• Helen Alexander, PT, MHS, PCS
  • Ms Alexander is the PT Faculty Coordinator on the LEND grant at The Nisonger Center, UCEDD at The Ohio State University. She also works at Columbus Children’s Hospital where she serves as lead therapist in the Neonatal Follow-Up Clinic and provides outpatient services. Her research and clinical interests include spasticity management and outcomes in children with CP, interdisciplinary team function, and clinical education. She received her BS in PT at The University of Kentucky and her MHS in PT at The University of Indianapolis. She has been an APTA-certified pediatric specialist since 1999. She served as an examiner in the development and standardization of the Bayley-3 and has extensive experience with developmental assessments in a variety of clinical settings. She coordinates local continuing education and provides adjunct teaching at The Ohio State University.
• Donna Cech, PT, MS, PCS
  • Ms Cech is the program director and associate professor of the Midwestern University Physical Therapy Program in Downers Grove, Illinois. She maintains a pediatric physical therapy home health practice serving infants, children, and their families. Ms Cech is certified as a pediatric clinical specialist by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. She also served as the chairman of the Neuromuscular Panel in developing preferred practice patterns for the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice.
• Susan Effgen, PT, PhD
  • Dr Effgen is Professor and former Director of the Rehabilitation Sciences Doctoral Program at the University of Kentucky. She is an established educator and researcher in pediatric physical therapy. She established the sixth doctoral program in physical therapy in the United States at Hahnemann University in Philadelphia. As co-chair of the APTA’s Section on Pediatrics Government Affairs Committee she was active in the authorization and reauthorization process of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). She was co-founder of the Adaptive Learning Children for Infants and Children in Atlanta. She is has served on several editorial boards including Physical Therapy and authored the text Meeting the Physical Therapy Needs of Children. Currently she is serving as Chair of the Section on Pediatrics’ School-Based Special Interest Group.
• June Bridgford Garber, PT, MACPT
  • Ms Garber is an assistant professor at Emory University, Division of Physical Therapy, in Atlanta. She also is a pediatric physical therapist at Grady Memorial Hospital in the Neonatal Special Care Nursery and a Developmental Consultant to “My House,” a boarding facility for high-risk and battered infants in state or county custody.
• Phyllis Guarrera-Bowlby, PT, MEd, PCS
  • Ms Guarrera-Bowlby is an Associate Professor in the Physical Therapy Program at UMDNJ (Newark). She is enrolled in the doctoral program at Teachers College with a major in Motor Learning. She has extensive pediatric physical therapy experience in a variety of clinical settings, earned pediatric clinical specialist status in 1996, and was recertified in 2005. Ms Bowlby has presented platform and poster presentations at the state and national levels related to movement variability in typically developing children. Her research interests include the development of motor skill with typically developing children and children with cerebral palsy along with effective intervention strategies for children with cerebral palsy.
• Sandra Kaplan, PT, PhD
  • Dr Kaplan is Assistant Director and Associate Professor in the Program in Physical Therapy UMDNJ (Newark), and Co-Director of the Newark Therapy Services Faculty Practice. Dr Kaplan teaches in both the professional and post-professional DPT programs. Her research interests are in pediatric rehabilitation and clinical outcome measures. She provides training and consultation to the Newark Therapy Services PTs and OTs on providing school-based services. Dr Kaplan has lectured frequently on the development of clinical outcome measures and evidence-based practice, and is the author of Outcome Measurement & Management; First Steps for the Practicing Clinician (FA Davis, 2007). She served on the national task force to develop outcome measure recommendations for APTA’s Guide to Physical Therapist Practice.
• Tanya LaPier, PT, PhD, CCS
  • Dr LaPier is a currently a distinguished professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at Eastern Washington University in Spokane. She has received numerous awards, including the Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Section’s Best Poster Presentation Award, Young Investigator Achievement Award, and Annual Merit Award. She has published numerous articles on cardiac rehabilitation, exercise testing, and other pulmonary topics
• Linda Pax Lowes, PT, PhD
  • Dr Pax Lowes is adjunct faculty at The Ohio State University and provides clinical services and coordinates the research committee at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. She has performed research in the area of balance and its relationship to musculoskeletal issues for children with cerebral palsy. Dr Pax Lowes has written two chapters about the musculoskeletal aspects of the pediatric patient in Meeting the Needs of Children, edited by Susan Effgen.
• Kathy Martin, PT, DHS
  • Dr Martin received a BA in Athletic Training from Purdue University in 1987, her MS in Physical Therapy from the University of Indianapolis in 1990, and a Doctor of Health Science with an emphasis in pediatric physical therapy from the University of Indianapolis in 2003. She is currently an Assistant Professor and Interim DPT Program Director at the University of Indianapolis. Her clinical background includes early intervention and inpatient general acute care at a local pediatric hospital. Dr Martin has taught the pediatric part of the DPT curriculum at the University of Indianapolis since 2000, and her research efforts have been focused on orthotic effectiveness and children with hypotonia.
• Joe Schreiber, PT, PhD, PCS
• Dr Schreiber received a BS in physical therapy from the University of Pittsburgh in 1986, an MS in Pediatric Physical Therapy from Hahnemann University (now Drexel University) in 1992, and a PhD in Rehabilitation Science from Duquesne University in 2007. He has been a clinical specialist in pediatrics since 1994 and has worked in a wide variety of pediatric clinical settings. Currently he is an assistant professor in the entry-level DPT program at Chatham University in Pittsburgh. His research and clinical interests include the integration of research evidence into clinical decision making for pediatric physical therapists, and strengthening and fitness for children with disabilities.

   

The course will be held at the University Place Conference Center & Hotel, on the campus of IUPUI (Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis) at 850 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202. 

For reservations, call 800/627-2700. A block of rooms has been reserved under “Pediatrics Advanced Clinical Practice Conference” and will be held until October 12, 2007. You are strongly encouraged to make reservations as soon as possible to ensure room availability. Course attendees may receive the reduced room rate of $129/night (plus tax) for a single room or $149/night for a double room. Room amenities include large work desk, coffee/tea maker, iron/ironing board, refrigerator, and complimentary wired and wireless high-speed Internet access.

In addition to the guestrooms, the hotel offers an exercise room and optional access to the IUPUI Natatorium for swimming ($2 with room key). A food court is located within the hotel building with several fast food options; hotel restaurants included Chancellor’s (lunch and dinner), Our Den (sports bar atmosphere), and The Bistro (breakfast buffet). For more information about the hotel, please go to www.universityplace.iupui.edu.

The hotel is located on the campus of IUPUI near downtown Indianapolis. It is approximately 8 miles (15 minutes) from the Indianapolis International Airport. The hotel offers a free shuttle (within 3-mile radius) from 7:00 am to 11:00 pm to downtown restaurants and the Circle Centre Mall. The hotel is approximately 15 minutes from the airport, and average taxi fare is typically $20 to $25. An alternative share-a-ride shuttle (Carey Limousine Service) can be picked up at the Ground Transportation Center at the airport and is $12 per person. Advanced reservations can also be made with Carey Limousine Service at 1-800-888-INDY.

Driving & Parking:

For driving directions, please visit this link

The University Conference Center & Hotel offers free underground parking during the day for conference attendees. Overnight parking for hotel guests is $10 per night.

Shopping, Food, and Entertainment:

There are numerous restaurants ranging from fast food to first-class steak and seafood establishments within a 10- to 15-minute walk from the hotel or guests of the hotel can use the free shuttle. The hotel’s restaurants serve a wide variety of food and more details can be viewed from their Web site at www.universityplace.iupui.edu. The Web site also offers more detail about local attractions and distances.

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