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In 2011, AAOMPT honored Dr. Stanley Paris with the inaugural AAOMPT Lecture Award. This award recognizes a lifetime of commitment to the advancement of orthopedic manual physical therapy and we are excited to call for nominations for the 2012 award. As we move forward as a profession, it is critical that we honor and recognize those who have built the foundation upon which we continue to build. Please take a moment this week to read the attached criteria for this award and nominate a leader in OMPT for the Lecture Award.
The Foundation for PT has published a news release regarding funding received from AAOMPT and others to fund the research study: “The Influence of Physical Therapy Referral Characteristics and Practices on Quality, Cost Effectiveness, and Utilization Patterns." Click this link for more information.
Call for Research Proposals 2012
Funding available. Deadline for submissions is June 1, 2012, please click on the link for more information.
The 8th Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back & Pelvic Pain will be held in Dubai October 27-31 2013. Held every three years and attracting 1000 to a maximum of 1500 participants, it is the only truly multidisciplinary conference on lumbopelvic pain.
This global congress invites practitioners, academics, researchers and policy makers from all continents and from clinical areas as wide ranging as medicine, physiotherapy, chiropractic, biomechanics, osteopathy, manual therapy, exercise therapy, myotherapy, orthopaedic, neuro-surgery and sports medicine. The content of this educational program is determined by rigorous assessment, medical practice, literature and chart review. All programs so far presented have been accredited internationally and by all Professional Organizations endorsing the programs. The Intercontinental Hotel has been chosen to be the headquarters for the 2013 congress. The organization has negotiated best prices at the hotel in order to make a one stop possible for as many participants as possible.
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Early this year, the Call for Papers will be published on the website. If you wish to be kept informed, please leave your email address on the website and you will be automatically updated if any news is available.
New for 2012! Show your pride in your AAOMPT Fellowship! Choose from several different frames or design your own. Each frame features museum-quality materials to protect and professionally display your achievement. Click here to view the frame choices.
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The Physical Therapy Association of Washington State (PTWA) held their annual Legislative Impact Day on the grounds of the state capitol in Olympia on February 10th. Over 650 PTs and PTAs attended to support lifting the state’s prohibition on spinal manipulation by PTs. PTWA used the money from a generous AAOMPT grant to help support the event and further the legislative efforts of PTWA… Read More.
