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  • Off to Baltimore!

    The last time I was in Baltimore I was struck by how open and inviting the city was, especially the Inner Harbor area. There was a lot to explore but since I was on a business trip at the time I didn't have a lot of free opportunity to see the town outside of a few conference events. This time around, I hope to get so some of the great seafood ...
    Posted to ADVANCE Perspective: Physical Therapy (Weblog) on June 9, 2009
  • Are You a Spider?

    That was AOTA President Penelope Moyers-Cleveland's question for her audience at the Presidential Address this year. Attendees received spider rings as they entered the hall to hear her speech, and Cleveland took the stage with a red cape that resembled interconnected spider webs. ''We need each other to implement the Centennial Vision,'' she ...
    Posted to ADVANCE Outlook: OT (Weblog) on April 25, 2009
  • Conference Update: A Speed Bump in the Future of OT Education?

    It's widely known within the profession that occupational therapy has an education ''problem.''  The issue isn't in the quality of its academics, nor in a lack of program levels or foci. The difficulty that is arising lies in how far and wide the scope of topics and skill sets can go in entry-level training.  That is, what ...
    Posted to ADVANCE Outlook: OT (Weblog) on April 23, 2009
  • Motion 3 –the COTA Title Change

                Well, I hate to say this but it looks like the COTA title is going to hang around for a bit longer. I believe that Motion 3, as presented by the AOTA Representative Assembly, is going to die before it gets started due to lack of interest. Further issues stated that will help defeat ...
    Posted to COTA Thoughts (Weblog) on April 1, 2009
  • Strategies on Combating POPTS

    CSM 2009 Wrap-up: The APTA keeps a watchful eye on the legislative strategies states can use to fight encroachment of physician-owned physical therapy practices (POPTS). But there are other ways to stop what many therapists see as a major cause thwarting the autonomy of the PT profession. Peter J. McMenamin, PT, MS, OCS, and Brian J. Tovin, PT, ...
    Posted to ADVANCE Perspective: Physical Therapy (Weblog) on February 18, 2009
  • The Alamo!

    SAN ANTONIO—With the scorching sun beating down on us (is everything bigger in Texas?), we walked the two blocks from our hotel to the hallowed ground of the Alamo. And we weren't the only ones. It seems the Alamo is the perfect destination for tourists and Texans alike on a hot June afternoon. But that didn't stop us from devouring the history ...
    Posted to ADVANCE Perspective: Physical Therapy (Weblog) on June 13, 2008