Physical Therapy Association of Georgia

Welcome

The Physical Therapy Association of Georgia(PTAG) is the membership organization for the profession of physical therapy in Georgia, and a component of the American Physical Therapy Association. PTAG has approximately 1700 members comprised of PT’s, PTA’s and Students. The mission of PTAG is to represent, promote and serve the profession of physical therapy.

Move Forward

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Physical therapists can help improve or restore the mobility you need to move forward with your life. If you are looking for a possible alternative to surgery and/or pain medication, consider a physical therapist.

To best serve your needs as a healthcare consumer, please utilize our National Association, the American Physical Therapy Association, consumer information resources. At the very least, we hope you will try ‘Find a PT’ as a great local resource for skilled therapy in your area!

PTAG 2012 Spring Meeting

SAVE THE DATE
March 30 - 31, 2012
Armstrong Atlantic State University
Savannah, GA

Mercer Univeristy PT Course Offering - January 6 & 7, 2012

Mercer University’ Residency in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy is pleased to offer the following course to Physical Therapists as continuing education:

Evaluation and Intervention for Musculoskeletal Injuries: A Biomechanical Approach By

Michael Gross, PT, PhD Professor Division of Physical Therapy University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2011 PTAG Fall Meeting & Annual Conference Recap

NGCSU_Logo_2 PTAG sincerely thanks North Georgia College and State University Department of PT, Faculty, Staff and Student Volunteers for their hospitality and hard work in making the 2011 PTAG Fall Conference successful.

The meeting was held on October 28-30, 2011 at North Georgia College & State University’s campus in Dahlonega, GA. APTA President Dr. Scott Ward addressed the members during the Business Meeting with over 300 in attendance. Dr. Ward also spent the afternoon addressing the students about the future of Physical Therapy.

2011 Election Results

Congratulations to the newly elected officers, district directors and delegates:

President
RM “Barney” Poole
Recording Secretary
Daniel Dale
Treasurer (taking office on 1/1/12)
James Lewis
South-West District 1 Director
Melissa Daly
West District 3 Director
Robbin Rowell
East District 5 Director
Tommy Hawk
Metro- South District 7 Director
Allen Pace
Northeast District 9 Director
Martha Conner

Georgia Delegation 2012

Chief Delegate
Daniel Maddox
Delegates
Jake Irwin
Stuart Platt
Daniel Dale
2012 Alternate Delegate
Charlene Portee

The newly elected delegates and President Barney Poole will be joining last year’s delegation as follows:

Kimberly Marryott-Lee
Adrianna Nebedum
Stefanie Palma

PTAG Nominatng Committee Results

Ingrid Allstrom Anderson, Vice Chair
Janet Tankersley
Haley Worst

The newly elected committee members will join Chair Erin Cantrell, Tommy Hawk and Greg Patterson to reach out to membes who are interested in serving with PTAG.

PTAG would like to thank the folowing outgoing officers, committee members, delegates, and members who volunteered to serve.

PTAG 2011 Award Recipients

PTAG Congratulates 2011 Award Recipients:

Achievement in Education Award: Marie Johanson, PT, PhD, OCS
Horizon Award: Adrianna Nebedum, PT, DPT
Merit Award: Herb Silver, PT, DSc, ECS, OCS
Outgoing Board Member Award: Kent Buchanan, PT, ATC, MBA

Research Grant Recipients

Research Grant Recipients include:

2011 Grant Recipients:
- Title: “Group versus individual induced movement therapy (CMT) with you children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.“
  Researchers: Alyssa C. LaForme Fiss, PT, PhD, PCS; Jeanne R. Charles, PT, PhD; and Debrah Leigh Walls Rosenstein EdD
  Program: Mercer University
- Title: “Variability of skin properties and the reliability of technologies to test them.”
  Researchers: Deborah Michael PT, DPT, CPed and Stephen H. Sprigle PhD, PT
  Program: Georgia Tech

Student Research Award Winners

Student Research Award winners include:

2011 PTAG Fall Meeting Student Research Award:
Title: "Relationship Between Angle of Torsion and Piriformis Insertion: A pilot study."
Student Researchers: Nancy Boore SPT and Suzanne Chiappone SPT
Faculty Advisor: Philip A. Fabrizio PT, MS, DPT, CEAS
Institution: Mercer University