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, November 14, 2006 at 5:00 p.m.

PLACE: 861 Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover, Delaware

Conference Room A, First floor of the Cannon Building

MINUTES APPROVED: January 23, 2007

MEMBERS PRESENT

Gary Nowell, Chairman, Professional Member, Presiding

Patrick McKenzie, Vice-Chairman, Professional Member

Sharon Harris, Public Member

Ruth Ann Messick, Public Member

John Smith, Professional Member

Kristen Whiteman, Professional Member

Katherine Daniello, Professional Member

Denise Smith, Secretary, Professional Member

MEMBERS ABSENT

Steve Kotrch, Public Member

DIVISION STAFF/DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL PRESENT

Abby Adams, Deputy Attorney General

Jennifer L. Myer, Administrative Specialist II

ALSO PRESENT

None

CALL TO ORDER

Mr. Nowell called the meeting to order at 5:01 p.m.

REVIEW OF MINUTES

The board reviewed the minutes of the October 17, 2006. Mr. Smith made a motion to approve the minutes as is, seconded by Ms. Harris. The motion was unanimously carried.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

There was no unfinished business from the previous month’s meeting.

NEW BUSINESS

Review of PT/PTA/AT Applications by Reciprocity

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

Annette C Ihrke (AT)

Carolina Rotondo (PT)

Patrizio M Stanziano (PT)

Sharon Kaplan (PT)

The motion was unanimously carried.

Review of PT/PTA/AT Applications by Reinstatement

Ms. Whiteman made a motion, seconded by Ms.Smith, to approve licensure by reinstatement for the following person:

John H Trochimowicz

The motion was unanimously carried.

Review of PT/PTA/AT Applications by Examination

Ms. Whiteman made a motion, seconded by Ms. Messick, to approve licensure by examination for the following persons:

Carlo R Dotimas (PT)

Heather K Kerr (PT)

Thomas W Kaminski (AT)

Stephen S Cote (PTA)

Susan Flanagan (PT)

Antonio C Ludovice, Jr (PT)

Richard E Donnelly (PT)

Jeanzen Lintag (PT)

LaRhonda Mallory (PTA)

Anthony Alicea (PT)

The motion was unanimously carried.

Review of Test Results

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

Rafael M Marinas

Falguni P Shah

Abiola O Ajayi

Mary Nather

Charmyn Leyretana

The motion was unanimously carried.

Request for Inactive Status

Ms. Whiteman made a motion, seconded by Ms. Harris, to approve for inactive status the following person:

Linda Griswold

The motion was unanimously carried.

Review of Continuing Education Activities

Mr. McKenzie made a motion, seconded by Ms. Harris, to approve or deny the following courses as noted:

1. Developmental Disabilities Council- LIFE Conference IX- 2007- 0.45 CEUs

2. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center- Sports Injuries in Older Childer- 0.10 CEU

3. Data Trace Publishing Company- Physical Therapist’s Guide to Malpractice- More information is needed before approval

4. Shannon Liew- Surviving the Social Mindfield- More information is needed before approval

5. Dawn Fortuna- Orthopedic Physical Assessment, Module 2: Elbow- 0.30 CEUs

6. MEDS-PDN- Special Education: the NEW Regulations & Beyond in Delaware- 0.55 CEUs

7. Tobi Montgomery

American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition 2005- 0.10 CEUs

Infection Resistance & Transmission- 0.12 CEUs

MS Treatment- 0.15 CEUs

Pediatric Academic Societies’ 2006 Annual Meeting- 0.125 CEUs

Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes- 0.15 CEUs

Refining the Focus: A New Look at Spondylitis- 0.10 CEUs

Depression: Mind & Body- 0.20 CEUs

Nutritional Issues & Cronn’s Disease- 0.12 CEUs

An Integrated Approach to Patient Care Management of Pancreatitis- 0.12 CEUs

Nutrition Support in Pregnancy & Hyperemesis- 0.12 CEUs

Refining the Focus: Uncoupling Inflammation & Joint Destruction- 0.10 CEUs

Early & Aggressive Treatment of RA- 0.10 CEUs

Principles of Effective Pain Management- 0.20 CEUs

Psychosocial Factors may increase risk for knee pain- 0.025 CEUs

The Role Of Home Infusion In The Management Of The Continuous Inotrope Patient- 0.12 CEUs

Management of the Patient with Osteomyelitis- 0.12 CEUs

Endocarditis- The Treatment is the Cure- 0.12 CEUs

Medicare’s Support Surface Model- 0.12 CEUs

Current Directions in HIV- 0.12 CEUs

Hand Hygiene- 0.15 CEUs

Neurological Tests & Procedures- 0.10 CEUs

An Integrative Approach to Chronic Spinal Pain- 0.10 CEUs

8. John Jurans- MT2- Basic Spinal Seminar- 2.6 CEUs

9. The Morgan Kalman Clinic- Evaluation and Treatment of Athletic Hip Injuries- 0.15 CEUs

10. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center- Hyperbaric Oxygen- 0.10 CEUs

11. Greg Robinson

Assisted Release Therapy Level 1- 4.0 CEUs

Integrating the Feldenkrais Method- 0.60 CEUs

12. BRB Consulting Inc- Managing Stress- A Self Study Program- 0.30 CEUs

The motion was unanimously carried.

Response to APTA letter concerning residency/fellowship program

The Board relayed information that this matter had been ruled on previously. After researching the matter further, Ms. Myer was able to find the motion and sent a response email to APTA.

Other Business Before the Board (for discussion only)

Mr. Nowell requested that nominations and elections of officers be put on the agenda for the next meeting.

Public Comment

There was no public comment at this meeting.

Next Scheduled Meeting

The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 23, 2006 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, Ms. Whiteman made a motion, seconded by Mr. Smith to adjourn the meeting. The motion was unanimously carried. The meeting adjourned at 5:40 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

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Jennifer L Myer

Administrative Specialist II

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