Check out the Photo Galleries to see pictures from many recent events.
Physical Therapy graduate students, faculty, staff and friends walked with about 8000 others in the 14th annual "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer" fundraising event in Rochester on October 4, 2009. Over $775,000 was raised at this event for the American Cancer Society. The walk started at Frontier Field and followed the parade route through downtown on Main Street.
More than a walk, the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer describes the progress we're making together to fight this disease, provide comfort and hope, and save lives from breast cancer. Making Strides is not a race; it is a celebration of survivorship, and a time to share in the camaraderie of thousands of other people in a shared goal to end a disease that threatens the lives of so many people we love.
Thank you Ithaca College PT Striders for your efforts in support of breast cancer research, the survivors and their families and friends.
Physical Therapy student PT Club members worked hard during 2008-09 to meet their goal and raise $3000 for the Georgia State - Marquette Challenge to support rehabilitation related research conducted through the Physical Therapy Foundation. IC is one of 65 PT programs nationwide that participated in the challenge this year. The goal of the challenge is to raise $175,000. The $3000 raised by the IC PT Student Club is more than double the previous record amount of $1400 raised and contributed last year and will earn IC and honorable mention.
The club's efforts were lead by the senior class representatives: Co-presidents Lindsey Johnston and Michelle McManus, APTA Liaison Shane Hamman, and Event Planners Jackie Barbano and Alexa Bancel, with help by evveryone in the class. Fundraising events included the first annual "Bomber Blitz" 5K road race and walk, "Helping Hands" massage sessions, and a powderpuff football tournament.
The Ithaca College Physical Therapy Department hosted a Level One APTA Clinical Instructor Education and Credentialing Program on March 27-28, 2009. Ten clinical instructors participated.
On Thursday, March 26, the Departments of Physical Therapy and Exercise and Sport Sciences were pleased to sponsor the 2nd Annual Distinguished Speaker. Brian Leggin, PT, DPT, OCS was the 2009 featured speaker. Brian, an IC PT grad '91, specializes in upper extremity clinical management and research with the U. of Penn. Health Systems. He gave a presentation based on his research and clinical work titled "Rotator Cuff Rehabilitation: A Clinical Perspective." Over 100 students, faculty, and local clinicians attended.
See some photos from Brian's day back at IC ...
This years rendition of judging of tasty treats was held on March 25.
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Physical Therapy students are working hard during 2008-09 to raise money for the Georgia State - Marquette Challenge to support rehabilitation related research conducted through the Physical Therapy Foundation. IC is one of 65 PT programs nationwide that are participating in the challenge this year. The goal of the challenge is to raise $175,000 and this year the IC PT Student Club plans to raise at least $3000. This will more than double the previous record amount of $1400 raised and contributed last year. The club's efforts are being lead by the senior class representatives: Co-presidents Lindsey Johnston and Michelle McManus, APTA Liaison Shane Hamman, and Event Planners Jackie Barbano and Alexa Bancel.
This year, the club organized the first annual "Bomber Blitz" 5K road race and walk. This event, held in Butterfield Stadium on October 26, had 200 participants and raised over $2000. They have other events coming up in the spring, so stay tuned on how to help out.
Go Bombers!!! See some pictures of the 2008 Blitz ...
Three senior year students (Shane Hamman, Lindsey Johnston, Kayla McKechnie) and one graduate student (Jackie Miller) attended the America Physical Therapy Association's National Student Conclave with about 1500 other students from across the country. This year's conclave was held in San Jose, CA during fall break from October 17-19. It provided the students an opportunity to exchange ideas with peers and future colleagues, and learn how APTA works to promote physical therapy. Their travel expenses were partially funded by the PT Department.
Graduate student, Jackie Miller, and senior Shane Hamman were selected by the nominating committee to run for offices in the APTA's national student body organization. While neither were elected, their selection to run is a credit to them and the IC PT program.
The 3rd annual IC PT tailgating party took place on Saturday, September 20th. Some recent alums, grad students and faculty enjoyed visiting in the Smiddy parking before the bombers football game.
Progressive Practice Management Skills for Physical Therapists, was held on Saturday October 11, 2008, at Ithaca College Physical Therapy-Rochester Center, as part of the Department's Continuing Education Series.
To see what was covered, view the brochure ...
This event was hosted by Ithaca College on 4/6/08 and was co-sponsored by Ithaca College, Clarkson University, Broome CC, and the NYPTA. The keynote speaker was APTA President, Scott Ward, with an additional presentation by Jack Ahern, MA, the NYPTA Labor Relations Consultant. There were also four concurrent educational sessions including; Aquatics Athletic Taping, Pediatric Obesity, and Gait Training Post-Stroke.
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Kathy Buccieri - Attended Pediatrics and Education sections content.
Kathrine Beissner - Presentation on Geriatrics, Saturday morning (Feb 9) at 10:30.
Hilary Greenberger - Attended an item writing workshop for the orthopedic specialization exam.
Tiffany Hilton - Presented in the geriatrics section Saturday morning
Terri Hoppenrath - Attended CSM for educational activates related to Clinical Education
Jeff Houck - Presentations: Foot and Ankle Tendinopathies - as a collaboration between Ithaca College and USC Saturday morning from 8:00 - 11:00.
Chris McNamara - Participated in Aquatic Physical Therapy Section activities (Business Meeting, Executive Committee meeting, overseeing pre-conference courses) as a member of the Executive Committee.
Ernie Nalette - Participated in Dreamcatchers Planning meetings and attending Thursday Ethics programming.
Deb Nawoczenski - Presentations: Educational Session - Research Section - Thurs 1-2:30: Using Evidence to Guide Shoulder Intervention in Spinal Injury
Presentation - Orthopedic Section - Saturday 4, Uncovering Mechanisms Underlying the Effectiveness of Shoe Inserts in Patients with Midfoot Arthritis
Michael A. Pagliarulo - Attended pre-conference course on Systematic Effective Instruction and general sessions in Education section as well as PT/PTA Program Director's mtg.
Nick Quarrier - Presented a poster
Title: Evidence Based Rehabilitation Following ACL Reconstruction: A 20 year Perspective
When: Tuesday, November 6, 2007, 7:30 PM
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In September 2007, a number of IC graduate students and faculty once again took part in the annual Rochester Breast Cancer Walk fund raiser.
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The second annual PT homecoming event was held on October 6
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The 2007-08 PT Club Kick-off Event was held for the 14th time on on Thursday, September 6th at 7:00pm in CHS 207 & 211.
PT Club student members and PT Department faculty enjoyed tasty treats at the 14th annual "Bake-Off"!!!!!
See some pictures of prize winning goodies and happy participants in the Photo Galleries ...
Professor Katherine Beissner and recent gradate Elise Ruckert presented a poster of their research titled "Mobility, Activity, Participation, and Social Integration: Impact on Well-being of Older Adults by Residence Type at the Americal Physical Therapy Annual Conference held in June 2007 in Denver, CO.
Some two dozen professional musicians and health care providers from across the nation attended the annual 5 day Healthy Musician: Injury Prevention and Intervention program workshop at Ithaca College June 16-20, 2007. Healthy Musician is a comprehensive program of seminars and hands-on workshops that focus on the physical and mental factors that affect both the musician and performance, with discussions on the care and prevention of such music-related injuries as carpal tunnel syndrome, repetitive stress injury and back pains.
The workshop, directed by Clinical Associate Porfessor Nick Quarrier, investigates musician-related injuries, emphasizing injury prevention. It consists of both lectures and activities as depicted in the attached photos. The musicians learn valuable intervention and learning style techniques while the health care professionals gain knowledge about the stresses and demands placed on instrumentalists.
After 32 years of dedicated service to Ithaca College and the Department of Physical Therapy, Ray Boone has retired from the Physical Therapy Department. To celebrate all that he has done for the College, Department, and our PT students, a reception in his honor was held at Ithaca College's Rochester Center on June 3.
Ray has been the longest serving member of the PT faculty and came to Ithaca College's Bronx PT campus in 1975. In 1990-91 he played a vital role organizing the move from the Bronx component of the program to Rochester. He served as the first Director of the PT Department's Rochester campus.
In addition to several speakers who gave remarks at the reception, statements from a number of former colleagues and students were read recognizing Ray's many educational and professional contributions to over 2000 students. As tribute to his expertise at teaching Anatomy, colleagues from the IC Rochester Center also sang an original song to Ray titled " Dissection Man".
This 2-day clinical instructor and faculty forum and laboratory workshop was held on May 30-31 with IC alum Ron Schenk, '82 PT, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT, Cert. MDT, as the instructor and was organized by faculty member Mike Buck.
The program titled "Teaching Manipulation: An Evidence-Based Approach" was designed to assist with the enhancement of thrust and non-thrust manipulation in professional physical therapist programs. This program provided the current best evidence on mobilization/manipulation in the management of musculoskeletal disorders and discussed the methods and resources available to more fully integrate these procedures into the current professional curriculum and clinical internships.
This presentation by David Renne, Instructor in Department of ESS, was co-sponsored by the Student PT Club and the ESS Majors Club. The talk was held on Wednesday, October 25, 7-8 PM, in Textor 103.
Three junior year, and four senior year students attended the America Physical Therapy Association's National Student Conclave with about 1500 other students from across the country. This year's conclave was held in Dallas, TX from October 27-29. It provided the students an opportunity to exchange ideas with peers and future colleagues, and learn how APTA works to promote physical therapy. Their travel expenses were partially funded by the PT Department.
On October 7, 2006, about 20 IC Physical Therapy students and faculty conducted an American Physical Therapy Association activity, "Bike Right, Bike Fit! A physical therapist's perspective" to celebrate and promote October as National Physical Therapy month.
The PT students and faculty evaluated the positions of bike riders in order to make recommendations to prevent injury and minimize pain. In addition some aspects of fitness important to cycling, including muscle flexibility, were assessed.
Read the story in the Ithacan ...
The annual fall get together for new and continuing students, and faculty was held on Thursday, September 21, in CHS 211. Check back for some pictures.
Current undergraduate, and graduate students, faculty, and alumni got together on Saturday September 15, in the Terrace Parking lot for some cider and snacks prior to the Homecoming football game against Hartwick This is the first time in recent memory we have done this and plan to make it an annual Homecoming Weekend event. Check back for some pictures.
The annual Physical Therapy Department pinning ceremony, to mark the progression of junior year students into the professional phase of the program, was held for 2006 on Tuesday, August 29, in the Whalen Center. Some remarks were given by PT Department Chair, Michael Pagliarulo, HSHP School Dean, Steven Siconolfi, and recent MS graduate, Marissa McLean.
The 2006 featured alumni Speaker/Presenter was Daniel Parkinson ('93). Dan is along time therapist at the Health South Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital, in Briantree, MA. He is currently the Director of Clinical Services and coordinates and oversees the activity of the Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Pathology, Theraputic Recreation, Orthotics, Prosthetics and Respiratory Therapy Departments in this acute rehabilitation hospital. More recently he became the Northeast Regional Director of Clinical Services and coordinates the regional clinical initiatives for 26 Acute Rehabilitation Hospitals in: education, documentation, program development, compliance.
Dan gave some inspiring remarks on the value of, and some of the trials and tribulations related to, the clinical education component of the curriculum.
This workshop attracts health care providers and musicians from around the globe. It is designed to examine the care and prevention of music-related injuries. Fourteen faculty members, from the School of Music, Health Science and Human Performance and local community are involved in teaching this 5 day program. It is directed by Nicholas Quarrier, Clinical Associate Professor in PT.
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Faculty memnbers, Barbara Belyea and Theresa Hoppenrath, presented "Clinical Applications and Decision making using Evidenced-Based Practice in Physical Agents".
The 2006 Ithaca College Physical Therapy Graduate Student Research Symposium was held in Rochester on May 4, at the Strong Rehabilitation. Parents, clinicians and Rochester faculty attended, as well as adjuncts from the Rochester Area. It was great opportunity to have a look at the "finished product" from the academic portion of the graduate program.
The following senior year students completed research and special interest projects in academic year 2005-06 and presented their work at the PT department's annual project presentation night, April 4, 2006:
- Jessica Graham, Monica Lesslie, Clare Stanton (faculty advisor Katherine Beissner) - The Impact of a Group Exercise/Nutrition Program on the Health Related Quality of Life of Older Adults
- Alison Bailey (faculty advisor Michael Buck) - Choosing When and When Not to Use Spinal Manipulation for Patients With Low Back Pain
Physical Therapy faculty member, Barb Belyea, organized a group of seven junior year PT students to help at the New State Special Olympics Winter Games. The students traveled to the Oncenter in Syracuse, NY, on February 11 and worked as volunteers assisting with an American Physical Therapy Association FunFitness program that consited of screenings, testing the athletes' strength, flexibility, and balance, and offering education and advice for enhancing their performance. The IC students also got to interact and work with future colleagues from the SUNY Upstate PT program. Thanks go to the folowing students participating and representing IC:
- Brittany Burgess
- Heather Galisson
- Corrine Jordan
- Melanie McKaney
- Joe Napoleone
- Ashley Williams
- Lila Wollman
Read the story online published in The Ithacan on February 23, 2006
Monica Lesslie, a third year PT student and Kathy Buccieri, Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Education in the PT department, led a workshop for interested Antiguans that included instruction in proper positioning, transfers, body mechanics, therapeutic play and therapeutic exercise. The PT workshop involved participants at the Amazing Grace Foundation, Adele School for Children with Special Needs, Holberton Hospital and National Stroke Association.
Kelly O'Mara, Junior PT student, was enrolled in the Interdisciplinary Fieldwork Course with Chris Cecconi, Associate Professor in Speech and Language Pathology and Audiology. Kelly participated with Speech and Therapeutic Recreation students in an interdisciplinary immersion at the Adele School for Children with Special Needs.
All the participants learned a tremendous amount while in Antigua and enjoyed the sun, public market and even a bit of the beaches. Use this link to the Photo Galleries for some pictures from Whalen Symposium related to this activity.
IC well represented at national conference
The IC PT program had a large contingent of faculty and alums give presentations at the recent APTA Combined Sections Meeting held February 1-4, in San Diego, CA. This is a national conference attended by 5000 special interest section members of the American Physical Therapy Association. Representing the IC core PT faculty with presentations were:
Over twenty IC PT alums also presented. This is certainly a credit to their ongoing educational interests. School of HS & HP Dean, Steven Siconolfi, hosted a "Alumni and Friends of Ithaca Reception" on February 2.
IC PT students traveled to Denver Colorado, and joined over 1000 PT students from across the country at the American Physical Therapy Association's National Student Conclave, October 21-23, 2005. They were able to exchange ideas with peers and future colleagues, and learn how APTA works to promote physical therapy.
Seniors participating were:
Stacy Kuzmick
Debbie Krekler
Candace Nomides
Lindsey Pellerite
Clare Stanton
Inga Tracy-Bronson
Juniors participating included:
Katie Kelly
PT students from Ithaca College, Clarkson University, U of Buffalo, and PTA students from Nassau Community College gathered in Binghamton, NY Saturday October 8th to assist with the Special Olympics New York Fall Games. Over 700 athletes gathered in the Southern Tier area to compete in the Games. The PT students performed the APTA's FunFitness screenings, testing the athletes' strength, flexibility, and balance, and offered education and advice for enhancing their performance.
IC had the largest contingent of any program.
The 2005 "Opening Event" hosted by the Student PT Club, for all physical therapy students and faculty, was held on Wednesday, September 21, from 7-9 PM in CHS 211. This year it was a combined “bake-off/pot-luck” so faculty had new categories of tasty foods to judge! Pictures are available in the photo gallery.
Thanks to club president, Stacy Kuzmick, and the other officers for organizing this year's scrumptious event.
The annual physical therapy department pinning ceremony to mark the progression of junior year students into the professional phase of the program was held on Tuesday, August 23. The 2005 featured alumni Speaker/Presenter was Pamela Sullivan, MD. Dr. Sullivan is a 1985 graduate of the IC Physical Therapy Program and earned her MD in 1990 from the Medical College of Pennsylvania. She has been an attending physician in the Department of Emergency Servicies at Rochester General Hospital and a clinical instructor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry since 1993. She also currently teaches Pulmonary Medicine to Ithaca College graduate students on the IC Rochester campus.
The following senior year students completed research and special interest projects in academic year 2004-05 and presented their work at the PT department's annual project presentation night, April 11, 2005:
- Joy Bostrum and Emily Gorman (faculty advisor, Barb Belyea) - Effects of Plyometric Training Program on the Kinetics and Kinematics of Jumping in Adolescent Female Soccer Players
- Megan Glossner and Jeff West (faculty advisor, Kathy Schlough) - A Case Study on the Effects of an Exercise Program on a Young Adult with Cerebral Palsy: 4th Year of a Longitudinal Study
- Pandora Drossos, Stephanie Krakauer, Kevin McCormick (faculty advisors Barb Belyea and Michael Buck) - Effects of Medium in Which a Home Exercise Program is Presented on the Adherence and Technique
- Allyson Benvenuti (facaulty advisor, Barb Belyea) - Health Beliefs and Practices of Physically Active Older Adults
Follow this link for information and pictures from May 2005.
PT junior students, Kelli Contri and Laura Nielson were featured in a picture in the Ithaca Journal about IC students participating in the Relay for Life fund rasiser on April 9-10, 2005. Pictures of students who participated can be seen in the photo gallery.
Five physical therapy students -- Basia Bujak, Breanna Czenczelewski, Ashley Fox, Steffanie McKay, and Leigh Anne Swafford -- attended the APTA National Student Conclave (Students Today. Leaders Tomorrow!) in Charlotte, North Carolina, October 22-24, 2004.
Throughout the weekend, the students attended workshops on career paths, interviewing, cultural competence, specialist certification, and more. Clinical sessions included topics in the areas of acute care, geriatrics, cardiovascular and pulmonary, neurology, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, research, sports, and women's health. The students also had the opportunity to meet representatives from many different companies looking to hire new graduates and many other vendors displaying their products and services.
As part of the Student Assembly they met the candidates and then voted on the 2004-5 motions. President of the APTA, Ben Massey, attended the conclave and answered questions during an open discussion with the students.
A big highlight of the conclave was the presence of Florence Kendall, PT, FAPTA. We were able to take pictures with her as well as get autographs. Those of us who already had taken Musculoskeletal Examination and Evaluation brought our "Muscle" books, which Ms. Kendall was pleased to autograph!
The Ithaca College Department of Physical Therapy was pleased to present its annual free conference to clinical instructors and center coordinators of clinical education on June 4, 2004, at the Rochester center.
Charles Ciccone presented his seminar, “Pharmacology,” to approximately 40 clinicians. The clinicians enjoyed the conference, networking with each other and assisting Kathy Buccieri and Kathy Schlough with clinical education issues over lunch. (See the Photo Galleries section for some pictures of the presentation and some participants, including a few alumni.)
