American Physical Therapy Association of Delaware
Happy Spring to you!
As I write this, I am looking at my daffodils blooming, and the sun is out! It will be 62 degrees today, but since it is Delaware, it may snow in 2 days!
APTA DE has been busy since I last wrote to you, so here are some updates:
On Tuesday, March 28th, APTA San Diego, CA – Please join us in congratulating Mary Lou Galantino, PT, PhD, FAPTA, on receiving the APTA Oncology Research Award for her contribution to the science of physical therapy in oncology.
Additional information on APTA Oncology awards, can be found here – https://oncologypt.org/shortcuts/member-awards/.
Cigna recently announced 2 new policies that included a 4 unit per visit limitation and a 15% payment differential cut for services provided by an OTA or PTA effective October 15th with TX, KY, CO, and OH starting on November 1st.
APTA and AOTA met with Cigna to highlight the adverse impacts of the proposed differential policy … Read full post
Dear Licensee,
We have received communications from licensees recently regarding a scam being perpetrated. Currently, this scam has only been attempted on licensed health care practitioners. In an abundance of caution, I am sending this communication to all licensees.
This scam is initiated with a phone call. The callers are able to project a valid Division of Professional Regulation phone … Read full post
Delaware was well-represented by the advocacy efforts of Chief Delegate, Joshua Smith and Delegate, Sue Weisenberg at the APTA House of Delegates from August 14-15 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. The APTA House of Delegates is where elected delegates from each respective state, academy and section come together to discuss, debate and decide policy to determine the … Read full post
This year physical therapy schools from Delaware were among the 79 schools that participated in the 2021-2022 VCU-Marquette Challenge to raise $170,221.98 in support of the Foundation of Physical Therapy Research (FPTR). FPTR wishes to thank the students of the University of Delaware for their strong support of the Challenge. Together these Delaware schools raised $20,050.04. Since its inception in … Read full post
February Update from APTA Delaware president, Steve Rapposelli
Here are your 2022 nominees for leadership in APTA Delaware:
Candidate for Vice President – David Wilderman, PT, DPT, MS
David has been a member of the APTA since 1984. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware in 1984, MSPT from Beaver College (now Arcadia University) in 1986, and DPT from Boston University in 2006. … Read full post
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