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Wrap-up E-dition TAMPA PT 2012 Daily News 7 tion. Among the comments, “To quote Pink Floyd [Another Brick in the Wall] » from page 1 ‘We don’t need no education.’” “All Practices and business models will the money we’re going to spend on have to evolve. In fact, that’s already these new residencies: Why don’t we happening.” put the money into internships now?” Klein led off opposing the resolu- “Every patient is your instructor.” “Put tion. She said, “We must define what the money into developing a primary the debate is really about. CAPTE just model of physical therapy. Then if I tells us the minimum criteria. I had 12 need specialization, I’ll see a PT who weeks of clinical education. Now the went through residency.” And, “It’s PT maximum is 12 months, the intern 2050—remember that residency they model. There’s no standard. So now made us do? How are your student they want residency? In 3 years, there loans coming?” will be 8,200 new PT graduates. Today, Milder, arguing against mandatory we have 106 residencies with a total residency, quoted John Belushi’s charof 600 residents. How will we accom- acter Bluto from Animal House: “Sevmodate those en years of colnumbers?” lege down the Debaters and audience Shepherd, drain.” Milder members drew from a arguing in faexplained, vor, said, “Many wide range of resources— “Seven years of employers boast post-secondincluding Pink Floyd, they offer menary education. Animal House, and t o r s h i p, b u t That’s a long Fiddler on the Roof. once the stutime. And then dents get there, to add residency productivity to that? 8,200 measures get in the way. Vision 2020 slots [new physical therapist graduates] PT 2012 gave attendees great opportunities to learn, both in sessions calls for us to be autonomous practi- all opening up at the same time? Let’s and outside of them. Networking—face-to-face and on electronic social tioners of choice. Residency will help spread those resources around.” media—was prevalent all week. us get there.” Finally, Robertson, portraying an Tygiel responded, “When we got out-of-work “Spirit of PT Future” out of school, we knew we had to learn in the year 2030, said, “PTs were left nationaL stuDent concLave more and to study more. It would be non-differentiated.” He said that PTs november 2–4, 2012 • hyatt regency crystal city nice if you could learn in a residency had lost ground to chiropractors and arlington, virginia what took me 40 years to learn. But athletic trainers. “Are you saying that there’s a difference between nice to because we don’t have enough expert www.apta.org/NSC have and need to have. Some of you clinicians, that we shouldn’t have more work with orthopedic surgeons. They expert clinicians?” all went through residency. How did By the end of the debate, a large they turn out? And will insurance percentage of the audience had moved Register today for an unforgettable weekend of companies pay more for a PT who’s over to the “con” side, showing support learning and fun—beyond the classroom. gone through residency? It makes no for the “con” position. Based on audisense to have mandatory residency.” ence response and his evaluation of the Then came the period for audience arguments, Cook ruled that the “con” comments. Most opposed the resolu- side had won the 2012 Oxford Debate. You’ll meet students and practitioners from Oxford Learn! network! expLore! across the nation that share your interests and your outlook for the profession! Maley » from page 1 Field-Fote cited surveys conducted in Australia, Canada, and the Netherlands, also finding low or inconsistent OM use. Even among PTs who use OMs, most review raw item scores and make a qualitative assessment rather than interpret the summary score in the context of the literature. Commonly cited barriers to OM use among PTs include lack of knowledge about OMs, time requirements, questionable value of the OM in their practice, and uncertainty about how to interpret scores. But she said, “We are fooled by our qualitative assessments. Without standardization, we won’t be able to reduce unwarranted variation among patients.” Field-Fote recommended that institutions commit to assessing PT outcomes using valid and reliable measures. She also urged the adoption of a core set of measurement instruments with a short user’s instruction on application, scoring, and interpretation. Finally, she recommended education focusing on knowledge of OMs, integration in daily routine, and guidelines on when to use which OM. She said that “an ideal framework” already is in place. “The section organization provides the logical structure in which to select/recommend relevant OMs within practice patterns.” Further, “The developing PTNow platform offers an ideal mechanism for dissemination.” NSC RegiStRatioN FeeS Student Member Advance (deadline: 10/10/12): $125 Onsite: $165 Job opportunities and new technology await you in the Exhibit Hall. Student Nonmember* Advance (deadline: 10/10/12): $155 Onsite: $235 encounter! Discover! vote! Experienced APTA members share tips to polish both your résumé and your interviewing skills! Faculty Complimentary *Not a member yet? Join APTA when you register for NSC! Please call APTA at 800/999-2782, ext 3395. You’ll find your niche in physical therapy through interactive seminars led by the profession’s best and brightest, including sessions highlighting APTA’s specialty sections! RegiSteR by 10/10/12 aNd Save moNey! PRiCeS go uP afteR thiS date. Interview prospective leaders and elect new representatives for the Student Assembly Board of Directors and Nominating Committee. Your voice is crucial! 800/999-APTA • www.apta.org/NSC Join the conversation! Follow PT12 at twitter.com/APTAannualconf.  http://www.apta.org/NSC http://www.apta.org/NSC http://www.apta.org/NSC http://www.twitter.com/APTAannualconf

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