EASTERN DISTRICT Eastern District Missouri Physical Therapy Association Newsletter December 2017

Eastern District

205 E. Capitol, Suite 100, Jefferson City, MO 65101

Phone: (573) 556-6730; Fax: (573)- 636-6899, www.mopt.org

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In this Newsletter:

• ED Election Information

• Helen Holzum Winner

• New Legislation

• MPTA Election Information

• Upcoming Events and Con-

tinuing Education

• Board of Directors Infor-

mation

EDMPTA Meeting

Date: Tuesday January 9, 2018

Time: 6:30pm Social & Snacks,

7pm Presentation

Topic: “Brief Research Updates”

Location: Washington University

4444 Forest Park Ave

St Louis, MO 63108

May 8, 2018 EDMPTA Elections

Please submit your name as candidate by March 14 (EDMPTA Membership Meeting) to the Nominating Committee – Carol Beckel (carol.beckel@health.slu.edu) Ben Dons (Benjamin.dons@gmail.com), or Barb Yemm (barb.yemm@health.slu.edu).

Vice-Chairman (2-year term: 2018 to 2020)

The vice-chairman shall serve as assistant to the representative of the chairman in any of his official du-ties. He shall assume the duties of the chairman in his absence. He shall be responsible for maintenance of the official procedure manual and represent all special interest groups of the District to the Board of Direc-tors. In the event of resignation, death or vacancy of the position of the chairman for any reason, the vice-chairman shall assume the position of chairman.

Corresponding Secretary (2-year term: 2018 to 2020)

The corresponding secretary shall maintain a current membership roster; shall send out proper notices of all called meetings and other meetings when necessary; and shall conduct the correspondence of the District as requested

Nominating Committee (3-year term: 2018 to 2021)

The purpose of the Nominating Committee is to prepare a slate of candidates for the Board of Directors of the Eastern District of the MPTA. The Nominating Committee shall consist of three elected members, one mem-ber to be elected each year for a term of three years. Each member will serve as the Chairman of the Com-mittee during the final year of his/her term. The general duties include:

1.Meet at least three month prior to an election 2.

3.Solicit nominations and prepare a slate of candidates for offices on the Board of Directors. 4.

5.Acquire consent from the nominees to run for office. 6.

7.Confirm each candidate’s eligibility by ensuring his/her license is in good standing, and that he/she has been an APTA and MPTA member for at least one year.

8.

Appointment Position

Public Relations Chair – appointment

Public Relations is a standing committee under the EDMPTA Board. The chair of this committee is responsi-ble for recruiting members interested in promoting the activities of the EDMPTA as well as events sponsored by the MPTA. This includes updating any social media outlets on EDMPTA and MPTA activities.

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A big thank you to everyone who came to the PT Month Celebration in October and

congratulations to Ann Hayes PT, DPT, OCS on her Helen Holzum Whealan Service Award!

Congratulations to last years Helen Holzum Whealan Service Award Winner Marcie Harris

Hayes for making the cover of JOSPT!

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Congress has crafted a bipartisan, bicameral agreement to permanently repeal the hard cap on Medicare therapy services. The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and our Therapy Cap Repeal Coalition partners support this therapy cap policy.

Urgent Action Needed Now! The new agreement must be approved before the current ex-ceptions process expires on December 31, 2017. Please take 90 seconds and call your legislators today, and tell them to approve the Medicare therapy cap permanent fix legislation before the end of the year. You can make a difference and prevent a hard cap from being implemented on January 1, 2018.

IT’S EASY! APTA members can call their legislators using the numbers below. Nonmembers and patients can use the Patient Action Center to send emails to their members of Con-gress.

Your legislators are:

Senator Claire McCaskill (202) 224-6154

Senator Roy Blunt (202) 224-5721

Congresswoman Ann Wagner (202) 225-1621

Phone script:

“Hello, my name is ______. I am a constituent and a member of the American Physical Ther-apy Association. I am calling to tell Rep/Sen __________ to please add the Medicare thera-py cap permanent fix legislation to any vehicles before the end of the year. This is a biparti-san, bicameral agreement on a permanent fix for therapy cap repeal—Congress just needs to pass it. Again, please pass this legislation before December 31 to prevent a hard cap from going into effect for all Medicare beneficiaries on January 1.Thank you.”

If you have any questions please contact advocacy@apta.org.

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Tis the season of GIVING!

Have you thought about GIVING BACK to

YOUR PROFESSION?

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR AN MPTA OFFICE?

At the MPTA Spring Meeting, April 14th

, 2018 in Kansas City, we will be having our annual elections.

We will be electing the four following positions:

1. Secretary (3 year term)

2. Director (3 year term)

3. PTA Delegate (2 year term)

4. Nominating Committee Member (3 year term – advances to Chair in the third year)

See the MPTA website links below to learn more about the job descriptions for each of these positions, eligibility requirements, and to find the contact information for the current

leader in each position.

Officer Descriptions & Responsibilities: https://mopt.site-ym.com/?page=OfficersandJobdes

Committee Descriptions & Responsibilities: https://mopt.site-ym.com/page/CommitteeDescription

Nominations and consent forms must be submitted by March 9th in order for the slate to be prepared and shared with the MPTA membership by March 14

th (30 days prior to the

MPTA Business Meeting on April 14th.)

If you would like to run for any of these open positions please complete the form below

and return it to the MPTA Office at 573-636-6899(fax) or e-mail a copy

to sallypowersmoore@gmail.com

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Continuing Education and Events

http://www.mopt.org/

Call for Presenters

We invite all Missouri PTs, PTAs, and healthcare professionals to submit a proposal to present at the 2018 MPTA Spring Conference that will take place on April 13-15 at Rockhurst University in Kansas City. You may present alone or with a group. You could share a great in-service that you've already given at your clinic, or maybe present on a technique that you are great at. You may have finished a certification, a research project or case study and want to share the infor-mation. Maybe you want to present on professional issues such as private practice issues, mentoring or billing. We are primarily scheduling for 2-hour sessions and are offering a $100 per hour honorarium. 1-hour proposals may also be submitted. The honorarium for 1-hour sessions will be $100. Please note that if in a group, the honorarium is per hour, not per presenter. There is not a requirement to be a member of APTA/MPTA to present or attend this conference. If you, or someone you know, is interested in presenting please e-mail the submission info below to Maureen Raffensperger at raffen@missouriwestern.edu no later thanDecember 31. Call for Presenters – MPTA Spring Conference April 13-15, 2018, Rockhurst University, 1100 Rockhurst Road, Kansas City, Missouri E-mail info below to Maureen Raffensperger at raffen@missouriwestern.edu by December 31, 2017 I am submitting a proposal to present for a One hour session ___ Two hour session ____ Proposal submissions for educational sessions must contain the following: Title of presentation Course description (one-two paragraphs): Course learning objectives (3-5 approx.): Speaker information (including name, degrees/credentials, institution/employer, city, and state, zip, e-mail) Biographical information for each speaker (1-2 paragraphs): Recommended participant level (beginner, intermediate, advanced, various

April 13-15, 2018 if you have questions please contact Jacque Bardgett: jacque@bardgett.net or

573-556-6730 or visit mopt.org for more information.

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CSM is located in New Orleans February 21-24, 2018. Registration is open!

http://www.apta.org/CSM/Registration/

Foundations in Dry Needling for Orthopedic Rehab & Sport

Performance @ Saint Louis University – St Louis, MO

Register at structureandfunction.net

February 16, 2018 - February 18, 2018

PLEASE JOIN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, PHYSICAL THERAPY DEPARTMENT FOR THE 2018 RUN

FOR RESEARCH!

THE RACE WILL TAKE PLACE ON APRIL 14, 2018 AT TOWER GROVE PARK – SONS OF REST PAVILION – RAIN OR SHINE!

THE ADDRESS OF THE PARK IS 4256 MAGNOLIA AVE, ST. LOUIS, MO 63110.

REGISTRATION FOR THE RACE WILL BE FROM 8:00AM – 8:45AM.

THE 5K AND 10K RACE WILL START AT 9:00AM AND THE 1 MILE RACE WILL BEGIN

AT 9:10AM.

Upcoming Meetings:

January 9, 2018: Member Meeting at Washington University

February 27, 2018: Lobby Day at the State Capitol

March 13, 2018: Member Meeting at SSM O’Fallon

May 15, 2018: Member Meeting at St. Louis Community College– Meramec

EDMPTA Board of Directors • Chair

• Joel Dougherty PT, DPT, CSMT

(jdougherty@live.maryville.edu)

• Vice Chair

• Tyler Forbes PT, DPT, OCS

(tforbes16@gmail.com)

• Legislative Affairs Chair

• Bill Hopfinger PT (bhop8@aol.com)

• Programming Co-Chairs

• Christie Cohoon PT, DPT, OCS

(Ccohoon1@stlcc.edu)

• Ashley McFadden PT, MPT

(amillerpt@gmail.com)

• Nominating Committee

• Carol Beckel PT, PhD (beckelcl@slu.edu)

• Ben Dons PT, DPT, NCS

(Benjamin.dons@gmail.com)

• Barb Yemm PT, DPT, OCS

(Barb.Yemm@health.slu.edu )

• Membership Chair

• Vanessa Lanier PT, DPT, OCS

(lanierv@wustl.edu)

Are you interested in hosting an Eastern District Meeting? If so please contact Christine Cohoon or Ashley McFadden

• Student Liason

• Brett Stuppy PT, DPT (brettstuppy@athletico.com)

• Practice Chair

• Natalie Runge PT, DPT (natalie.runge@bjc.org)

• Corresponding Secretary

• Stephanie Prinster PT, DPT, GCS

(stephanieprinster@gmail.com)

• Recording Secretary

• Kelsey Murek PT, DPT (KHanscom@ssm-select.com)

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