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East Central District Report
Jeff Hohl, PT, DPT – Chair
The East Central District is looking forward to an eventful year in 2017! In January the East Central
District’s board met in Hudson, Ohio
to discuss planning the upcoming
year of events We have numerous
member recruitment and social events
planned, including two PT Pub Nights
and a Family Fun Day Picnic August
19, mark your calendars! Additionally,
we are planning to offer four CEU events this year to promote professional growth of our members Anticipated CEU
events include:
• April 22 – Reimbursement Updates, Coding, & Documentation (Akron)
• September 9 – 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 Be sure to check out www ohiopt org for our full calendar of events
For more information, contact Jeff at: jmhohl@gmail com
Southwest District Report
Kelly Moore, PT, DPT – Chair
Greetings from the Southwest District! Our district had a successful
2016 and we’re looking forward to
a wonderful 2017 We ended the
year with a combined district PT Pub
Night with the West Central District in
November and also hosted a sold out
Anatomy Review of the Back at the
University of Cincinnati in September
We would like to thank Lizanne
Mulligan, PT, PhD for another great presentation and lab
We have several events already con rmed for the year including a PT Pub Night February 10, a Safe Patient Handling Course instructed by Carolyn Shisler, PT on February 23, and a Lab Values Course presented by Lisa Kohler, PT on April
20 Please watch our Southwest District page on the OPTA website for upcoming events and course registration We’re working hard to keep the page updated with our events. You can also ask to become a member of the “Southwest District of the Ohio Physical Therapy Association” page on Facebook to remain updated
I would like to thank the Southwest District Board for
their continued help and support and I would like to thank
the members in our area for attending our events We are appreciative of those who took the time to complete our Southwest District survey sent this December We are taking your feedback into account when planning events for the year We hope to see you at a Southwest District event soon
For more information, contact Kelly at:
kelly j moore@gmail com
The Southwest District put on many great CEU events throughout the year. There will be many more this year too!
Another fun PT Pub Night for the Southwest District!
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