The OPTA LIFE Select Webinar Series, taught by Amy Lafko, MSPT, MBA, is four interactive webinars covering multiple topics and providing you with takeaways to increase your leadership skills. 

You have the option to attend one or two of the remaining webinars. 

All webinars will be held from 5:30 - 7pm; links will be sent to you the morning of the webinar.

Wednesday, March 20: Coaching for Performance

The coaching leadership style is one of the most impactful, yet least used styles of leadership.  Like every aspect of leadership, coaching is a mindset and a skillset.  During this interactive webinar, we will explore the What, Why and How of Coaching.  Using breakout room discussions and practice sessions, you will have the tools you need to uplevel your coaching.

Tuesday, April 9: Change Management

Whether you are leading the change or participating in a change happening around you, it can be tough.  While there are many frameworks that teach the change process, this webinar focuses on People First Leadership during change including mindset and skill set and how to leverage a framework with the five components of change.

Monday, June 3: Delegation + Time Management

You are a doer, involved in your professional organization, leading yourself, others and trying to live a “balanced” life.  Now is the time to acknowledge that time management is a myth so that you can take smarter action.  For leaders, a key to “time management” is delegation.  Yet delegation often goes wrong (or we are afraid to even try it).  During this webinar we will go through a process of strategic delegation and yes, talk about ways to “manage time”.

Wednesday, July 10: Performance Management

Performance management is often associated with performance issues, when we have to “manage someone out” of our organization.   But what if, we reframe the concept of performance management and view it through the lens of performance acceleration?  During this interactive webinar, we will explore the People First approach to individual and team performance.  

These webinars are open to ALL current OPTA members, including students! 

Objectives:

1) Discuss an introduction, epidemiology and pathophysiology, anatomy, diagnosis/classification of shoulder instability.

2) Discuss and demonstrate basic clinical exam for shoulder instability.

3) Discuss in detail the non-operative and operative treatment for shoulder instability.

4) Hands on examination techniques of shoulder instability.

5) Provide a general overview of shoulder instability.

6) Discuss results, outcome, and complications to look out for shoulder instability.

7) Discuss shoulder instability return to play.

Content Leaders: Jacob G. Calcei, MD + Jeff M. Hohl, PT, DPT, ATC, Board-Certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist

Jacob G. Calcei, MD, a Cleveland Browns Team Physician, is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic sports medicine physician and shoulder surgeon at University Hospitals and assistant professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He specializes in the treatment of acute injuries and chronic conditions of the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee and ankle. Dr. Calcei graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Kenyon College, where he was selected to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American Baseball Team. He went on to complete his medical doctorate with honors in orthopaedic surgery and cellular biology from New York University School of Medicine, completed orthopaedic surgery residency training at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City and a fellowship in sports medicine orthopaedic surgery at Stanford University. His research interests are cartilage preservation and restoration, the use of biologics in treating sports medicine injuries and early arthritis, ACL and meniscus injuries, and injuries of the shoulder and elbow in overhead athletes. He also has a particular interest in injury prevention and finding ways that we can make sports safer while optimizing athlete performance.

Jeff Hohl, PT, DPT, ATC is a board-certified clinical specialist in orthopaedic physical therapy and is currently employed as the clinic manager of Athletico Physial Therapy in  Stow, OH. He graduated from Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) with Bachelor of Science degrees in kinesiology and athletic training and earned his Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2012 from the Mayo Clinic. His physical therapy work experience includes practice in outpatient, home health, and in-patient settings where he has managed various diagnoses. His special interests include management of orthopaedic conditions, post-acute care, fall prevention, Parkinson’s, athletic/sport injury management, dry needling, point of care ultrasound, wellness initiatives, endurance athletes, and strength and conditioning. Dr. Hohl appreciates treating all patients, and has a desire to serve the community through a comprehensive, patient-centered, evidence-based approach.

This course is approved for 1.25 CEU, 24S1581.

Cost: Free to OPTA professional and student members (please log in to your member account first)

Professional non-members:  $15
Student non-members: $10

Parking: Parking is available next to T-Mobile and Subway in front of the Meijer on Route 59

11:45am - 12pm: Registration + Lunch

12 - 1pm:  Dr. Jacob Calcei - Surgical Considerations to Shoulder Instability
Dr. Jeff Hohl - Rehabilitation Considerations to Shoulder Instability

1 - 1:15pm: Q&A

1:15 pm: Certificate Handout

This year's lecture will be presented by Dr. Pierce Boyne on the topic of Gait Rehabilitation After Stroke: Are We Getting the Dosing Right?

Clinical practice guidelines for improving walking outcomes in chronic stroke recommend locomotor training at moderate to vigorous intensities, and this approach has been emphasized in clinical implementation efforts across the continuum of post-acute rehabilitation. However, the effects of locomotor training had not been quantitatively synthesized in chronic stroke, nor synthesized at all in subacute stroke, and the amount of variability in responsiveness was unclear. In addition, there is uncertainty about how to optimally “dose” locomotor training in terms of intensity and duration, and about which aspect of intensity is the most important to prioritize. This presentation will highlight recent and emerging research aiming to address these knowledge gaps, using diverse methodologic approaches, including meta-analysis, a multi-center clinical trial, and statistical mediation models. Some new findings to be presented suggest that we may be missing the mark for optimal dosing of locomotor training in stroke rehabilitation. 

This lecture is approved for 1 CEU, 24S1739.

This program is open to all healthcare professionals and there is no fee to attend.

This presentation, on Student Perfectionism: Managing Mental Health and Promoting Master Adaptive Learners, will provide an introduction to perfectionism, focusing on its contributions to student anxiety and impact on learning. 

This course is presented with support from the Northwest Clinical Education Consortium.

This webinar is approved for 1 CEU, 24S1741.

A full description of the webinar is available online; registration is open.

There will be one hour presentation followed by a break-out session to gather ideas from constituents with a summarization of the session. 

Content Leaders: Anthony DiFilippo, PT, DPT, MEd; Tracy Moody Cessna, PT, DPT; Lori Wahl, PT, DPT; Cindy Bouillon, PT, MPT, PhD; and Kathy Szirony, PT, DPT

Anthony DiFilippo, PT, DPT, MEd is a Board-Certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist.  He is currently serving as Chief for Ohio Delegate to the APTA’s House of Delegates.  Dr. DiFlilippo has been a delegate since 2008 with the OPTA, APTA BOD, and returning as delegate for Ohio in 2022.  Dr. DiFilippo has been a member of the APTA and OPTA since 1990. He has held several leadership positions within the OPTA which helped mold his views and leadership style including OPTA president, APTA BOD, OPTA director and OPTA state legislative chair. Advocacy for his patients has been his passion from the time he graduated and he continues to remove barriers to access to care to physical therapists.

Tracy Moody Cessna, PT, DPT is a Board-Certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist. Since 2009, Dr. Moody Cessna has worked primarily in sports medicine and orthopaedics.  She has continued her training to become a certified running coach through the Road Runner’s Club of America, is trained in dry needling, holds certifications in vestibular rehab and concussion and orthopaedic manual training.  Tracy graduated from Wheeling Jesuit University with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics, then later with a DPT.  Dr. Moody Cessna has been an active member for Ohio Southwest District, serving as state affairs chair, education coordinator, and district chair. She also is currently a delegate for Ohio to the House of Delegates for the APTA, where she’s held this position for the past 4 years. Tracy is the clinic supervisor at Mercy Health- Center of Excellence - Sports Performance and Rehabilitation a Department of West Hospital at TQL Stadium.

Lori Wahl, PT, DPT is the Physical Therapist Assistant Program Director at Zane State College in Zanesville, OH.  She is currently serving as Ohio Delegate to the APTA’s House of Delegates.  She served as alternate delegate in 2020, and then a voting delegate in 2021, 2022, and 2023.  She was the primary author of a motion which passed in 2020 and is currently the lead for a motion concept on artificial intelligence.  She earned her Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from Ohio University in 1991 and went on to obtain her t-DPT from Shenandoah University in Winchester University in 2008.  Dr. Wahl began providing physical therapy to underserved populations in Yucatan, Mexico in 2019.  She has participated in three trips since June 2023, with the non-profit organization, Alliance for Health, and Rehabilitation. 

Cindy Bouillon, PT, MPT, PhD is an Associate Professor and Program Director for the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program in the College of Health & Human Services at the University of Toledo.  Dr. Bouillon has served as Ohio Delegate to the APTA’s House of Delegates since 2020.  She has also served as chairperson and board member for the Northwest District Ohio Physical Therapy Association.  She completed her three-year term as member of the Education Development Committee for the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy and serves as an Ambassador for PT Moves Me through the APTA.  She is a 2020 graduate of the APTA Fellowship in Education Leadership.Kathleen B. Szirony, PT, DPT received her BS in Physical Therapy from Cleveland State University in 1980.  In 2011 she received her advanced degree in Doctor of Physical Therapy from Simmons College.   She is currently the Outpatient Rehabilitation Manager of the Physical and Occupational Therapy Program at the Cleveland Clinic in the Neurological Institute.  She has 25 years of clinical experience working in various settings with patients with neurologic dysfunction.  Over the last 10 years she moved into a management position focusing on staff and programmatic development.She served as the Vice President of the Ohio Physical Therapy Association from 2009-2015 and has serviced as an Ohio delegate to the American Physical Therapy Association 2016 to present.

Kathy Szirony, PT, DPT received her BS in Physical Therapy from Cleveland State University in 1980.  In 2011 she received her advanced degree in Doctor of Physical Therapy from Simmons College. She is currently the Outpatient Rehabilitation Manager of the Physical and Occupational Therapy Program at the Cleveland Clinic in the Neurological Institute.  She has 25 years of clinical experience working in various settings with patients with neurologic dysfunction.  Over the last 10 years she moved into a management position focusing on staff and programmatic development. Dr. Szirony served as the Vice President of the Ohio Physical Therapy Association from 2009-2015 and has served as an Ohio delegate to the American Physical Therapy Association since 2016.  

This webinar has been approved for 1.5 CEUs, 24S1402.

Come test your knowledge, network and enjoy an evening out!

This event is FREE for APTA/OPTA members and all students; $15 for professional non-members.

Member registration is requested to help plan seating arrangements, but is not required. 

This presentation will give an overview of a Musculoskeletal Movement Screen, recommendations for event logistics and reporting as well as a case study.  

This webinar is pending review for 1 CEU.

A full description of the webinar is available online; registration is open.