August/September 2009 PTThe Official Magazine of thePriority Illinois Physical Therapy Association Don’t Gamble with Your Professional Future. Inside: Employer Sponsored Membership Program YOUR LICENSE — more than a piece of paper hung on the wall IPTA 2009 FALL CONFERENCE Brochure ...and more! PT Prior.Issue 4-09.indd 1 7/28/09 1:57:47 PM Physical Therapy ō Sports Medicine ō Aquatic Therapy F.I.R.S.T.™ Work Conditioning/Hardening ō Hand Therapy Your Work. Your Life. Your Balance. Your Work: Are you interested in joining a team ō One-to-One Care ō Evidence-Based Medicine recognized for comprehensive ō Customized Mentorship Programs ō Patient-Centered Friendly Environment ō Management & Leadership Curriculum one-to-one care? ō Company Training & Education Center At ATI, clinicians are encouraged to provide the quality of care ō Generous Continuing Education Fund that patients deserve. ATI’s unique Company culture focuses on ō Company Growth Opportunities creating a friendly and encouraging environment to provide ō Internal CEU & Certifications customized and comprehensive one-to-one care. We believe ō Professional Development that our employees are our biggest asset. As we focus on indi- ō Career Path Programs vidualized care for all of our patients, we also focus strongly on individualized attention to all of our employees, ensuring a Your Life: broad range of benefits. ATI has recently been recognized for its ō Medical Insurance & Prescription Plan cutting-edge efforts for patients and employees: ō Dental Insurance & Vision Discount 2008 “Best Places to Work in IL” by the Business Ledger ō Flexible Spending Account 2008 “Chicago’s 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For” ō Dependent Care Account 2007 “Chicago’s 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For” 2007 “Business of the Year” by Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce ō Long Term & Short Term Disability 2006 “Best PT Practice in Nation” by ADVANCE Rehabilitation Magazine ō Life Insurance ō 401 (k) Plan Your Balance: ō Full-time & Part-time Positions ō Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays ō Fringe Benefits & Discounts ō Team Building Events ō Philanthropic Efforts: ATI Foundation To Join ATI’s Team of Professionals E-Mail Resumes to [email protected] www.ATIPT.com PT Prior.Issue 4-09.indd 2 7/28/09 1:57:47 PM Illinois Physical Therapy Association • www.ipta.org CONTENTS Features: From the Editor By Jennifer Ryan, PT, MS, DPT, CCS Employer Sponsored Membership Program 5 The ABCs of PTs 8 Members Mentoring Members 10 “This is the issue that I, as Editor, 2009 PTA Caucus Meeting Summary 12 like to use as an opportunity to FUNfitness 2009 14 inspire you to address colleagues Ill. Delegation Attends 2009 House who are not members.” of Delegates in Baltimore 16 APTA Student Assembly 17 his issue of PT Priority is unique in that it is our annual issue that is mailed to 2009 Poster Presentations 18 all licensed PT’s and PTA’s. This is the issue that I, as Editor, like to use as an IPTA 2009 Fall Conference opportunity to inspire you to address colleagues who are not members. Whether Brochure 19-22 T your style is to express anger, frustration, encouragement or guilt we need your help in Advanced Proficiency for PTAs 23 getting to each of those licensed people who need to fulfill their professional obligation Your License — more than a piece by being connected to issues that are pertinent to the growth of and threats to our profes- of paper hung on the wall 24 sion. If you are angry, it may be because we have not achieved direct access through Ill. Physical Therapy Licensing and Medicare and other legislative gains because our very strong Political Action Committee Disciplinary Board Welcomes Two (PAC) cannot state that they represent a majority of our profession when they are trying New Members 25 to move legislation forward that benefits our patients and betters our reimbursement. If The Search for Professional/Life Balance 26 you are frustrated, it may be because your dues have paid to facilitate the many gains Have You Considered Board Certification that APTA and IPTA have made, yet everyone who holds the license of PT or PTA as the next step...? 30 benefits from their hard work, funded by you. If you are inclined to offer encourage- IPTA FAQ’s 37 ment, I am glad that you are willing to foster the change in behavior rather than extract Move Forward: The New “Brand” it from someone, you may want to speak to all of the continuing education, mentoring, of Physical Therapy 38 networking and speaking opportunities you can gain as a result of being a member of APTA and IPTA. And last, but not least, there are those of you were raised to under- Columns and Departments: stand how effective guilt and peer pressure can be in the design of a persuasive argu- From the Editor 3 ment. Like all of the other types, you have a host of facts and figures at your disposal President’s Message 4 to use as you see fit. Phrases like, “riding someone else’s coattails,” and “shirking your From the Executive Director 6 responsibilities,” come to mind when approaching someone on this topic using the guilt tactic. Regardless of your style, it is imperative that you impress upon people that we Community: are all bettered by joining APTA and IPTA. The greater our numbers, the better chance Welcome New Members 34 we have in being heard in the great changes with the upcoming healthcare reform. The Member Spotlight 34 greater our numbers, the better chance we have in acquiring unrestricted direct access Dateline 32-33 in all 50 states. The greater our numbers, we can be a collective voice to represent the IPTA Calendar 35 public, and their need for access to healthcare that is efficient and performed by licensed professionals when necessary. As you read through this issue we have reports from the House of Delegates, work-life balance ideas and resources for you to examine to determine if you are ready to chal- lenge yourself and seek Board Certification or Advanced Proficiency. 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Health Data Solutions .............................35 Supplemental Health Care .........................7 3 PT Prior.Issue 4-09.indd 3 7/28/09 1:57:48 PM PT Priority • August/September 2009 President’s Message By Peter McMenamin, PT, MS, OCS The Stakes Could Not Be Higher! “Is there any physical therapist out there who thinks s we go to press, the physical therapy profession is gearing up As I write these words, the for what may be a make-or-break campaign to maintain our reform plan details coming out of healthcare reform Amomentum in realizing Vision 2020. Washington are still sparse. But will not affect The nation’s eyes and ears are all on healthcare reform. The sharp APTA Government Affairs has elbows of lobbyists are sharper than ever as every healthcare interest recruited new personnel to the task him or her?” group scrambles to get their “seat at the table” where critical decisions and has mobilized our profession’s will be made. financial and intellectual resources like never before to make sure the voices of physical therapists and The stakes for physical therapy could not be higher! physical therapy patients are heard in Washington. The details can be Will payment for physical therapist services continue their present found at WWW.APTA.org. downward trend, which, if not reversed, could devastate the profes- The stakes could not be higher. Is there any physical therapist out sion? there who thinks healthcare reform will not affect him or her? Can you afford to let one third of your colleagues do the heavy lifting Will consumer access to physical therapy be assured? while two thirds sit on the sidelines hoping to reap the benefits? • Or will physicians succeed in grabbing this opportunity to rees- Is there anyone so out of touch with reality who questions the rel- tablish control over other healthcare professionals such as physical evance of membership in APTA in this time of revolutionary change? therapists, nurse practitioners, psychologists, and others? If not APTA, what other organization is going to make sure our pro- • The “Medical Home” is a wonderful healthcare reform idea for fession is heard. Therapists who are not members at this crucial time team practice.