Texas Physical Therapy Association

Save the date for TPTA's Legislative Day on 2/25/25!

Registration for TPTA's annual conference is now open! Join is in Irving, October 25-26 for great courses, lots of networking, and fun!

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PTA-SIG Nominations are open! See the flyer for more information.

Perspective | Physical Therapists Sharing Their Olympic Experiences Seven PTs on what it's like working with Olympians.

Join TPTA's PTA-SIG on Sunday, July 28th for a course by Nydia Tijerina Darby, PT, DPT. Sign up link below.

https://bit.ly/4dey98u

TPTA House of Delegates meeting in Kansas City

Are you signed up yet? This event is coming up quick, and you don’t want to miss out!

Register on the TPTA website now! The event is in one week on July 2nd.

Please join us on July 2, 2024 from 6:45 pm – 8:00 pm CDT for a FREE House of Delegates informational webinar on Zoom. During this course, you will learn about the role and function of the APTA House of Delegates (HOD) and how it impacts your practice as a PT, PTA, and student. You will also have an opportunity to discuss select motions and provide feedback on the 2024 Motions that our Texas delegates will be deliberating and voting on during the APTA HOD in Kansas City later this month. There will be CCUs awarded for attending this event!

Please share this email with your PT colleagues and students and invite them to attend.

Keep an eye on the TPTA website for registration details as the event gets closer!

TPTA's Central District is hosting a pub night on Tuesday, June 11th. See the online calendar on TPTA's website for more information.

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The deadline for TPTA leadership nominations has been extended until June 13th. Submit your interest form now before the form closes!

https://www.tpta.org/leadership-positions

Congratulations to TPTA member Andrew Golden, PT, DPT, DSc for receiving the Outstanding Physical Therapist Award from APTA.

We share our congratulations and gratitude for the significant contributions they have made to the field of physical therapy, and for exemplifying excellence in the fields of education, practice and service, publications, research, and academics. To honor their achievement, award recipients will be recognized at the APTA Honors and Awards reception Sunday, July 21, at 5:30 p.m. and ceremony following at 7:30 p.m. Both events will take place at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City, Missouri and in conjunction with APTA Leadership Congress.

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Look forward to seeing the CAD community tomorrow night at the Hive!

The deadline for 2024 TPTA Leadership nominations is fast approaching. Submit your interest form or nominate a fellow member by the deadline, June 2nd!

https://www.tpta.org/leadership-positions

The TPTA Capital Area District (CAD) is hosting a philanthropic event on 5/22/2024 from 6 to 8 PM at The Hive in South Austin. Hope to see you there!

A great step forward in Alabama! Let's make Texas next to expand Direct Access. Visit the TPTA website to learn more about how you can support the expansion of direct access in the 2025 Texas legislative session!

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Huge win for APTA Alabama, A Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association! Governor Kay Ivey has signed legislation removing restrictions tied to direct access to physical therapist services in Alabama. Patients can now see a physical therapist for evaluation and treatment without a physician's referral.

Learn more about how APTA is advancing for the profession and improving patient access: https://www.apta.org/advocacy/issues/apta-state-advocacy-map

Another great TPTA event you don't want to miss!

Join us for an in-person community event! Learn more about what it is like to work across different floors in an acute care pediatric setting. We will also be fundraising to support children being cared for at Dell Children's! Hope to see you there!

Register to attend this event in 2 weeks!

Tell all your friends. SED’s next business and CEU event is May 23rd, where Emily Klein, PT, DPT, PCS will discuss Outcome Assessments in the Pediatric Population. Register on the TPTA website here. (https://tpta.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=230&Itemid=115&year=2024&month=05&day=23&title=outcomes-assessment-in-pediatrics-sed&uid=617d9d6b1b0fbc18cecbae6706edc4e3)

We urgently request all physical therapy practices that received invitations to participate in American Medical Association's Clinician Practice Information Survey to actively participate in a response. Your answers to this survey will help shape the physical therapist reimbursement under Medicare.

The 2025 ABPTS specialist certification applications will open on May 13th. Visit https://specialization.apta.org for more details.

APTA Specialist Certification - Governed by ABPTS Board-certified specialists are making a difference in the lives of patients, living out their dedication to better care, and helping advance the physical therapy profession. The 10 specialty areas offered by ABPTS are a recognition of the increasingly vital role physical therapy plays in optimizing...

TPTA 2024 Leadership nominations are open! This year's available positions are Secretary, Speaker of the Assembly, Nominating Committee and Delegates-at-Large. Visit the link below to nominate yourself or someone else.

https://www.tpta.org/leadership-positions

Is this our Exit? Turning at the Right Time: Rotation Directional Preference at the Cervical Spine Utilizing OMPT Procedures with MDT Principles (NTD) The McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) is a reliable and valid system to assign a movement-based diagnosis and treat neck pain based on the clinical response to patient- and clinician-generated procedures. This method involves the assessment of symptomatic and mechanical basel...

Interested in exhibiting at TPTA's Annual Conference in October? Resgitration is now open!

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Texas PT and PTA students are awesome! We had by far the most students of any state (17 total!) in DC for Capitol Hill Day April 15-16. Amazing advocates for the future of PT!

Without proper workouts, treatment, rehab, and guidance, injuries are more likely to happen. Read up on how regularly working with a PT or PTA can help bowlers — whether you're an armature or a pro: https://www.apta.org/apta-magazine/2024/04/01/on-roll-how-pts-empower-bowlers?utm_campaign=magazine&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_content=Brew027a7a619a274fb297735bd1034a8aad

TPTA professional and student members are hard at work in Washington DC at APTA's Capitol Hill Day. Thank you to all in attendance for advocating for the PT profession and the patients you serve.

The TPTA Tom Waugh Leadership Developement Program is looking for mentors & mentees. The mentee application closes on 8/31/24.

https://www.tpta.org/tom-waugh-leadership-development-program

Falls prevention legislation introduced in the US House of Representatives

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APTA Public Health will be holding a webinar, APTA Public Policy & Advocacy: Overview, H.R. 2480, and How You Can Help on Tuesday, March 12th. Register at the following link, and stay tuned for future webinars about national advocacy.

https://www.aptapelvichealth.org/events/apta-public-policy-and-advocacy-overview-hr-2480-and-how-you-can-help