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25th Annual Ohio Institute for OT/PT School-Based Practice
August 7-8, 2017 Hilton Columbus at Easton
Expand your knowledge of best practice with experts in school-based therapy Learn about the latest federal/state updates, evaluation advances and intervention techniques to improve children’s therapy outcomes
~12 CEU’s pending for PT/PTA, OT/OTA~
ONLINE Registration Opens
May 3, 2017 @ 6:00a m
www.ohiootptinstitute.org
Central District Report
Kyle Schumm, PT – Chair
Central District 2017 is well underway
Hopefully you have already been able
to join us in one of our PT Pub Night
Networking events We have a strong
year scheduled for you, including
continuing education, PAC events, and
the PT Pub Nights We have expanded
our social media presence adding
Twitter as a form of communication to
you for event updates, happenings,
and discussion Follow us @CentralOPTA for updates and additional information We also are continuing to grow our Facebook followers, and would love to add you to the group Just search OPTA Central District to get added We want to stay connected to you, and vice versa
Central District wants to offer an additional value to your membership The District level is the easiest place to make connections and get involved. You may not be aware of the district structure for OPTA. We have ve districts, with Central comprising over 800 members of PTs, PTAs, and student members Central District stretches from the Columbus Metro area down to the West Virginia border. If you nd yourself in an area of the district where you feel we are not well represented, we would love to empower and partner with you to bring a greater Central District presence to your area 2016 saw great involvement from the OU students and Athens area, and we have appreciated the support March Pub Night is going to be celebrated at Jackie O’s Tap Room in Athens
For those of you that are in the Columbus area, and have been waiting to plug in, stop waiting! Make 2017 a year you want to help contribute to your district This is the year to make the most of your membership, placing your energy into the profession’s organization that helps keep physical therapy moving forward
“The best reason to start an organization is to make meaning; to create a product or service to make the world a better place.” – Guy Kawasaki.
We hope that you will become a greater part Central District to improve our meaning and make OPTA a vessel that helps make the world a better place Be sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook Check out the website and email blasts for upcoming events and schedules!
For more information, contact Kyle at:
kyleschumm@gmail com
OPTA’s Lunch & Learn
Online webinar series. 60 minutes. Quick 1-hour CEUs. Tuesdays.
Upcoming Dates: April 11/ May 9/ June 13/ Sept 12 Learn more at http://bit.ly/LunchLearnOPTA
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