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Northeast District Report Jeffrey Swiers, PT, DPT - Chair
The Northeast District has had a busy 2018! The district continues to develop and grow and has offered many different opportunities to get involved including hosting two successful PT Pub Nights where students, PTs and PTAs were able to network and have a great time, a Cleveland Indians Fun night, and two CEU events. We have continued to reach out to schools to present the benefits of belonging in an effort to connect to new students from PT and PTA schools and invite them to the Northeast District.
The Northeast District has also held two successful CEU events: The first was an excellent presentation titled, “High Intensity Aerobic Exercise Enhances Function in Parkinson’s Disease.” This presentation was engaging and invited great discussion. The second CEU was held in June and was an OPTA/APTA Legislative Update. This was
a great update to members of the district to see what changes have been happening and will be occurring moving forward and what charges were going to be brought about at the APTA House
of Delegates. These updates are always fun and allow members and students an opportunity to grow, learn, and understand the payment, policy, and political side of this profession.
In addition to PT Pub night and the CEU events, the Northeast District also hosted a Night Out with the Cleveland Indians where members, students, PTs, and PTAs were able to get together and watch a great baseball game. The Northeast District has many events coming up this year including the CEU event August 28, 2018 and will be hosting our Annual Marilyn Mount Case Report Night at the end of the year.
We invite you to join us for our upcoming events which include dates and times on the OPTA website, emails, our Facebook page at Northeast District OPTA on Twitter at: @NE_PT_Ohio and through our Google Calendar through the Northeast District OPTA.
For more information, contact Jeff at: jswiers11@gmail.com
OPTA Board Member, Scott Euype, PT, DPT, MHS speaking at the Northeast District legislative update event.
Northwest District Report Cindy Bouillon, PT, PhD - Chair
The Northwest District offered several continuing education events this past spring. In March, Dr. Scott Euype and Dr. Michelle Masterson updated over 60 participants at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee, Ohio on federal and state issues related to APTA House of Delegates and the OPTA. This event also served as a PAC event, fundraising over $300. Thank you everyone who donated! In May, we wrapped up the series with a presentation by Angie Huber, PT, MPT, OCS entitled “Physical Therapy for Recreational Runners: From Start to Finish Line.”
Congratulations to our Northwest District member, Tori Smith, PT, MS, NCS who was Member of the Month in June. Thank you to Joyce Lammers and Lyndsay Elchert who completed their terms as co-chairs for Continuing Education Committee. Also, thank you to Bethany Foreman serving as Treasurer and Brooke Maltz, Secretary and Membership Chair. If anyone is interested in getting more involved, contact Brooke.Maltz@utoledo.edu for more info. Please follow us on Facebook.
For more information, contact Cindy at: lucinda.bouillon@utoledo.edu
(Left): OPTA Board Member Scott Euype, PT, DPT, MHS, speaking at Northwest District event, "Update from the APTA House of Delegates and the OPTA: Federal and State Legislative and Professional Issues in Physical Therapy". (Right): OPTA Chief Delegate, Michelle Masterson, PT, PhD.
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