DELAWARE BOARD OF MASSAGE AND BODYWORK



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|Cannon Building |STATE OF DELAWARE |Telephone: (302) 744-4500 |

|861 Silver Lake Blvd., Suite 203 |DEPARTMENT OF STATE |Fax: (302) 739-2711 |

|Dover, Delaware 19904-2467 | |Website: dpr. |

| |DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION | |

PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES: EXAMINING BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND

ATHLETICS TRAINERS

MEETING DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 5:00 p.m.

PLACE: 861 Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover, Delaware

Conference Room A, First floor of the Cannon Building

MINUTES APPROVED: Approved 6/26/07

MEMBERS PRESENT

Gary Nowell, Chairman, Professional Member

Sharon Harris, Public Member

Ruth Ann Messick, Public Member

John Smith, Secretary, Professional Member

Kristen Burris, Professional Member

Steve Kotrch, Public Member

Katherine Daniello, Professional Member

Patrick McKenzie, Professional Member

Denise Smith, Vice-Chairperson, Professional Member

MEMBERS ABSENT

William Holland, Professional Member

DIVISION STAFF/DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL PRESENT

Abby Adams, Deputy Attorney General

Jennifer L. Myer, Administrative Specialist II

ALSO PRESENT

James F. Malseed, M.Ed., ATC/L

CALL TO ORDER

Mr. Nowell called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.

REVIEW OF MINUTES

The board reviewed the minutes of the April 24, 2007. Ms. Harris made a motion to approve the minutes as is, seconded by Mr. Kotrch. The motion was unanimously carried.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Review of Continuing Education Audits

The Board finished its review of all audits received. Ms. Smith made a motion, seconded by Ms. Harris to send letters to all licensees that either didn’t respond to the audit or failed the audit to be scheduled for a show cause hearing. The motion was unanimously carried. Ms. Myer will send the letters, scheduling hearings for the upcoming meetings.

Strategic Planning

The Board discussed possible strategic planning topics. Two that were noted are continuing education and a historic record of major Board decisions to pass to future Board members. The Board agreed to discuss strategic planning on a quarterly basis.

Review of Continuing Education Activities

Ms. Smith made a motion, seconded by Mr. Kotrch to accept the following continuing education courses:

1. At Home Seminars- Clinical Examination of the Shoulder: 0.80 CEUs

2. Christiana Care Visiting Nurse Association- Review of Microbes Infection and Self Defense: 0.10 CEUs

3. Institute for Natural Resources

a. Fast Food Traps: 0.30 CEUs

b. Low Back Pain: 0.30 CEUs

c. Domestic Violence: 0.30 CEUs

d. Knee Pain: 0.30 CEUs

e. Lung Savors: 0.30 CEUs

f. Addiction: 0.30 CEUs

g. Under the Influence: 0.30 CEUs

h. Stroke: 0.30 CEUs

i. Reducing Stress: 0.30 CEUs

j. Heartburn and Ulcers: 0.30 CEUs

4. Genesis Rehab Services- Rehabilitation of the Geriatric Cardiac Patient: An Interdisciplinary Approach: 0.10 CEUs

5. Accelerated Care Plus Corp (ACP)

a. Herpes Zoster & Postherpetic Neuralgia: 0.10 CEUs

b. Lower Quadrant Patterned Electrical Neuromuscular Stimulation: 0.20 CEUs

c. Upper Quadrant Patterned Electrical Neuromuscular Reeducation: 0.20 CEUs

6. Total Motion Release Seminar: Total Motion Release- Level I: 1.6 CEUs

7. Barbara Bowser: Public Health is Preparedness: 0.475 CEUs

Tabled Applications

There was some confusion concerning the application of Mark Stubblefield (AT). The Board requested a certified criminal history from the State of Iowa. The applicant sent in a history from the city of Burlington. The application is tabled until a State certified history can be obtained.

NEW BUSINESS

Review of PT/PTA/AT Applications by Examination

Ms. Burris made a motion, seconded by Mr. Kotrch, to approve licensure by examination for the following persons:

Nicole Mendoza (PT)

Julius Silva (PT)

Virgenia Mantos (PT)

Jay O’Neal (PT)

The motion was unanimously carried.

Ms. Burris made a motion, seconded by Mr. Smith to propose to deny licensure to Trupti Sawant (PT) based on lack of educational requirements. The motion was unanimously carried.

Review of PT/PTA/AT Applications by Reciprocity

Ms. Burris made a motion, seconded by Ms. Harris, to approve licensure by reciprocity for the following persons:

Fred D’Alessandro (PT)

Wanda Roland (PT)

Juriel Palabrica

Danielle Schulte (PT)

The motion was unanimously carried.

Review of Test Results

Ms. Burris made a motion, seconded by Ms. Harris, to recognize examination results for the following persons:

John Igbiki (PT)

Kiandra Poteat (PT)

Kathleen Estrella (PT)

Vilma Torres (PTA)

Relizando Cayabyab (PTA)

Falguni Shah (PT)

The motion was unanimously carried.

Review of PT/PAT/AT Applications for Reinstatement

Ms. Burris made a motion, seconded by Ms. Harris, to approve reinstatement of Lea Flanagan. The motion was unanimously carried.

Review of letters regarding Prem Issac and ICD

Ms. Adams presented a draft of letters for applicant Prem Issac and foreign credentialing company, ICD. Mr. Issac has had an on going problem with ICD’s evaluation of his education. Both letters were reviewed by the Board and signed by Mr. Nowell. Ms. Myer will mail the letters.

Electing Voting and Alternate Delegates for the FSBPT Annual Meeting

The Federation of State Board of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) will hold its annual meeting in September and offers to pay expenses for voting members of state boards to attend. Ms. Burris and Mr. Nowell expressed interest in attending the conference this year. If arrangements can be made, the Board will vote on delegates at its upcoming meeting.

Review of Continuing Education Courses

Ms. Smith made a motion, seconded by Mr. Kotrch to accept the following continuing education courses:

1. Drayer Physical Therapy Institute: National Conference Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine (Oct 2007) - 3.275 CEUs

2. Choice Solutions Workshops: Control Your Destiny - 0.10 CEUs

3. Nalini Advani, PT: Principles of Manual Medicine - 3.60 CEUs

4. Professional Education Programs, Inc: Sensory Integration and Behavior Strategies Can Work Together - 0.60 CEUs

5. HCR Manor Care: Evaluating Patients who Fall - 0.20 CEUs

6. The Morgan Kalman Clinic: The Use of Prolotherapy in the Treatment of Sports Injuries & New Trends in Hamstring Rehab - 0.15 CEUs

7. Institute for Natural Resources

a. Learning Disabilities other than Dyslexia - 0.30 CEUs

b. Alternative and Behavioral Treatments of ADHD - 0.30 CEUs

c. Pharmacological Interventions for Children with ADHD - 0.30 CEUs

d. ADHD in Adults - 0.30 CEUs

e. ADHD: The Latest Diagnostic Guidelines - 0.30 CEUs

f. Dyslexia in Adults - 0.30 CEUs

g. Splitting the Brain - 0.30 CEUs

8. Institute for Natural Resources

a. Brain Fitness After 30 – 0.60 CEUs

b. Appetite, Mood & the Brain – 0.60 CEUs

c. Women's Health: Obesity, Menopause & Fatigue - 0.60 CEUs

9. Texas Tech University, Health.edu: PT Ethics A Conversation (Part II) - .10 CEUs

10. Chris Kuchta: Pool as a Tool (PRO Physical Therapy) - .40 CEUs

Presentation by Jim Malseed, ATC, Archmere Academy, for the AT Society of Delaware

Mr. Malseed presented to the Board a PowerPoint discussion with hand-out on the role of Athletic Trainers in Delaware High Schools. The main points of the presentation were as follows: 1) Delaware High School are woefully underserved because there is a lack or Athletic Trainers available due to a shortage of funding. Most public school staff are paid through state money and there is not a fund for athletic trainers; 2) Coaches and school nurses are left to diagnose injuries and evaluate athletes when an AT is not available. This is not something the nurses and coaches are trained for, nor are they 100% comfortable doing the job of an AT; and 3) Most Delaware educated ATs will go out of state to work because they pay is better and there is more work available.

The Athletic Trainers Society of Delaware (not associated with the Delaware Examining Board of Physical Therapists and Athletic Trainers) is currently working with a State Representative to introduce a bill that will mandate ATs in High Schools by state law using state funds. The bill would be aimed at the public schools where funding is limited.

The Board stated it would show support of such a bill and encouraged Mr. Malseed to continue working towards its passage.

Other Business Before the Board (for discussion only)

There was no other business before the Board.

Public Comment

There was no public comment at this meeting.

Next Scheduled Meeting

The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. in Conference Room A, first floor of the Cannon Building, 861 Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover, Delaware.

Adjournment

There being no further business, Mr. Kotrch made a motion, seconded by Ms. Burris to adjourn the meeting. The motion was unanimously carried. The meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

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Jennifer L Myer

Administrative Specialist II

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