Here are the exciting Keynotes for the 2016 AAOMPT!
Deborah Falla, Prof. Dr.
Deborah Falla received her PhD in Physiotherapy from The University of
Queensland, Australia in 2003. In 2005 she was awarded Fellowships from
the International Association for the Study of Pain and the National
Health and Medical Research Council of Australia to undertake
postdoctoral research at the Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction,
Aalborg University, Denmark. Her research focus involves the integration
of neurophysiological and clinical research to evaluate neuromuscular
control of the spine in people with chronic pain. Her research interests
also include motor skill learning and training for musculoskeletal pain
disorders.
In this field Deborah has published over 80 papers in peer-reviewed
Journals, more than 100 conference papers/abstracts and received the
Delsys Prize for Electromyography Innovation in 2004. She has given over
70 invited lectures and has provided professional continuing education
courses on the management of neck pain to health practitioners in over
20 countries.
She is co-author of the book entitled "Whiplash, Headache and Neck Pain:
Research Based Directions for Physical Therapies" published by Elsevier
and translated into 4 languages and is Associate Editor of the journal
Manual Therapy.
Since 2010 she is a Council member of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology (ISEK).
See complete profile here.
Distinguished Lecture Award Winner
Timothy Flynn , PT, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT
Dr. Flynn is a frequent presenter at state, national, and international
meetings. His current passion is trying to slow the overutilization of
imaging, drugs, and surgery in the management of musculoskeletal
disorders by advocating for a physical therapist first solution. Dr.
Flynn is widely published including 5 textbooks, 6 book chapters, over
80 peer-reviewed manuscripts on musculoskeletal disorders and chronic
spinal pain. His research involving clinical decision-making in low back
pain has received numerous awards. Dr. Flynn is a past President of the
American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists and an
Associate Editor for the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical
Therapy (JOSPT). He is currently a principal in Evidence in Motion
(EIM) and a Professor in the School of Physical Therapy at South College
in Knoxville, TN. Dr. Flynn maintains an active clinical practice
focusing on chronic spinal pain at Colorado in Motion.
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Dr. Mark Hancock
Dr Mark Hancock is a Senior Lecturer with research and clinical
expertise in musculoskeletal physiotherapy. He has over 20 years of
experience as a clinician working in Australia and the US mostly in a
primary care musculoskeletal setting. Mark�s research interests are
focused on the management and diagnosis of low back pain. Mark completed
his physiotherapy degree at the University of Sydney in 1992. Since
completing his PhD in 2007 he has rapidly established himself as a
leader in the field of low back pain research. He has published over 60
peer reviewed papers and received over $2.6 million in funding. The
importance and impact of his work is demonstrated in many ways. He has
published in leading medical journals (e.g. Lancet, BMJ and Annals of
Internal Medicine) and discipline specific journals (e.g. Spine,
Physical Therapy). His work has been accompanied by editorials and
received wide media attention. Dr Hancock is a member of the associate
editorial board for the Cochrane Back Review Group and Deputy Editor of
the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy. He has a particular
research interest in identifying subgroups of patients with low back
pain who respond best to specific interventions and has been invited to
speak on this topic at national and international conferences.
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Karim Khan
Dr. Khan is a Canadian sports physician and academic who is an advocate
of physical activity for its public health benefit. His research focused
on activity for bone health and falls prevention particularly in the
aging demographic. Professor Khan was also a major contributor to the
paradigm shift that �tendinopathies� are not inflammatory conditions
and this led to physicians appreciating the need for active exercise as
treatment — the concept of 'mechanotherapy.'
He is a founding investigator in the $40 million research enterprise at
the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health called
the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility. Here over 100 investigators
collaborate to improve the health of Canadians across the lifespan by
improving their mobility and promoting physical activity. Karim is the
editor of the British Journal of Sports Medicine — a strong supporter of
ACSM's Exercise is Medicine initiative. He is also an author of Brukner
& Khan�s Clinical Sports Medicine (4th edition), a textbook that
that helped many clinicians in their residencies and fellowships. He
practices what he preaches and accumulates a total of 60 minutes of
moderate to vigorous physical daily. His research interests include
health and integrative physiology. He specializes in Exercise Science
and the Physical activity for health with a particular focus on fall
prevention in vulnerable seniors such as those with osteoporosis.
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