DPTA Meeting Dates and Upcoming Events 

Schedule for 2008 (Speakers and topics)

Saturday November 22, 2008 7:00 pm- Newark, DE

Wednesday October 1, 2008 7:00 pm- Dover, DE

Topic: "Babies Driving Robots in Newark! Why the Time is Right for Infant Power Wheelchair Training"
Location: Terry Campus of Delaware Technical and Community College; Corporate Training Center Building, Room 407A
Speaker:  Dr. Cole Galloway

Come to the meeting to hear University of Delaware PT Researcher, Dr. Cole Galloway, talk about how putting very young children in motorized robotic carts can help them in their development and how it is currently being done.

Admission is FREE for DPTA members

0.1 CEUs (1 Contact Hour)

Schedule for 2007 (Speakers and topics)

• Tuesday March 13, 7:30 pm - Newark , DE
• Topic: "The Globalilization of Physical Therapy: Physical Therapy in Developing
  Countries and War-Torn Areas of the World"
• Speaker:  Jill Black Lattanzi PT, EdD
• Location: Wolf Hall #100
• Wednesday May 9, 7:30 pm - Dover, DE
• Topic: Review of the History and Current Status of Workers' Compensation and BC/BS Reimbursement in DE
• Speakers: Glenn Brown and George Edelman
• Location: Delaware Technichal College - Terry Campus
• Tuesday September 11, 7:30 pm - Delaware Technical Community College, Wilmington, DE
• Speaker: Erik van Doorne, PT, DPT, COMT, Cert. MDT, FABS
• Topic: Whiplash Associated Disorders: A research based approach to treatment
• Also an update on APTA activities (new CEO, regulatory updates, new issues in the organization) and Q&A. Presented by our APTA Board Liason: Sharon Dunn PT, PhD
• Location: PTA lab - lower level (signs will be posted)
  
• Wednesday November 14, 7 pm - Dover, DE
  
• Speaker: Tish Anderson - BCBS Delaware Provider Representative
• Topic: Ms. Anderson, new BCBS representative for physical therapy, will introduce the new PT benefit language that is being introduced and will be available for Q & A.
• Location: Delaware Technical Community College - Terry Campus (Dover)
  Corporate Training Center, Room 400-B

Schedule for 2006

Tuesday March 14   - University of Delaware 
Location: Room 131 Sharp Lab, UD (campus map available at: http://www.publications.udel.edu/UDmap/UDmap.html)
Time: 7:00 PM,
Topic: Medicare Therapy Cap Exception Process
Guest Speaker: Justin Moore, Associate Director Federal Legislative Affairs, APTA

Wednesday May 10   -Sussex county
location: 22317 DuPont Boulevard, Georgetown DE 19947 (Easter SEals new facility)
time: 7:30 PM
Guest Speaker: Sally Van Schaik
Topic:  Agrabilities: A federally funded grant program for farmers and/or their family members with a disability

Schedule for 2005