Monday, June 1, 2009

Early Bird Conference Registration Rates expire July 1st!!



Early Bird Rates for conference registration are just $299.00. This rate expires July 1, 2009, act TODAY!!

Attend the 2009 conference in Orlando and you’ll get all the latest information on Disease Management, Career Advancement, and Program Planning. We guarantee you will learn something at this conference that you can use to reinvent yourself, your practice and your career.
Imagine the Possibilities

Conference news is updated daily so keep an eye out for new information. You can access this information on the MFA website; www.medicalfitness.org, or by calling the AKTA National Office, 800-296-AKTA. Brochures will be available online in July

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

KT Opening- Pensacola

Kinesiotherapist

SALARY RANGE: 38,117.00 - 66,747.00 USD per year OPEN PERIOD: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
to Wednesday, September 30, 2009
SERIES & GRADE: GS-0635-07/10 POSITION INFORMATION: Full-Time Permanent
PROMOTION POTENTIAL: GS-10 DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy - Pensacola, FL
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Applications will be accepted from US Citizens, from current and former competitive service Federal employees, and people eligible under special hiring authorities.

JOB SUMMARY:

OPENING DATE: 01/28/09
CLOSING DATE: 09/30/09

POSITION: Kinesiotherapist, GS-0635

SALARY RANGE: $38,117 - $66,747

PROMOTION POTENTIAL: To be determined by a Professional Standards Board

DUTY LOCATION: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Pensacola, FL.

The successful candidate’s duty location and tour of duty may be changed at a later date, based on staffing needs.

TOUR OF DUTY: 8:00am - 4-30pm, Monday thru Friday (may be changed to meet patient care needs).

NUMBER OF VACANCIES: 1


http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=78962242&aid=49184797-429&WT.mc_n=MKT000125

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

KT Opening- Indianapolis

Kinesiotherapist

SALARY RANGE: 56,594.00 - 73,568.00 USD per year OPEN PERIOD: Tuesday, February 03, 2009
to Tuesday, February 24, 2009
SERIES & GRADE: GS-0635-11/11 POSITION INFORMATION: Full time, Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Type of Appointment: Excepted (Permanent)

DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy - Indianapolis Metro area, IN
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: Who May Apply: All Qualified U.S. Citizens

JOB SUMMARY:

The Indianapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center is recruiting for a Kinesiotherapist for our Prosthetics and Sensory Aid Service. The incumbent in this assignment may serve as the sole Kinesiotherapy at the VISN 11 Prosthetics and Sensory Aid Service. He/she serves as a consultant for this Service on all matters pertaining to complicated medical cases requiring wheelchairs, special seating surfaces and special mattresses. In addition he/she serves as a consultant on a multidisciplinary specialty care team that provides complex prosthetic devices to a wide variety of patients requiring advance specialty care. Incumbent is responsible for training the patient and family members on use of the device prescribed. Additional duties include, but are not limited to serving as the Wheelchair Coordinator for VISN 11, Indianapolis, Danville, Fort Wayne and Marion VA Medical Centers.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:
U.S. Citizenship
Must pass pre-employment examination.
Background and/or Security Investigation required.

http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=78996003&aid=49184738-329&WT.mc_n=MKT000125

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

2008 AKTA National Conference Recap




2008 AKTA National Conference Recap

The American Kinesiotherapy Association is very excited to report a successful co-location with the Medical Fitness Association (MFA). The 2008 AKTA National Conference was held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, December 3- 6, 2008.
The AKTA was grateful for the opportunity to network with the many health and fitness professionals who actively support the MFA. Many thanks to all of the AKTA sponsored speakers and volunteers. From the educational component to the inspirational keynote speakers to testing the latest fitness equipment to networking with KT's and other medical fitness professionals, the conference was a huge success. The conference focused on exercise programming and performance enhancement for every person including those with chronic disease. Over 200 topics were presented, some days it was a challenge to attend all the ones that interested you. If you were not able to attend, you missed an exceptional educational and social opportunity.

Conference Testimonials:
“It was a great experience and it was awesome to be associated with other groups”
Terry Roach M. Ed., R.K.T
Body Stabilization, Phoenix, AZ

“The conference brought different subject matter to the table, and the Athletic Business EXPO was awesome.”
Karrie Reinecke, R.K.T, CDR
San Antonio VMAC

“It was great to intermingle with other professions. The topics were diverse and interesting.”
Julie Allen, RKT
Dallas VMAC

“This was my first conference and it was awesome.” Veronica Russell, RKT, Jackson, MS

“I really enjoyed the City of San Antonio and the conference educational sessions were excellent. Having the opportunity to go to any concurrent session was great. The ICCA sessions were especially excellent and appropriate for KT's.”
Lorie Hanson, RKT
Portland VMAC

Friday, January 16, 2009

Stacy Walters, RKT at "Gateway" Tupelo, MS

Getaway with a garden theme
1/16/2009 7:27:24 AM
Daily Journal

Ginny Miller
Daily Journal
To see complete artical click here

Good times will bloom at North Mississippi Medical Center's fifth annual Spirit of Women Getaway, the theme of which is "plant smiles, grow giggles, harvest love."

"We're excited about our gardening theme," chairwoman Liz Dawson said. "I want women to be able to come out and have a good day of pampering themselves and learning to be healthier and to have a good new year."

The headliner for the Jan. 24 event, which encourages women to take a well-deserved day away, will be the "Southern Gardener," Norman Winter. Other presentations will be given at the BancorpSouth Arena by area floral designer Tracy Proctor and "Fit to Garden" personality Stacy Walters.

"This will be my first trip to Mississippi," said Walters, 36, a registered kinesiotherapist, master gardener and former fitness director at the Scotts Miracle-Gro Company's Wellness Center in Marysville, Ohio. She now travels the country overseeing fitness centers for Take Care Health Systems.

"I'm passionate about fitness," Walters said. "I kind of learned from my mom at a young age about gardening. I just kind of put my two passions together and came up with this Fit to Garden idea."

With motions including bending, twisting, standing and squatting, many people view gardening as exercise, Walters said, but it must be done properly to prevent pain or injury.

"I think one, without a doubt, is lower back stress," she said.

To help, Fit to Garden has four modules for gardeners, including how to warm up, proper biomechanics, post-gardening stretches and core stabilization training.

"Gardeners are a rare breed, and once they're out there, they're out there all day long," Walters said, noting that they can benefit beforehand with "a little time warming up, and at the end with simple stretches."

Videos of warm-ups, stretches and exercises are available at Walters' Web site, http://outdoorlivingwithstacy .com, and she'll also demonstrate them at the Spirit of Women Getaway.

Walters promises that everything is simple.

"I wanted to make it easy and convenient for all fitness levels," she said. "Do we really want to march in place? Probably not. Do we really want to do jumping jacks? Probably not. I want to be realistic."

Contact Ginny Miller at (662) 678-1582 or ginny.miller@djournal.com.

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Thursday, January 15, 2009

EDUCATIONAL TELECONFERENCE by MFA

EDUCATIONAL TELECONFERENCE
February 13, 2009
Noon EST
"Business Case for Worksite Wellness"
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!!
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, February 6, 2009


The Council on Professional Standards (COPS-KT) has pre-approved this CEU opportunity offered by Medical Fitness Association (MFA) for 1 contact hour or .1 CEU

“Business Case for Worksite Wellness” instructed by Dr. Thomas Stover of Akron General Health & Wellness Center Akron, OH

Description: The focus is to show the current need for Wellness Initiatives at the workplace based on present economic conditions and the rising cost of sick care in the U.S.

Objectives:
1. Define the present current state of healthcare in the United States.

2. Show why Wellness Initiatives make sense based on today’s economic environment

3. Show why the Medical Fitness Association is positioned to lead the movement away from a sick care model to one of true health care.

www.medicalfitness.org

Cost:
MFA Members: No Fee - $15 CEU processing charge
Nonmember affiliated with a MFA member facility: $29 plus $15 CEU processing charge
Nonmembers: $49 plus $30 CEU processing charge

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Note from Terry Roach

Happy New Year to everyone!

Melissa, we are really cold here, in Phx, with our 65-70 for a high! Pretty spoiled, but it is a bit chilly in the morning with 40 degrees temps!

I hope that 2009 will bring new info to our profession to help us all move forward. I had such an AWESOME time meeting other members of the Association. I feel so very privileged to be associated with such an educated, informed, diverse and forward moving group of people. I have never really gotten involved with our Association and I look forward to committing time to help us grow. We had so much FUN!!!

For those of you who did not attend the convention, we would LOVE to see you next year. I had a blast getting to know all who attended and gained so much information that will help me in my business. There were so many terrific topics that it was very difficult to choose what session to attend. Affiliation with the Medical Fitness Industry is a no brainer! We are at the forefront of the movement and we all need to do our part trying to educate Doctors, medical specialists and patients in the importance of proper movement and function, in how we can meet that need, in all sectors.

Thank you to all of you, who went out of your way to welcome me into the group. I will do all that I can to further our profession. I too look forward to 2009 and good things coming to all of us. If anyone wants to come to Phx to visit, I have an extra bedroom!

Thanks again,
Terry Roach