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Carole
B.Lewis,
P.T., G.C.S., M.S.G., M.P.A., Ph.D. is well known as a maverick and advocate in the field of geriatric rehabilitation. She wrote the fi rst textbook published in the fi eld of geriatric rehabilitation. Dr. Lewis practices in her own clinic, conducts clinical research and publishes monthly for ADVANCE for Physical Therapists. Her popular lecture series has grown and evolved through the years. Each year her courses are completely updated and restructured to refl ect current trends in practice and the newest medical research. Her seminar emphasizes scientifi cally based assessments, treatment, techniques, and protocols while being extremely relevant to the daily practice of rehabilitation of older adults.
As the Founder and President of Premier Physical Therapy, Dr. Lewis continues to work in her practice in a clinical capacity. Additionally, she is an adjunct full professor at the George Washington University College of Medicine. Her dedication to the profession has motivated her to author over 21 textbooks on aging (Geriatric Physical Therapy, Orthopedic Assessment and Treatment of the Geriatric Patient, Aging: the Health Care Challenge, The Functional Toolbox I & II, Improving Mobility for Older Persons, etc.) as well as over 200 articles on age related topics. Her pursuit of the latest clinical information led her to the position of editor for the journal Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation. Dr. Lewis combines her clinical and consultative experiences in outpatient clinics, hospitals, home health agencies, and long-term care facilities to present practical, immediately useful techniques for health professionals who work with aging adults. |
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Doug Dillon , PT, GTC, graduated with a B.A. from California State University Long Beach with emphasis on Athletic Training in 1987. He completed his B.S. in Physical Therapy from Langston University in Oklahoma with honors in 1989. Doug was the first athletic trainer for Langston University. After graduation he worked as an outpatient therapist and was invited to and worked for the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. In 1992 he joined Great Seminars as seminar coordinator/ lab assistant and mentored under Dr. Carole Lewis. He has coauthored multiple articles with her. Doug has had an extensive background in geriatrics and has been Regional Manager in northern California for 11 skilled nursing facilities. He has been a supervisor for an inpatient acute hospital rehabilitation department, a director for skilled nursing facilities and an instructor in Kinesiology for DeAnza College's Physical Therapy Assistant program. In 1999 he was inducted into Who’s Who International and in 2004 he received his Geriatric Training Certification. |
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Wendy
K. Anemaet,
M.S., PT, GCS, ATC, GTC, CWT, received her Master's degree from
the University of Southern California. She too is a home care
therapist with special experience as a contractor and staff
therapist in both the Medicare and private insurance sectors.
Both Ms. Moffa-Trotter and Ms. Anemaet implement aggressively
innovative treatment approaches with their home care patients
to maximize patient potential and attain optimum functional
outcomes. They have extensive experience with documentation,
State and Federal regulations, utilization management, clinical
education, and program development and implementation. Ms. Moffa-Trotter
and Ms. Anemaet have lectured nationally on the topic of home
care and have authored clinically oriented articles relevant
to home health care. Both serve on the editorial boards of Physical
Therapy in Perspective & Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation
respectively and are editorial consultants for Advance Publications.
Also, both are certified for utilization review in Florida.
They have authored a practice oriented text on home care published
by LEARN Publications titled The User Friendly Home Care Handbook
as well as a portable home care guide to be published by Mosby
in August 1999 titled Handbook of Home Health Therapy: Standards
and Guidelines for Rehabilitation Practice. They successfully
combine their advanced theoretical knowledge base with practical
field experiences to provide the participant with an optimal
learning experience. |
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Sandy
Shelton,
PT, GTC, has been the senior physical therapist for the orthopedic unit at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville for over 20 years. She was a member of Vanderbilt’s first committee to develop and implement the use of orthopedic critical pathways, and continues to serve on a hospital-wide collaborative patient care task force. She has published an article titled “Rehabilitation Following Total Hip Arthroplasty”, served as a guest editor for an edition of Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation on the subject of joint replacements and served as a contributing editor to an orthopedic nursing textbook OP Care: Orthopedic Patient Care. She has presented to physical therapy conferences and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons on topics on rehabilitation of patients with orthopedic problems. Ms. Shelton received her Geriatric Training Certifi cation in January 2001. |
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Bob
Thomas,
PT, MS, received his MS in Physical Therapy at Pacific University
in Oregon. He is a physical therapist specializing in the care
and rehabilitation of the frail older population in various
settings. He presently serves as Director of Avamere Rehab Services,
a provider of subacute and long term care therapy programs in
over 50 facilities throughout Oregon and Washington.
Mr. Thomas has authored or contributed
to over 60 journal and periodical publications including Topics
in Geriatric Rehabilitation , Clinics in Family Practice,
and Issues in Aging and is the subacute and long term
care columnist for Advance for Physical Therapists and
Physical Therapist Assistants. He has authored a chapter
related to the frail elderly in Aging: The Health Care
Challenge. Further, he has lectured extensively nationally
on rehabilitation issues in subacute and long term care, ethics,
reimbursement and Medicare. He serves as an adjunct professor
teaching two courses in the physical therapy doctoral program
at Pacific University.
He is actively involved in a number
of professional associations including the American Physical
Therapy Association.
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Steven
H. Tepper,
PhD, P.T., received his B.S. in Physical Therapy from the University
of Maryland. While working at Baltimore City Hospital as a staff
physical therapist, he helped to develop a cardiac rehab program.
He taught in the University of Maryland’s Physical Therapy
Program while working on a PhD in Experimental Pathology. Presently,
Dr. Tepper is the Director and an Associate Professor in the
Program of Physical Therapy at Shenandoah University. He is
a practicing clinician and researcher at Winchester Medical
Center. Dr. Tepper has authored numerous research articles on
the topics of cardiovascular and respiratory physiology, related
disease, exercise testing and physical therapy interventions.
He was the recipient of several grants for studying the effects
of exercise on cardiopulmonary systems. Dr. Tepper is the President
of the Cardiopulmonary Section of the APTA as well as the past
Research Chair of the Cardiopulmonary Section. He is also a
member of the International Society of Lymphology and the American
Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. |
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Mark
Traffas,
PT, GTC, has practiced clinically as a physical therapist in acute, subacute, skilled nursing, acute rehabilitation, outpatient, and home health care. These unique opportunities have allowed him to work with and develop exercise programs for geriatric clients in all phases of recovery. He has exclusively worked in the geriatric setting for 10 years.
In addition, he has worked as a physical therapist in the Peace Corps in Malawi, Africa. While in Africa, he had to rely primarily on therapeutic exercises and improvisation for treatment interventions, as few modalities, such as electrical stimulation or ultrasound were available. Since his return he has focused his career on the geriatric population in both the outpatient and skilled nursing settings.
He was in the first group of physical therapists to take and pass the Geriatric Training Certification and now works as the Director of Physical Therapy in a skilled nursing facility in San Jose, California. He actively promotes exercise for older persons as the best cure for most conditions and believes the sharing of ideas will only add to our profession and, more importantly, to the quality of life of our aged population. |
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Dr.
James A. Wall,
BSc, MSc, MEd, PhD, is a Professor of Physical Therapy and Adjunct
Professor in Behavioral Studies and Instructional Technology
at the University of South Alabama. He has an undergraduate
degree in Chemistry and Physiology, an M.Sc. in Biomechanics
and obtained his Ph.D. from the University of London. His initial
research focused on the age related changes in the mechanical
properties of bone in an attempt to better understand the reasons
for the increased number of fractures seen in the elderly. He
moved to Canada and worked for several years in the School of
Physiotherapy at Dalhousie University, where he still holds
an adjunct faculty position. While at Dalhousie University he
was principal investigator on a study, which investigated the
role of exercise in improving function in the elderly. He also
studied function in a group of elderly patients who had either
fallen or had a fear of falling. In the course of these studies,
Dr. Wall was responsible for developing the techniques used
to objectively assess function. The results of his research
have been published in Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy Canada,
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, International
Journal of Rehabilitation Research, Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation
and Clinical Rehabilitation, among others. He was instrumental
in starting the journal Gait & Posture and until recently
served as an Associate Editor. Dr. Wall has been invited to
lecture on the topics of balance and gait in many parts of the
world including Europe, India, Australia, South Africa and the
Middle East. |
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Susan
Staples,
PT, GCS is a board certified Geriatric Clinical Specialist with
over ten years of clinical experience in the field of Geriatrics,
with focus on treating patients with dementia. She has experience
in a variety of settings and presently practices as a senior
physical therapist at a SNF/LTC facility, treating both short
and long term care patients with dementia. Ms. Staples has lectured
nationally on the topic of rehabilitation for patients with
dementia and has authored clinically relevant articles on this
topic. Ms. Staples is currently performing clinical research
with Marymount University studying the effects of PT and Tai
Chi for Adult Day Care patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
She is the Maryland State liaison for the Geriatric section
of the APTA. As a speaker, she provides high quality, evidence-based
presentations, that will immediately assist in providing effective
rehabilitation for patients with dementia to improve their rehabilitation
outcomes and quality of life. |
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Trish
Muse
is a physical therapist,veteran pharmaceutical representative
and published author. Frequently featured in Essence, Heart
and Soul, Self and Health magazines as well as several others
as a fitness consultant,Trish is also an international continuing
education presenter and the owner of Body Productions, Inc.
She is a popular ACSM certified health fitness instructor and
respected personal trainer in the Washington DC area. Trish
is the star and creator of the popular exercise videos, Ab
Attack and Body Management and star and co-producer
of the functional fitness video Rock,Roll and Reggae.
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Therese Ryan , PTA, CCI is a graduate of the De Anza Physical Therapist Assistant Program in Cupertino, Ca. She has also completed course work to become a Certified Clinical instructor. she established written criteria for 3 facilities on PTA student protocol. Therese is a member of the PTA advisory panel for the De Anza Program.
In 2004 she passed the State Certification test for a Residential Care Facility Administrator, and received the American Physical Therapy Assoc. geriatrics section Award for 2004’s Outstanding Physical Therapist Assistant.
Therese has always been a strong advocate for the PT/PTA as the preferred provider Therapy team, as well as keeping updated on all legal aspects of PTA and PT aide utilization and adhering to them within her company. She has spoken in front of the PT examining board regarding PTA regulations and changes to supervision language. Therese has acted as an expert witness and has given depositions before a Union reviews committee.
Therese has been a member of the APTA for her entire career. She worked as the information coordinator and the chapter photographer for San Jose based Chapter conferences, as well as being very active as a District representative, Chapter Delegate/Rep and the Western Regional Director for the National Assembly Board of Directors.
Currently Therese is practicing as a licensed PTA in the Skilled Nursing/Rehabilitation setting.
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Mark Nelson, MS, PT, graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts in biology. He completed physical therapy school in 1993 with a clinical Masters degree from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. He has been a practicing therapist for twelve years, one year in general outpatient practice, two in subacute/rehab care and the last eight in acute care, serving a predominantly geriatric population.
In 1999, he co-authored the Inpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Protocol for the open heart surgery program at Northwest Hospital. He has practiced throughout the medical services but has a special interest in cardiopulmonary and neurological diagnoses. He has also developed a computer based documentation system for the physical therapy department.
Mark has been a clinical instructor for the last nine years, and has been a guest lecturer for the University of Washington’s physical therapy program. Mark serves on the Patient Safety Oversight, Employee Body Mechanics/Safety and Clinical Documentation Committees at Northwest Hospital. The majority of his current practice occurs in the Intensive Care and Telemetry Units. Mark routinely provides new employee instruction on body mechanics and back safety, as well as educating staff on new patient handling equipment. Mark also served on the JCAHO Preparation Committee in 2002-2003.
Mark Nelson is dedicated to improving the quality and skill level of acute care therapy. His commitment to this field of specialization is evident by his years of service and passion for combining the poignant areas of specialized literature to this exciting area of rehabilitation.
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Dr. Keiba L. Shaw,
PT, MPT, MA, EdD received her Master’s degree in physical therapy from Slippery Rock University, in western Pennsylvania. She completed her doctoral training in Sport Psychology at West Virginia University, where she also earned a Masters degree in Counseling. Dr. Shaw is becoming well known in the area of motivation and the aging adult. She has written articles on this subject for Rehab Management Magazine, ADVANCE for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants, and served as a guest editor for an edition of the journal Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation. She currently serves as an editor for PT Magazine. Dr. Shaw has also presented at the Combined Section Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association on numerous occasions addressing motivation in the home health client. She has also presented “Exercise: Move it or Lose It”, as part of the University of South Floridas Mini-Med School agenda targeted to community seniors in the Tampa Bay and surrounding areas. In addition to her interest in motivational theories, Dr. Shaw has authored a chapter on Adulthood in the textbook entitled Human Performance Across the Lifespan.
Her research interests include motivation, adherence and compliance to physical rehabilitation in the elderly patient, as well as health, wellness and physical activity in the aging adult. Dr. Shaw has practiced as a physical therapist in a variety of clinical settings including subacute, long-term care, and outpatient sports medicine rehabilitation. She is currently an assistant professor in the physical therapy program at the University of South Florida where she instructs students in physical therapy and foundational sciences.
Dr. Shaw co-authors the well-known monthly column for PT Advance:, Geriatric Function with Dr. Carole Lewis.
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Janene Barber, Physical Therapist, received her BS from the University of Missouri. Since 1997, she has been specializing in the care and rehabilitation of the geriatric patient in various settings. Ms. Barber was President/owner of Occupational Wellness and St. Charles Physical Therapy Center in Louisiana. In these settings, she was involved in the rehabilitation of patients with compromised balance. She was also an adjunct faculty at LSU and USA – Mobile. In 2003, Ms. Barber joined Gentiva Health Services as Program Director for Gentiva Safe Strides, an extensive and comprehensive balance program. Ms. Barber was responsible for training, development and outcomes with the program. In 2004, she was promoted to Clinical Program Specialist and involved in the development and implementation of Safe Strides nationally. In 2006, Ms. Barber moved into a consulting role with Optimum Balance to continue development and implementation of programs to accommodate the increasing need to reduce the risk of falls in the senior population.
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Carol Schunk, PT PsyD, has worked in the home health environment throughout her physical therapy career. Even during her 8 years as an Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy at Pacifi c University, Dr Schunk was an advocate for home health initiating a unique program in which all physical therapy students, no matter their interest, had a home health experience. Currently she lives in Bend, Oregon and holds several positions one being as a therapist for Central Oregon Home Health and Hospice. Besides being part of the home health rehab team she has assisted with the implementation of a Falls Intervention Program and participated in promotional activities including speaking and writing about home health. Dr Schunk is also editor of GeriNotes, an APTA Section on Geriatrics publication distributed bi-annually to 3,000 Section members. In addition, she is the clinical consultant for TAOS a national rehabilitation outpatient outcomes system that she developed in 1996 and currently has over 500 participating clinics.
Dr Schunk received her bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from the University of Colorado, a Masters in Health Administration and Education from San Francisco State University and a professional doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Pacifi c University. She has lectured nationally on topics including Motivation and Compliance, Medicare and Managed Care, Outcomes, Treatment Guidelines, Documentation and Ethics. She is the Co-Editor of Clinical Practice Guidelines, Examination and Intervention for Rehabilitation in addition to over 35 published articles and book chapters. Dr Schunk served as a Director of the American Physical Therapy Association and on the Board of Directors for APTA Geriatric, Education and Private Practice Sections. She has been on many APTA committees and task forces including the Judicial and Ethics Committee and Committee on Member Benefi ts and Risk Management.
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