Events Schedule
03/21
6:15 PM
The ED is No Place for The Older Adult
Dr. Rebekah Griffith will be discussing her experience as a the emergency department and ICU and the role physical therapists play in bring care to our geriatric population.
Speaker: Dr. Rebekah Griffith PT, DPT, NCS, is a physical therapist who specializes in care in the Emergency Department and ICU settings. She believes that physical therapy should not be a luxury and should be accessible to everyone, particularly in life’s most critical moments. As part of this work she offers cash pay, mobile physical therapist services. In addition to her clinical work, she provides professional development coaching, writing, and photography services.Dr. Griffith has received the Bob Doctor Service Award, Emerging Leader Award, and the Pauline Cerasoli Academic & Clinical Excellence Award. She holds a BA in Kinesiology and Physiology and a Doctor of Physical Therapy from the University of Colorado. She is a Board Certified Neurologic Clinical Specialist and a Fellow in Training at Regis University.
Join the Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81370306534?pwd=YVhlYnJ1SVVpRVBZcXMya2Q5Uk9oQT09
Meeting ID: 813 7030 6534 Passcode: 731655
03/27
6:30 PM
Government Affairs Committee Meeting
The committee meets via Zoom. Members get the connection information here.
04/02
12 PM
Mile High District Monthly Education Series : Cultivating Loyalty through Exceptional Patient Experiences
When: Tuesday, April 2, 2024 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm MT
Location: Virtual Via Zoom
Approved for 1.0 CEU
Excellent outcomes start with creating exceptional patient experiences. Transform your connections with your patients to create long term loyalty and successful outcomes!
Speaker:
Charlene Challenger-Smith PT, SCS, ATC
Charlene Challenger-Smith is passionate about creating a positive impact in the therapy profession through excellence in clinical care and leadership. In her 20 years in practice in the rehab profession, she is recognized as a results-driven, collaborative, and influential leader working in a variety of rehabilitation settings. In each unique setting and structure, Char’s leadership has been integral in the growth of successful teams while implementing processes aimed at achieving compliance and efficiencies to optimize systems and drive clinical excellence. Through the years, she has implemented residency programs, developed clinical mentoring framework, and created professional development initiatives to drive retention and foster staff and leader development while promoting positive engagements with patients. Char holds a Masters in Physical therapy and a BS in Human Biology from Marquette University. She is a board-certified clinical specialist in sports physical therapy and a certified Athletic Trainer. In her free-time she enjoys running, biking, and spending time outdoors with her husband Jesse and their dog, Citra, in Denver, CO.
Registration:
APTACO Members - FREE
Non-Members - $10.00
04/03
7:30 PM
APTA Colorado Upstander Training
Unfortunately, instances of implicit bias, discrimination, and harassment persist in our daily lives. If left unchecked, such behaviors can negatively influence many aspects of one's overall health and wellbeing. When we experience or witness a hurtful behavior, we sometimes question whether we should say or do anything. Even if we want to act, we may not have the tools to intervene effectively. At APTA Colorado, we value inclusion and accountability and want to ensure that leaders have the tools they need to become upstanders - individuals who disrupt hurtful behaviors and promote inclusive excellence. This interactive session is designed to strengthen individuals' capacity to recognize and mitigate the effects of bias across professional settings.
Speaker:
Dawn Magnusson, PT, PhD serves as an Associate Professor, Coordinator of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement, and Director of the DPT-MPH Dual Degree Program for the University of Colorado Physical Therapy Program. She obtained a PhD in Population Health Sciences from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in General Academic Pediatrics (with an emphasis in Health Disparities Research) through the Department of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Her primary teaching responsibilities fall under the Health Promotion/Wellness and Professional Development umbrellas. Dawn’s research leverages community-based participatory and emancipatory research principles within a population health framework to understand and address health disparities.
04/04
7:30 PM
APTA Colorado House of Delegates Meeting -- Virtual
Link to come
04/09
6:15 PM
PDC Meeting
PDC meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month. You must be a member of the PDC to attend.
04/10
6:30 PM
Government Affairs Committee Meeting
The committee meets via Zoom. Members get the connection information here.
04/13
4 PM
APTA Colorado @ APTA House of Delegates -- In-Person Option
Link to come
04/24
6:30 PM
Government Affairs Committee Meeting
The committee meets via Zoom. Members get the connection information here.
04/30
8 PM
Mile High District Education Series: Physical Therapy Management of the Dance Athlete
When: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 | 8:00pm - 9:00pm MT
Location: Virtual Via Zoom
Approved for 1.0 CEU
This course will discuss rehabilitation of dancers with application to a variety of performing artists and flexibility athletes. Content will include epidemiology of injuries in dance and the unique demands and movements found in dance and other flexibility sports, and ways to include these in an examination. The course will then describe key treatment techniques including how to address the return to sport phase for these athletes.
Speaker:
Allie Nabers PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS, Advanced Dry Needling Certified, SFMA
Allie graduated from Northeastern University in 2011 and practiced for 5 years in Boston with a focus on pediatric and adolescent athletes’ sports injuries and concussion. She joined Steadman in 2016 and cofounded the performing arts program and the PT research group, continuing to lead both. She has been an investigator in several research studies to date, with recent work being accepted at ISHA 2023. Allie has been a company PT for the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Company and works closely with the CO Ballet. She is a mentor in the orthopedic residency program and has a passion for teaching and academics at all levels. Allie’s career has been focused on treatment of flexibility athletes/performing artists, adolescent athletes, and post-operative rehabilitation particularly of the hip and knee. She is an instructor for dry needling through Evidence in Motion.
Registration:
APTACO Members - FREE
Non-Members - $10.00
05/02
7:30 PM
APTA Colorado House of Delegates Meeting -- Virtual
Link to come
05/04
10 AM
APTA Colorado Board Meeting
Zoom connection in the board channel here.
05/08
6:30 PM
Government Affairs Committee Meeting
The committee meets via Zoom. Members get the connection information here.
05/14
6:15 PM
PDC Meeting
PDC meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month. You must be a member of the PDC to attend.
05/18
All Day
Manual Therapy Interventions for the Physical Therapist Assistant – Cervicothoracic & Upper Quarter
Manual therapy is an integral part of a physical therapist assistant’s practice. This course will provide a fundamental foundation on manual therapy in addition to the current guidelines and recommendations for the PTA. Course content will explore different mobilization with movement, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, neurodynamic, and soft tissue techniques as they relate to the cervicothoracic region and the upper quarter. This lab course will be designed to maximize hands-on practice with short lectures and group discussion.
During the lab, participants will have expert supervision and guidance from Fellows of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists and other therapists with advanced training in manual therapy.
Course Objectives:
Understand the mechanisms of manual therapy for the treatment of musculoskeletal dysfunction
Understand current allowances of manual interventions for the PTA under CO statute
Develop hands on skills for:
Mobilization with movement
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation techniques
Neurodynamic mobilization
Soft tissue mobilization
Advance your practice as the primary assistant in the delivery of physical therapy service
8 AM
Manual Therapy for the Physical Therapist Assistant – Cervicothoracic & Upper Quarter
When: Saturday, May 18 - Sunday, May 19, 2024 from 8:00am - 5:00pm MT Each Day
Where: Pikes Peak State College
Center for Education and Simulation
1850 Cypress Semi Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80921
Presenters: Chris Edmundson, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Shane O’Malley, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Tiffani Guinn, PTA
Hosted by: Colorado PT-PAC - All proceeds from this event will support APTACO's Sunset campaign to help influence legislative issues affecting PTs and PTAs in Colorado.
Description: Selective manual therapy techniques are an integral part of a physical therapist assistant’s collaborative scope of work. This is the first of a two-part PTA course series and will provide a fundamental foundation on specified manual therapy in addition to the current guidelines and recommendations for the PTA. Day 1 will explore different passive and active osteokinematic mobilizations and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques (PNF) as they relate to the cervicothoracic region and the upper quarter. Day 2 will cover neurodynamic mobilization, advanced soft tissue mobilization and stretching techniques. This lab course will be designed to maximize hands-on practice with short lectures and group discussion. Cases will be presented to promote understanding of how and when these techniques are utilized in practice.During the lab, participants will have expert supervision and guidance from multiple Fellows of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists and active clinicians.
This 2-day course meets Colorado standards for 16 hours of Professional Development Activity.
Target audience: PTAs & PTA students
Registration:
One-Day (May 18) Registration Only:
APTA CO Members: $225
Non-Members: $275
Students $100
Two-Day (May 18 &19) Registration:
APTA CO Members: $400
Non-Members: $500
Students $200
05/22
6:30 PM
Government Affairs Committee Meeting
The committee meets via Zoom. Members get the connection information here.
06/04
7:30 PM
Executive Committee Meeting
Quarterly Meeting. EC MEMBERS ONLY: The meeting connection is linked here.
06/11
6:15 PM
PDC Meeting
PDC meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month. You must be a member of the PDC to attend.
06/13
8 PM
APTA Colorado House of Delegates Meeting -- Virtual
Link to come
07/09
6:15 PM
PDC Meeting
PDC meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month. You must be a member of the PDC to attend.
07/11
8 PM
APTA Colorado House of Delegates Meeting -- Virtual
Link to come
07/19
All Day
APTA Leadership Congress 2024
APTA Leadership Congress 2024
This annual event brings together APTA's leadership groups for several days of meetings to advance the association.
This includes the APTA Board of Directors, leaders of APTA's chapters, sections, and academies, the House of Delegates, and APTA's standing committees.
Other programming includes APTA Capitol Hill Day, which is open to all members who register.
07/21
All Day
APTA Colorado @ APTA House of Delegates -- In Person at Kansas City
In person
Please arrive on July 20 and plan to leave the evening of July 22, or July 23rd
07/27
10 AM
APTA Colorado Board Meeting
Zoom connection in the board channel here.
08/13
6:15 PM
PDC Meeting
PDC meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month. You must be a member of the PDC to attend.
09/05
7:30 PM
APTA Colorado House of Delegates Meeting -- Virtual
Link to come
09/10
6:15 PM
PDC Meeting
PDC meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month. You must be a member of the PDC to attend.
09/17
7:30 PM
Executive Committee Meeting
Quarterly Meeting. EC MEMBERS ONLY: The meeting connection is linked here.
09/27
All Day
2024 Rocky Mountain Conference & PT Expo
September 27 to September 28, 2024
Village at Breckenridge
Breckenridge, Colorado
10/03
7:30 PM
APTA Colorado House of Delegates Meeting -- Virtual
Link to come
10/12
10 AM
APTA Colorado Board Meeting
Zoom connection in the board channel here.
11/07
6:30 PM
APTA Colorado @ APTA House of Delegates -- In-Person Option
Link to come
11/12
6:30 PM
(If Necessary) APTA Colorado @ APTA House of Delegates -- In-Person Option
Link to come
Past Events
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