Specialists must produce industry change
Rehab Regs, February 10, 2006
PTs must redefine their role to become "doctor practitioners" who diagnose and use non-drug treatments, said Shirley Sahrmann, PT, PhD, FAPTA, during the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties Opening Ceremony at the Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) 2006 on February 1 in San Diego.
The ones who can most likely effect change, Sahrmann said, are clinical specialists because they have the experience, commitment, and knowledge best suited to become diagnosticians.
Stressing the importance of diagnosis and treatment, Sahrmann said PTs must identify what makes the treatment or exercise they provide unique. "If less expensive personnel can do the same thing, financial constraints will be imposed," she cautioned.
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