APTA MT Webinar Series: Headaches, Cervicalgia, and TMJ Associated Disorders: What is the Connection & How Can PT Help, David Coletta, MPT, CMPT

  • When
    15-Nov-2023
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Live Stream

  Register

  1 hour CE, Category A

  Course Description:

  Patients commonly present to the orthopedic outpatient setting with complaints of headaches, cervicalgia, and pain in the jaw region.  These patients can be challenging to the physical therapist that lacks the knowledge and expertise to evaluate and treat the symptom areas, anatomic culprit, and the contributing factors to this condition.  Hands-on manual assessment, clinical reasoning, and a targeted approach are critical to successful management.  The trigeminocervical nucleus in the lower brain ties the neck, head, and jaw together neurologically and helps us to understand why a dysfunctional neck can lead to jaw pain or headaches.  Improving our understanding of this relationship and how we, as physical therapists, can focus continuing education coursework on neck and jaw will lead to successful management of these patients.  

   

  Course Objectives: 

  • To recognize patients suffering from associated head, neck, and jaw complaints that will benefit from specialized physical therapy. 
  • Gain appreciation and understanding of the neurological interconnectedness in the head, neck, and jaw through the trigeminocervical nucleus.  
  • To understand the path towards learning the minimum skills necessary as a physical therapist to start treating associated head, neck, and jaw disorders successfully.  

  
  

  About the Speaker: 

  David Coletta, MPT, CMPT is the owner and founder (2000) of Excel Physical Therapy in Bozeman, Montana.  Over the past 27 years, David has specialized in the treatment of head, neck, and jaw pain, which has given him a unique perspective in treating this fascinating patient population.  David earned his manual therapy certification with the North American Institute of Orthopedic Manual Therapy (NAIOMT) in 2011.  He is currently a Fellow in Training for the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Therapy with NAIOMT. 

  
  

  How to obtain your CE Certificate:

  • Live Stream - your Certificate of Completion will be provided after attending the course.
  • View Later -  your Certificate of Completion will be provided after attending the course and completing a short quiz.

  How to Connect:
  Your Zoom connection information will be included in your confirmation email after registration is complete.

  About APTA MT Webinar Series:
  We are bringing you a one hour CE, to your home, once a quarter. If you are interested in presenting in this webinar series, please submit a proposal with your course description, objectives, and brief bio to jeannekorn60@gmail.com or to this office at MontanaPT@aptamt.com

  
  

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• 2024 Winter Conference Course 1: Manual Therapy for the Physical Therapist Assistant, Justin Berry, PT

  • When
    27-Jan-2024
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • Location
    Fairmont Hot Springs, Montanan

  Register

  1 day course, 7.5  Contact Hours, MT category A 

  Manual Therapy for the Physical Therapist Assistant, Justin Berry, PT

  
  

  Full Course information can be found by scrolling down below.

  If you are registering a member, and you find the selection does not give you member pricing, please log in with the email we have on file for you. This will recognize you as a member. If that doesn't work, feel free to call or email and we will find the problem and fix.

  Provisions:

  Provisions include coffee/tea in the morning and lunch at the business meeting. Snacks are not served at breaks. 

  Accommodations and Meeting Sites:

  Accommodations and Meeting Site: Fairmont Hot Springs. 
  Please call 800.332.32.72 or book online at www.fairmontmontana.com. Use Group ID 29288, or tell them you are with the Montana Physical Therapy Association. Room rates start at $189 depending on the type of room you may need. This block will be released on Deceme 27, so book early.
  

  Committees and Board Meeting

  Jan. 26, 2023:

  • 6:00 - 8:00pm Board Meeting,  site TBA

  Business Meeting

  Business meeting and elections will be held at noon on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the CE site. Lunch is included for those registered for the course. Please RSVP if you are not registered (you may register online for this without paying). Please send agenda items to the office or President Emily Herndon by Jan. 6, 2023. Final agenda will be posted in the members only section at www.aptamt.com by Jan. 17, 2023.

  Cancellation Policy

  APTA MT reserves the right to refuse/cancel an event registration. If ATPA MT refuses a registration, registrants will be offered a full refund.

  Registration Cancellation by Participant:

  Cancellations will be accepted in writing via email or mail. A $25.00 administration fee will be withheld when cancellation occurs up to ten days prior to the start of the event; 50% refund if cancelled 2-10 days prior; 25% refund if cancelled 0-1 day prior.

  Discounts:

  Group Discounts:

  10% Discount for 3 or more APTA Member PTs/PTAs from one clinic. Fees for all persons must be made with one payment. No exceptions. Credit will not be provided at a later date. Combining discounts (ie Lifetime AND Group) is not applicable. If you need to take advantage of this, call us for a group code to pay online, or mail in your check with participant names.

  Student Discounts:

  Students may take any non-limited seating, APTA MT sponsored CE at a rate discounted by 75% of the member and non-member rate; If the course is a lab, students will be admitted on a space available basis only. Group Code: APTAStudent (your registration will be cancelled if you are not a student using this code).

  Lifetime Member:

  Lifetime members may take any non-limited seating, APTA MT sponsored CE at 50% discount. Combining discounts (ie Lifetime AND Group) is not applicable. If you need to take advantage of this, please use code APTALifetime (your registration will be cancelled if you are not a lifetime member using this code).

  Agenda

  Saturday:

  7:15 - 8:00am Professional Issues Forum (APTA MT). Topic TBA

  8:00am - 12noon Course(s) with break, see details below

  12:00pm - 1:50pm APTA MT Business meeting and luncheon

  2:00pm - 5:00pm Course(s) with break, see details below

  
  

  Sunday:

  8:00am -  2:45pm course continues, with breaks and lunch,see details below

  
  

  About the course:

  Course Description:

  This course will focus on the utilization of peripheral joint mobilization techniques.  It is designed for the physical therapist assistant (PTA) interested in expanding their manual therapy knowledge and skill level. Recent research on manual therapy, as well as legal and ethical issues regarding PTAs performing manual therapy will also be discussed. Lecture, laboratory practice, and case studies will be utilized to meet course objectives.

  Course Objectives:

  Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify indications, contraindications, and precautions for peripheral joint mobilizations    
  • Demonstrate safe performance of a variety of peripheral joint mobilizations    
  • Recognize legal and ethical considerations regarding PTAs and manual therapy    
  • Apply current research on manual therapy to the clinical environment    

  Course Agenda:

  
  

  Course Schedule
  7:45-8:00	Registration
  8:00-9:00	Introduction, Theory
  9:00-10:00	Elbow, Wrist, and Hand
  10:00-10:15	Break
  10:15-12:00	Shoulder
  12:00-2:00	APTA MT Luncheon and Business Meeting
  2:00-2:30	Legal and Ethical Issues
  2:30-4:00	Hip & Knee
  4:00-4:15	Break
  4:15-5:30	Ankle & Foot
  5:30-6:00	Case Studies & Questions

  About the Speaker

  Justin Berry, PT, DPT, PhD

  Dr. Berry received his DPT and PhD from the University of North Dakota and has been a PTA Program Director in Minnesota since 2006.  He has taught PTA-specific continuing education courses since 2005 on a variety of orthopedic topics. Dr. Berry was awarded the 2014 F.A. Davis Outstanding PTA Educator, the 2016 Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Educator of the Year, and the 2020 Academy of Physical Therapy Education’s President Award.

  
  

  
  

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• 2024 Winter Conference Course 2: TBA

  • When
    27-Jan-2024
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • Location
    Montana

  1 or 2 day course, TBA  Contact Hours, MT category A 

  Title TBA

  **Registration will open September 1, please sign up here to receive an email when registration opens

  Full Course information can be found by scrolling down below.

  If you are registering a member, and you find the selection does not give you member pricing, please log in with the email we have on file for you. This will recognize you as a member. If that doesn't work, feel free to call or email and we will find the problem and fix.

  Provisions:

  Provisions include coffee/tea in the morning and lunch at the business meeting. Snacks are not served at breaks. 

  Accommodations and Meeting Sites:

  Accommodations and Meeting Site: Fairmont Hot Springs. 
  Please call 800.332.32.72 or book online at www.fairmontmontana.com. Use Group ID 29288, or tell them you are with the Montana Physical Therapy Association. Room rates start at $189 depending on the type of room you may need. This block will be released on Deceme 27, so book early.

  Committees and Board Meeting

  Jan. 26, 2023:

  • 6:00 - 8:00pm Board Meeting,  site TBA

  Business Meeting

  Business meeting and elections will be held at noon on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2023, at the CE site. Lunch is included for those registered for the course. Please RSVP if you are not registered (you may register online for this without paying). Please send agenda items to the office or President Emily Herndon by Jan. 6, 2023. Final agenda will be posted in the members only section at www.aptamt.com by Jan. 17, 2023.

  Cancellation Policy

  APTA MT reserves the right to refuse/cancel an event registration. If ATPA MT refuses a registration, registrants will be offered a full refund.

  Registration Cancellation by Participant:

  Cancellations will be accepted in writing via email or mail. A $25.00 administration fee will be withheld when cancellation occurs up to ten days prior to the start of the event; 50% refund if cancelled 2-10 days prior; 25% refund if cancelled 0-1 day prior.

  Discounts:

  Group Discounts:

  10% Discount for 3 or more APTA Member PTs/PTAs from one clinic. Fees for all persons must be made with one payment. No exceptions. Credit will not be provided at a later date. Combining discounts (ie Lifetime AND Group) is not applicable. If you need to take advantage of this, call us for a group code to pay online, or mail in your check with participant names.

  Student Discounts:

  Students may take any non-limited seating, APTA MT sponsored CE at a rate discounted by 75% of the member and non-member rate; If the course is a lab, students will be admitted on a space available basis only. Group Code: APTAStudent (your registration will be cancelled if you are not a student using this code).

  Lifetime Member:

  Lifetime members may take any non-limited seating, APTA MT sponsored CE at 50% discount. Combining discounts (ie Lifetime AND Group) is not applicable. If you need to take advantage of this, please use code APTALifetime (your registration will be cancelled if you are not a lifetime member using this code).

  Agenda

  Saturday:

  7:15 - 8:00am Professional Issues Forum (APTA MT). Topic TBA

  8:00am - 12noon Course(s) with break, see details below

  12:00pm - 1:50pm APTA MT Business meeting and luncheon

  2:00pm - 5:00pm Course(s) with break, see details below

  
  

  Sunday:

  8:00am -  2:45pm course continues, with breaks and lunch,see details below

  
  

  About the course:

  Course Description:

  TBA

  Course Objectives:

  Following this course the participant will be able to:

  1. TBA

  Course Agenda:

  TBA

  About the Speaker

  TBA

  
  

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• APTA MT Webinar Series: RECORDED: A Gendered Approach to Injury Risk, Audrey Elias, PT, PhD

  • Start
    29-Jan-2024
  • End
    31-Dec-2024
  • Location
    THIS IS A RECORDING - View on your own time

  Register

  1 hour CE, Category A

  Video available November 2022 to November 2023. Link to view will be included in your confirmation email following registration. 

  Course Description:

  More than 20 years of research, hundreds of papers, and multiple branded risk-reduction training programs have failed to decrease the rate of knee injury risk in women and girls, who are still 3-6 times more likely to experience an ACL injury than their male counterparts. Previous approaches to the problem have been uniformly biological in scope. This talk examines the potential psychosocial and cultural overlays to previous models of injury risk, from presport, training, and competition, to injury and the treatment environment. Discussion will include how these gendered models may apply to athletes in Montana specifically, with highly varied cultural expectations.

  Course Objectives:

  • Understand modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for knee injury and how they are affected by cultural expectations
  • Identify areas in which culture can affect movement
  • Identify situations in which we as physical therapists in Montana may be inadvertently contributing to the problem, and areas in which we might intervene

  About the Speaker

  Audrey Elias, PT, PhD, OCS

  Dr. Elias's overarching research interest involves determining risk factors for lower extremity (primarily knee) injury and the amelioration thereof, using different model populations. Her PhD work investigated changes in motor patterning following ACL reconstruction to decrease risk of secondary injury, and continues in collaboration within the School and internationally. Her post-doctoral work aimed to determine the effect of fear and pain on mechanical compensation patterns in landing, by utilizing a non-human bipedal population (laying hens) not subject to the same fears and motivations as humans, and continues with collaborations across campus with the Flight Laboratory and the University of Guelph. Dr. Elias's current work builds on both experiences, aiming to elucidate the effects of social structures on movement, investigating the effect of self-objectification on mechanical compensation patterns during landing in young women.

  She also contribute to health care utilization research through her work at the UMPT clinic both on campus and at Partnership Health Center.

  How to obtain your CE Certificate:

  • Live Stream - your Certificate of Completion will be provided after attending the course.
  • View Later -  your Certificate of Completion will be provided after attending the course and completing a short quiz.

  How to Connect:
  Your Zoom connection information will be included in your confirmation email after registration is complete.

  About APTA MT Webinar Series:
  We are bringing you a one hour CE, to your home, once a quarter. If you are interested in presenting in this webinar series, please submit a proposal with your course description, objectives, and brief bio to jeannekorn60@gmail.com or to this office at MontanaPT@aptamt.com

  
  

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• APTA MT Webinar Series: RECORDED: The Evolution and Impact of Physical Therapy in Long Term Care, Jen Wintle, PT, DPT

  • Start
    29-Jan-2024
  • End
    31-Dec-2024
  • Location
    THIS IS A RECORDING - View on your own time

  Register

  

  1 hour CE, Category A

  
  

  Course Description:

  This course will cover how physical therapy in a skilled nursing facility has changed over the years. In the author’s opinion, PT performed is much more robust than what it used to be. The information presented will cover many different types of programming that is utilized to allow for better quality of life for the short-term and long-term residents and how it can be measured utilizing the Medicare Quality Measure Ratings. It will also look at how much of the population is currently using SNF services for rehab and the
  projected population growth in coming years. To conclude the author will discuss some
  advantages of working in a skilled nursing facility, and the need for more physical therapists in the setting.
  

  
  

  Course Objectives:

  At the end of this course participants will have greater insight into the 

  following components of working as a PT in long term care:

  • Aging America
  • Experience and change of PT in SNF
  • Outcomes
  • Programming
  • Advantages and need

  About the Speaker

  Jen Wintle, PT, DPT earned her undergraduate degree at Oregon State University and her Doctor of PT degree at Pacific University. When entering PT school, she initially thought she
  would do outpatient orthopedics, but once in school quickly fell in love with treating neurological disorders. A native Oregonian she graduated from PT school in 2004, and much to her surprise, started working in skilled nursing. She then quickly started traveling as a PT, working in all settings except pediatrics. Jen settled into skilled nursing in 2008 and hasn’t changed since. She works for Eduro Healthcare as Lead Regional Therapy Resource. She met her husband on a travel assignment in Libby, MT, and they now have two daughters and a dog and enjoy all things outdoors together.
  

  
  

  How to obtain your CE Certificate:

  • Live Stream - your Certificate of Completion will be provided after attending the course.
  • View Later -  your Certificate of Completion will be provided after attending the course and completing a short quiz.

  How to Connect:
  Your Zoom connection information will be included in your confirmation email after registration is complete.

  About APTA MT Webinar Series:
  We are bringing you a one hour CE, to your home, once a quarter. If you are interested in presenting in this webinar series, please submit a proposal with your course description, objectives, and brief bio to jeannekorn60@gmail.com or to this office at MontanaPT@aptamt.com

  
  

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• Future Courses and Events

  • Start
    01-Feb-2024
  • End
    27-Jan-2026
  • Location
    Montana

  
  

  	2024	2025	2026
  January	see listing above	25/26* Helena*	25/26*
  April/May	May xx Bozeman*	19/20* OR 26/27* Billings* or Chico Hot Springs*	26/27* Whitefish or Bozeman
  October	5/6* or 12/13*, dependent on local events, Missoula	4/5* or 11/12*, dependent on local events, Missoula	4/5* or 11/12*, dependent on local events, Missoula

  
  (* tentative) : Starred dates and sites are tentative until a contract is signed with a site. Some dates subject to change if we find a conflict.

  Bold indicates confirmed date and location

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• APTA MT Webinar Series: Rehabilitation of Running Injuries, by Jason Lunden, DPT, SCS

  • When
    01-Feb-2024
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    WEBINAR - at your own time

  Register

  1 hour CE, Category A

  Course Description:

  Jason discusses the most common running injuries, top clinical pearls regarding running rehab, how Jason evaluates runners , running shoe considerations, relevant running research, best resources for the clinician looking to learn more about runners, best tips on teaching runners, how running should be integrated into DPT programs, and much more! The overall course objective is to provide participants with the “whole picture” of rehabilitating injured runners and provide practical treatments that maybe utilized immediately in the clinic.

  Course Objectives:

  • Understand the epidemiology of the overuse injuries in running
  • Select evidence-based exercises to address muscular imbalances in the injured runner
  • Describe the role of faulty running mechanics in the development of injury
  • Evaluate and address common faulty running mechanics

  About the Speaker
  

  DR. JASON LUNDEN, PT, DPT, SCS

  Jason specializes in the rehabilitation and prevention of sports-related injuries, with a particular interest in the biomechanics of sporting activities – running, cycling, skiing, snow- boarding and overhead athletics. He has published on the topic of shoulder biomechanics and the rehabilitation of knee injuries and has a strong commitment to educating others. Jason serves as a physical therapist for the US Snowboarding and US Freeskiing teams and is a frequent, well-received local and national presenter on the topics of sports rehabilitation and injury prevention. He is a recent recipient of the New Horizon and Emerging Leader Award from the American Physical Therapy Association.

  Jason received his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Minnesota. He received specialized training through the Minnesota Sports Medicine Sports Physical Therapy Residency, and received his board certification as a Sports Physical Therapy Clinical Specialist through the American Physical Therapy Association. He has also served as a faculty member for the Fairview Sports Physical Therapy Residency Program. Jason currently works at Excel Physical Therapy in Bozeman, MT.

  
  

  How to obtain your CE Certificate:

  • Live Stream - your Certificate of Completion will be provided after attending the course.
  • View Later -  your Certificate of Completion will be provided after attending the course and completing a short quiz.

  How to Connect:
  Your Zoom connection information will be included in your confirmation email after registration is complete.

  About APTA MT Webinar Series:
  We are bringing you a one hour CE, to your home, once a quarter. If you are interested in presenting in this webinar series, please submit a proposal with your course description, objectives, and brief bio to jeannekorn60@gmail.com or to this office at MontanaPT@aptamt.com

  
  

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