During the week of February 14th ? 18th, San Antonio will be inundated with physical therapist from all over the country. They will be gathering for the American Physical Therapy Association?s Combined Sections Meeting, which is physical therapy?s largest annual professional conference. UNTHSC Faculty and students will represent our university not only in attendance but also with numerous posters and presentations.
Faculty and Student presenters are listed below:
Platforms:
Title: Aquatic Exercise for Patients with Neurological Disease: An Evidence-Based Approach.
Presenters: Dr. Ellen Godwin and Dr. Yasser Salem
Section: Aquatic
Date/Time/Location: Feb. 16th, 3:00 PM ? 5:00 PM, Grand Hyatt ? Republic A.
Title: Distinguishing Comorbidity, Disability, and Frailty: The Implications
Presenters: . Dr. Sara Espinoza and Dr. Myla Quiben
Section: Geriatric
Date/Time/Location: Feb. 16th, 3:00 PM ? 5:00 PM, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ? 008A
Title: Perception Vs. Reality: Comparing Student Estimates of Online Content Consumption to Actual Consumption
Presenters: Dr. Mike Richardson, Dr. Evan Papa, Student DPT?s: Kimberly Mabutas, Spencer Noble, and Mikyla Vastine.
Section: Education
Date/Time/Location: Feb. 17th, 8:00 AM ? 8:50 AM
Title: Movement Diagnosis in Neurologic Physical Therapy: Where Are We?
Presenters: Dr. David Brown, Dr. Kathleen Gill-Body, Dr. Myla Quiben, Dr. Lori Quinn, Dr. Nora Riely, and Dr. Patricia Scheets.
Section: Neurology
Date/Time/Location: Feb. 16th, 11:00Am ? 1:00 PM, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center ? 304B
Posters:
Title: The Effects of Animal-Assisted Therapy on Older Adults with Dementia: A systematic Review, # 1125
Authors: Dr. Howe Liu, Student DPTs: Hesper Fang, Allison Coppock, Kimberly Mabutas, and Erin Bolinger
Section: Geriatrics
Date/Time: Feb. 16th, 1:00 PM ? 3:00PM
Title: Plantar temperatures are higher in diabetic patients with a foot ulcer history: implication on the pathomechanics of ulceration, #1320
Authors: Dr. Mike Flyzik, Dr. Metin Yavuz, Dr. Ali Ersen, Student DPTs: Hesper Fange, Tahira Habib, Rutesh Bhakta, Brittany Wheeler, JT Mitchell, and Nicole Faldyn.
Section: Research
Date/Time: Feb. 16th, 1:00 PM ? 3:00PM
Title: The Impact of hearing loss on older adult’s postural control and gait function, #1133
Authors: Dr. Nicoleta Bugnariu, R. Patterson, L. Thibodeau Student DPTs: Jordan Fox and Dr. Victoria Kowalewski
Section: Geriatrics
Date/Time: Feb. 16th, 1:00 PM ? 3:00PM
Title: The effect of bilateral limbs rehabilitation training on post-stroke patients, #2211
Authors: Dr. Howe Liu, Dr. Yasser Salem, Q. Wu, and X. Wang
Section: Neurology – Stroke
Date/Time: Feb. 17th, 1:00 PM ? 3:00PM
Title: Contribution of auditory inputs to balance in young and older adults, #2161
Authors: Dr. Nicoleta Bugnariu , Dr. Victoria Kowalewski, L. Thibodeau, R. Patterson, Student DPTs: Brenda Kinzler and Jordan Fox
Section: Neurology – Balance and Falls
Date/Time: Feb. 17th, 1:00 PM ? 3:00PM
Title: Exercise program for a patient with Sjogren’s Disease: A complex patient case study, #3111
Authors: Dr. Yasser Salem, Dr. Clayton Holmes and Dr. Howe Liu
Section: Neurology
Date/Time: Feb. 18th, 1:00 PM ? 3:00PM
Title: Effectiveness of Aquatic Therapy Exercise Interventions on the Management of Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review, #3319
Authors: Dr. Yasser Salem, Dr. Howe Liu, Dr. Melanie Becnel and Dr. Andrea Vo
Section: Pediatrics
Date/Time: Feb. 18th, 1:00 PM ? 3:00PM
Title: Atypical eye movements and postural control in Autism Spectrum Disorders, #3091
Authors: Dr. Nicoleta Bugnariu, Dr. Haylie Miller, L. Mattingly, Student DPT: K. Green
Section: Neurology
Date/Time: Feb. 18th, 1:00 PM ? 3:00PM