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Southwest District Report
Kelly Moore, PT, DPT— Chair
Greetings from the Southwest District! We have had a busy year so
far! Our district members have been
socializing, advocating, networking,
raising PAC funds, and learning
together We hosted PT Pub Night
events on February 10 and May 12
and our next PT Pub Night is planned
for August 3 We are trying to select
PT Pub Night venues in different
areas of town in order to connect with more members If there is a location you think would be a great venue, please send us your suggestions!
Southwest District members enjoying
cold drinks and great conversation at a recent PT Pub Night.
On Feb 23, Carolyn Shisler presented “Implementing Safe Patient Handling into PT Practice” and on April 20, Lisa Kohler presented “Lab Values to Guide Safe Therapy Interventions ” The two continuing education events we hosted were very successful. Thank you, Lisa and Carolyn, for your wonderful presentations. We appreciate your time and dedication! Our district is always in search of presenters If you have interest in presenting a topic, please contact us We are already starting to consider presenters for next year!
On April 20, our district PAC coordinator, Riley Oliver, scheduled a PAC fundraiser at Heid’s Lanes We had a great group of therapists, students, and family members attend The event was fruitful and raised funds for the PAC We are hoping to have another fundraiser soon. Please join us next time!
Looking to the future, we have several events planned for the remainder of the year including an upper extremity cadaver review course at University of Cincinnati presented by Lizanne Mulligan We are planning on more PT Pub Nights (including a combined district PT Pub Night with West Central District) and considering a volunteer opportunity on the PT Day of Service in October Please visit our district page on the OPTA website or connect with us on social media to keep abreast of our scheduled events. We are on Facebook as “Southwest District of the Ohio Physical Therapy Association” and on Twitter as “Southwest District” @SouthwestOPTA
Thank you for your support and participation at the district level! We hope to see you at a Southwest District event soon!
For more information, contact Kelly at:
kelly.j.moore@gmail.com
A few Southwest District members knocking down pins at the OPT-PAC bowling fundraiser.
East Central District Report
Jeff Hohl, PT, DPT – Chair
Hi everyone! We have had such a great year thus far, and are looking forward to nishing the year strong!
In March, The East Central District supported the STAND Haiti Project
at Paladin Brewing in Youngstown
In April, we hosted a combined
CEU event, Movement Training: A Neuroin ammatory Approach and Advocacy in Action: Physical Therapy in Ohio
We plan to champion legislative interests at the state level by hosting a suite at the Akron Rubber Ducks Minor League Baseball Stadium on September 2, 2017
We have numerous member recruitment and social events left this year, including an Akron PT Pub night and three CEU events this year to promote professional growth of our members! Anticipated CEU events include:
• September 16 – Concussion (North Canton)
• November 4 - Vestibular (Youngstown)
• November 4-5 – Credential Clinical Instructor Program (Youngstown)
Please check the calendar online for more details.
As our mentorship program continues to develop, we are
inviting students and young clinicians that exhibit leadership qualities to join us for our monthly conference calls and all district events
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me and be sure to check out www.ohiopt.org for our full calendar of events
For more information, contact Jeff at: jmhohl@gmail com
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