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Re-locating for an internship? Going on vacation?

APTA Members get a discount on car and truck rental services.

Budget offers a discount of 5%-25% on daily, weekly, weekend, and truck rentals. Call (800) 455-2848 for more details.

Hertz: Earn one free rental day for every five qualified rentals. Call (800) 654-8216 for more details.

PTWA offers student sponsorship for conferences

FALL PTWA CONFERENCE
GREATER TACOMA CONVENTION CENTER
OCTOBER 29-30

Lunch is provided at the PTWA Chapter meeting on Saturday October 30, 2010. Even if you choose not to attend conference courses this year ($60/day for PT/PTA students if received by Oct 15), students are strongly encouraged to attend the Saturday chapter meeting in order to stay involved with PTWA activity and up to date on current issues in our state.

As we've blogged previously, the facility/lunches are costly, but PTWA is doing everything they can to encourage student involvement. PTWA now provides a checkbox on conference registration forms to "sponsor a student meal" for the conference. Students are always warmly welcomed and encouraged to become involved with PTWA and this is another illustration of that support! Thanks PTWA!

Register for the Fall 2010 conference by October 15 for the discounted rate:
http://ptwa.org/Content/Conference/Conference.htm

APTA State & Government Affairs - 2010 in PORTLAND, OR!

Make plans today to attend APTA's State Government Affairs Forum in Portland, Oregon, from Sunday, September 26 to Tuesday, September 28 at the Hilton Portland.

This event is designed to increase your involvement in and knowledge of state legislative issues that have an impact on the practice of physical therapy, and to improve your advocacy efforts at the state level. You will hear from influential public policy makers and other PT advocates, collaborate with colleagues in developing and improving your component’s advocacy efforts, and network with other professionals from across the country.

Click here to register: www.apta.org/SGAF

PTWA Fall Conference: Registration now open!

Click Here to Register and fill your PT Toolbox with these great courses!

Practical Strategies for Ethical Decision Making: Critical Information for Clinicians
Ruth B. Purtilo, PT, BS, PhD, FAPTA
Friday, October 29 –– Six contact credit hours, 0.6 CEU


Linked: Breathing and Postural Control
Mary Massery, PT, DPT
Friday and Saturday, October 29 and 30 –– Twelve contact credit hours, 1.2 CEU

Payment and Compliance Tools
John Wallace, PT, MS, OCS
Saturday, October 30 –– Six contact credit hours, 0.6 CEU

Have a Heart, Keep your Exercise Prescriptions Safe and Effective: PTA Cardiopulmonary Course
Diane Madras, PT, PhD and David Kennedy, PT, MS, CCS
Saturday, October 30 –– Six contact credit hours, 0.6 CEU

Register now for National Student Conclave: Oct 29-31

http://www.apta.org/NSC

Learn beyond the classroom.

Network with students and practitioners from across the nation that share your interests.

Explore job opportunities and new technology.

Encounter experienced APTA members with tips to polish your résumé and interviewing skills.

Discover your niche in PT through interactive seminars led by the profession's best and brightest. essions highlighting 9 clinical areas!

Vote! Interview prospective leaders and elect new representatives for the Student Assembly Board of Directors and Nominating Committee. Your voice is crucial!


The 2010-2011 Student Assembly Slate of Candidates has been posted - check out the link below. Candidate statements are also available for your reading pleasure.
http://www.apta.org/StudentAssemblyCandidates

Spinal Manipulation - Student Survey

If you aren't already aware, current legislation prohibits physical therapists from practicing spinal manipulation in WA state, even though it is a requirement of CAPTE for our DPT programs to teach us this skill. PTs in Washington State are working hard with PTWA, legislators, and lobbyists to turn this around. Input from current students will give us more fuel for the fight, since public tax dollars go into a lot of our educations!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PQN9NB8

Please take 2 minutes to complete this survey about spinal manipulation legislation in WA state. The survey will close on SUNDAY, JULY 18. Email students.ptwa@gmail.com if you have any questions!

2010 APTA House of Delegates

The APTA's 66th session of the House of Delegates took place June 14th - 16th at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

What is HOD?
HOD is the highest policy-making body of the APTA. It is comprised of 401 chapter voting delegates and many other section, assembly, and caucus non-voting delegates. The number of voting chapter delegates is determined each year based on membership numbers. Our very own Student Assembly delegate, Efosa Guobadia (University of Scranton, DPT 2010) sits in the delegation and is able to provide a voice to the students of the nation. The Washington State delegation consists of 14 delegates and two alternate delegates.

What happens at HOD?
APTA HOD functions a lot like a meeting of the United States Congress. The delegates spend countless hours prior to HOD preparing for and discussing motions brought forward by APTA members or components (state chapters, etc). Each component may decide to stand in support of a particular motion, called an "RC", or offer the pro/con viewpoint of the APTA members they represent. After discussion a vote takes place among the 401 voting delegates. Motions that involve an APTA by-laws change require a two-thirds majority, other motions require a simple majority.

There are also elections held prior to the HOD for APTA Board of Directors positions. This year, Roger Herr, a Seattle PT and delegate from Washington State, succeeded in his campaign to run for APTA Board of Directors. Congratulations Roger!!

APTA Members Mentoring Members

Many of us probably have academic advisers through our DPT programs. Do you have a professional adviser? Well, did you know APTA provides a mentoring service to members?

This mentoring service is available to all APTA members, whether they are students, new professionals, and even to experienced PTs. You can do a handy little search by PT name, by state, by specialty and/or a whole mess 'o different keywords.
This can be greatly beneficial if you are interested in a specialty area of PT and need some advice on how to get there. Perhaps you're browsing different specialty areas, or even just trying to peruse the different primary areas of PT.

Click below for more information and to find yourself an APTA mentor!

http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Mentoring

Federal Advocacy Forum Report - Student Loan Legislation

Nearly 200 PTs, PTAs, and PT/PTA students visited our national capitol in Washington, D.C. at the end of April this year to speak with legislators about supporting issues that affect PTs and students around the country. About 20% of attendees this year were STUDENTS! That is a fantastic number.
A major issue that PTs are lobbying for now pertains to students. We are asking for the right of PTs to participate in an already existing program through the National Health Service Corps (http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/), under which graduates may qualify for up to $50,000 worth of loan forgiveness for working in an under-served area.
Other issues at the federal level include: Medicare Direct Access - (H.R. 1829/ S. 950), Medicare Therapy Cap Repeal - (H.R. 43 / S. 46), and Veterans PT Services Improvement Act (H.R. 1036).

Janna Ott, Eastern Washington University student from the class of 2011 had this to say about the APTA Federal Advocacy Forum:

It is so easy to be oblivious to the issues of our profession when you are stuck in the "bubble" of school. However, attending the APTA forum was a fabulous way to learn about the Health Care Reform and the issues facing physical therapists. I was rejuvenated by the camaraderie of physical therapists from all over the country and inspired by participating in the processes of our government and the positive responses from most of my senators & representatives. Finally, it was wonderful to network with other students and to learn about the ways we can be involved (such as running for APTA student officer positions).

Click here to join PTeam, and get up-to-date legislative action alerts and easy links to send your legislators requests for support on the issues that affect physical therapy: www.apta.org/pteam/
For more information about how you can participate in legislative issues that pertain to students, email: students.ptwa@gmail.com