• General Conference Information
• Linda Crane Lecture
• PreConference Programming
• Education Section Regular Programming
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• APTA CSM Registration Page

Speakers:  Alan Chong W. Lee, PT, DPT, CWS, GCS; Hilmir Agustsson, PT, DPT, MHSc; Kevin Helgeson, PT, DHSc, SCS; A. Russell Smith, PT, EdD, OCS

Course Description:  Web 2.0 is a trend in internet technology toward more interactive applications that will impact physical therapy education and research. This workshop will provide an overview of podcasting, web design, and course management systems with an emphasis on how technology use may improve student learning in the classroom and outside the classroom.

Seminar participants will perform video editing, podcasting, and web design in physical therapy related coursework. In addition, participants will identify potential use of technology in their own
instructional coursework. Overall, the participants will learn to create a technology-related product by the end of the workshop with a plan to integrate the product in their own classroom instruction.

OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Identify outcome-driven experiential learning with Web 1.0 and 2.0 using instructional technology in physical therapy education.
2. Relate current evidence to participant’s specific learning environment.
3. State potential barriers and benefits to use of technology in physical therapy education.
4. Identify strategies for use of technology in physical therapy education.
5. Build feedback into learning activities, using east-to-use software.
6. Apply the principles of multimedia instruction.
7. Identify outcome measures related to technology use in physical therapy education.
8. Use software for video editing and podcasting.
9. Perform video editing and podcasting production.
10. Demonstrate knowledge of web design in physical therapy education.

.675 CEUS

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Speakers:   Laura Lee (Dolly)Swisher, PT, MDiv, PhD; Denise Wise, PT, PhD; Carol M. Davis, DPT, EdD, MS, FAPTA; Lee Nelson, PT, DPT, MS; Ernie Nalette, PT, EdD; Gail M. Jensen, PhD, PT, FAPTA; Mary Ann Wharton, PT, MS; Ruth Purtilo, PT, PhD, FAPTA; Charlotte Royeen, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA non-PT

Course Description:   The purpose of this workshop is to provide an opportunity for novice and intermediate faculty to learn pedagogical approaches to teaching ethics and professionalism. The workshop will address curricular content recommendations, demonstration of methods to facilitate student learning, exploration of educational experiences, discussion of evaluation tools, strategies for interprofessional educational experiences, and scholarship of teaching and learning in this area. Participants will also have an opportunity to participate in mentoring beyond the workshop.

This preconference workshop will be led by members of the Dreamcatchers group, a visionary group of educators dedicated to interprofessional ethics education.

OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Explore practical strategies for educating students for moral action and as moral agents
2. Discuss the challenges and opportunities in the professional formation of students.
3. Determine essential curricular components necessary for entry-level preparation of a health professional in ethics and professionalism.
4. Locate resources to support teaching ethics and professionalism in rehabilitation.
5. Discern effective curricular approaches and clinical education tools for teaching ethics and professionalism.
6. Discuss and apply performance-based assessment strategies for evaluating student development and performance in ethics and professionalism from classroom to clinic
7. Develop strategies for scholarship in ethics and professionalism.
8. Identify resources for support and mentoring in teaching ethics and professionalism

.775 CEUS

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Tuesday, February 16

Education Section Board of Directors Meeting: 5:00 - 9:00 pm

Wednesday, February 17

Pre-Conference Courses:  8:00 - 5:00 pm

1. Maximizing Technology Use in Physical Therapy Education
2. Teaching Ethics and Professionalism in Rehabilitation: An Interprofessional Workshop

Thursday, February 18

TECHNOLOGY TRACT - 10:30 am - 4:30 pm
         

1. Teaching in an E-learning Age: Using Web-Based Blended Learning and 3DVirtual Environments to Facilitate Student Learning
   

   Part 1: 10:30 - 12:30   Designing and Developing Web-Based Instruction for Blended Learning Environments
   Part 2: 1:00 - 2:30   Educational Applications of a Virtual Environment

2. Beyond Content Delivery: Collaborative Technology-Enabled Learning Strategies - 2:30 - 4:30

10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Communities of Practice: Keys to Designing Effective Clinical Education Experiences
Managing Student Stress in Physical Therapist and Assistant Education Programs

2:30 - 4:30 pm
Beyond Our Box: A Clinical Reasoning Progression: Tools for Entry Level Clinical and Residency Education
The Utilization of Formal Classroom Debates as an Instructional Tool in Physical Therapy Education

SIG Meetings - 6:30 - 8:00 pm

1. PTA Educators SIG
2. Clinical Education SIG

SIG Meetings –7:30 - 9:00 pm

1. Academic Faculty SIG
2. Academic Administrators SIG  (extended schedule till 10:00 as needed)

Co-Sponsorship  (Thursday)
10:30 - 12:00 Research Innovations to Improve Amputee Care  (Federal PT)
10:30 - 1:30 Expanding Our Universe: Health Promotion Opportunities in PT Practice  (Ortho)
12:30 - 2:00 Own Your Own Future  (Private Practice)
2:30 - 4:30 Health Literacy and the Older Adult: Implications for PT Practice  (Geriatrics)
2:30 - 4:30 Key Survival Skills for the New Physical Therapist  (HPA)

Friday, February 19

6:45 - 8:00 am
Trainers Forum

8:00 - 10:00 am
New Graduate Mentoring and Geriatric House Calls: Opening New Doors

8:00 - 10:30 am
PTJ Breakfast for Authors and Reviewers

8:00 - 11:00 am
Evaluation of Student Competency in Professional Behaviors: Giving “Teeth” to the Process
Career Development and Leadership - The Curious Case of the Class of 1990 - 20 Years Later

1:00 - 3:30 pm
Platforms I, II, III, VI

4:00 5:00 pm
Polly Cerasoli Lecture - Rhetoric and Responsibility in Physical Therapy Education -
                                                                    Karen Hayes, PT, PhD, FAPTA

Education Section Business Meeting and Reception - 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Co-Sponsorship  (Friday)
8:00 - 11:00 Patient/Client Centered Assessment to Improve Clinical Outcomes  (HPA)
8:00 - 11:00 Incubating Innovation  (with HPA)
1:00 - 3:00 Student Forum: Working with the Older Adult Can be Fun  (Geriatrics)
1:00 - 3:45 A Learning Module for Neurorehabilitation Curriculum: Walking Recovery, Locomotor      Training, and Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury  (Neurology)
4:00 - 5:00 The Promise of Telemedicine  (Clinical Electrophysiology and Wound Management)

Saturday, February 20

PTA TRACT - 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

1. Snow White and the 7 Characters: Threading the Core Values Throughout a PTA Curriculum - 8:00 - 11:00 am
2. Putting Partnership Into Practice: Developing a Foundation for the Preferred PT/PTA Relationship - 1:00 - 2:30
3. PT/PTA Collaboration in the PTA Clinical Education Setting - 3:00 - 5:00

 

8:00 - 10:30 am
Integrating Curriculum Content Through Case-Based Instruction: From Rationale to Design and Implementation

8:00 - 11:00 am
Moral Courage in Today’s Healthcare Environment 

1:00 - 2:30 pm
A Model to Facilitate Student Clinical Decision-Making for the Patient/Client with a Neuromuscular Condition

1:00 - 4:00 pm
Using Simulation in PT Education: Concepts and Application 

3:00 - 5:00 pm
JOPTE: Secrets to Success in Publication

Co-Sponsorship
8:00 - 11:00  Hitting the Ground Running: Integrating Practice Management Skills (LAMP) into Entry Level PT Education  (HPA)

1:00 - 5:00  The Role of Integrative Medicine in PT for the Oncology Patient  (Oncology)

With Peds
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A Public Health Issue Impacting PT’s