APTA Colorado Annual Conference & PT Expo Session Spotlight

Posted: June 8, 2018

Save the dates for the October 26 - 28, 2018 APTA Colorado Rocky Mountain Annual Conference & PT Expo at the Four Seasons Resort in Vail, Colorado.

The full conference provides up to 12 points in Category I education towards your PT continuing competency requirement. Saturday only provides 6 points in Category I education.

Sessions In The Spotlight: General Track

From the Computer Screen to the Clinic on Monday

This two-part course will focus on telehealth physical therapy and implementation of telehealth into your clinical practice. We will discuss current evidence, history, and resources for physical therapists to utilize telehealth in practice followed by specific telehealth physical therapy implementation example in Colorado. The audience will participate with investigating secured telehealth portal as well as non-secure real time audio and video conferencing. Overall, telehealth is a tool to advance physical therapy practice by addressing convenience of travel, cost, and quality of life impacts overall care in the digital age.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Define telehealth, telemedicine, and telerehabilitation.
  2. Identify telehealth resources in physical therapy.
  3. Develop telehealth implementation strategy for addressing clinical practice in your clinic.

Learn more about the General Track.

Invited and/or Confirmed Speakers:

  • Nuero Track: Jenny Hladun, PT, DPT, is a Physical Therapists at Craig Hospital, Laura Martel, PT, DPT is a physical therapist at Craig Hospital, Candy Tefertiller, PT, DPT, Board Certified Neurologic Clinical Specialist, is the Director of Physical Therapy at Craig Hospital, Audrey Natale, PT, DPT is a Physical Therapist at Craig Hospital, and Cortney Wolfe, PT, DPT, is the PT Clinical Mentor and Education Coordinator at Craig Hospital.

  • Pediatric Track: Suzann K. Campbell, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is Professor Emerita and former Head, Department of Physical Therapy, at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

  • Orthopedic Track: Tami Struessel, PT, DPT, OCS, MTC, Assistant Professor, and Amy Wallace McDevitt PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, Assistant Professor, at the University of Colorado, Physical Therapy 

  • General Track: Alan Chong Lee, PT, DPT, PhD, CWS, GCS, Professor, Physical Therapy, Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles, California, and Sarah Gallagher PT, DPT, NCS, and founder of The Dizzy Clinic.

Registration isn't yet open, but you can read more about the conference here.

Sponsors & Exhibitors

Many opportunities exist for you to connect with the attendees through sponsorship and/or exhibiting. Act now to secure your sponsorship or exhibit. Don’t miss the opportunity to showcase your company’s products and services before this select group of attendees.

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