University of the Pacific Blogs

This year the University of the Pacific Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2010 held the 4^th annual 5K Tiger Dash and ½ Mile Cub Run on October 17,2009.  This 5K was held in order to help the Class of 2010 attend the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting in 2010 taking place in San Diego, California.  B

Dr. Cathy Peterson and APTA President Dr. R. Scott Ward at the APTA's Educational Leadership Conference in Philadelphia.  Dr. Peterson said, "The conference was exceptional.  Department Chairs and Program Directors from across the country participated in meaningful dialogue about how we can best serve our profession as leaders of academic physical therapy."  One key accomplishment was ratification of a proposal to develop the American Council on Academic Physical Therapy.

Last night, several Pacific Doctor of Physical Therapy students, faculty, and alumni presented at the California Physical Therapy Association conference in Pasadena.  Here were the highlights!

This link is from the APTA's Twitter feed.  Check out the study here:

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)60658-9/fulltext

Click on this entry for updates, perspectives, and results on AB 721 from John Gray, DPT and James Syms, PT, DSC, ATC, SCS.

The following occurred at the Assembly Business & Professions Committee meeting on Tuesday:

Click this entry for a message that is slightly excerpted and edited from one received by CPTA members from Tameka Island at CPTA this morning:

Hearing Date Changed for AB 721—Let’s Flood the Legislature with your Support Letters Today!

Earn approved CEUs from CPTA!  Deep discounts for Pacific Clinical Instructors and alumni, including our recent/future grads (Classes of 2008 and 2009)!

Interested?  Then please mark your calendar for these summer weekend course offerings through the Department of Physical Therapy.

Click this entry for more details!  Watch for more details coming soon!

Alumni Weekend

June 27, 2009

I’d like to give a shout out to all of our students and their anatomy-kinesiology projects.  I have seen some of these projects and spoken with many of you about them though the year, and realize how creative students can be when you give them some free rein.  Good job all!

A recent study suggests non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications, which are commonly prescribed first to relieve pain, actually should be the last line of treatment for patients with or at risk for cardiovascular disease.  This places a premium on non-pharmacologic treatments, such as those provided by physical therapists!

Read about the article as well as an interview with one of its authors here:

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3045689