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CT Nursing Home Lawsuits Involve Lack of PT
by Lauren Fritsky
There's an interesting story out of Connecticut from this weekend. It involves a nursing home facing lawsuits for neglecting two patients, both of whom died. In the first, part of the argument is that the client did not receive "medically necessary physical Read More...
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PTs Making Progress
by Rob Senior
Earlier this week, 200 physical therapists, PTAs and students of physical therapy programs went to Capitol Hill to speak with legislators about the need to improve patient access to physical therapy services. Once in meetings with Senate and House members, Read More...
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Compensated for Cancer?
by Elizabeth Puliti
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organization, concluded in 2007 that night work is "probably carcinogenic to humans." Furthermore, the IARC classifies the cancer risk of night work as "Group 2A," the same Read More...
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Are Changes Coming?
by Lisa Lombardo
America has elected a new president--an historic event that even other nations are taking notice of. Sen. Barack Obama's election as the first African-American president will rightly be remembered as a turning point in U.S. politics. But without too much Read More...
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Don't Miss It!
by Elizabeth Puliti
From November 5 - 8, Orlando, FL, will host APTA's 2008 Private Practice Section Conference. This year's theme is "Capturing the Magic of Business Success." According to James E. Glinn, Sr., PT, owner and founder of FutureRehab, LLC in Bakersfield, CA, Read More...
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Good News: Senate Passes Medicare Bill
by Lisa Lombardo
Pleasing the leadership of the American Physical Therapy Association and PTs and PTAs everywhere, the Senate yesterday passed HR 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. "We are thrilled that the Senate took action yesterday and Read More...
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Physical Agents: In or Out?
by Lisa Lombardo
Since becoming the editor of ADVANCE in 2000, the thought has often occurred to me that PTs and PTAs are a surprisingly well-informed and opinionated bunch. But they are also a lot of fun as well. This was proved to me on June 13 at the annual APTA conference Read More...
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Bridging the Gap
by Elizabeth Puliti
SAN ANTONIO—This morning's session "Generational Ethics: Bridging the Gap From Traditionalists to Millennials" was one of the most interesting lectures I've attended at an APTA conference. Maybe it was because it wasn't really a lecture. PTs were encouraged Read More...
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Did PTs Get Their Wish in the New Year?
by Lisa Lombardo
Last June at the APTA Annual Conference, representatives from the government affairs section gave their annual overview of legislative issues directly affecting the PT profession. The session evolved into sort of a "wish list" of priorities that the profession's Read More...
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Issues of Infringement
by Lisa Lombardo
A recent guest editorial was sent to ADVANCE discussing the subtle encroachment of personal trainers into the domain of the physical therapy profession ( ADVANCE , Oct. 22, 2007). The writer expressed concern that personal trainers were staking claim Read More...
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