Each member of the Chapter is a part of a district within the state of Maryland: Central, Eastern, Southern, and Western. Each district holds a minimum of 3 meetings per year including: educational events, networking sessions, special activities for PT month, etc.

• The Central District includes Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Carroll, Cecil, Harford, Howard, and Montgomery Counties and the portion of Anne Arundel County lying north of Route 50.
  Chair: Marisa Krick, PT mcrumb@yahoo.com
• The Eastern District includes Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot, Caroline, Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset and Worcester Counties.
  Chair: Vacant  -If interetested in this position, please contact aptamd@aptamd.org
• The Southern District includes Anne Arundel County south of Route 50, Prince George's, Charles, St. Mary's and Calvert Counties.
  Chair: Dave Thomas, PT dcthomas@aacc.edu
• The Western District includes Garrett, Allegany, Washington and Frederick Counties.
  Chair: Karla Trotta, PT karlatrotta1@hotmail.com

Upcoming Meetings

Central District Meeting and Continuing Educaiton Program

Date: June 1, 2010
Time: 6:30-8:30 pm
Location: Sinai Hospital - HR Training Room

Continuing Education Program: An Update on the APTA Guide to Physical Therapy Practice Revisions

Course Description: The Guide to Physical Therapist Practice revision is underway. Two additional Practice Patterns have been developed by an expert member group. The patterns are Peripheral Arterial Disease and Chronic Venous Disease. The patterns will be sent out for review in April.

The first three chapters of the Guide have been revised to include the ICF framework and language. This will be sent to reviewers for modifications in April. A request for comments on chapters 2 and 3 of the Guide was recently sent to Chapter and Section Presidents.

Plans are in the works to migrate the current Guide to APTA’s website. ICF and other changes will not be made with this migration. Some revisions, including the ICF changes and the two new practice patterns, will tentatively occur in the early fall.

Speaker Bio: Anita Bemis-Dougherty, PT, DPT, MAS received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy at The University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, Masters degree in Administration from the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, and Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Widener University in Pennsylvania.

Anita has worked in tertiary, academic medical institutions which included a variety of clinical settings including outpatient, acute care, and acute inpatient rehabilitation. Previously, she was the Physical Therapy Manager at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. She joined the staff of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) in June, 2006 and is currently an Associate Director in the Department of Practice. She has been involved in the APTA initiatives related to physical therapy documentation, Peer Review, fall risk reduction and prevention, acute care initiatives, revisions to the guide to Physical Therapist Practice, and education of members in the use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF).

Educational Credit: One (0.1) CEUs

Fees: Free for Members | $10 for non-members

Download Registration Form | Register Online

Date: February 24, 2010

  Areas of focus include:

• Electronic Medical Records
• Multiple treatment settings and related concerns regarding documentation and reimbursement
• PTA/PT collaboration in documentation

Time: 6:00 pm -9:30 pm

Location: Mid-Atlantic Animal Specialty Hospital. 4135 Old Town Road, Suite B. Huntingtown, MD 20639

Speaker: Sheila Schaffer, PT

Continuing Education Credit: This course meets the criteria of the Maryland Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for one (0.1) CEUs. A certificate of attendance will be provided.