IPTA Conference Schedule
Thursday, November 6
2014 Fall
Conference
Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014 Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014
Scheman Building
Iowa State University
2110 University Boulevard • Ames, Iowa
12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Issues Forum Registration
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Issues Forum
6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Board of Directors Meeting & Dinner
Friday, November 7
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Breakfast and Registration
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Continuing Education Courses
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Break
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Continuing Education Courses
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch/Annual Business Meeting
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Dessert Reception with Exhibitors
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Continuing Education Courses
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Break
3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Continuing Education Courses
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Exhibitor’s Reception
Saturday, November 8
IPTA Conference Continuing Education Courses
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Breakfast and Registration
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Continuing Education Courses
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Break
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Continuing Education Courses
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Dessert Reception with Exhibitors
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Continuing Education Courses
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Break
3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Continuing Education Courses
One-Day Courses
Thursday, November 6
Foundation Issues Forum
• The State of the PT Profession: Opportunity Bangs! –
APTA Vice President Sharon L. Dunn, PT, PhD, OCS
• Licensure Board Update – Judith Manning, IDPH
Friday, November 7
Fast and Frugal Examination and Treatment of the
Cervical Spine – Chad Cook, PT, PhD, MBA, FAAOMPT
PT Pearls from the Podium
Overhead Athletes With Shoulder Pain for the Physical
Therapist Assistant – James Laughlin, PTA, BS
Saturday, November 8
Best Tests for a Mechanical Diagnosis – Chad Cook, PT,
PhD, MBA, FAAOMPT
Two-Day Course
Friday, November 7 & Saturday, November 8
Introduction to Concepts and Application: Diagnosis and
Treatment of Movement Impairment Syndromes of the
Elbow and Hand – Cheryl Caldwell, PT, DPT, CHT
Registration
Complete the registration on the IPTA website www.iowaapta.org.
You may also register by phone or fax, using a credit card (Visa,
Discover, MasterCard or American Express).
Phone: (515) 222-9838 or fax (888) 414-3183.
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Course Descriptions
PT Pearls from the Podium
• Craig Murphy, PT: “PT in the Army”
• Kari Smith, PT: “Prevention for the Pelvic Floor Across the
Lift Span”
• Jeffrey Taeger, PT,DPT, MA: “Eccentric Exercises for Achilles
Tendinopathy”
• Blake Hardy, DPT, OCS: “POTS Positional Orthostatic
Tachycardiac Syndrome”
• Laurie Hiatt, PT, OCS “Health Policy”
• Heidi M. Nelson, PT, DPT: “Body Weight Supported Treadmill
Training VS Strength Training in Children with Cerebral
Palsy”
• Feryl York, BS, PTA: “Maximizing the PT/PTA Relationship
for Improved Patient Outcomes”
Please visit the IPTA website (www.iowaapta.org) for a
complete and updated list of PT Pearls from the Podium
speakers.
Introduction to Concepts and Application: Diagnosis and
Treatment of Movement Impairment Syndromes of the
Elbow and Hand
Presenter: Cheryl Caldwell, PT, DPT, CHT
This course will present a review of selected concepts and
principles of the movement system impairment (MSI) theory
and its relationship to musculoskeletal pain syndromes.
The course includes both lecture and lab experience. It is
designed to improve the clinician’s skills in the performance
of the examination procedures and the recognition of signs
and symptoms of the elbow and hand movement system
impairment syndromes. The course will include: review of
muscle function for the elbow, wrist and hand; discussion of
the most common elbow and hand movement impairment
syndromes; and practice of selected tests in the examination of
the elbow, wrist, and hand.
Objectives:
Upon completion of this course the participant should be
able to:
1. Describe the key concepts and principles of examining
alignment and movement of the elbow, wrist, and hand.
2. Relate key concepts and principles to selected pain
syndromes of the hand and elbow: lateral epicondylalgia
and OA of CMC of thumb.
3. Describe the impairments induced by repeated movements
and sustained postures.
4. Describe the importance of active performance of precise
joint motion.
5. Describe individualizing the exercise program to include
correction of alignment and movement associated with
functional and fitness activities.
6. Discuss how impairments in muscle length, strength,
stiffness, and pattern of muscle activation contribute to the
relative flexibility of a joint.
7. Discuss muscle functions of the elbow, wrist, and hand.
8. Identify the movement system impairment syndromes and
contributing factors for selected pain syndromes of the
elbow and hand.
9. Perform selected tests in the examination to confirm/
disconfirm the diagnosis and to identify contributing factors.
10. Challenge the clinician to think in a new way about routine
tests used in the examination of movement of the elbow
and hand.
Fast and Frugal Examination and Treatment of the
Cervical Spine
Presenter: Chad Cook, PT, PhD, MBA, FAAOMPT
This is a demonstration, lecture-based course designed
to outline the most evidence-supported tests as well as
measures and treatments for the most common mechanical
pathologies of the cervical spine. The course will discuss a
standardized mechanical examination and introduce treatment
by classification. It involves Monday-morning knowledge and is
designed to be used immediately by all clinicians, regardless of
setting or level of experience.
Objectives:
By the completion of the course, participants will:
1. Compare and contrast the most common mechanical
pathologies of the cervical spine.
2. Categorize common conditions into treatment-based
classifications.
3. Analyze the evidence to support the majority of
examination and treatment approaches.
4. Evaluate the prognoses of selected conditions based on
baseline findings.
Best Tests for a Mechanical Diagnosis
Presenter: Chad Cook, PT, PhD, MBA, FAAOMPT
In clinical practice, physical therapists use tests and measures
for a probabilistic approach to clinical decision making. This
decision-making approach requires that the tests and measures
provide tangible value and can alter the post-test probability
of diagnosis or prognosis. Recent evidence also dictates that
selected tests should be used either early in the examination
process to rule out contenders or late in the examination
process to confirm hypotheses. Use of diagnostic accuracy
values such as sensitivity, specificity, and positive likelihood
ratios has improved our ability to discriminate tests’ strengths.
The focus of this course is to provide those tests and measures
as well as the appropriate order within an examination that
improve probability of a correct diagnosis or outcome.
IPTA Conference Continuing Education Courses
Course Descriptions
Objectives:
1. Recognize and apply appropriate diagnostic accuracy
measures for use in spot diagnosis (screening),
differentiation, and confirmation.
2. Utilize appropriate checklists to measure the strength of
tests’ and measures’ accuracy scores.
3. Perform the best tests and measures during diagnosis
and prognosis
4. Integrate selected clinical findings into prognostic outcomes.
league play, and resultant shoulder injuries. Participants in
this course will review shoulder anatomy and function and
apply these finding towards program design for the overhead
athlete and shoulder treatment. This course will include video
demonstration and hands on application.
Objective:
Upon successful completion of this course, the clinician will:
1. Understand the anatomy & biomechanics of the shoulder
relative to the overhead athlete.
5. Identify applications of prognosis that are useful in designing
appropriate care plans for patients.
2. Gain insight into specific tests performed by supervising PT.
Shoulder treatment of the Overhead Athlete for the PTA
Presenter: James Laughlin, PTA, BS
4. Gain hands on experience applying techniques learned
in course.
3. Select the most beneficial exercises for treatment of
overhead athletes.
Course Description and Objectives: The course will look at
current concepts in sport, including pitch count and multiple
Course Presenters
Sharon Dunn, PT, PhD, OCS
Sharon Dunn is Associate Professor and Chair of the PT program
at LSUHSC in Shreveport, Louisiana, where she teaches
musculoskeletal content and professional issues. She has a PhD in
cellular biology & anatomy and carries out basic and clinical research
which includes topics such as osteoarthritis and coping mechanisms
for ACL deficiency. She is board certified in Orthopaedic Physical
Therapy and directs a post-professional PT residency in Orthopaedics
at LSU. In addition, she is passionate about our profession, currently
serving as the Vice President of the APTA. In that role she serves
on the Executive Committee, chairs the Public Policy and Advocacy
Committee, and is APTA’s liaison to the Federation of State Boards of
Physical Therapy.
Cheryl Caldwell, PT, DPT, CHT
Dr. Caldwell is an associate professor of physical therapy and
orthopaedic surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in
St. Louis, Missouri. Cheryl maintains a clinical practice at the School
of Medicine specializing in posture and movement as they relate to the
treatment of musculoskeletal conditions, with a particular emphasis
on the upper quarter, including hand, elbow, shoulder and neck
pain. She is a certified hand therapist. Cheryl received her Master of
Health Science and her Doctor of Physical Therapy from Washington
University and her Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from the
University of Colorado in the United States of America.
She has published a case report using a Movement System
Impairment Diagnosis to guide treatment for a patient with shoulder
pain and co-authored two chapters on the hand and elbow. She is
currently working as a co-author on revising the shoulder chapter for
the second edition of the text Diagnosis and Treatment of Movement
Impairment Syndromes.
Chad Cook, PT, PhD, MBA, FAAOMPT
Dr. Cook is a professor and vice chief of research at Duke University in
Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Cook received his Bachelor of Science in
physical therapy at Maryville University in 1990, a Master of Business
Administration in 1999, and a Doctorate of Philosophy at Texas Tech
University in 2003. He was certified as an orthopedic manual therapist
in 2001 and received fellowship status at the American Academy of
Orthopedic Manual Therapy in 2006. Dr. Cook has published over 165
peer reviewed papers, three textbooks (two in their 2nd edition and
one in its first edition), and several chapters in other textbooks. He has
presented internationally at over 145 conferences and events. He is
an associate editor with Manual Therapy and is on the editorial staff of
several other international journals. Dr. Cook won numerous awards
locally at Duke for teaching as well as the OPTP/JMMT literature
review award in 2003 and 2005; the 2009 top educator award for the
American Physical Therapy Association; the 2011, 2012, and 2013
excellence in research award at AAOMPT; the 2008 Helen Bradley
career achievement award and the 2005 J Warren Perry Distinguished
Authorship Award.
PTA Speaker - James Laughlin, PTA, BS
James graduated from Mercy College of Health Sciences in the
Physical Therapist Assistant program. He also earned his Bachelors
degree in Exercise & Sport Science from Iowa State University. James
is Clinic Director at Physiotherapy Associates in Johnston, Iowa;
center coordinator for clinical education; and credentialed clinical
instructor. James also is a board member of the Mercy College Alumni
Association. He specializes in sports medicine as well as general
orthopedics.
Lodging
The conference hotel is Gateway Hotel located at 2100 Green Hills Drive,
Ames, IA 50014. It is a short 5-minute drive from the Scheman Building.
The group rate for a standard room is $112. The cutoff date for guaranteed
availability of rooms is Thursday, October 16, 2014. The room rate will continue
as along as rooms are available. To reserve your room call (800) 367-2637.
Refunds: A 15% processing charge will be deducted from all refund requests. No refunds will be granted
after the conference begins. Release of Liability: By registering to attend this conference, you agree to release
IPTA, its owners, agents, employees, contractors and the host facility from any responsibility, and you agree to
hold them harmless from any and all liability, claims, damages, actions and causes of action whatsoever, for loss,
damages, or injury to person or property irrespective of how arising and however caused. You expressly agree that
all instruction and use of all facilities and equipment shall be undertaken at your own risk, and you represent that
you are physically and medically able to undertake any and all instruction provided and activities related there to.
Iowa Physical Therapy Association & Foundation
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satisfy your requirements for relicensure. Students are encouraged to attend our FREE student conclave, details inside. ($''- A special rate of $70 is being offered to non-members who join APTA at the time of registration (this does not include the issues forum). A membership application and dues payment must accompany your conference registration. Those eligible are non-members and former members whose
membership lapsed prior to April 18, 2011. The application form is available at www.apta.org, click on Iowa Physical Therapy Association & Foundation
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2014 Fall Conference Registration Form
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Pricing
Issues Forum – 11/6/2014 (3.5 Clinical Hours)
PT - $60
Non-member PT - $120
PTA - $40
Non-member PTA - $80
Student/Staff - $20
Life Member - $25
The State of the PT Profession: Opportunity Bangs! (Dunn)
Licensure Board Update (Manning)
Please register below for the two day course or select from the one day courses listed.
Two Day Course - 11/07/14 & 11/08/14 (12 Clinical Hours)
Introduction to Concepts and Application: Diagnosis and Treatment of
Movement Impairment Syndromes of the Elbow and Hand (Caldwell)
One Day Courses – 11/07/14 (6 Clinical Hours per course)
Choose one:
Fast and Frugal Examination and Treatment of the
Cervical Spine (Cook)
PT - $320
PTA - $220
Student - $220
Non-member PT - $640
Non-member PTA - $320
Life Member- $100
PT - $160
PTA - $110
Student - $110
Non-member PT - $320
Non-member PTA - $160
Life Member- $50
PT - $160
PTA - $110
Student - $110
Non-member PT - $320
Non-member PTA - $160
Life Member- $50
PT Pearls from the Podium
Overhead Athletes With Shoulder Pain for the Physical Therapist
Assistant (Laughlin)
One Day Courses – 11/08/14 (6 Clinical Hours per course)
Best Tests for a Mechanical Diagnosis (Cook)
Early Bird Discount: Not available on the issues forum, subtract 10% on all other courses if registered by October 16, 2014
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Registrations received after October 31st will not be guaranteed printed copies.
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