INPTRA 2019

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May 8-9, 2019
Below you can find the presentations from INPTRA 2019 along with the agenda and speaker bios.

Presentations
Welcome Speaker: William Hatherill
Keynote Address Speaker: Alarcos Cieza
Clearing the Hoops: Regulatory Challenges for Physiotherapy Prescribing Speakers: Kim Gibson and Jill Humphreys
Good Governance: A Focus on Board Evaluation Speaker: Diana Sinnige
The Mirror of Physiotherapy in Peru Speaker: Fiorella Patricia Bernabé Dolores, Scholarship Recipient
Physiotherapy in Nicaragua – 38 Years of History Speaker: Teodoro Isaac Tercero Rivera, Scholarship Recipient
To Regulate or Not to Regulate? How to Ask the Question—A Report from the INPTRA Regulatory Research Committee Speakers: Nancy Kirsch, Susan Glover Takahashi, Shane Patman, Saurab Sharma, and Chris Smerdon
INPTRA Digital Practice Task Force Report Speaker: Dianne Millette
INPTRA Membership Committee Report Speakers: Janice Mueller, Zola Dantile, and Jill Humphreys
INPTRA Board of Directors Report Speakers: William Hatherill, Dianne Millette, Edgar Hernandez Alvarez, and Katherine Timms
Breakout Session One (Lisbonne-Copenhague, level two) The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Evaluation of a QA Program Speaker: Chris Smerdon
Breakout Session Two (New York, level two) The Pros and Cons of Standardized Testing to Assess PT Competence at Entry Speakers: Katya Masnyk and Lorin Mueller
Breakout Session Three (Paris-Munich, level two) Countries Working Toward PT Regulation: China – A Case Study Speakers: Julia To Dutka, Xiangbin Wang, and Michael Wong
Breakout Session One (Lisbonne-Copenhague, level two) Physiotherapy in the UK – An Ever-Evolving Role Speakers: Sonya Lam, Marc Seale, and Katherine Timms
Breakout Session Two (New York, level two) Efficient, Scalable, and Robust Summative Assessments to Replace Traditional Examinations Speaker: Anton Barnett-Harris
Breakout Session Three (Paris-Munich, level two) New Zealand Physiotherapy Standards Speakers: Janice Mueller and Jonathan Warren
Ethics, Standards, & Scope Bridge Builder, Hand Holder, or Risk Taker? The Role of the Practice Advisor in Physiotherapy Regulation Speakers: Leanne Loranger and Susan Paul
Regulatory Innovations & Issues Risks, Supports, and Engagement: A New Frontier in Assuring Licensee Competence in the United States Speakers: Nancy Kirsch and Michele Thorman
Mobility & Workforce & Technology Vision OTA PTA: Charting the Course for OTA/PTA Practice in Canada Speakers: Kathy Davidson, Denis Pelletier, and Grace Torrance