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IT’S A CONTINUAL PROCESS – EARNING YOUR CEUs
Patti Geary – OPTA Professional Development Manager
Ohio state law mandates that PTs and PTAs maintain their license through continuing education requirements .
OPTA offers you many options to meet your learning style and availability . How many of these do you take advantage of?
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Do you like to attend full-day conferences with multiple speakers, sessions to choose from and opportunities to network with your colleagues? OPTA has an option for you!
Do you like to earn CEUs while multi-tasking – eating lunch and watching a webinar? OPTA has an option for you!
Do you like small group learning opportunities where you can get hands- on training and ask questions? OPTA has an option for you!
Do you like to do your learning at night or during the weekend and online with no office distractions? OPTA has an option for you!
TRANSFORM: OPTA’s 2019 Annual Conference
is being held April 5-6, 2019 at
the Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel .
The educational programming features more than 40 content leaders sharing their expertise across four knowledge pathways . View the knowledge pathways and content leaders at OhioPT .org/AnnualConference19 .
Put your lunch hour to work for you! Get some education with your salad! OPTA hosts a monthly Lunch & Learn Webinar Series on the second Tuesday of each month showcasing presenters from different fields. Upcoming topics include determining student readiness for the clinical experience, tendon/ligament injuries, and pediatric chronic pain rehabilitation . You can view this year’s schedule at OhioPT .org > Events > OPTA webinars > Live webinars .
Looking for small group educational opportunities with minimal cost? OPTA’s six districts host local CE events at little or no cost to OPTA members . To see a list of events in your district (or to see what educational opportunities the other districts are offering), visit OhioPT .org > Events .
Just too busy during the day? Is your only time for learning at night or on the weekend when you have
no distractions? Check out OPTA’s on-demand library
of one-hour courses at OhioPT .org > Events > OPTA webinars > Self-paced Online Seminars . Our library of over 25 webinars are available to you 24/7 . Interested in sports or pediatrics? We have a bundle of three webinars specially priced on these topics (and others) . Or, you can take just one online seminar – you choose what works for you, your schedule, and interests .
The OPTA supports your quest for expanding your knowledge to aid your practice and your patients . I encourage you to contact me if you have suggestions for educational programs .
For more information, contact Patti at: pgeary@ohiopt.org