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APTA CSM Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada
February 9th – 12th, 2009
Alumni Reception will be held on February 11th 3:00pm – 5:00pm
(APTA-CSM, Las Vegas, NV)
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| The Interdisciplinary Comprehensive Arm Rehabilitation Evaluation (ICARE) for Stroke Initiative (R01NS056256) has been funded by the National Instititute of Neurological Disease and Stroke (NINDS) of the National Institutes of Health, effective July 1, 2008. |
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| Seven Doctor of Physical Therapy students, two physical therapy faculty members and one physical therapist from Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta joined the South Georgia Farmworkers Health Project (SGFHP) lead by Emory’s Physician Assistant program.. |
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| Division of Physical Therapy faculty member Marie Johanson, PhD, PT, OCS, presented a paper titled "Influences of Gender and Stretching Exercises on Gastrocnemius Muscle Activity During Gait" at the 4th International Conference on Fitness, Health, & Active Living, which is jointly held for the Panhellenic Association of Sports Economists and Managers (PASEM) and The Sports Research Unit of the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) in Athens, Greece, May 8th, 2008 (conference May 8-11). |
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| Dr. Jeanne Charles has recently been awarded a K12 career development award through the Comprehensive Opportunities in Rehabilitation Research Training (CORRT). CORRT is a consortium of seven universities whose focus of study fosters diverse rehabilitation interests including: tissue pathophysiology, regenerative medicine, behavioral and social adaptation, movement science, cognitive processes environment, occupational science, and activity and participation across a number of neurological and musculoskeletal diseases. The participating institutions include three leading universities: Washington University School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, University of Delaware and four partnering universities: Emory University, John Hopkins University, University of Miami, and University of Iowa. As a CORRT scholar, Dr. Charles will work with a mentoring team (Drs. Steven Wolf, Andrew Butler, and Barbara Weissman) to further develop her research interests in the sensorimotor control of the upper extremities in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy and in pediatric functional neuroimaging. Comprehensive Opportunities in Rehabilitation Research Training is Funded by: the National Center of Medical Rehabilitation, The National of Child health and Human Development, National of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health |
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Faculty and students receive a grant from the Office of University-Community Partnerships”. This grant will support the
Development and implementation of a new elective course in service learning. The project was initiated by a group of our DPT students who became involved in the Southern Georgia Farm workers Health Project in 2007. For faculty this grant presents an opportunity to develop and institutionalize a model of service learning for all physical therapy students. Our thanks to the OUCP and to Doctors Greene and Freed, and DPT students Megan Brock, Anna Fidler, Rebecca Halperin, Mindy Hite, Megan McLees and Lori Northcraft.. |
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| Steve Wolf, PT, PhD, FAPTA will be presented the John P. Maley Award from the Section on Research for his outstanding contributions to leadership in research in physical therapy. Steve sustained and made phenomenal contribution as a researcher. |
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| Bruce Greenfield, PT, PhD, OCS will be presented the Stanford Award by the Journal of Physical Therapy Education |
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| DPT Students, faculty and staff gather for a “Welcome Back Party” in January. It’s a time for catching up with each other and having a fun, relaxing evening. |
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| New DPT-MPH Joint Degree |
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| First Students, Faculty & Staff 5K Fun Run |
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| New Teaching Space! |
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