UPTA 35th Annual Fall Conference

October 29-30, 2010
Davis Conference Center, Layton, Utah

Pediatric Track - New!

We have added a Pediatric Track this year in association with our new UPTA Pediatric SIG!

Speakers include: Barb Johnson, PT, MSPH (PhD candidate); Amy Shuckra, PT, DPT, PCS; and Lauren Schrock, MD. This will be a one-day course with multiple topics presented, including Standardized Assessments in Pediatrics, Utility of the GMFM, Deep Brain Stimulation, Pediatric DPT Projects, and more.

Reimbursement Workshop

Designed for office and billing staff to educate, update, and problem solve issues with reimbursement. Representatives from ACN will be present. A great opportunity to network with others.

Ethics Presentation

One Hour to apply towards Ethics CEU Requirements. A representative from the State Licensure Board will be present to discuss various ethical issues within our profession.

Ortho Track

CURRENT CONCEPTS IN THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF FOOT AND ANKLE PROBLEMS.
This course will explore the theory and techniques necessary to understand foot articular anatomy and functional anatomy of the foot during locomotion. The latest research evidence concerning the functioning of the foot and ankle during dynamic movement will be presented. Using the most recent concepts and evidence, a physical therapy examination of the foot as it relates to lower extremity dysfunction from overuse will be presented. The functional anatomy, normal mechanics during walking, clinical examination techniques as well as assessment and management principles for common foot disorders will be discussed. Clinical management techniques will focus on the use of adhesive strapping and pre-molded foot orthoses.

Mark W. Cornwall PT, PhD, CPed received his bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Maryland at Baltimore in 1977. He then practiced as a physical therapist for several years before returning to school to receive a Master of Science degree in Biomechanics from the University of North Carolina in 1981 and then a PhD in Biomechanics from Indiana University in 1986. His research activities have been primarily in the foot, especially the kinematics of the normal foot during walking. For the past fifteen years, Dr. Cornwall has been co-director of the Gait Research Laboratory at Northern Arizona University. Dr. Cornwall has published over 85 research articles or book chapters dealing with the function, evaluation, or treatment of the foot and ankle. In addition, he has lectured or presented his research throughout the United States, in Canada, Australia, The Netherlands, Germany, and Great Britain. He is currently a Professor of Physical Therapy and Chair of the Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training at Northern Arizona University where he teaches anatomy, patient evaluation, differential diagnosis, as well as lower extremity prosthetics and orthotics.

Neuro Track

LIVING WITH STROKE: ADVANCES IN THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF NEUROLOGICAL PHYSICAL THERAPY.
Stroke rehabilitation that is task-specific, intense, and has meaning to the person with stroke is associated with the best clinical outcomes. Evidence from the patient’s perspective will be emphasized. Over the course of recovery intervention priorities should change for a physical therapist based upon their patient’s needs. Early after stroke, strategies are focus on issues of survival and acute recovery. The subacute and chronic phases are epics of time post-stroke where recovery potential has exceeded commonly held assumptions. But living with the impact of stroke in a person’s life is another perspective where the art of therapy may exceed the scientific evidence. This course will be a dynamic interchange between all of us as we integrate our interest and individual expertise as physical therapists to learn about strategies a physical therapist can incorporate in their practice to improve the life of someone who has survived a stroke.

Katherine J. Sullivan, PhD, PT, FAHA is Associate Chair of the Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy and Director of the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. She oversees the DPT curriculum and is responsible for the coordination and development of the clinical neurology curriculum for the DPT and its integration with the Residency in Neurologic Physical Therapy and PT Associate Faculty practices in clinical neurology. She teaches in the DPT, Neurologic Residency, and BKN programs on neuroplasticity, neuropathology, and neurologic differential diagnosis. Her research interests include behavioral research on motor learning in adults and children with brain injury. Her clinical research interests include physical therapy interventions that promote neuroplasticity and behavioral recovery after stroke-related brain damage. She is the current President of the Neurology Section of the American Physical Therapy Association. In addition, Dr. Sullivan is the Co-Principal Investigator (USC PI) for the NIH-funded NINDS/NCMRR multi-site, randomized clinical trial Locomotor Experience Applied Post-Stroke.