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PT Magazine (Physical Therapy) Volume 17 No. 2, March 2009
by: American Physical Therapy Association
en | American Physical Therapy Association
PT--Magazine of Physical Therapy is the professional issues magazine of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Published to meet the needs and interests of APTA members and to promote physical therapy as a vital professional career, PT provides legislative, health care, human interest, and Association news and serves as a forum for discussion of professional issues and ideas in physical therapy practice.
The Byways of Health
Care—Rural Outreach
In Physical Therapy
Physical therapists serving populations on
farms and in small towns and villages are
meeting the challenges of distance, climate,
and lack of facilities with ingenuity
and patient involvement.
by Alice M Starcke
The Worthingham Fellows 24
Share: Career Advice
Tips for students and recent graduates on
designing a rewarding, productive career.
31
Practice Matters:
Communication
Improved and creative dialogue with
patients/clients and referral sources can
help your practice survive and grow.
by Nitin Chhoda, PT, CSCS
18
Technology Topics:
Health Care Technology
Today
PT Magazine takes a look at some advances and
proposals in the field.
columns
38
42
72
16
departments
Letters
News
Facts, Figures & Trends
APTA Resources
Marketplace
12
6
also in this issue
70 Index to Advertisers
Government Affairs
Medicare Policy Changes for 2009
by Gayle Lee, JD
Ethics in Action
Workplace Issues: Case Two
by Nancy R Kirsch, PT, DPT, PhD
PTA Viewpoint
Get Wet!
by Sarah Olson, PTA, LAT
This Is Why
A Place of Shelter
by Melissa Banta, PT, DPT
46
51
About the cover:
Nicole Taniguchi, PT, talks
with Benjamin See, Jr, a
patient at Alaska Native
Medical Center in Anchorage.
“Before patients leave the hospital,
we need to ask questions
about their home environment
to be sure it’s a safe place for
recovery,” she says.
Cover Photo:
NPN Worldwide
Chris Arend
2009 Candidates for
APTA Office
48
68
66 Submission Guidelines
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by: American Physical Therapy Association
en | American Physical Therapy Association
PT--Magazine of Physical Therapy is the professional issues magazine of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Published to meet the needs and interests of APTA members and to promote physical therapy as a vital professional career, PT provides legislative, health care, human interest, and Association news and serves as a forum for discussion of professional issues and ideas in physical therapy practice.
The Byways of Health
Care—Rural Outreach
In Physical Therapy
Physical therapists serving populations on
farms and in small towns and villages are
meeting the challenges of distance, climate,
and lack of facilities with ingenuity
and patient involvement.
by Alice M Starcke
The Worthingham Fellows 24
Share: Career Advice
Tips for students and recent graduates on
designing a rewarding, productive career.
31
Practice Matters:
Communication
Improved and creative dialogue with
patients/clients and referral sources can
help your practice survive and grow.
by Nitin Chhoda, PT, CSCS
18
Technology Topics:
Health Care Technology
Today
PT Magazine takes a look at some advances and
proposals in the field.
columns
38
42
72
16
departments
Letters
News
Facts, Figures & Trends
APTA Resources
Marketplace
12
6
also in this issue
70 Index to Advertisers
Government Affairs
Medicare Policy Changes for 2009
by Gayle Lee, JD
Ethics in Action
Workplace Issues: Case Two
by Nancy R Kirsch, PT, DPT, PhD
PTA Viewpoint
Get Wet!
by Sarah Olson, PTA, LAT
This Is Why
A Place of Shelter
by Melissa Banta, PT, DPT
46
51
About the cover:
Nicole Taniguchi, PT, talks
with Benjamin See, Jr, a
patient at Alaska Native
Medical Center in Anchorage.
“Before patients leave the hospital,
we need to ask questions
about their home environment
to be sure it’s a safe place for
recovery,” she says.
Cover Photo:
NPN Worldwide
Chris Arend
2009 Candidates for
APTA Office
48
68
66 Submission Guidelines
rapidshare.com
ifile.it