An Outstanding offering for CEUs in less than three weeks~ Motivational Interviewing with Oscar Gallardo

What is Motivational Interviewing?

Is it more of ‘how to motivate your patient to participate?’

Is there literature regarding the effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing?

If these some of the questions you have regarding motivational interviewing,Dr. Oscar Gallardo will be providing answers to these questions later this month.

Description: With this two-hour course, Dr. Gallardo will introduce participants to Motivational Interviewing (MI) and its effectiveness as a clinical intervention across various settings. Content will consist of clinical examples in the use of MI as well as review of literature highlighting use of MI in different patient populations. Please join the Northeast District in hosting Dr. Gallardo presentation. There will be two (2) hours of continuing education provided with completion.

Date: Thursday, July 23rd

Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM

Cost: Members $25 Perspective Members $40

Register: https://www.northeast-cpta.org/register-now

A month or a millennia? (Also, a Zoom social event on Thursday)

Greetings Northeast District Members and Friends,

It’s hard to encapsulate all that has transpired in the past six weeks.

Six weeks ago, NED hosted an exceptionally well received and engaging Legislative Event at Sutter Rehabilitation Institute in Roseville. At that point, there was emerging concern over COVID-19 but the event went off with a bang. Strangers met and shook hands. Assemblyman Kevin Kiley spoke expertly on AB5, as it was the issue of the day. The following day Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, and Students gathered in a huge ballroom and walked the halls arm in arm at the Capitol lobbying lawmakers on pressing issues for the Physical Therapy Professionals: independent contractor arrangements (AB5) and the appropriate training and scope for healthcare professionals.

And then, COVID-19 changed the way we stand in line, the frequency with which we get to see our friends and loved ones, and certainly the way we practice.

Many of these accommodations will be passing, some may not. For me, as a local Physical Therapy leader, I’ve been proud to follow the efforts of CPTA and APTA with respect to Telehealth, reimbursement, and innovative educational/social opportunities.

It’s been said, but always bears repeating, we are Better Together. The leaders of the Northeast District have reached out to support each other and we also want to be here for you, our members.

And so I have two asks as part of this message:

1) Please consider, signing on to this letter to Senator John Moorlach of the California State Senate.

Doing so will support the PT Compact Initiative. Twenty-six states are already a part of the Compact. Adding California to the list may one day help you and your colleagues provide care across state lines via the Compact’s direct implications for telehealth and other models of care. Read more at: Physical Therapist Licensure Compact

You can find the letter to Senator Moorlach here: https://form.jotform.com/200787160604149

And 2) Consider joining me in a Northeast District Zoom social on Thursday April 23rd at 8pm.

If we get ZoomBombed, or (more likely) when the meeting times out, please just re-click the link below:

Topic: Northeast District Zoom Social

Time: Apr 23, 2020 08:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/75758570810?pwd=K2JsVUFpd0JON2ZabVZNS1RIMTU0QT09

Meeting ID: 757 5857 0810

Password: 6Qs137

Thank you all for what you do for our clients and for our profession. I look forward to connecting on Thursday!

~Ben, NED Chair

March 9th

NED Legislative Event

Pictured left to right: Chris Reed, CPTA Government Affairs Committee Chair, Mario Moncada, CPTA Government Affairs Committee Member, Assemblyman Kevin Kylie, Leslie Torburn, CPTA Director, Ben Braxley NED Chair, and Rick Katz, CPTA President

Bump for the Northeast District's Legislative Event and Social Monday Evening

We can’t wait for you to join us for our Pre-Legislative Day event at Sutter Roseville Rehabilitation Institute featuring our guests of honor Assemblyman Kevin Kiley of Assembly District 6 and representatives of CPTA Leadership and the Government Affairs Committee!  Come hear about key issues facing the Physical Therapy profession as well as other health related legislative issues.

Monday March 9, 2020 6:00pm-7:30pm

6 Medical Plaza Drive, Roseville CA 95661

(check in with security downstairs and then head upstairs to the conference room C/D)

PT Pub Night at Moksa Brewing nearby to follow from 7:30pm-9:00pm

To assist us with headcount, please register for this free event at: https://www.northeast-cpta.org/upcoming-opportunities

*As always if you are experiencing any signs or symptoms of cold or flu, please refrain from attending this event.  We appreciate your consideration and look forward to seeing you!

--

Lauren Leporini, PT, DPT, NCS, ATP
Physical Therapist

Update on Payment highlighting the importance of Cal-PT-PAC

The first 2020 meeting of the CAL-PT-PAC occurred on Friday, January 17th. That’s the California Physical Therapy Political Action Committee, for those that benefit from the reminder. CAL-PT-PAC is a committee of CPTA with the mission of promoting the election of members of the California Legislature who support the profession of Physical Therapy. These are often the individuals we reach out to when there issues that negatively impact the practice of Physical Therapy in the state of California.

And as many of your know, one such example was the 2020 NCCI edits which dramatically changed billing rules on the day of PT or OT evaluation services.

Thanks to the efforts of the CAL-PT-PAC, grassroots efforts of members and prospective members across the country, and the national efforts coordinated by APTA, a major victory was announced on Friday January 24th.

You can read the full details on APTA’s website here.

This is a major victory for Physical Therapy members and prospective members alike and it is a great testament to the value of coordinated state and national advocacy groups like those connected to NED.

Bringing this victory a little closer to home, the announcement on APTA’s website includes a picture of California Physical Therapist advocates including our very own past NED Chair Ruth Leblanc, see below.

Ruth now serves as the Advocacy Committee Chair for NED and as a member of the CAL-PT-PAC.

Want to take additional action?

Learn more about events and activities of CAL-PT-PAC via the website and Facebook. Participate in upcoming PT Legislation Day at your State Capital in Sacramento on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Contact your Northeast District Political Advocacy Chair for additional information.