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LAMP: The Institute for Leadership in Physical Therapy

Next Conference in the Leadership Series:

"C1: Lead Wherever You Are: Becoming a Personal Leader"
September 10-12, 2010, Los Angeles, California

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Information on Institute for Leadership in Physical Therapy (LAMP) Programs:

• Lead Wherever You Are: Becoming a Personal Leader (C1)
• 2009-2010 Intermediate Independent Leadership Project (IILP) Registration - C1 is a pre-requisite
• Leading Others: Adaptive & Transformational Leadership in Physical Therapy (C2 - C1 and IILP are pre-requisites

Introducing our LAMP Faculty:

• Jennifer Wilson, PT, MBA, HPA/Director - LAMP, is a doctoral candidate in the Ed.D. Program in Executive Leadership at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY. She is a principal for the Leadership Institute, a division of Initiatives consulting and the Director of LAMP, HPA Section of the APTA, cultivating leadership and business skills in physical therapist and other health care professionals. Ms. Wilson graduated with a BS degree in physical therapy from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Ms. Wilson has diverse and broad experience in physical therapy and health care, including: expanding an outpatient physical therapy clinic as Center Manager, supervising seven outpatient physical therapy clinics as a Regional Manager, and opening new clinics as Business Development manager in the Midwest. Ms. Wilson holds a MBA degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology and was Director of Product Development for Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield in Rochester, NY. For the past 8 years, in various roles, including Assistant Professor and Manager of Clinical Operations, Jennifer Wilson worked directly with PT students to start and expand clinical operations on-campus while teaching: business and leadership in physical therapy, health care, reimbursement, and professionalism for Nazareth College’s Physical Therapy program. Currently, she teaches part-time for Ithaca College’s transitional DPT program.
• Z. Annette Iglarsh, PT, PhD, MBA, Associate Dean & Chair, Department of Physical Therapy, Simmons College, joined the faculty at Simmons College in July 2007 as the new Chair of the Physical Therapy Department in the School for Health Studies. She has been an active physical therapist for over 30 years. During this time she has practiced in academic, outpatient, acute, industrial, long-term care, and corporate healthcare settings. She has been elected to numerous state and national American Physical Therapy positions, including two terms as a member of the Board of Directors, and is a member of the Committee on Ethics and Legislation of the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy. Nationally known for her work in leadership, ethics and business management, Dr. Iglarsh has presented over 180 lectures nationally and internationally to healthcare practitioners, professional associations, academicians, students and corporate entities. Her numerous publications include two textbooks. She has completed an NIH/ University of Pittsburg Fellowship in Survival Skills and Ethics, the Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration at Bryn Mawr College and the Bioethics Intensive Institute at the Kennedy Center at Georgetown University. Her scholarly work focuses on Ethics, Responsible Conduct in Research, Leadership and Mentorship.
• Janet Bezner, PT, PhD is the Deputy Executive Director for Education at the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). She has been instrumental in designing and leading the Education Division in the development and implementation of the 2006-2020 Education Strategic Plan. She received her bachelor’s degree in physical therapy at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, her master’s degree from Texas Woman’s University and a PhD in health education from the University of Texas. Prior to joining APTA in May 2005 she was Senior Vice-President for PeakCare, Inc., a healthcare technology firm, where she managed the development of a wellness and prevention software and video library aimed at employers to assist in decreasing health care costs associated with illness and injury at work. Janet spent 7 years teaching physical therapy at Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) in San Marcos, Texas and has practiced in a variety of health care settings, including hospitals, home health, long term care and corporate wellness. Janet served on the Board of Directors of the APTA prior to joining staff and is a recipient of the Lucy Blair Service Award. Dr. Bezner is an experienced speaker on topics related to leadership, personal development, and health promotion and wellness.
• Stacey L. Zeigler, PT, DPT, MS, GCS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Clarkson University, earned her B.S. degree in Physical Therapy in 1994 from Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY. She holds a Master of Science degree in Community Health Administration and Wellness Promotion from California College for Health Sciences, became a board certified geriatric specialist in 2001, and completed her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Simmons College in January 2005. Stacey’s clinical background encompasses a wide variety of settings including home health, acute care, out-patient orthopedics, in-patient rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and cardiopulmonary rehab. In addition to her clinical work, Stacey has also been involved in therapy services management since 1997 including roles as the Chief of physical therapy at the U.S. Army Health Clinic in Hanau, Germany and serving as a hospital assistant administrator in Northern New York. Today, Stacey is a clinical assistant professor in physical therapy at Clarkson University and continues her clinical practice in the area of hospice and palliative care and cardiopulmonary rehab. Stacey was recently the chairperson of the Health Policy and Administration Section’s LAMP Task Force which focused on methods for the advancement of autonomous practice in physical therapy which has spurred her to one of her current research projects examining the definition and measurement of autonomous practice across healthcare professions. Beginning with her experiences with the military medical system and moving forward with participation in various panels, committees and presentations relating to Vision 2020, Stacey has devoted herself to the application of autonomous practice in her patient care, administrative practice, research, and the education of the physical therapists of today and tomorrow.
• Kathleen Luedtke-Hoffman, PT, MBA, PhD, Assistant Professor, TWU-Dallas, earned her bachelor’s degree in physical therapy at The Chicago Medical School/University of Health Sciences in 1981. Since moving to Texas, she has worked in multiple healthcare settings holding a variety of clinical and administrative management positions. She completed her Master’s of Business Administration at the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University in Dallas in 1990. Dr. Luedtke completed her PhD in physical therapy, emphasizing administration, at Texas Woman’s University in 2002, with a minor in Healthcare Administration. She is currently the Director of Clinical Education at Texas Woman’s University - Dallas campus. Dr. Luedtke-Hoffmann’s research has emphasized managerial work, administration and management skills of physical therapists, and facets of professionalism. She is a member of APTA’s Education and Health Policy and Administration Sections.
• Carolyn M. Oddo, PT, MS, FACHE, Vice President of Patient & Public Affairs, Harris County Hospital District , has been an employee of the Harris County Hospital District for 25 years in a variety of capacities. She started her healthcare career as a physical therapist specializing in pediatrics. As a new graduate in 1981, she worked at the Jefferson Davis Hospital in Houston, Texas at a time when it recorded more births than any other facility in the country. Carolyn received a Master of Science Degree in Health Care Administration from Texas Woman’s University in 1988 and assumed a variety of leadership roles in rehabilitation. Past experiences include: Director of Physical Therapy, Director of Rehabilitation Services and Child Life, Administrative Director of Rehabilitation Services and Child Life, and Administrative Director of Operations at Quentin Mease Community Hospital.
• Craig Moore, PT, MS, Home Health Section President , currently serves as the Outpatient Team Manager for Florida Hospital Celebration Health, an outpatient center affiliated with a large regional hospital system in central Florida. The Center supports 6 clinical programs that include Sports Medicine, Pediatrics, Women’s Health, Hand Therapy, Neurology, and Lymphedema Management. Prior to my current role, I served as the Florida Hospital Site Team Leader for the “Locomotor Experience Applied Post Stroke” (LEAPS) clinical trial, a walking recovery study performed on patients who suffered a recent stroke. The study is a 13-million dollar, multi -site, randomized, clinical trial funded by the NIH coordinated between 5 hospital organizations and three universities (Duke, Florida State and the University of Southern California). Over the last 15 years, Craig Moore has worked in a variety of clinical settings ranging from inpatient acute care, to rehabilitation, home health, clinical research and now outpatient management. He was employed as the Rehabilitation manager for the home health division of a large regional hospital organization. He also serves as the President of the Home Health Section of the APTA.
• Jill B. Lattanzi, PT, EdD, HPA/CCISIG Chair; is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Widener University and co-editor with Dr. Larry Purnell of the textbook, Developing Cultural Competence in Physical Therapy Practice published by F.A.Davis in 2006. She has been facilitating service-learning physical therapy trips to Mexico and other parts of Central and South America for 12 years and more recently has turned to fostering community engagement opportunities for physical therapists locally. She has lectured nationally and internationally on the topic of developing cultural competence for the physical therapist and healthcare professional. Jill is also chair of the Cross-Cultural & International Special Interest Group (CCISIG), which is part of the Section on Health Policy & Administration – APTA.
• Jacob Brewer, PT, DPT, is Assistant Professor at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, TX with primary teaching and research responsibilities in behavioral and brain sciences as applied to clinical neurological physical therapy and secondary teaching responsibilities in health care regulation / reimbursement systems. Dr. Brewer is an American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) McMillan Scholar and a leadership team member of the HSU PT Ministries Program, providing pro-bono care in Mexico and in Abilene, TX. As a full-time academician, he has also provided acute, outpatient, inpatient, and skilled nursing physical therapy assessments specializing in clinical neurology. Dr. Brewer received his Bachelor of Science from Wayland Baptist University and his MPT and DPT degrees from Hardin-Simmons University. He has taken courses towards a Master of Arts in Religion, and Ph.D. courses in higher education, health care administration and management, and clinical neurology from Texas Woman’s University, global leadership through Regent’s Park College, University of Oxford (England), and is now in the dissertation phase of his Ph.D. in Leadership Studies at Dallas Baptist University. Dr. Brewer has also served as a student minister, clinician, and health care administrator throughout West Texas and Central Texas. Dr. Brewer has research presentations and publications in diverse subjects such as the cardiopulmonary and metabolic cost of TLSOs, deep oscillation modality effects on spasticity in TBI, and even a first-timers report on participation in the APTA Federal Governmental Affairs Forum. Dr. Brewer has been invited to present and lead sessions on an evidence-based holistic approach to leadership at various health care systems, Texas Physical Therapy Association (TPTA) district meetings, the Texas Physical Therapy Faculty Summit, and recently completed a brief Leadership Internship at the APTA headquarters in Alexandria, VA.

“Leadership has to take place everyday.  It cannot be the responsibility of the few, a rare event, or a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.,…we face adaptive challenges all the time.” (Heifetz and Laurie, 1997)

LAMP Links

Original 1998 white paper

LAMP Delphi study research article: "Leadership, Administration, Management, and Professionalism (LAMP) in Physical Therapy: a Delphi Study," authored by Lopopolo, Schafer, and Nosse, Physical Therapy, Journal of the American Physical Therapy Association, Volume 84, No. 2, February 2004.

"Shining Some Light on Our Progress with LAMP", article authored by Angela Phillips, PT, from the April 2008 issue of HPA Resource / HPA Journal.

"LAMP: A New Beginning. The Institute for Leaders in Physical Therapy," article authored by Jennifer Wilson, PT, MBA and A. Annette Iglarsh, PT, PhD, from the August 2008 issue of HPA Resource / HPA Journal.

"LAMP: The Meaning, the Opportunity," article authored by Jennifer Wilson, PT, MBA, from the October 2008 issue of HPA Resource / HPA Journal.

"LAMP or PALM?" article authored by Jennifer Wilson, PT, MBA, from the December 2008 issue of HPA Resource / HPA Journal

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