BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fd2319bf4de51c15136f202e5431b8ea19 CATEGORIES:District Meetings SUMMARY:Everything You Need To Know For The 2019 Texas Legislative Session: TPTA’s Priorities and Issues Impacting Physical Therapy (CAD) LOCATION:South University \, 1220 West Louis Henna Blvd Room 226\, Round Rock, TX 78 681 DESCRIPTION:
Physical therapy is a state licensed health care profession and ac tions taken by the legislature impact the way physical therapists and physi cal therapist assistants practice, the way they interact with insurance com panies and are paid, and the way their patients access and obtain physical therapist services. It is important for physical therapists and physical th erapist assistants to be knowledgeable of the potential bills that the legi slature will consider during the state legislative session so that they can advocate for their patients and for themselves. 1CCU
At the conclusion of the course, participants w
ill be able to:
1.Discuss legislative initiatives expected to b
e considered during the 2019 Texas Legislature.
2.Understand and discu
ss the value of direct access for the patient, the insurance company, and p
hysical therapist practice.
3.Take action to contact their legislators
to discuss the benefits of direct access and discuss direct access with th
eir patients.
Speaker(s)
Dr. Janet Bezner
is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at Texas S
tate University. She received her bachelor’s degree in physical thera
py at the University of Texas Medical Branch, her master’s degree fro
m Texas Woman’s University, a PhD in health education from the Univer
sity of Texas, a DPT degree from Rocky Mountain University of Health Profes
sions, and she is a Certified Health and Wellness Coach. She was Vice Presi
dent of Education, Governance and Administration at the American Physical T
herapy Association (APTA) for 9 years. Bezner has practiced in a variety of
health care settings, including hospitals, home health, long-term care, an
d corporate wellness. Bezner’s research has resulted in 10 book chapt
ers, 17 published articles, 7 grants, and numerous conference presentations
on health and wellness-related topics. Bezner served on APTA’s Board
of Directors prior to joining its staff and is a recipient of the Lucy Bla
ir Service Award and is a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the APTA. She is
an experienced speaker on topics related to health promotion and wellness,
leadership, personal development, and strategic planning. Dr. Bezner has be
en facilitating strategic planning meetings for non-profit organizations, a
cademic units and others for over 20 years.
Schedule
CAD quarterl
y meeting: 5:30-6:00 networking; 6:00- 6: 30 business meeting; 6:30-7:30 pr
esentation.
Fees
PT/PTA/Student members: $0
P
T/PTA/Student non-members: $10
Additional Locations
University of
St. Augustine for Health Sciences
5401 La Crosse Avenue Room 203 BAustin,TX 78739
Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital of Kyle
5980 Kyle Pkwy
Kyle, TX 78640
Cancellation Policy
No Ref
unds
Register here.
CONTACT:Ronna Ross Keagle, PT, DPT at rrkeaglept@gmail.com DTSTAMP:20240329T094954 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190114T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190114T193000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR