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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
The Section on Women’s Health would like to extend a special thank you to the following
2017 CSM corporate sponsors and advertising partners for their generous support:
Current Technology, Inc.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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*Click on each title below to skip over to the page Page #
✪ Programming Notes Pg. 4
✪ Letter from the President Pg. 5
✪ Letter from the Incoming Director of Programming Pg. 7
✪ List of Key Events by Date/Time Pg. 8
✪ Pre-Conference Details Pg. 10
✪ Schedule at a Glance: Days 1, 2, 3 Pg. 11
✪ SOWH CSM Session Descriptions Pg. 15
✪ Honoring our History and Celebrating our 40 th Anniversary Pg. 21
✪ General Business Meeting Details Pg. 24
✪ Platform Presentations Pg. 25
✪ Poster Presentations Pg. 26
✪ Get Involved in SOWH Pg. 28
✪ Meet Our Volunteers Pg. 29
✪ Meet Our Officers & Board of Directors Pg. 32
✪ SoWH Organizational Chart Pg. 32
✪ 2017 Nominations Pg. 34
✪ 2017 Continuing Education Offerings (Domestic & International) Pg. 36
✪ What’s Up with the Name Change? A Mission & Vision Excursion Pg. 42
✪ 2018 Course Hosting Opportunity Pg. 43
✪ WCS Class of 2016 Pg. 44
✪ CAPP-Pelvic and CAPP-OB Class of 2016 Pg. 45
✪ Sneak Peek into 2018 & Key CSM Deadline Reminders Pg. 46
✪ Latest SOWH Tech Updates Pg. 47
As CSM approaches, you may want to join the excitement and conversations on our social media channels!
Tag us @womens_pt on Twitter! Check out our SoWH Social Media feed to stay tuned for all SoWH social media
updates! Click on each icon link below to get socially connected to Section on Women’s Health!
Use the hashtags #APTACSM
and #SOWHturns40
when you post on Twitter and Facebook!
Make sure to pick up your 40 th
Anniversary membership pin
from our SOWH Booth #1548
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PROGRAMMING NOTES
Welcome to CSM 2017 and a year of expanded programming from
the Section on Women’s Health!
We are running three concurrent sessions at each time block for the
first time, allowing us to bring you information from a wide variety of
speakers. CSM is a showcase of thoughtful application of evidence
to clinical care, and we continue to collaborate with the 17 other
Sections and Academies for programming on abdominal and
pelvic health across all areas of physical therapy. We have 26
education sessions, 1 platform presentation session, 1 poster session,
and 1 pre-conference course featuring Peter O’Sullivan.
My six years as Director of Programming have been challenging and fun. The changes to CSM have improved the
experience for speakers and attendees:
CEUs are now awarded through an online system (stamping the program books at the end of each session
ended in 2012!).
Standardized scheduling for the conference includes an hour between all sessions. (Sessions previously were
not on a block schedule and had variable start times and length.)
WiFi is becoming standard at conference sites, and we now have an updated CSM app for Apple and
Android devices.
Session and conference feedback is completed 100 percent online.
There are more changes for 2017!
Speakers can upload their presentations online ahead of the conference or onsite in a dedicated speaker
room.
The large printed program book is GONE. There will an abbreviated schedule for each day of CSM.
No more closed sessions? In the event of a full room, APTA Meeting Services staff will direct conference
attendees to a dedicated room where the session will be broadcast.
This is my final CSM as the Director of Programming for the SOWH, and I am looking forward to seeing the direction
that incoming Director of Programming Carina Siracusa takes the conference! We’ve grown in the number of
proposals submitted each year, from 19 in 2012 to over 40 in 2016 and 2017. Thank you all for your dedication and
willingness to share your knowledge with the rest of us. The proposal submission site is open for CSM 2018!
Thanks for the opportunity to shape the conference over these six years! As always, thanks to my Programming
Committee for scoring the proposals and to Valerie Bobb for her dedication as Assistant CSM Chair. Thanks also to
Karen Miles of APTA Meeting Services for stellar logistical support and laughter.
Sandra Hilton, PT, DPT, MS
Director of Programming, 2011-2017
Section on Women’s Health-APTA
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LETTER FROM THE SECTION PRESIDENT
Welcome, Section on Women’s Health Members!
It’s 2017 and —the 40 th anniversary of SOWH! I am wicked excited
to welcome you to both San Antonio for CSM 2017 and to a
bigger-than-Texas year ahead as we celebrate our community’s
four decades of leadership and service.
Almost certainly the pioneering Elizabeth Noble couldn’t have
predicted the remarkable innovations and growth of our field
when she founded our Section in 1977. Please visit Our Website for
a special tribute to her vision and a look at our historical
achievements and growth. This includes everything from our
current all time high membership of 2,850 to past leaders to whom
we owe so much for holding board meetings at their kitchen
tables
First, a big thank you to Sandra Hilton, SOWH Director of
Programming, and the 65 presenters who are speaking at our 26
CSM sessions, 26 poster sessions, and six platforms. Taking time to
share cutting-edge research and thoughtful leadership on
emerging topics is a great service to our field. If you’d like to be
considered as a presenter next year, we welcome your proposals
by March 17, 2017 at 11:59 pm PDT.
We have never had such a big stage for discussions about
our unique niche within the Physical Therapy and health
care professions here and worldwide. In keeping with the
Section’s strategic goal of serving as an evidence-driven
global authority, I’m especially pleased that we have
speakers traveling here from Ireland, Nigeria, New Zealand,
and the United Kingdom to add their unique perspectives
and diversity to the richness of our learning experiences. Our
amazing pre-con speaker, renowned pain expert Dr. Peter
O’Sullivan, is traveling all the way from Australia to join us
here in San Antonio for our two day advanced preconference!!
(It’s not too late to register!)
Second, we have a remarkable year ahead in terms of
events, new products, and upgraded and new Section
services—all of them are for you, our members, as we honor
40 years of SOWH innovation and volunteerism. Our SoWH
40 th year celebration gala featuring Emma Stokes, President
of WCPT on Thursday, February 16, will be a centerpiece
event to our celebration. We have a packed house of 300
people registered, so please pick up your required wristband
at our Section Booth #1548 for quick entrance.
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While you’re at the booth, get early access to anniversary logo-imprinted
products such as water bottles, bags, and phone chargers, and you can
register for one of our live education courses (It’s our 40 th year and we have
40 education courses scheduled) that set you on your way to prestigious
CAPP certification. Learn about our two just-released on-demand learning
modules by Julie Wiebe and Dan Gruber, and our new biweekly research
newsletter—Update SmartBrief—that launches in March. Come to the
SOWH Annual Business Meeting Friday at 6:30 pm at the Grand Hyatt to
honor our Section’s rock stars and meet the new editor-in-chief of our toprated
Journal of Women’s Health Physical Therapy. In addition, see firsthand
how your feedback on the 2016 Membership Survey and rebranding
work has prompted new member benefit investments, upgrades, and
technologies! Look for these to launch throughout 2017!
Top-most in our Section’s continuing evolution and in our conversations here at CSM, though, is the rollout of our new
mission, vision, and strategic plan. All return us to the core of why we were first named the Section of Obstetrics and
Gynecology.
Each of you should have received an email announcing our future direction, the six areas we’ll focus on for the next
three to five years, and the ways your input shaped those decisions. We have always been member-driven and we
always will be, so thank you for your feedback—we are listening!
This is especially true as the Name Change Task Force continues its work in light of the new mission and vision, so we
invite you to share comments that may help their work. As noted in the all-member email in mid-January, they hope
to have a recommendation to the membership and APTA this year. Send any comments to SOWH Vice President
Carrie Pagliano, vicepresident@womenshealthapta.org.
Again, a Texas-size welcome to all SOWH members coming here to CSM! We look forward to talking and celebrating
our 40th with you in person.
Happy anniversary to us all!
Patricia I. Wolfe, PT, MS
President
Section on Women’s Health, APTA
president@womenshealthapta.org
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2017-2020 DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING
Hello and welcome to an exciting CSM 2017!
I want to introduce myself as your newly elected Director of
Programming and to thank you again for your support. I am
extremely honored to be elected into this position, and I look forward
to serving the Section on Women’s Health in this position, especially
during our 40 th anniversary year.
Please let me take this opportunity to profusely thank outgoing SOWH
Director of Programming Sandy Hilton. She has truly elevated the level
of programming for the Section in her six years in this position and has
brought us some amazing speakers from around the globe. I can only
hope and pledge to continue the precedent she has set as we strive
to ensure the highest quality of evidence-based research and
discussion for you to take back with you from CSM.
For those of you who don’t know me, I have been working in the field
of pelvic health for the last eight years, having previously worked
primarily in pediatrics. I practice in Columbus, Ohio, for an outpatient
clinic for OhioHealth, where I also am the oncology program
coordinator. I have served the Section as CAPP-Pelvic Committee
chair and your friendly CAPP-Pelvic customer service representative. I
hope to continue to meet many of our members at this and future
Combined Section Meetings.
As we move forward in the coming years, I welcome your suggestions on topics and speakers that you would like to
see presented at future CSMs. Feel free to email me at programming@womenshealthapta.org with comments or
suggestions or to share your own connections with potential presenters. I look forward to working with you and all of
the members worldwide to continue our tradition of outstanding programming that benefits both you and your
patients!
Thank you,
Carina Siracusa, PT, DPT, WCS
Director of Programming, 2017-2020
Section on Women’s Health, APTA
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KEY EVENTS
Please verify the rooms for all programming daily as they are subject to change.
The APTA Mobile App will also have the most current information.
✪ Tuesday, Feb. 14
Pre-Conference Day 1: Making Sense of
Lumbo-Pelvic Pain by Peter O'Sullivan
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
Room 205
8:00 am- 4:30 pm
✪ Wednesday, Feb. 15
Pre-Conference Day 2: Making Sense of
Lumbo-Pelvic Pain by Peter O'Sullivan
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
Room 205
8:00 am- 4:30 pm
ABPTS Recognition Ceremony for Clinical
Specialists (WCS)
Henry B Gonzales Convention Center
Stars at Night Ballroom 2-4
View Details & Dresscode
8:00 pm-9:30 pm
* Rehearsals are from 4 - 6 pm.
* Official photographs will be taken at this time..
PT Pub Night
Howl at the Moon Bar
111 W Crockett St, Ste 201, San Antonio, Texas 78205
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
✪ Thursday, Feb. 16
40th Anniversary Celebration Gala
Grand Hyatt San Antonio, Texas Salon E
6:30pm-11:00pm
* Pre-registration Required. Event is Full. Entrance
Wrist Band is required to enter the Gala Celebration–
please stop by SoWH Booth #1548 to pick up your
wrist band earlier in the day (see booth schedule)
‣ All are welcome to join us from 9pm - 11pm for
dancing and a cash bar
✪ QUICKLINKS:
‣ San Antonio Dining Discounts |Attractions & Deals
‣ Running/Walking Routes Guide
‣ San Antonio TX Map
✪ Friday, Feb. 17
CSM 2017 SOWH Platform
Presentations
View Presentation List Here
Grand Hyatt San Antonio, Lone Star Salon C
11:00am-1:00pm
WCS Recertification Q&A
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center,
Room 005 - Juan O'Gorman Room
1:30pm-2:30pm
SOWH General Business Meeting
*Open to All Members*
Grand Hyatt San Antonio
Room Bowie B
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
PT-PAC Party
O'Brien's Bar
$40 / person
* Ticket Required
9:00pm-Midnight
✪ Saturday, Feb. 18
CSM 2017 SOWH Poster
Presentations
View Poster List Here
Location: TBA
1:00 pm-3:00 pm
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PRE-CONFERENCE:
MAKING SENSE OF LUMBO-PELVIC PAIN
FEBRUARY 14 TH -15 TH , 2017 | SAN ANTONIO, TX
SPONSORED BY SECTION ON WOMEN’S HEALTH-APTA
SCHEDULE
DAY 1 Tuesday, February 14: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
DAY 2 Wednesday, February 15: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS
1.5 CEUS
LOCATION
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Rm 205
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Section on Women’s Health is pleased to announce the 2-Day
Pre-Conference “Making Sense of Lumbo-Pelvic Pain” to be held
Tuesday, February 14 th through Wednesday, February 15 th . This course
is based on the ongoing research into contemporary management
of disabling lumbo-pelvic pain disorders. It provides a theoretical
framework for understanding the mechanisms underlying lumbopelvic
pain disorders and an integrated cognitive functional
approach to management.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
Common pain beliefs
Multi-dimensional risk factors for lumbo-pelvic pain
Multi-dimensional risk factors for back pain disorders
Developing targeted cognitive functional programs
Case Studies and a Patient Demonstration
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Following this course, participants will be able to:
Examine their own and common lumbo-pelvic pain beliefs.
Develop a contemporary understanding of the multidimensional
factors that underlie lumbo-pelvic pain disorders.
Develop an understanding of a multi-dimensional approach
to assess lumbo-pelvic pain disorders based on pathoanatomical,
physical, neuro-physiological, lifestyle and
psychosocial factors - using a multi-dimensional clinical
reasoning framework tool.
Develop assessment and diagnostic skills in the application of
the multi-dimensional clinical reasoning framework to patient
examples – live patients and cases studies.
Develop skills in the designing and implementing cognitive
functional interventions.
Over view of evidence for a cognitive functional approach
to management of complex lumbo-pelvic disorders.
RATES & REGISTRATION
$410 SOWH Members | $510 Non-SOWH Members
Register at www.apta.org/CSM/Registration or call APTA/Jspargo
at (877) 585-6003.
SPEAKER
Peter O’Sullivan, Dip Physio, Post
Grad Dip Manip Ther, PhD,
FACP, APAM
Peter is Professor at Curtin University,
School of Physiotherapy and Exercise
Science, Western Australia and works
part time as a Specialist
Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist
managing complex musculoskeletal
pain disorders at bodylogic
physiotherapy. He and his team
conduct clinical research investigating
the underlying mechanisms and
targeted management of persistent
musculoskeletal pain disorders. He has
developed an integrated
management approach for disabling
musculoskeletal pain disorders called
‘cognitive functional therapy’. He has
published over 170 papers with his
team in international peer review
journals, has been an invited speaker
at more than 90 National and
International conferences and has run
clinical workshops in over 24 countries.
Peter’s passion is translating research
into practice.
See: www.pain-ed.com.
@PeteOSullivanPT
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DAY 1 | SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
2017 COMBINED SECTIONS MEETING | SAN ANTONIO, TX
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16 TH , 2017
Sessions sponsored by Section on Women’s Health-APTA, Key Events, and Additional Events.
* Please verify the room for all programming daily as they are subject to change. The APTA Mobile App will also
have the most current information.
Time Event/Session Title Location
8:00 am – 10:00 am
VISIT BOOTH #1548
10:00 am – 11:00 am
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
VISIT BOOTH #1548
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
3:00 pm- 5:00 pm
6:30 pm – 11:00 pm
The WCS: Strategies to Get You to and Through the Exam
Speakers: Peg Maas, PT, DPT, WCS, CLT, Mandi Murtaugh,
PT, DPT, WCS
Prostatectomy: Prehab, Rehab, and Hope
Speakers: Sarah Haag, PT, DPT, WCS, Cert MDT, RYT
Stilettos, Spit-Up & Success: Mothers in Leadership in the PT
Profession
Speakers: Karen Brandon, PT, DSc, WCS, Secili DeStefano, PT,
DPT, OCS, Jennifer Gabelsberg, PT, DPT, MSc, MTC, WCS,
BCB-PMD, Carrie Pagliano, PT, DPT, OCS, WCS, MTC
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Room Seguin A
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Room Lone Star B
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Room Lone Star C
LEARN ABOUT SOWH, 2017 NOMINATIONS, PURCHASE ANNIVERSARY MERCHANDISE
AND PICK UP YOUR 40 TH ANNIVERSARY GALA WRISTBAND! *PRE-REG. REQUIRED*
Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
Trauma-Induced Pelvic Floor Disorders: Implications for
Physical Therapists
Speakers: Gill Brook, MCSP, MSc, Ruth Broom, PT, Jovita
Daniel, BMR(PT), MSc, PhD, Theresa (Tracy) Spitznagle, PT,
DPT, MHS, WCS, Rebecca Stephenson, PT, DPT, MS, WCS
Complex Cases in Women's and Men's Health
Speakers: Valerie Bobb, PT, DPT, WCS, ATC, Sandra
Gallagher, PT, WCS, Sandra Gallagher, PT, WCS, Rosaleen
Gnoffo, PT, Lori Mize, PT, DPT, WCS, Pamela Morrison, PT, MS,
DPT, BCB-PMD, IMTC, Lisa Sator, PT, Carina Siracusa, PT, DPT,
WCS, Sara Sullivan, PT, DPT
The What, When, Where, and How of Women's Health Content
in DPT Education
Speakers: Kathleen Anderson, PT, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT, Jill
Boissonnault, PT, PhD, WCS, Mary Dockter, PT, PhD, Carol
Figuers, PT, EdD, Patricia Nelson, PT, ScD, OCS, FAAOMPT
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Room Lone Star C
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Room Lone Star B
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Room Seguin A
LEARN ABOUT SOWH, 2017 NOMINATIONS, PURCHASE ANNIVERSARY MERCHANDISE
AND PICK UP YOUR 40 TH ANNIVERSARY GALA WRISTBAND! *PRE-REG. REQUIRED*
Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
Pelvic and Women's Health PTs: What They Do and How They
Got Started!
Speakers: Amber Anderson, PT, DPT, CLT, WCS, Valerie Bobb,
PT, DPT, WCS, ATC, Abigail Foster, PT, DPT, Audra Zastrow, PT,
DPT, CLT
Lumbo-Sacral Pain
Speaker: Peter O'Sullivan, Dip Physio, Post Grad Dip Manip
Ther, PhD, FACP, APAM
Men in Pelvic Health: What Are We Thinking?
Speaker: Nate Mancillas, PT, DPT, MS, Ryan Smith, PT, DPT,
ATC
40 TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION PARTY
BY PRE-REGISTRATION ONLY. YELLOW WRISTBAND MUST BE WORN TO ENTER.
All non-registered are welcome to join us from 9pm - 11pm
for dancing and a cash bar.
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Lone Star C
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Room Lone Star AB
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Seguin AB
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Room Texas Salon E
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DAY 2 | SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
2017 COMBINED SECTIONS MEETING | SAN ANTONIO, TX
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17 TH , 2017
Sessions sponsored by Section on Women’s Health-APTA, Key Events, and Additional Events.
* Please verify the room for all programming daily as they are subject to change. The APTA Mobile App will also
have the most current information.
Time Event/Session Title Location
8:00 am – 10:00 am
VISIT BOOTH #1548
10:00 am – 11:00 am
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Complex Pelvic Floor Cases in the Neurological Patient
Speakers: by Devon Gaydosh, PT, DPT, Carina Siracusa, PT,
DPT, WCS
The Role of Coccyx Dysfunction in Lumbopelvic Pain:
Evaluation and Treatment
Speakers: Michelle Hunt, PT, OCS, FCFMT, FAAOMPT, Janine
Nesin, PT, DPT, OCS, Julie Sarton, PT, DPT, WCS
Bike-Friendly Physical Therapy: Keeping the Public in the
Saddle
Speaker: Kevin Schmidt, PT, MSPT, CMP
LEARN ABOUT SOWH, 2017 NOMINATIONS, PURCHASE ANNIVERSARY
MERCHANDISE OR JUST DROP BY TO SAY HELLO!
Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
Building Your Practice Through Cross-Referrals With Wellness
Professionals
Speakers: Blair Green, PT, MPT, OCS, Heather King-Smith,
MPH
Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Etc: Treat the
Patient, Not the Label
Speaker: Adriaan Louw, PT, PhD
SoWH Platform Presentations
This session will present current research and perspectives
applicable to women's health physical therapy practice.
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Seguin AB
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Lonestar AB
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Lonestar C
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Seguin A
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Lone Star B
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Lone Star C
VISIT BOOTH #1548
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
LEARN ABOUT SOWH MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS, 2017 NOMINATIONS,
PURCHASE ANNIVERSARY MERCHANDISE OR DROP BY TO SAY HELLO!
Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
3:00 pm- 5:00 pm
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
When the World Won't Stop Spinning: Dizziness Through the
Female Lifespan
Speakers: Susan Clinton, PT, DScPT, OCS, WCS, FAAOMPT,
Scott Euype, PT, DPT, MHS, OCS, Carrie Pagliano, PT, DPT,
OCS, WCS, MTC
Female Athlete Strength and Conditioning: Bridging Rehab
and Fitness
Speakers: Brianna Battles, MA, BSc Kin, CSCS (NSCA, USAW),
Julie Wiebe, PT, MPT, BSc
Specialty Practice in a Rural Setting: Diamonds in the Rough
Speakers: Lisa Lahr, PT, DPT, CI, Audra Zastrow, PT, DPT, CLT
SECTION GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING
Learn about the SOWH organization, leadership board,
Section updates, recognitions, and more!
9:00 pm – 12:00 am
PT-PAC PARTY by Pre-Purchased Ticket Only
Register by calling 877/585-6003 ($40/person)
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Lonestar C
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Lone Star B
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Seguin AB
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Room Bowie B
Pat O'Brien's
121 Alamo Plaza,
San Antonio, TX 78205
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DAY 3 | SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
2017 COMBINED SECTIONS MEETING | SAN ANTONIO, TX
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18 TH , 2017
Sessions sponsored by Section on Women’s Health-APTA, Key Events, and Additional Events.
* Please verify the room for all programming daily as they are subject to change. The APTA Mobile App will also
have the most current information.
Time Event/Session Title Location
8:00 am – 10:00 am
VISIT BOOTH #1548
10:00 am – 11:00 am
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Inappropriate Patient Sexual Behavior: Evidence-Based
Interventions
Speakers: Jill Boissonnault, PT, PhD, WCS, Ziadee Cambier, PT,
DPT
Ultrasound Imaging to Objectify Tissue Changes Following
Physical Therapy Interventions
Speakers: Ramona Horton, PT, MPT, Mary Ellen Kramp, PT, DPT,
CLT-LANA
From the Glottis to the Pelvic Floor: Clinical Connections
Speakers: Susan Clinton, PT, DScPT, OCS, WCS, FAAOMPT,
Julie Wiebe, PT, MPT, BSc
LEARN ABOUT SOWH, 2017 NOMINATIONS, PURCHASE ANNIVERSARY
MERCHANDISE OR JUST DROP BY TO SAY HELLO!
Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
Talking Points: An Oxford-Style Debate on Dry Needling
Speakers: Mark Milligan, PT, DPT, CERT, TPS, OCS, FAAOMPT,
Scot Morrison, PT, DPT, Kyle Ridgeway, PT, DPT, Kenneth
Venere, PT, DPT, Kali Aucoin, PT, DPT
Unplugged!: Breastfeeding Pain and the Role of Physical
Therapists
Speaker: Peg Maas, PT, DPT, WCS, CLT
Vaginismus and the Cultural Context: Her Body Tells Her Story
Speakers: Karen Brandon, PT, DSc, WCS, Sara Nasserzadeh,
PhD, DipPST
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Seguin A
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Lone Star C
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Lone Star B
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Bowie AB
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Sequin AB
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Lonestar C
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Henry B. Gonzalez
Convention Center
VISIT BOOTH #1548
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
3:00 pm- 5:00 pm
LEARN ABOUT SOWH MEMBERSHIP, PURCHASE ANNIVERSARY MERCHANDISE
OR STOP BY TO RE-ENERGIZE AND SAY HELLO!
Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
Building Your Best Team: How to Leverage Your PT
Superpowers
Speakers: Karen Brandon, PT, DSc, WCS, Greg Nelson, DMin
Sexuality, Race, and Transgender Health: Implications for
Practice
Speakers: Rena McDaniel, MEd, LCPC, Uchenna Ossai, PT,
DPT
Promoting Mobility in Antepartum Patients on Bed Rest
Speaker: Elizabeth Northrop, PT, DPT, WCS
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Seguin A
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Lone Star B
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio
Lone Star C
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SOWH SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
THURSDAY
FEBRUARY 16, 2017
The WCS: Strategies to Get You
to and Through the Exam
Presented by Peg Maas, PT, DPT, WCS, CLT, Mandi Murtaugh, PT,
DPT, WCS
The Women's Health Clinical Specialist (WCS) board certification
provides an opportunity for professional advancement through
recognition, increased knowledge through study, and leverage
in the job arena. However, the process of application and
preparation can be daunting, and guidance is not readily
available. This interactive session will encourage attendees to
take the WCS exam by providing information about its content,
suggesting strategies for preparation, and creating an
opportunity to make connections with other physical therapists
who can become study partners. The application process, an
introduction to the Description of Specialty Practice, and exam
preparation strategies will be covered. Through lecture and
small-group interaction, participants will come away with a clear
sense of their own strengths and how they can make this
challenge feasible.
Download your Free Copy of the Online WCS Study Guide
Prostatectomy: Prehab, Rehab, and Hope
Presented by Sarah Haag, PT, DPT, WCS, Cert MDT, RYT
Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed non-skin
cancer in the United States and the third leading cause of
cancer deaths. As a result of increased sensitivity of screening for
cancer, men are being diagnosed sooner, and 99% of men
diagnoses with prostate cancer will survive at least 5 years.
Unfortunately, the treatment for prostate cancer may leave men
incontinent and impotent. Pelvic floor physical therapists may be
well placed to help men improve continence and sexual
function, but what does the evidence say?
Stilettos, Spit-Up & Success: Mothers in
Leadership in the PT Profession
Presented by Karen Brandon, PT, DSc, WCS, Secili DeStefano, PT,
DPT, OCS, Jennifer Gabelsberg, PT, DPT, MSc, MTC, WCS, BCB-
PMD, Carrie Pagliano, PT, DPT, OCS, WCS, MTC
Past CSM education sessions successfully focused on women in
PT professional leadership with emphasis placed upon identifying
pathways to power, establishing sponsorship opportunities,
networking and negotiating. Absent from these conversations,
however, is the question of what professional leadership
opportunities are available to those who also have a family. Do
we pack away our stilettos and embrace the spit up or learn
how to navigate diapers and deadlines? Women make up a
large percentage of our professional membership, holding a
majority of leadership roles. However, there is a disparity
between the large number of early-mothers and early motherleaders
within our profession. Research demonstrates that the
stage of professional growth and development may play a role
in how we define work-life balance, with job involvement
showing little correlation during a time period in which many turn
attention to family development (Darcy 2012). Mentoring
programs for physician-mothers can be models for PTs, however
may not address concerns that the majority of child care and
home management is unique to mothers. (Lechner 2009)
Mothers are excellent candidates for leadership, demonstrating
the ability to manage and be energy efficient across both
professional and personal fronts. This panel presentation
addresses mothers in leadership positions within a variety of
aspects of the PT profession including the APTA, Section
Components, academic, clinical and entrepreneurial settings.
The panel will be moderated by a non-PT content expert in the
area of healthcare resource management.
Trauma-Induced Pelvic Floor Disorders:
Implications for Physical Therapists
Presented by Gill Brook, MCSP, MSc, Ruth Broom, PT, Jovita
Daniel, BMR(PT), MSc, PhD, Theresa (Tracy) Spitznagle, PT, DPT,
MHS, WCS, Rebecca Stephenson, PT, DPT, MS, WCS
Obstetric fistulae and female genital mutilation are experienced
by women in many countries throughout the world. This
international panel will discuss pelvic floor trauma's impact on
global women's health issues and ramifications for physical
therapy. Prolonged, obstructed labor can result in vesicovaginal
or rectovaginal fistula and subsequent incontinence, even after
surgery. Physical therapy care for these women includes pelvic
floor muscle reeducation pre- and postoperatively, and
rehabilitation for those with associated problems, such as foot
drop or joint contractures. Women affected by female genital
mutilation (FGM) are most commonly referred to physical
therapy for urinary dysfunction, perineal trauma during vaginal
delivery, dyspareunia, postnatal urinary dysfunction, chronic
pain, and vaginismus. The speakers will present a case of a
primiparous woman who sustained a vesicovaginal fistula during
obstructed labor, as well as a case of a woman whose quality of
life was significantly impacted by infibulation sustained as a very
young girl.
Complex Cases
in Women's and Men's Health
Presented by Valerie Bobb, PT, DPT, WCS, ATC,
Sandra Gallagher, PT, WCS, Sandra Gallagher, PT, WCS,
Rosaleen Gnoffo, PT, Lori Mize, PT, DPT, WCS, Pamela Morrison,
PT, MS, DPT, BCB-PMD, IMTC, Lisa Sator, PT,
Carina Siracusa, PT, DPT, WCS, Sara Sullivan, PT, DPT
This session will be comprised of 6 complex cases. The presentations
will cover signs, symptoms and clinical reasoning
behind the cases. Specific Cases:PostPartum Pubic Symphasis
Dysfunction, Female Persistent Genital Arousal, Pediatric bladder
and bowel dysfunction, Male Pelvic Pain in a Soccer Player,
Interstitial Cystitis in a 66 year old woman, Male Pelvic Pain.
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The What, When, Where, and How of
Women's Health Content in DPT Education
Presented by Kathleen Anderson, PT, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT, Jill
Boissonnault, PT, PhD, WCS, Mary Dockter, PT, PhD, Carol Figuers,
PT, EdD, Patricia Nelson, PT, ScD, OCS, FAAOMPT
This session will highlight content and suggest strategies to utilize
the recently revised Section on Women's Health, APTA,
Guidelines for Women's Health Content in Professional Physical
Therapist Education. The speakers will describe various models of
delivery for entry-level women's health physical therapist
education, including lectures, laboratory sessions, elective
courses, case studies, service-learning experiences, online
modules, and various student resources. In addition to lecture
and discussion, this session will offer participants the opportunity
to interact with peer women's health academic and clinical
educators in an interactive roundtable discussion.
Pelvic and Women's Health PTs:
What They Do and How They Got Started!
Presented by Amber Anderson, PT, DPT, CLT, WCS, Valerie Bobb,
PT, DPT, WCS, ATC, Abigail Foster, PT, DPT, Audra Zastrow, PT, DPT,
CLT
In this session, leaders in the field of pelvic and women's health
physical therapy will discuss their work. Topics will include pelvic
pain, incontinence, pregnancy and post partum, the female
athlete, osteoporosis, and lymphedema. The speakers will also
discuss how they got started in their specialties. This forum is
geared towards students who want to learn about this rapidly
growing specialty of physical therapy. It will also be informative
for current clinicians without extensive knowledge or exposure to
the specialty who want to know more.
Lumbo-Sacral Pain
Presented by Peter O'Sullivan, Dip Physio, Post Grad Dip Manip
Ther, PhD, FACP, APAM
This session is based on the ongoing research into the
contemporary management of disabling lumbo-pelvic pain
disorders. It provides a theoretical framework for understanding
the multi-dimensional mechanisms underlying non-specific
lumbo-pelvic pain and a cognitive functional approach to their
management.
Men in Pelvic Health:
What Are We Thinking?
Presented by Nate Mancillas, PT, DPT, MS,
Ryan Smith, PT, DPT, ATC
Many male new graduates and male physical therapists not only
lack understanding of pelvic health, but also exhibit uncertainty
and lack of confidence in initiating a conversation with a female
patient on those issues. There are also many male patients with
pelvic health issues who are largely underserved. This session will
suggest actions male PTs can take to advance their
understanding of pelvic health and help serve this already
underserved population. This session comes from the perspective
of 2 male new graduates who understand that the pelvic floor
has many more implications across all aspects of the physical
therapy realm. This session also will be beneficial for current
physical therapy students to broaden their scope and gain a full
appreciation that physical therapy is much more than just
orthopedics or neurology, but rather an all-encompassing
biopsychosocial model that includes pelvic health.
FRIDAY
FEBRUARY 17, 2017
Complex Pelvic Floor Cases in the
Neurological Patient
Presented by Devon Gaydosh, PT, DPT,
Carina Siracusa, PT, DPT, WCS
Patients being treated for a neurological insult can have a
variety of side effects that can affect their overall recovery. It is
important for neurologic physical therapists to collaborate with
pelvic floor therapists to ensure that bowel and bladder issues
are not hindering their overall neurological treatment. This session
will focus on the collaboration between neurologic PTs and
pelvic floor PTs. The speakers will present complex cases,
including those with cardiovascular accident, brain cancer,
multiple sclerosis, and multisystem atrophy. The neurologic
physical therapist will identify the key barriers of the bowel and
bladder symptoms to the progression of function with a
neurologic injury. The pelvic floor physical therapist will discuss
the screening and evaluative tools used and how to integrate
pelvic floor treatment into the overall neurologic plan of care,
keeping in mind funding and reimbursement.
The Role of Coccyx Dysfunction
in Lumbopelvic Pain: Evaluation
and Treatment
Presenting Michelle Hunt, PT, OCS, FCFMT, FAAOMPT, Janine
Nesin, PT, DPT, OCS, Julie Sarton, PT, DPT, WCS
Coccydynia is a common presentation experienced by patients
in both the orthopedic and womens health setting and results in
restriction of the most basic of all functional activities sitting.
Often missed as a contributing factor of both lumbosacral pain
and pelvic floor dysfunction, coccyx restriction can play a role
not only in low back pain, SI joint dysfunction, and sacral pain
but also in pelvic and sexual pain, painful voiding, painful
defecation and difficulty with bowel and bladder emptying. Due
to the attachment of the pelvic floor onto the coccyx and its
relationship to the sacrum, it is essential that pelvic floor and
orthopedic PTs manifest a solid understanding of the evaluation
and treatment of the sacrococcygeal region and be able to
treat it effectively. This session will provide an up-to-date solid
foundation for the PT in the evaluation and treatment of coccyx
dysfunction using both external and internal manual techniques,
functional mobilization, visceral mobilization application and
therapeutic exercise integration. Review of anatomy, pathology
and patient education with sitting modifications and cushion
selection will also be highlighted.
Bike-Friendly Physical Therapy:
Keeping the Public in the Saddle
Presented by Kevin Schmidt, PT, MSPT, CMP
National rates of bicycling are on the rise as cities, businesses,
and urban areas are embracing the health and economical
benefits of a 'car-less' lifestyle. With this global increase in
bicycling infrastructure and daily bike commuters, physical
therapists have a unique opportunity to assist this population due
to the high prevalence of repetitive stress/strain and posturerelated
injury and pain that riders experience on the bike. The
purpose of this lecture is to address the growing trends in urban
and city bicycling, the commonplace of cycling-related injury,
identify common cycling injuries at all levels of riding, and the
role of the physical therapist in managing this growing
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population. The speakers will also profile out office, Pedal PT, as
an example of how we manage this unique, growing population
in one of the highest bicycling volume areas in the United States.
Building Your Practice Through
Cross-Referrals With Wellness Professionals
Presented by Blair Green, PT, MPT, OCS, Heather King-Smith, MPH
Many women have access to fitness and wellness services that
specialize in prenatal and postpartum exercise, low back, hip,
and other joint pain, as well as general health services. Clients
often entrust medical information to their personal trainers,
massage therapists, and yoga and Pilates instructors, yet may
not seek out physical therapy care due to lack of information or
education about PT services. Fitness and wellness professionals
can be a valuable referral source for women who could benefit
from physical therapy. Physical therapists can provide better
continuity of care by referring patients to qualified fitness and
wellness professionals to begin or continue appropriate exercise
or muscle training once physical therapy is no longer medically
necessary. Strong relationships with fitness and wellness providers
help to drive referrals, ensure continuity of care, and provide
opportunity for education in addition to maximizing benefit for
an efficient cost to the patient.
Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,
Etc: Treat the Patient, Not the Label
Presented by Adriaan Louw, PT, PhD
Apart from the epidemic of chronic pain, physical therapists
constantly encounter "new" diagnoses. The extensive and
growing list includes fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome,
irritable bowel syndrome, chronic Lyme disease, non-celiac
gluten sensitivity, and more. Neuroscience and neuroimmunology,
however, would argue there is an underlying
commonality in these "unique" disorders. Pain, along with various
biological systems, are all activated during a stress response; if
one system is overprotective, it leads to a certain cluster of
common signs and symptoms that is labeled as one of these
"new" diagnoses. Regardless of the label a patient presents with,
pain is pain, and evidence-based treatments such as pain
neuroscience education, aerobic exercise, goal setting, graded
exposure, and others should form the cornerstone of a wellrounded
physical therapy treatment. This session will showcase
how various biological systems present in line with common
labels encountered in the clinic, and how to identify the
dominant mechanisms and treatments for each of these
"unique" conditions.
When the World Won't Stop Spinning:
Dizziness Through the Female Lifespan
Presented by Susan Clinton, PT, DScPT, OCS, WCS, FAAOMPT,
Scott Euype, PT, DPT, MHS, OCS, Carrie Pagliano, PT, DPT, OCS,
WCS, MTC
Women have significantly more episodes of dizziness than men.
Dizziness and headaches in the first postpartum year requires
differential diagnosis. Dizziness has many causes, but in many
cases with the appropriate differential diagnosis, it can be
treated successfully with physical therapy interventions. Dizziness
may include a cervicogenic component, which can be a
contributor in cervical-related headaches, migraines, and
temporomandibular joint disorder, all of which have appropriate
physical therapy interventions. When left untreated, dizziness can
result in falling and other more serious injuries. Considerations for
physical therapy examination and treatment of dizziness will be
discussed, with special attention to unique symptoms seen in
women through the lifespan. The session will conclude with a
discussion of specific case examples of women diagnosed with
dizziness, and the physical therapist’s clinical decision making
process.
Female Athlete Strength and Conditioning:
Bridging Rehab and Fitness
Presented by Brianna Battles, MA, BSc Kin, CSCS (NSCA, USAW),
Julie Wiebe, PT, MPT, BSc
Female athletes often desire to maintain high levels of fitness
during pregnancy and return to fitness immediately postpartum.
This is often without regard for or knowledge of their need for
musculoskeletal and/or pelvic health rehabilitation prior to or in
conjunction with a gradually progressed fitness program.
Women reach out first to fitness professionals because of a lack
of understanding of the difference between getting their body
back vs. function back. This session will promote cooperative
communication between the team of professionals that help
restore and return women to daily and athletic demands. A
pre/postnatal strength and conditioning coach and a physical
therapist will discuss the unique structural and postpartum
considerations of women who want to return to high levels of
fitness. Attendees will take away clinically relevant tools for
cueing, form consideration, and lifting strategy modifications to
meet musculoskeletal, pelvic health, and performance needs
simultaneously.
Specialty Practice in a Rural Setting:
Diamonds in the Rough
Presented by Lisa Lahr, PT, DPT, CI, Audra Zastrow, PT, DPT, CLT
Most physical therapists who practice in a rural setting consider
themselves Jacks-of-all-trades in the field of physical therapy. But
how do specialists fare in these settings? What does it mean to
be a women’s health (or a wound care or pediatric) specialist in
a rural area? This session will reveal the trials and tribulations of
working in rural setting and describe the unique patient
populations and opportunities that exist in these cities. The
speakers will discuss ways to improve rural patient care, grass
roots marketing, provider education, and word-of-mouth to build
a referral base. Attendees will learn how different specialty areas
can work together to improve holistic patient care. Come with
an open mind and willingness to improve the lives of women’s
health patients in a rural setting by working to build a health
care team.
SATURDAY
FEBRUARY 18, 2017
Inappropriate Patient Sexual Behavior:
Evidence-Based Interventions
Presented by Jill Boissonnault, PT, PhD, WCS,
Ziadee Cambier, PT, DPT
Inappropriate patient sexual behavior (IPSB) is any verbal or
physical act of an explicit, or perceived, sexual nature, which is
unacceptable within the social context in which it is carried out.
IPSB encompasses a spectrum of patient behaviors, ranging from
staring and suggestive remarks, to genital exposure, forceful
groping, and rape. IPSB is pervasive in clinical practice and has
significant negative consequences for both clinicians and
patients. The speakers will demonstrate 3 verbal techniques for
addressing IPSB, use small-group discussion and role-play to
practice responses, and outline specific strategies for cognitively
impaired patients. The session also will cover prevention and
management strategies for high-risk settings, and reporting and
documentation.
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Ultrasound Imaging to Objectify Tissue
Changes Following Physical Therapy
Interventions
Presented by Ramona Horton, PT, MPT, Mary Ellen Kramp, PT, DPT,
CLT-LANA
Ultrasound imaging is moving beyond its origins as a tool for
diagnosis of pathology in the hands of radiology professional. As
this technology becomes more available, it is being applied for
training motor function as well as to identify changes within the
musculoskeletal system. The standard of test-retest has long
been utilized within physical therapy to objectify tissue change
as a result of interventions. As equipment becomes more
affordable, ultrasound imaging is moving from the research lab
and into clinical practice, opening up an entirely new dimension
of objective measurement beyond motor strength and joint
ROM. This session will address the basic knowledge of how to
read and interpret relevant structures in the ultrasound image,
identify landmarks that can be used for an infinite number of
test-retest measures following manual therapy interventions, as
well as motor training. Attendees may participate in a live
demonstration with musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging.
From the Glottis to the Pelvic Floor:
Clinical Connections
Presented by Susan Clinton, PT, DScPT, OCS, WCS, FAAOMPT,
Julie Wiebe, PT, MPT, BSc
What role do the intertwined intrathoracic and intra-abdominal
pressure systems have in musculoskeletal and pelvic health
dysfunction? How do the top and bottom of the respiratory
system and alimentary track connect anatomically, neurophysiologically,
and structurally? How do we optimize the
function of these systems? This session will explore the answers to
these questions as it relates to common dysfunctions of the
lumbopelvic region. Discussion of the central stability system will
include the contribution and links between alignment, breath
mechanics, pressure systems, and cranial and autonomic
nervous systems. Participants will be provided with clinical
reasoning tools to apply in the integration of upper and lower
quarter movement strategies.
Talking Points: An Oxford-Style Debate
on Dry Needling
Presented by Mark Milligan, PT, DPT, CERT, TPS, OCS, FAAOMPT,
Scot Morrison, PT, DPT, Kyle Ridgeway, PT, DPT,
Kenneth Venere, PT, DPT, Kali Aucoin, PT, DPT
Dry needling is arguably the most popular and fastest growing
intervention in physical therapy today. There has been a
remarkable increase in continuing education offerings,
published research (an eight-fold increase in citations from 2010
to 2015 compared to 2000 to 2005) and legislative battles
fighting to protect PTs right to utilize dry needling. This Oxfordstyle
debate will address the motion: This house believes PTs
should implement dry needling into practice.? Each side is
charged to address the implementation of dry needling into
clinical practice in regards to research, theoretical construct,
cost of training, legislative action, and other considerations.
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Unplugged!: Breastfeeding Pain
and the Role of Physical Therapists
Presented by Peg Maas, PT, DPT, WCS, CLT
Recurrent clogged ducts, mastitis, and other sources of pain
associated with breastfeeding are common problems and
frequently lead women to discontinue nursing their infants. As
specialists in tissue function, physical therapists are well-suited to
be team members in the treatment and support of women who
are experiencing painful lactation. By providing education,
manual therapy, modalities, and home program ideas, physical
therapists who have expertise in this area can help resolve and
prevent recurrence of painful episodes, thereby making a
significant contribution to breastfeeding success. In this session,
attendees will learn the anatomy and physiology of lactation,
the role of the autonomic nervous system and lymphatic system
in breastfeeding function, and how to use manual lymphatic
massage, education, and other physical therapy skills and
modalities to assist these women. The session will include
differential diagnosis and case studies, and provide strategies for
starting a program to care for this population.
Vaginismus and the Cultural Context:
Her Body Tells Her Story
Presented by Karen Brandon, PT, DSc, WCS, Sara Nasserzadeh,
PhD, DipPST
Models of sexuality that include biopsychosociospiritual factors
offer a more integrated approach for assessing sexual concerns
and dysfunctions. Culture plays a role in how we perceive and
express our sexuality. Vaginismus compromises a woman's ability
to engage in any form of vaginal penetration, including sexual
intercourse, manual penetration, insertion of tampons or
menstrual cups, and gynecological examinations. Traditionally,
pelvic floor physical therapists would be recommended by
physicians to address the mechanical and physical aspects of
the uncoordinated pelvic floor muscle reaction. Treated
biomechanically in isolation, improvement for this condition is
often unsuccessful. Vaginismus may contribute to depression/
anxiety, marital distress, inability to complete medical screening,
and more widely in their cultural roles as desirable and fertile
women and wives. Physical therapists working with patients
should be sensitive and possess cultural competency skills in
order to establish successful patient rapport, set realistic patientdriven
goals, identify key issues that may require behavioral
interventions, and possess a solid network of professionals to offer
the patient holistic support. This session will share current
evidence on cultural aspects of vaginismus, and clinical
applications for the psychosexual therapist and the physical
therapist.
And organizations and companies are paying the price (the
estimate of disengagement is over $350 billion in lost
productivity, accidents, theft, and turnover annually). Your
strengths should be your primary focus both personally and
corporately.
Gallup's StrengthsFinder assessment is one of the leading tools for
discovering and utilizing a person’s top strengths. It identifies a
person’s top five natural preferences (out of 34 possible). And
when unpacked via learning, coaching, and application it has
the potential of unlocking a company's most powerful resource:
people and their strengths. The purpose of this session is to help
participants understand their individual strengths, and to
discover how their strengths interact most effectively with the
people on their teams. The primary emphasis will be on team
dynamics and process via the optimizing of everyone's strengths
on the team. This session will have the StrengthsFinder selfassessment
provided ahead of time via online for those wishing
to optimize specific guidance on their personal and team
strengths during the session (to access a 20-minute test,
go to www.gallupstrengthscenter.com).
Sexuality, Race, and Transgender Health:
Implications for Practice
Presented by Rena McDaniel, MEd, LCP
Uchenna Ossai, PT, DPT
The session will provide comprehensive sex education that
includes considerations for sex, gender and racial minorities. The
course will also provide information on the transgender
community and special considerations for clinical practice.
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Building Your Best Team:
How to Leverage Your PT Superpowers
Presented by Karen Brandon, PT, DSc, WCS, Greg Nelson, DMin
World class teams have two things in common: they pay rigorous
attention to productivity as well as positivity (the culture of the
team). Research is showing that central to both elements is the
emphasis on discovering, leveraging, and valuing everyone's
unique strengths profiles. Google's latest report on what makes
the best teams possible concludes that it is the element of
"psychological safety" where everyone feels totally free to
contribute by deed and word without the fear of being put
down or judged and criticized - a culture of positivity where
kindness, empathy, respect, and honor for each other's
uniqueness and strengths are central to the team experience for
everyone. And yet workplace studies are revealing that 66% of
people report never being asked to contribute what they're
strongest at to their work environment. This has led to the highest
levels of non-engagement in workplace history.
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Promoting Mobility in Antepartum Patients
on Bed Rest
Presented by Elizabeth Northrop, PT, DPT, WCS
Obstetricians commonly prescribe bed rest to patients during
pregnancy by obstetricians for a variety of indications. Despite its
widespread use, the literature does not consistently demonstrate
a benefit to antepartum bed rest. Adverse effects of bed rest
are well documented, including decreased muscle function,
increased risk of venous thromboembolism, and bone loss. This
session will address the most frequent diagnoses for which bed
rest is prescribed and potential barriers for providing physical
therapy. The presenter will discuss the importance of integrating
therapeutic exercise into the management of pregnant patients
who are on bed rest or are hospitalized for prolonged periods,
and how to do so in a safe manner in collaboration with the
obstetric team. Case studies will be used to demonstrate
techniques for implementing exercise programs in antepartum
patients on various levels of activity restriction.
Section on Women’s Health-APTA
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2017 COMBINED SECTIONS MEETING | SAN ANTONIO
HONORING & CELEBRATING OUR HISTORY
Elizabeth Noble founded the Section on
Women’s Health of the American Physical
Therapy Association in 1977 under the
original name of the Section on Obstetrics
and Gynecology. The professional
association served as a resource for
continuing education and knowledge
needed by physical therapists interested in
healthcare of women before, during, and
after pregnancy.
Today, however, the scope of practice for our nearly 3,000 Section members has widened to include
myriad health abdominal and pelvic concerns of women, men, and children: incontinence,
pelvic/vaginal pain, prenatal and postpartum musculoskeletal pain, osteoporosis, rehabilitation
following breast surgery, lower back pain, lymphedema, conditions specific to the female athlete,
fibromyalgia, chronic pain, wellness, and exercise.
Members voted to change the Section name in 1995 to Section on Women’s Health to mark the
specialized education required to address women’s physical therapy needs. In 2011, the organization
updated its mission and vision statements to recognize Section members who also treat males
affected by incontinence, pelvic pain, fibromyalgia, and osteoporosis.
The Section on Women’s Health continues to focus on its role as a vital resource for physical therapists
interested in continuing education, research, and lab training from leading physical therapists.
Members also receive the Journal of Women’s Health Physical Therapy, networking opportunities, a
voice in advocating for physical therapy patients and the profession, specialized sessions at APTA
conferences, and more.
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2017 COMBINED SECTIONS MEETING | SAN ANTONIO
THE PAST & THE PRESENT
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2017 COMBINED SECTIONS MEETING | SAN ANTONIO
40 th Anniversary Celebration Gala
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2017 | 6:30 PM – 11:00 PM
Grand Hyatt San Antonio, Texas Salon E
* PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. EVENT IS FULL.*
ALREADY REGISTERED? PLEASE, MAKE SURE PICK UP YOUR 40 TH
ANNIVERSARY GALA ENTRANCE WRIST BAND ON THURSDAY AT
SOWH BOOTH #1548
MISSED OUT ON REGISTRATION? ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN FROM 9:00
PM TO 11:00 PM FOR DANCING AND THE CASH BAR.
2017 marks the 40 th year of Section on Women’s Health. We are
gathering together to honor 40 years of SOWH’s progress and
achievements by recognizing the past leaders, the advancement
of the physical therapy field since 1977, and the journey we have
taken to get to the present. Attire is Dressy Casual.
Yellow wristbands must be worn to enter this event until 9 pm.
‣ Hors d’oeuvres
‣ Cash bar
‣ DJ and dancing
‣ Guest speaker
‣ Selfie station
SPECIAL GUEST: EMMA STOKES
President of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy
The Section’s 40th Anniversary Gala features a world-class special guest:
President Emma Stokes of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy. Based
in Ireland, Stokes has served in leadership roles throughout her career, including
extensive experience in board leadership during eight directorships.
A member of the Physiotherapists Registration Board that will regulate
physiotherapy in Ireland, Stokes has published widely on exercise intervention
and participation post stroke and in people with neurological disabilities and
also focused her research on national and international professional issues in
physiotherapy. *All attendees must have a ticket to enter the gala. This event is
currently full.
Read full biography here.
@ekstokes | #GlobalPT | @WCPT1951
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2017 COMBINED SECTIONS MEETING | SAN ANTONIO
GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2017 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Grand Hyatt San Antonio Room Bowie B
Come join the section for:
‣ An overview of the State of the Section
‣ News and Updates
‣ Recognition of the WCS Class of 2016
‣ Recognition of the CAPP Class of 2016
‣ New Board Member Introduction
‣ End of the Year Awards & Elizabeth Noble Award
‣ Education Awards
‣ Progress in response to the 2016 Membership
Survey (rollout of the new and upgraded
member benefits in 2017)
You won’t believe all that SOWH has achieved in the past year
and is investing in during 2017 to serve the needs and wants you
expressed in last year’s membership survey. Plan to attend the
Business Meeting to hear your elected leaders give a State of
the Section overview of progress toward our mission in 2016. In
addition to honoring our specialty’s superstars, we’ll also be
introducing our new member-driven vision, mission, and
strategic plan, so you’ll know why we are so excited about the
next three to five years. Come see how your dues are positively
affecting pelvic and abdominal physical therapy for women,
men, and children. Remember to wear your membership pin!
This is your time to learn the most about SOWH achievements
and progress and showing how your dues and support are
positively affecting men’s and women’s health worldwide!
Remember to wear your membership pins and check out
our recent blog: What’s Up with the Name Change? A Mission and Vision Excursion to get up-to-date!
Following the Business Meeting, join the SOWH Board of Directors at PAC Party* where we will mix, mingle,
dance and celebrate our successes. * Advanced tickets required for PT-PAC Party.
NEW UPDATE: SECTION ON WOMEN’S HEALTH LAUNCHES NEW
MISSION, VISION, AND VALUE PROPOSITION!
MISSION
Our mission is to advance global excellence in abdominal and
pelvic health through evidence-based practice, innovative
education, research, and social responsibility.
VISION
As a global authority in abdominal and pelvic health, we
transform society by empowering professionals and people
everywhere.
VALUE PROPOSITION
Join our member-led, collaborative, nonprofit community! We are
committed to education, research, and promotion of personalized
care in abdominal and pelvic physical therapy.
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2017 COMBINED SECTIONS MEETING | SECTION ON WOMEN’S HEALTH
PLATFORM PRESENTATIONS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2017 | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Grand Hyatt San Antonio Lone Star Salon C
TITLE
AUTHOR
The Biomechanics of “Mom Jeans”
Jennifer Bagwell
Co-occurrence of Temporomandibular Disorder and Pelvic Pain
Timothy Bayruns
Assessment of Abdominal Muscle Thickness in Post-Partum Women Who Have
Undergone Cesarean Sections as Compared to Vaginal Births
Kelli Brizzolara
Impact of Skilled Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on the Incidence and Severity of Stress
Urinary Incontinence in Pregnant and Postpartum Women: A Systematic Review
Dominique Heres
Women with Fibromyalgia Demonstrate Reduced Pain Inhibition Capacity
Compared to Pain-Free Controls.
Corey Simon
Recommended Anatomical Competencies for Physical Therapists Treating the
Pelvic Floor
Karen Snowden
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2017 COMBINED SECTIONS MEETING | SECTION ON WOMEN’S HEALTH
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2017 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
If you are a presenter for one of these posters, please check-in and hang up your poster either Friday, Feb. 17 th ,
2017 between 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM or Saturday, Feb. 18 th , 2017,2 017 between 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM. The Section on
Women’s Health group number is #3.
# TITLE AUTHOR
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Effectiveness of physical therapy interventions on physical measures of
health after Cesarean section delivery: A systematic review
Diaphragm and transverse abdominis function in patients with chronic pelvic
pain vs. healthy controls: preliminary results
Effects of manual therapy and dry needling techniques for managing
hypertonicity in the male pelvic floor: A case report
Effects of Resistance Exercises on Secondary Lymphedema Due to
Treatment of Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review
Effects of Various Forms of Physical Therapy on Pain and Quality of Life in
Women with Benign Gynecological Pathologies: A Systematic Review
Implications of pelvic floor dysfunction in post-partum women with primary
complaints of LBP: A Case Series
The Prevalence of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Impact on Quality of
Life in Women’s Collegiate Ice Hockey Athletes
The Successful Management of Foot Drop in a Postpartum Patient with use
of Pelvic Floor and Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy: A Case Report
Task Specific Approach to Rehabilitation for Patient with Pregnancy Related
Intracranial Hemorrhage: Case Study
Use of Graded Exposure and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation with
Dilator Therapy for a Woman with Chronic Primary Vaginismus: A Case Study
Adrienne Simmonds
Maggie Abrams
Amy Porter
Morgan Romesberg
Amy Tremback-Ball
Brooke Berlan
Cara Harm
Carla Franck
Cynthia Flanagan
Darla Cathcart
3391 Incidence of Stress Incontinence in High School Females Jean Hiebert
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The Effects of Electrical Stimulation on the Reduction of Diastasis Recti in
Females Postpartum: A Case Series
Jeanne Welch
3393 Diabetes Prevention for Native Hawaiian Women: A Case Series Design. John Imundi
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Decreasing musculoskeletal complications during pregnancy: preventative
exercise prior to conception (A systematic literature review)
Myofascial Decompression Techniques for the Normalization of Fascial
Mobility and Muscle Tone in an Athlete with Bowel Voiding Dysfunction: A
Case Study
Effectiveness of Kinesiology Taping in Patients with Lymphedema: A
Systematic Review
Julia Glick
Lindsey Liggan
Lisa Barnes
3397 Clinical Presentation of Men with Pelvic Pain Lisa Tate
3399 The Effect of a Maternity Support Binder on Low Back Pain During Pregnancy Whitney Dehler
3399
Should physical therapy intervention be an integral part of constipation and
incontinence management for pediatric sacrococcygeal teratoma
Melissa Gutierrez
survivors? A case report
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Prevalence of psoas myofascial dysfunction in males referred to physical
therapy for testicular pain.
Nicole Cookson
3401 Postpartum Diastasis Recti Abdominis: Treatment and Functional Implications Rose Schlaff
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Stress Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Strengthening Education in
Female Collegiate Dancers: A Pilot Study
The Influence of a Home Exercise Program Including Activation of the
Transverse Abdominis and Pelvic Floor Muscles While Performing Lumbar
Stabilization Exercises on Chronic Low Back Pain in a Middle Aged Woman:
A Case Study
The Effect of Visceral Manipulation on Diastasis Recti Abdominis: A Case
Series
Pelvic Physical Therapy Intervention for the Pediatric Patient with a Complex
Anorectal Anomaly: A Case Report.
Physical Therapy Interventions for a Patient with Postpartum Pelvic Girdle
Pain
Jennifer Celso
Stacie Bertram
Brandi Kirk
Whitney Bartley
Winnie Ma
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SECTION ON WOMEN’S HEALTH-APTA
GET INVOLVED IN SOWH
Welcome Section Members to CSM 2017: San Antonio!
I am always excited by the gathering of our passionate members as we
share ideas, exchange knowledge, and build friendships. I would like to
introduce myself, as I am the newly appointed Volunteer Coordinator for
the SOWH. For the next three years, I will be serving to facilitate the
placement of our members in volunteer positions based on desires, skills,
and expertise. In just the six years that I have practiced as pelvic and
lymphedema therapist, I have already witnessed tremendous growth of
this field.
The success of our specialty is due to not only your personal
advancement but also your commitment to our SOWH. To our current
volunteers-Thank you for the countless hours you have contributed to an
organization that promotes compassionate care for an underserved
patient population. For our current members-I encourage each of you
to become involved within the Section. Volunteering for the SOWH
promotes advocacy of the profession, patient awareness of the field,
and an opportunity for further networking. As a Section, we rely heavily
on enthusiasm and involvement of our members. Please reach out with
any interest or questions; I look forward to meeting you all!
Ashley Watts
Volunteer Coordinator
Section on Women’s Health, APTA
wattsas@gmail.com.
Current Opportunities
To apply for current opportunities, please visit
www.womenshealthapta.org/volunteeropportunities/
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBER
CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES COMMITTEE
MEMBER
REVIEWER FOR JOURNAL OF WOMEN’S
HEALTH PHYSICAL THERAPY
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE MEMBER
CAPP-PELVIC CASE REVIEWERS
CAPP-OB CASE REVIEWERS
LAB ASSISTANT & INSTRUCTOR
HOST A COURSE AT YOUR FACILITY IN 2018
PROPOSE A NEW LIVE OR ONLINE COURSE
SOWH STUDENT INTEREST GROUP
VOLUNTEER LAB ASSISTANT
STATE AND REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
Region 2 Southeast
Delaware
Alaska
Mississippi
South Dakota West
South Dakota East
California – North
Oklahoma
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SECTION ON WOMEN’S HEALTH-APTA
THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS
RESEARCH
JOURNAL LEADERSHIP
Editor-in-Chief
Nancy Donovan
Cindy Chiarello, Incoming
Senior Editor
Diane Borello-France
ASSOC. EDITORS
Karen Abraham
Rebecca Reisch
Patricia Nelson
JOURNAL OF WOMEN’S HEALTH PHYSICAL THERAPY REVIEWERS
Adrienne
McAuley
Ann Dunbar
Ann Marie Flores
Beth Marcoux
Carol Figuers
Cynthia E. Neville
Cynthia Michelle
Chiarello
Darija Scepanovic
Darla Cathcart
Donna Edwards
Elaine Wilder
Gerard Hesch
Jill Boissonnault
Karen Pryor
Karen Snowden
Katy Mitchell
Lori J Tuttle
Mary K. Kearse
Monica PT White
Meryl Alappattu
Nicole Gergich
Pamela Downey
Patricia Downey
Paula Click
Fenter
Prisca Collins
Rebecca Reisch
Sarah Glesmann
Stephanie Fournier
Susan C. Clinton
Tamara Roehling
2016 RESEARCH GRANT REVIEWERS 10K POSTER/PLATFORM COMMITTEE
Karen Abraham
Meryl Alappattu
Jill Boissonnault
PRACTICE
Pamela Downey
Mary McVearry
Kerstein Palombaro
Pam Downey (Co-Chair)
Karen Brandon
Christine Cabelka
Christine Cabelka (Co-Chair)
Laura LaPorta Krum
Tracy Spitznagle
THE CLINICAL PRACTICE
GUIDELINES STEERING
COMMITTEE
Susan Clinton (Chair)
Tracy Spitznagle
Nancy Donovan
Alaina Newell
Karen Abraham
CPG LOWER GI FUNCTION:
CONSTIPATION COMMITTEE
Susan George (Leader)
Jennifer Kurz
Dianne Borello-France
Gregg Marchetti
CPG – PELVIC GIRDLE PAIN IN
THE ANTEPARTUM POPULATION
COMMITTEE
Susan Clinton (Leader)
Alaina Newell
Kimberly Ferreira
Patricia Downey
CPG- CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN
Meryl Alappattu (Leader)
Sandy Hilton
Mark Bishop
CPG – PELVIC PAIN IN
POSTPARTUM POPULATION
COMMITTEE
Adrienne Simmonds
(Leader)
Darla Cathcart
Alaina Newell
Tracy Spitznagle
Karen Abraham
CPG – INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS: IBD
Jessica Elia (leader)
Eileen Johnson
Christine Martin Morgan
Terry Toufanian
CPG- MIXED URINARY
INCONTINENCE COMMITTEE
AUTHORS
Adrienne McAuley
(Leader)
Mary McVearry Austin
Amanda Mahoney
Katherine Miles
Nancy Cullinane
Sunanda Kane, MD, MPH
(Mayo)
Christina Ha, MD (UCLA)
PAYMENT POLICY & ADVOCACY
Kelly Huestis (Chair)
NaKisha Robertson
Jackson
Monica White
Sandy Guilliano
Katie Pring
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Gail Zitterkopf
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THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS
2017 COMBINED
MEMBERSHIP
NOMINATING
COMMITTEE
Blair Green, Chair
Karen Snowden
(Incoming Chair)
Kirsten Wightman
Bernadette Kamin
EDUCATION
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Shannon Fox, Chair
Karen Connor
Laura Scheufele
Nicole Coleman
Shannon Forrestall
Karen Brandon
Faunice Jackson,
(Communications Liaison)
Ashley Watts
Jessica Zager
Julie Jenner
COMMUNICATIONS
COMMITTEE
Christina Holladay
+ 3 more
VOLUNTEER
COORDINATOR
Ashley Watts
STUDENT SIG
Julie Jenner, President
EDUCATIONAL
REVIEW COMMITTEE
COLLABORATIVE COURSES &
ON-DEMAND LEARNING
MODULES (FORMERLY HSMS)
CAPP-OB COMMITTEE
CAPP-PELVIC COMMITTEE
Karla Wente, Chair
Carrie Schwoerer
Karen Snowden
Jenna Sires
Jessica Reale
Pauline Hannan
Karla Wente, Chair
Recruiting members
CAPP CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS
Carina Siracusa (Pelvic)
Suzanne Badillo (OB)
Sandi Gallagher, Chair
Karen Snowden
Jenna Gentile
Elizabeth Northrup
Julia Moine
Mary McVearry Austin, Chair
Mary Jane Strauhal
Miranda Harvey
Jenn Davia
Mandi Murtaugh
Erica Holland
Jessica Thomas
INTERNATIONAL
EDUCATION
COMMITTEE
CAPP-PELVIC CASE
REVIEW COMMITTEE
CAPP-OB CASE REVIEW
COMMITTEE
LAB ASSISTANT
COORDINATOR
ORTHO-PELVIC
COMMITTEE
Rebecca Stephenson
Lori Mize
Wendy Featherstone
Patricia Wolfe
Karla Wente
WCS STUDY GUIDE
GROUP
Mandi Murtaugh
Peg Maas
Karen Snowden, Chair
Jennifer Schiek, Lead
Kari Smith-Lead
Melissa Aul
Ingrid Williams
Janeen Newman
Lauren Crigler
Miranda Harvey
Lauren Garges
Rhonda Norton
Karen Snowden, Chair
Kimberlee Sullivan
Dannan Siano
Anna Benedix
RESIDENCY TASK FORCE
Marcy Crouch
Elizabeth (Liz) Miracle
Tracy Spitznagle
Susan Giglio
PATIENT MATERIALS TASK FORCE
Darla Cathcart, Chair
Katherine Ireland
Justine Wiltsie
Not yet active
Melinda Gross
Kerin Cook
Melissa Eagleton
PROGRAMMING
2017 PROGRAM COMMITTEE ASSISTANT CSM CHAIR
Karen Liberi
Karen Brandon
Julie weir
Sarah Talley
Stephanie Wehrauch
Susan Gerhard
Kari Smith
Karla Wente
Ethan Waldman
Julie Dunn
Cathy Rubsman
Valerie Bobb
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SECTION ON WOMEN’S HEALTH-APTA
THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS
REGIONAL & STATE REPRESENTATIVES
REGION 1
NORTHEAST
REGION 2
SOUTHEAST
REGION 3
MIDWEST
REGION 4
SOUTHWEST
REGION 5
NORTHWEST
Laura Scheufele Kareaion Eaton Jessica Zager Karen Brandon Shannon Forrestall
Connecticut Alabama Illinois Arizona Alaska
Nancy Corvigno Nicole "Nikki" Woods Karen Weeks Tammy Roehling Sallie Rediske
Washington, D.C. Arkansas Indiana California - North Colorado
Lauren Wohl Sarah Brooks Maggie Dye OPEN Hollie Neujahr
Delaware Florida Iowa California - South Idaho
OPEN Catherine Weibel Elizabeth Trausch Karen Rose Brandon Andrea Goldberger
Maine Georgia Kansas Hawaii Montana
Adrienne McAuley Blair Green Jennifer E. Celso Anne Frost Linda Looser
Maryland Kentucky Michigan Nevada Oregon
OPEN Anne Whitney Ensor Bruce LaBreque Tina Baum Susan Weedall
Massachusetts Louisiana Minnesota New Mexico Utah
Karlene Joy Salguero Allyson Loupe Deanne Nash OPEN Valerie Schwalbe
New Jersey Mississippi Missouri Oklahoma Washington
Sharon Arditti OPEN Odilia Egbers Lacey Savage Holly Tanner
New Hampshire North Carolina Nebraska Texas - North Wyoming
Janet Chamberlin Becky Holmberg Julie Peterson Pamela Jones Misty Gardner
NY- NYC/Long Island Puerto Rico/VI North Dakota Texas - South
Melissa Keras-Donaghy OPEN Elizabeth Jones Amy E. Wagner
NY- West South Carolina Ohio
Melissa Keras-Donaghy Dawn Chambers-Lynch Julie Brehm
Pennsylvania Tennessee South Dakota -
West
Megan Horeis Tiffany Priest OPEN
Rhode Island Virginia South Dakota - East
Melissa Nassaney Jennifer Chu OPEN
Vermont West Virginia Wisconsin
Deirdre Folsom Marnie Clemens Jeanna
Viramontes
Section on Women’s Health-APTA
HOST A SECTION ON WOMEN’S HEALTH COURSE IN YOUR COUNTRY!
Are you interested in hosting a Section on Women's Health course at your
school, clinic, hospital or physical therapy center? Section on Women’s Health
is seeking international and domestic host facilities interested in hosting our
courses! If interested, please fill out our Course Host Application so that we
acknowledge your interest and get in touch with you! For general inquiries,
please contact info@womenshealthapta.org.
FILL OUT COURSE HOST APPLICATION FORM
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SECTION ON WOMEN’S HEALTH-APTA
MEET OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Patricia Wolfe
PT, MS
(2015-2018)
VICE PRESIDENT
Carrie Pagliano
PT, DPT, OCS, WCS
(2016-2019)
SECRETARY
Amy Pannullo
PT, DPT, CLT, WCS
(2016-2019)
TREASURER
Uchenna Ossai (UC)
PT, DPT, CLT, WCS
(2015-2018)
DIRECTOR OF
EDUCATION
Lori Ann Mize
PT, DPT, WCS
(2015-2018)
DIRECTOR OF
PRACTICE
Jennifer Hungate
PT, DPT, WCS, MS
(2015-2018)
DIRECTOR OF
COMMUNICATIONS
Christina Holladay
PT, DPT, MA, WCS, CLT
(2016-2019)
DIRECTOR OF
RESEARCH
Meryl Joseph Alappattu
PT, DPT, PhD
(2015-2018)
DIRECTOR OF
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Sarah Haag
PT, DPT, MS, WCS
(2011-2017)
INCOMING
DIRECTOR OF
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Alexandra Hill
PT, DPT, WCS, CLT
(2017-2020)
DIRECTOR OF
PROGRAMMING
Sandra “Sandy” Hilton
PT, DPT, MS
(2011-2017)
INCOMING
DIRECTOR OF
PROGRAMMING
Carina Siracusa
PT, DPT, WCS
(2017-2020)
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SECTION ON WOMEN’S HEALTH-APTA
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART 2017-2018
MEMBERS
PRESIDENT
Patricia Wolfe
VICE PRESIDENT
Carrie Pagliano
TREASURER
Uchenna Cynthia- Awelle Ossai (UC)
SECRETARY
Amy Pannullo
DIRECTOR OF
EDUCATION
Lora Mize
DIRECTOR OF
RESEARCH
Meryl Alappattu
DIRECTOR OF
COMMUNICATIONS
Pending
Appointment
DIRECTOR OF
FINANCIAL
DEVELOPEMENT
Alexandra Hill
DIRECTOR OF
PROGRAMMING
Carina Siracusa
DIRECTOR OF
PRACTICE
Jennifer
Hungate
Reports to: PRESIDENT
Membership Committee Chair
Shannon Fox
Reports to: MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Student Special Interest
Group Director
Julie Jenner
Reports to: SECRETARY
Nominating Committee Chair
Kirsten Wightman
Reports to: MEMBERSHIP CHAIR
State/Regional Representatives
Shannon Fox
Volunteer Coordinator
Ashley Watts
COMMITTEES
Reports to: TREASURER
Finance Committee
Reports to: DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH
Journal of Women’s Health PT, Editor-in-Chief
Cynthia Chiarello
Journal of Women’s Health PT, Publisher
Poster & Platform Committee
Pam Downey
Reports to: DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING
Programming Committee
Reports to: DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
CAPP OB Committee - Chair
Sandra Gallagher
CAPP Pelvic Committee - Chair
Mary McVearry Austin
CAPP Course Curriculum Oversight
Task Force Chair
Adrienne McAuley
CAPP Case Reflection Lead Reviewers
Karen Snowden (OB)
Jenny Schiek/Kari Smith (Pelvic)
Entry-Level Curriculum Task Force
Co-Chairs
Patricia Nelson, Carol Figuers
Educational Review Committee Chair
Karla Wente
Course Site Facilitator
Deborah Zagray
Reports to: DIRECTOR OF PRACTICE
Government Affairs Chair
Gail Zitterkopf
Payment Policy and Reimbursement
Chair
Kelly Huestis
Clinical Practice Guidelines Chair
Susan Clinton
EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
Kristin Clarke
APTA BOD
LIASON
Kathleen Mairella
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SECTION ON WOMEN’S HEALTH-APTA
2017 Nominations are Open for the 2018 Slate!
Do you know an outstanding person
who you think would be a great leader
for Section on Women's Health?
The following positions are open for 2017 SOWH Board of
Directors and Nominating Committee elections:
President
Treasurer
Director of Education
Director of Research
Director of Communications
Nominating Committee
Each position is for a three-year term, commencing at the APTA Combined Sections Meeting 2018. Deadline for
candidate submission is March 31, 2017. For updates and job descriptions of each position, visit our
webpage: 2017 SOWH Nominations/Elections (Visit www.womenshealthapta.org/elections2017/)
WHY RUN FOR A POSITION?
With busy lives, it can be difficult to find time to volunteer. However, the benefits of volunteering are enormous
to you and your professional community! Volunteering can help you expand your network, learn new skills,
develop new friendships, and contribute to your physical therapy field.
HOW LONG IS THE NOMINATION/ELECTION PROCESS?
The Nomination Application submission window closes March 31, 2017. Elections will take place in May 2017
and all candidates will be notified of the results by June 5, 2017.
NOMINATION PACKET INSTRUCTIONS & DOWNLOAD
We encourage all applicants to fill out the Nomination Packet on their desktop computer Adobe Reader
versus mobile devices, so applicants can save a copy of their forms without losing any data. The Nomination
Packet components must be fully completed and submitted to NomComm@womenshealthapta.org no
later than 11:59 PM EST March 31. For more information, to nominate a member or to become a
nominee please contact: Kirsten Wightman PT, DPT, WCS, Nominating Committee Chair, 2017 at
NomComm@WomensHealthAPTA.org .
DOWNLOAD NOMINATION PACKET AT: https://bit.ly/nomsowh20172
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SECTION ON WOMEN’S HEALTH-APTA
2017 SCHEDULE OF COURSES
Section on Women's Health is proud to announce the course schedule for 2017! We hope you will be able to
take advantage of the variety of course options and locations throughout the country. Additional courses will
be added throughout the year. Stay tuned by visiting our website or register today for a course on our
Section’s Continuing Education Webpage. For details about CAPP-Pelvic & CAPP-OB Certificate Programs,
please Visit our CAPP Page.
PELVIC HEALTH PHYSICAL THERAPY LEVEL 1
‣ January 13-15 | Baton Rouge, LA
‣ April 7-9 | Medford, MA
‣ May1-6 | Tokyo, Japan
*packaged with OBF Japan*
‣ May 18-21 | Conway, AR
‣ June 23-25 | Kirkland, WA
‣ August 25-27 | St. Louis, MO
‣ September 15-17 | Houston, TX
‣ November 10-12, 2017 | Greenville, SC
PELVIC HEALTH PHYSICAL THERAPY LEVEL 2
‣ January 20-22 | Dublin, OH
‣ March 10-12 | Portland, OR
‣ September 22-24 | St. Louis, MO
‣ November 4-5 | Kingston, RI
*PELVIC PAIN* 2-DAY
‣ October 14-15 | Kirkland, WA
*BOWEL DYSFUNCTION* 2-DAY
‣ June 9-11 | Bolingbrook, IL
PELVIC HEALTH PHYSICAL THERAPY LEVEL 3
‣ March 3-4 | Orlando, FL
*HYBRID* 2-DAY
‣ April 21-23 | Houston, TX
‣ September 9-10 | Portland, OR
*HYBRID* 2-DAY
‣ December 1-3 | St. Louis, MO
PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENT OF THE PEDIATRIC
PELVIC FLOOR PATIENT: BIRTH TO 18 YEARS
‣ April 1-2, 2017 | Fayetteville, AR
‣ August 12-13, 2017 | Kirkland, WA
FUNDAMENTAL TOPICS OF PREGNANCY &
POSTPARTUM PHYSICAL THERAPY
‣ March 10-12 | Kirkland, WA
‣ April 7-9 | Bolingbrook, IL
‣ May 1-6 | Tokyo, Japan
*packaged with PH1 Japan*
‣ June 1-3 | Nassau, Bahamas
‣ June 23-25 | Conway, AR
‣ Sept. 29-Oct. 1 | Decatur, GA
‣ October 6-8 | Houston, TX
ADVANCED TOPICS OF PREGNANCY &
POSTPARTUM PHYSICAL THERAPY
‣ March 31-April 2 | Portland, OR
‣ October 13-15 | Houston, TX
PELVIC FLOOR INTERVENTION STRATEGIES FOR
UROGENITAL AND BREAST CANCER
REHABILITATION
‣ March 5 | Orlando, FL
GYNECOLOGIC VISCERAL MANIPULATION
‣ October 26-29, 2017 | Decatur, GA
CONSIDERATIONS & INTERVENTIONS OF
INTRAPARTUM SUPPORT
‣ March 24-26, 2017 | Portland, OR
‣ September 22-24, 2017 | Longmont, CO
SIMPLIFYING SACROILIAC DYSFUNCTION
‣ April 29-30, 2017 | Houston, TX
‣ June 10-11, 2017 | San Diego, CA
Member Discount: If you are not a Section member yet or are nearing your membership renewal date, please
consider joining to save up to $100 per course registration and receive other membership benefits. Join today!
Bundle Discount: To be eligible for a bulk discount, please fill out the PDF Registration Application. If you want to
purchase 2 courses at the same time, you will receive a 10% discount on the 2nd course. If you want to
purchase 3 courses at the same time, you will receive 20% discount on the 3rd course.
Student Discount: Inquire within about student discounts. Students can receive up to $100 off course registration.
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PURSUE THE CAPP
WHAT IS CAPP?
Certificate of Achievement in Pelvic PT (CAPP-Pelvic)
The Section on Women’s Health (SoWH) has developed the Certificate of
Achievement in Pelvic Physical Therapy (CAPP) to certify that a physical
therapist has completed a comprehensive education, training, and testing
program for the management of patients with diagnoses of pelvic health
dysfunction, such as urinary incontinence and pelvic pain. The CAPP is
awarded to physical therapists who complete three courses of training in
pelvic physical therapy, pass written and clinical testing requirements at each
level, and successfully complete a written case report.
WHY PURSUE CAPP?
Certificate of Achievement in Pregnancy/Postpartum (CAPP-OB)
The Section on Women´s Health (SOWH) has developed the Certificate of
Achievement in Pregnancy and Postpartum Physical Therapy to certify that a physical
therapist has completed a comprehensive education, training, and testing program
for management of pregnant and postpartum patients experiencing musculoskeletal
dysfunction and high risk pregnancy. The CAPP is awarded to physical therapists who
complete two courses of training in pregnancy and postpartum physical therapy,
pass written and clinical testing requirements at each level, and successfully
complete a written case report.
Many employers recognize and reward certificate training that is developed and hosted by the
American Physical Therapy Association and its Sections.
Our CAPP courses have expanded beyond the borders and are internationally recognized. CAPP
courses are being requested and hosted in other countries where solid, certificate training is desired for
establishing and growing strong Women’s Health Physical Therapists.
Our CAPP courses are consensus developed by our CAPP Committees that work on refining the learning
experience every year. These courses are developed by a 6-member expert committee. Individual
committee members author sections of the course materials, followed by a reviewer feedback process.
Finally, all materials are reviewed by the entire committee, who makes consensus decisions on all
aspects of each course.
Our CAPP Courses are evidence-based. All materials are created from evidence-based and clinically
applicable references and resources.
Our CAPP Courses are overseen by an independent task force. The CAPP Curriculum Oversight Task
Force (C3OTF) is an 8-member volunteer task force that convenes every 5 years to review the objectives
and all course materials for the Pelvic and OB courses. This task force provides a written report and
dialogue to offer feedback for improvements or other modifications in the materials, thus providing an
additional layer of quality control for CAPP courses.
Our CAPP Courses are participant-reflected. We take participant feedback and reviews seriously!
Participant surveys and other feedback are reviewed by the Director of Education, the CAPP Oversight
Task Force, and the CAPP Committees. Many positive changes have results through the years utilizing
the feedback we would receive from our course participants.
‣ LEARN MORE ABOUT CAPP & OBTAIN CANDIDATE GUIDE
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SECTION ON WOMEN’S HEALTH
2017 COLLABORATIVE COURSES
Physical Therapy Treatment of the Pediatric Pelvic Floor
Patient: Birth to 18 Years | 16.0 CONTACT HOURS
This 1-day course will provide the basis for pelvic physical therapy interventions within
the context of urogenital cancers. We will also discuss the impact on the pelvic floor
related to breast cancer treatments. Pelvic physical therapists play an important role
in the multidisciplinary treatment of the long-term sequelae of intervention for
urogenital cancers… ▶ Learn more!
COURSE DATES & LOCATIONS: April 1-2, 2017 | Fayetteville, AR
August 12-13, 2017 | Kirkland, WA
OPEN TO: Licensed Physical Therapists; Physical Therapist Assistants; Student Physical
Therapists in Final Year
“I absolutely love Carina’s perspective, and it is such a joy
to learn from someone with excellent passion and energy
in the field.” – 2016 Portland, OR Attendee
“Carina facilitates a lot of great discussion in class. She
uses her own experience to expand on what is taught in
the class, but managed to do this while still staying solid in
evidence. I left feeling very empowered to work with this
population.” – 2016 Portland, OR Attendee
“So fabulous. Well-organized, great anecdotal and
evidence-based information, and truly passionate
and joyful about the subject matter.” – 2016
Portland, OR Attendee
“Enjoyed videos and felt they were valuable. Carina
had a good sense of humor. Patient scenarios
presented were very valuable” – 2016 Portland, OR
Attendee
Pelvic Floor Intervention Strategies for Urogenital and
Breast Cancer Rehabilitation | 8.0 CONTACT HOURS
This 1-day course will provide the basis for pelvic physical therapy interventions within
the context of urogenital cancers. We will also discuss the impact on the pelvic floor
related to breast cancer treatments. Pelvic physical therapists play an important role
in the multidisciplinary treatment of the long-term sequelae of intervention for
urogenital cancers… ▶ Learn more!
COURSE DATE & LOCATION: March 5, 2017 | Orlando, FL
OPEN TO: Licensed Physical Therapists
"I enjoyed the intermixed case studies incorporated into
the class for real world application as well as stimulating
thoughtful discourse. Would recommend this course to
other professionals within the field with no hesitation." -
2016 Course Participant
"Fabulous instructor! I always love taking MJ's courses. I
really like the way she opened up the opportunity for
conversation among the participants multiple times to
allow everyone to share their knowledge/expertise to
facilitate learning for everyone" - 2016 Course Participant
"I really enjoyed the presentation. I thought the
interactive portions were extremely beneficial. All of
the information was very interesting and applicable.
MJ was very down to earth and knowledgeable." -
2016 Course Participant
"Very thorough. Greatly enjoyed the case studies
and thought they were an excellent addition to the
course" - 2016 Course Participant
Early-Birth Rate Ends 2/4/2017
Early Bird Member: $275 | Non-M:ember $325
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SECTION ON WOMEN’S HEALTH
2017 COLLABORATIVE COURSES
Simplifying Sacroiliac Dysfunction| 15.0 CONTACT HOURS
This 2-day course provides an excellent foundation for understanding sacroiliac
dysfunction through PowerPoint, video, and group activities/critical thinking/lab
practice. A significant portion of this course is dedicated to hands-on practice.
Case studies will be presented representing diverse diagnoses (hip, groin, back
pain, pelvic floor dysfunction, trauma) as well as a wide range of age groups.
You will develop quick screening tools that are clinically applicable and a
treatment approach for sacroiliac dysfunction that can be readily used “on
Monday morning” after the course.Open to: Licensed Physical Therapists;Student
Physical Therapists in Final Year ▶ Learn more
COURSE DATES & LOCATIONS:
“Enjoyed the course and really felt like I could address SI
better!” – SIJ Columbus, OH Course Participant 2016
“the instructor did an excellent job presenting. She was
very knowledgeable and encouraged participants to
interact and share knowledge.” – SIJ Columbus, OH
Course Participant 2016
April 29-30, 2017 | Houston, TX
June 10-11, 2017 | San Diego, CA
“I thought the instructor did an excellent job. She
was very thorough , clear and approachable. She
did a nice job of getting participants involved by
encouraging them to comment on what they have
seen and what treatments work for them.” – SIJ
Columbus, OH Course Participant 2016
Gynecologic Visceral Manipulation | 30.0 CONTACT HOURS
This unique 4-day course is designed to educate participants on the anatomy,
mobility, and motility of the pelvic viscera. Specific focus will include the
bladder, rectum, uterus, ovaries, and an introduction to the kidneys. Video and
patient demonstration will focus on examination and intervention strategies.
Internal pelvic techniques will be presented from Jean Pierre Barral’s advanced
pelvic class that, to date, has only been taught in France. Wetzler has obtained
special permission from Barral to teach this material for the Section on Women’s
Health. You will also learn how the internal techniques can enhance your
intervention outcomes for bladder, uteral, rectal, and pelvic floor
dysfunctions. Open to: Licensed Physical Therapists ▶ Learn more!
COURSE DATES & LOCATIONS: October 26-29, 2017 | Decatur, GA
“Gail is a gifted clinician and I am so grateful she is
sharing her knowledge. I appreciate her effort to offer this
material in the US without the prerequisite requirements. It
was a monumental task to create this course and be able
to differentiate the many levels of visceral exposure
among the participants attending this course.” - GVM
Participant 2016
“Gail was amazing! She took time with each and
every one of us to go over techniques and make
sure we had a solid understanding of the material.” -
Past GVM Participant 2016
“This course has inspired me to attend further classes
to broaden my knowledge of treatments for
incontinence, pelvic pain and other women’s
health related topics” - Past GVM Participant 2016
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2017 COMBINED SECTIONS MEETING | SECTION ON WOMEN’S HEALTH
COLLABORATIVE COURSES
Considerations & Interventions of Intrapartum Support
22.0 CONTACT HOURS
Formerly called “Labor & Delivery,” this 3 day, 22-hour course provides the physical
therapist with an in-depth understanding of how specific PT interventions during the
antepartum and intrapartum periods may affect birth outcomes and postpartum
maternal health. Practical, evidence-based knowledge and advanced skills in
providing labor support are included for those who wish to expand their practice
into the labor and delivery suite. Open to: Licensed Physical Therapists; Physical
Therapist Assistants; Student Physical Therapists in Final Year. ▶ Learn more!
COURSE DATES & LOCATIONS: March 24-26, 2017 | Portland, OR
September 22-24, 2017 | Longmont, CO
“I have been a childbirth educator for 35 yrs. – had all the
low back and pelvic information in my head, but almost a
“disconnect” when trying to apply it to my classes and
when I would perform as a doula. You put it all together.
Thank you, Susan.” – 2014 Austin, TX CourseParticipant
“I feel fortunate to have met Susan. She gave a succinct,
beautifully organized presentation. Her speed of delivery
was great. She was clear and concise. She used personal
stories throughout the course, which was helpful and
entertaining.” – 2015 Portland, OR Course Participant
“…this course was excellent and represents a
previous gap in education that make a huge
impact in reducing birth trauma and unneeded
surgeries, and improving the health and welfare of
mothers and babies.” – 2014 Austin,
TX Course Participant
“I think this is one of the greatest coursesI have ever
taken as a PT!!!!” – 2014 Austin, TX Course Participant
PROPOSE A NEW COURSE
DO YOU HAVE A COURSE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE TO
US? OR DO YOU NEED HELP IN DEVELOPING YOUR COURSE?
We have a growing education committee that will be helping develop
new courses for Section on Women’s Health. Teaching your course for the
Section has many benefits. To learn about these benefits and to pitch
your course idea, please contact Karla Wente at karlawente@gmail.com.
FILL OUT COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
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SECTION ON WOMEN’S HEALTH
2017 INTERNATIONAL COURSES
Tokyo, Japan | May 1-6, 2017
Courses: Pelvic Health PT Level 1, Fundamental Topics of Pregnancy & Postpartum PT hosted by Dr. Fumi Isshiki
Courses will be taught in English and translated into Japanese onsite.
About Tokyo
Tokyo is Japan's busy capital and the world's most
populous metropolis. It offers the ultra-modern and the
traditional, from neon-lit skyscrapers to historic temples.
Shop all day, sightsee the various temples, explore the
bustling streets, venture on a foodie adventure or relax in
one of its beautiful gardens. Check out the top sightseeing
spots of Tokyo! Add a couple of days to your educational
week in Tokyo and explore the large city!
Info & Registration:
www.womenshealthapta.org/japanph1obf2017
Nassau, Bahamas | June 1-3, 2017
Course: Fundamental Topics of Pregnancy & Postpartum Physical Therapy hosted by Doctors Hospital
(Bahamas) Limited - Rehabilitation ContinuingEducation
Courses will be taught in English
About Nassau
Nassau is the capital of the Bahamas. It lies on the island
of New Providence, with neighboring Paradise Island
accessible via Nassau Harbor bridges. Nassau is a popular
cruise-ship stop, the city has a hilly landscape and is
known for its beaches as well as its offshore coral reefs,
popular for diving and snorkeling. Take a dive into your
continuing education - make the most of your trip by
exploring Nassau's restaurants, nightlife, shopping, and fun
leisure activities. Don't want to be away from your family?
Bring your family with you and extend your
educational trip into a vacation with your loved ones!
Info & Registration:
www.womenshealthapta.org/obfbahamas2017
Santiago, Chile Coming Soon!
Course: Fundamental Topics of Pregnancy & Postpartum PT hosted by Relaciones Internacionales Carrera de Kinesiologia
Clinica Alemana-Universidad del Desarrollo
About Santiago de Chile
Imagine going skiing and going to the beach the
same day. Santiago is nestled between the Andes
and the Chilean Coastal Range. It is one of the
world's most spectacularly located cities full of
culture, thriving arts, nightlife, boutique hotels, worldclass
restaurants. Visit Patagonia, ski in the Andes, go
star-gazing at the Atacama Desert, or simply relax at
the beach. Check out these 21 reasons why you
should travel to Chile! Extend your educational trip
by a few more days to enjoy everything Chile has to
offer! Info & Registration: Coming Soon!
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SECTION ON WOMEN’S HEALTH
WHAT’S UP WITH THE NAME CHANGE?
A Mission and Vision Excursion
By Carrie Pagliano, PT, DPT
“Man does not simply exist but always decides what his existence will be, what he will
become in the next moment.”–Viktor Frankl
I would be lying if I said I knew what I was getting
into when I volunteered in the summer of 2013 to chair
a task force to explore a potential change in the
Section on Women’s Health name.
I’d be lying if I said that I totally appreciated at the
time how this work would inspire our organization to
look at itself carefully in the mirror to determine not
only who we are, but who we want to become.
I’d be lying if I didn’t admit to how the gravity of this
journey has deepened my commitment to a tribe of
people who I thought was already strong.
This past summer our SOWH Board of Directors sat
down with the intent of revising and updating our
strategic plan, a common association practice that
should occur every three to five years. We knew,
however, that with the depth of research we’d gained
from working with Navigate Consulting, the Name
Change Task Force, and the 2016 Membership Survey
results, there was a strong possibility we would be
doing more.
I’d be lying if I didn’t admit to being awestruck,
contemplating our association’s 40 years of existence,
considering all the achievements of the leaders
before me. I felt the gravity and importance of
updating a mission, vision, and strategic plan of an
organization that had earned worldwide respect.
Looking at photos of the women who founded the
Section on Obstetrics and Gynecology four decades
ago, I can only imagine how they felt in the
significance of that moment.
It was with great respect, care, and an abundance of
well-researched information and membership
feedback that our board thoughtfully crafted an
updated mission, vision, and strategic plan with the
assistance of strategic consultant John Parke of
Leadership Synergies and our Association
Management Group staff. I can’t tell you the
conversations were easy, since it’s an understatement
to say we have passion among our board and
members!
What I can say, though, is that we agreed it was
simply not acceptable to merely re-commit to the
status quo and move slowly and ostensibly along. It
wasn’t enough to just be. It was imperative to channel
the energies of our founders who chose to give a
voice to those without one, to not be pushed into our
next 40 years but to consciously decide who we
wanted to become.
It is with that spirit that I’m unbelievably proud to be
part of a board and organization that isn’t afraid to
look in the mirror, tackle the big questions, and show
the leadership needed to make decisions around who
we want to be in this next moment. Who needs a
voice that we can lend ours to? Are we a “who?” Are
we a “what?” What do we—as the consultants asked
us–“own” in the physical therapy community?
I encourage you to take a few minutes to check out
the Section’s new mission, vision, and strategic plan—
again, each one informed by your feedback and our
research. Thank you for sharing so much of your own
passion and opinions with us, and please consider
getting involved in the next steps: the actual exciting
work! We will need all hands on deck to “move PT
forward” in our specialty field.
We also welcome your thoughts as the Name Change
Task Force continues its work. Specific language in the
mission, vision, and strategic plan is not necessarily
echoed in any potential name change, although
these elements should be aligned. Name choices
require separate and different considerations, and the
task force hopes to have recommendations for
membership regarding a potential name change later
this year.
We remain in active listening mode as these new
documents roll out, so please talk to board members
at the Combined Sections Meeting Feb-ruary 15-18 or
email me at vicepresident@womenshealthapta.org.
We continue to consider all feedback as we launch
eagerly into our next four decades!
AUTHOR: SOWH Vice President Carrie Pagliano, PT,
DPT, is chair of the Name Change Task Force. She can
be reached at vicepresident@womenshealthapta.org
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2017 COMBINED SECTIONS MEETING | SECTION ON WOMEN’S HEALTH
HOST A COURSE IN 2018
We are currently seeking applications for 2018 Host Sites! If you are interested in hosting domestically in the U.S.
or internationally, we encourage you to apply!
► Hosting Requirements:
Easy access to transportation, airports, hotels,
and places to eat around your location
Large lecture space to hold 40 students
comfortably
Lab tables for Pelvic and OB courses for lab
practice
Linens available
Audiovisual capability including projection
screens and equipment, computer system, and
internet access Multiple garbage cans for
disposal of waste
A local course site coordinator that can be
present during the course to help with trash
removal, participant questions, facility issues,
audiovisual issues, etc.
The ability to provide light, healthy refreshments
(will be reimbursed by SoWH)
► Hosting Benefits:
We offer 2 FREE comp spots in each of our courses for your practitioners to attend.
Hosting our courses is an excellent way to strengthen the quality of education in your practice
setting! Our courses present up-to-date and evidence based Obstetric and Pelvic curriculum.
The SoWH currently offers the only course curriculum with this level of rigorous standards.
The SoWH only offers its course curriculum to licensed physical therapists and physical therapist
assistants.
► Hosting Application:
Would you like to host a course with us? Fill out the Application Here.
If you have a question, you may also send an e-mail to our SOWH Office at
programmanager@womenshealthapta.org.
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2017 COMBINED SECTIONS MEETING | SECTION ON WOMEN’S HEALTH
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WCS CLASS OF 2016!
Section on Women’s Health would like to congratulate the Women’s Health Certified Clinical Specialists
Class of 2016!
ABPTS Recognition Ceremony for Clinical Specialists | Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Location: Henry B Gonzales Convention Center | Stars at Night Ballroom 2-4
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Alexandra Hill, PT, DPT, CLT, WCS
Amanda Nayfield, PT, WCS
Amy Dilip Shah, PT, WCS
Angela Spruill Hermansen, PT, WCS
Anisha Sharada Drake, PT, WCS
Anna Louise (Grosslein) Benedix, PT, DPT, CLT, WCS
Anna Maria Marotti, PT, WCS
Audra Lee Zastrow, PT, DPT, CLT, WCS
B
Barbara B. Cooper, PT, MS, WCS
Brennan Kelley Ryan, PT, DPT, RYT-200, WCS
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Carissa Pool Parish, PT, WCS
Carol Susan Gardner, PT, WCS
Catherine Ann Veeser, PT, WCS
Christina Marie Dolan, DPT, CLT, WCS
D
Darshana Naik, PT, MS, Cert.MDT, WCS
Denise Anne Tortora, PT, MSPT, WCS
E
Elizabeth Ann Bell, PT, WCS
Erica Azzaretto, PT, DPT, WCS
Erin Elizabeth Ball, PT, DPT, COMT, CMTPT, WCS
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Gina Marie Cunningham, PT, DPT, WCS
H
Heather Matheson Shanahan, PT, MSPT, WCS
I
Ingrid Maria Williams, PT, DPT, WCS
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Jacqueline Michelle York, PT, DPT, WCS
Janeen Marie Newman, PT, DPT, WCS
Janet Lynn Forinash, PT, DPT, CLT, WCS
Jennifer A. Daggett, MSPT, WCS
Jennifer Ann Kurz, PT, DPT, ATC, CLT-LANA
Jennifer Joan Shifferd, PT, WCS
Jessica Zager, PT, DPT, CLT, WCS
Julie Elizabeth Brewer, PT, DPT, WCS, BCB-PMD
Justine M. Picciano, PT, DPT, WCS
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Kara Fanelli, PT, DPT, WCS
Kara Lauren Mortifoglio, PT, WCS
Kate Allyn Divine, PT, DPT, CLT, WCS
Kelly Christine Mox, PT, DPT, ATRIC, WCS
Kimberly Van Liempd, PT, DPT, WCS
Kristen L. Maike, PT, WCS
Kristi Michelle Latham, PT, DPT, CLT, WCS
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Lisa M. Sator, PT, WCS
Lisa Marie Tate, PT, WCS
Lyne Archambault-Ezenwa, PT, DPT, WCS
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Maggie Jo Dye, PT, DPT, WCS
Megan Elizabeth Glod, PT, DPT, CLTLANA, WCS
Megan Lynette Cordes, PT, DPT, CLT, WCS
Melissa Baptiste, PT, WCS
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NaKisha Robertson Jackson, PT, DPT, WCS
Nicole Lee Doup, PT, DPT, WCS
Nicole Lois Dugan, PT, DPT, CLTLANA, WCS
Nicole Lynn Ridout, PT, DPT, SST, WCS
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Priyanka Kumari Jain, PT, DPT, WCS
R
Rachelle Marie Larson, PT, WCS
Riva Nechama Preil, PT, DPT, WCS
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Sarah Ann King, PT, MPT, WCS
Stephanie Ann McIntosh, PT, WCS
Susan Norris Baylerian, PT, DPT, WCS
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Whitney J. Payne, PT, DPT, WCS
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Zoia Allison Smith, PT, DPT, WCS
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2017 COMBINED SECTIONS MEETING | SECTION ON WOMEN’S HEALTH
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CAPP CLASS OF 2016!
Section on Women’s Health would like to congratulate the CAPP Class of 2016! The CAPP-Certificate of
Achievement for Pelvic Health Physical Therapy and the Pregnancy & Postpartum Physical Therapy tracks is
awarded to individuals that successfully pass every level in each course track and submit a passing Case
Reflection report. We are thrilled to display the names of individuals that have arduously worked to achieve the
CAPP this year.
Adrienne Estes
Alyssa George
Amanda Palmeri
Amy Kronas
Amy Phelps
Andrea Ammerman
Anna Grosslein
Anne E. Cooke
Annemarie Everett Lepe
Ashley M. Peterson
Athena Turnage
Denise Diener
Denise Grabowski
Gina Clarke
Gina Cunningham
Heather Blanton
Jeanie Crawford
Jessica E. Erickson
Kaitlen Boaen
Kali Aucoin
Kate Farr
Kim Tonovitz
Kristen Digwood
Laura Krum
Leigh Anne Bray Flowers
Maggie Dye
Michelle Peshick,
Nancy Silva-Mullins
Preeti Matneja
Priyanka Jain
Rebecca Byerley
Samantha Eagle
Sara Haynes
Stephanie Kalidova
Trina Kiernan
Whitney Payne
Annemarie Everette Lepe
Ashley Peterson
Bente' R White
Caitlin McCurdy-Robinson
Cindy Girres
Grace Abruzzo
Heather Blanton
Jeanna Thomas
Leigh Ann Abbott
Megan Klish Fibbe
Michelle Musial
Nicola Varveris
Nicole Cookson
Susan Joyal
Tammy Fanning
Teresa Townsend
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Mark Your Calendars | February 21-24, 2018
SEE YOU IN NEW ORLEANS, LA FOR CSM 2018!
2018 PRE-CONFERENCE SNEAK PEEK
1-DAY PRE-CONFERENCE PROGRAM
SPONSORED BY SECTION ON WOMEN’S HEALTH-APTA
Presenter: Kari Bø
Professor Kari Bø is a Physical Therapist and a world-expert in Exercise Science at
the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Department of Sports Medicine in Oslo,
Norway. Her main area of interest and research is pelvic floor function and
dysfunction, Exercise Science and women’s health. She has published numerous
articles, videos and books about the pelvic floor, fitness, pregnancy, physical
activity and women’s health. Kari is considered to be the lead international expert
of pelvic floor muscle training and is a popular presenter all over the world. Kari
says: “Many women consider bladder weakness a natural part of life, but don’t
give up! It’s never too late to improve your situation and certainly never too early
to start to build strength to prevent problems in later life.”
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SECTION ON WOMEN’S HEALTH-APTA
LATEST TECH UPDATES
PT LOCATOR
One of our biggest member benefits is our PT Locator. Other Physical Therapists, patients,
employers use our PT Locator to locate Physical Therapists and their practices. You can now add
your credentials, your accepted medical insurances, languages spoken, whether you do home
visits, your practice sub-type, your certificates, additional specialties, and your practice's office
hours. These additional fields will be published with the revamped PT Locator in 2017. Make sure
to fill out all the fields and stay tuned for PT Locator website update in 2017! Below are the
currently listed specialties in our PT Locator.
Specialties have expanded and now include: Bowel Incontinence, Pediatric Pelvic Health,
Pregnancy and Post/Partum, Pelvic Pain, Breast Cancer, Fibromyalgia, Urinary Incontinence,
Constipation, Orthopedics, Osteoporosis, Male Pelvic Health, Male Incontinence,
Lymphedema, Pelvic Oncology
The PT Locator is getting a major facelift in 2017. Stay tuned for its new look!
Not currently a member of SOWH but want to be listed on PT Locator?
Join at www.womenshealthapta.org/JOIN
WCS STUDY GUIDE
Our newest website benefit is our recently launched WCS Study Guide which is open to both
Section members and non-members. Mandi Murtaugh, PT, DPT, WCS and Peg Maas, PT, DPT,
WCS, CLT have teamed up to create this helpful tool to help you all study! If you are attending
2017 CSM in San Antonio, don’t miss out on the 2017 Combined Section Meeting session: The
WCS: Strategies to Get You to and Through the Exam (Thursday, Feb. 16, 8:00 AM-10:00 AM).
CAREER CENTER
Download Your Free Study Guide Today!
Our Career Center has had a major update in December 2016. It now has its own platform with
many more abilities. Check out its new look and the latest professional development resources!
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