Top of Scope Conference Schedule:
8:15 – 8:30 AM
Welcome Remarks & Tech Check
Opening logistics, housekeeping, session format overview
8:30 – 9:30 AM
Keynote Address
Title: Achieving Full Scope of Practice: Emergency Patients Diverted to PT Outpatient Services
Speaker: Dr. Piers Truter PhD
10:20– 10:35 AM
Morning Break
Session I: Program Design & Integration
9:30 – 9:55 AM
Implementation Strategies for Embedded EDPT Practice
Dr. Nikki Davis PT, DPT, PhD, GCS
9:55 – 10:20 AM
Implementing an ED PT Program: Strategic Interventions and Performance Tracking
Dr. Kennth Ngwu PT, DPT, OCS, XPS
Session II: Musculoskeletal & Low Back Pain Management
10:35-11:00 AM
Paralyzed by Pain: ED PT’s Guide to Severe Low Back Pain
Dr. John Siep PT, DPT, OCS, CSMT
11:00-11:25 AM
Application of Algorithm-Based Treatment Approach to Low Back Pain
Dr. Alexander Garreau PT, DPT, NCS
11:25-11:50 AM
PT Musculoskeletal Diagnostic Point of Care Ultrasound in the ED
John Van Eyk PT, MPT
11:50- 12:15 AM
Morning session discussion
12:15 – 1:00 PM
Lunch Break
Session III: Pediatrics, Obstetrics & Mental Health
1:00 – 1:25 PM
Head Start: PT Collaboration for Concussion Management in the ED
Dr. Becky Bliss PT, DPT, DHSc
1:25 – 1:50 PM
Considerations for Managing the Obstetric Patient in the ED
Dr. Addy Javes DPT, CAPP-OB
1:50 – 2:15 PM
Evidence-Based Tools for Rapid Mental Health Screening in the ED
Dr. Caitlyn Anderson PT, DPT, NCS, GCS, CHSE
2:15 – 2:30 PM
Afternoon Break
Session IV: Innovation & Emergency Preparedness
2:30 – 2:55 PM
PT in Domestic Disaster: Roles and Advocacy Efforts
Dr. Megan Mitchell PT, DPT, MPH
2:55- 3:20 PM
Physical Therapy embedded in Veteran Emergency Medical Care: A Clinical Pilot Program
Dr. Shane O’Malley PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
3:20 – 4:00 PM
Final Q&A & Discussion
