AAOMPT Annual Conference
October 21-25, 2015
Louisville, KY
Galt House
Keynote Speakers
Here are the exciting Keynotes for the 2015 AAOMPT Conference October 21-25th in Louisville, Kentucky:
Steven Z. George, PT, PhD
Associate Professor
Director, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
Director, Brooks-PHHP Research Collaboration
University of Florida
Box 100154, UFHSC
Gainesville, FL 32610 -0154
Dr. George's teaching responsibilities in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program include participation in the Evidence Based Practice track. Dr. George's primary research interests involve the utilization of biopsychosocial models for the prevention and treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain. His research projects have been supported by awards from the National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association, University of Florida, and Foundation for Physical Therapy.
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Professor Peter O'Sullivan
DipPhysio(Otago), PGradDipMTh, PhD(Curtin), FACP
Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science
Bentley Campus
Peter is Professor of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy at Curtin and a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist (as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists 2005) who consults at bodylogicphysiotherapy.com. At Curtin he holds a part time appointment where he teaches at a post graduate level and conducts clinical research into musculoskeletal pain disorders.
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Professor Linda VanDillen, PT, PhD
Associate Director of Musculoskeletal Research
Professor of Physical Therapy
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr. Van Dillen received her Bachelors degree from the University of Missouri at Columbia, her Masters degree from Washington University in St. Louis as well as her Ph.D. Her interested include Musculoskeletal pain problems, in particular low back, hip and neck pain as well as the investigation of the interaction of biomechanical and neural control mechanisms contributing to musculoskeletal pain problems. She is currently at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
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Irene Davis, PhD, PT, FAPTA, FACSM, FASB
Director, Spaulding National Running Center
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Harvard Medical School
Spaulding-Cambridge Outpatient Center
1575 Cambridge St
Cambridge, MA 02138
Dr. Davis received her Bachelors degree in Exercise Science from the University of Massachusetts, and in Physical Therapy from the University of Florida. She earned her Masters degree in Biomechanics from the University of Virginia, and her PhD in Biomechanics from Pennsylvania State University. She is a Professor Emeritus in Physical Therapy at the University of Delaware where she studied the relationship between lower extremity structure, mechanics and injury in runners for the past 20 yrs. Dr. Davis is the Director of the Spaulding National Running Center, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School.
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