Colorado Chapter

The American Physical Therapy Association continued its presence at the National Conference for State Legislatures (NCSL) with this year's "Are You Fit for Office?" workstation ergonomics assessment and information booth at the 28th Annual Summit in Denver. The event was hosted by Colorado APTA Physical Therapy professionals from around the State and received great reviews from participants.

NCSL is the pre-eminent bipartisan organization dedicated to serving the lawmakers and staffs of the Nation's 50 state legislatures and territories. The conference attracts more than 6,000 legislators, regulators, association representatives, corporations and public policy experts from around the country.

Sen. Joanne Emmons, APTA Board member Pauline Flesch, PT and Justin Elliott
	Rep. Lynn Hefley, (Colorado Springs, CO) receives award for support of Physical Therapy in Colorado from Chriss Parks, PT, Colorado Chapter immediate past president, and Ellen Caruso, executive director.
Rep. Martha Shoffner (Arkansas); Greg McCall, PT Colorado Chapter Chief Delegate and Mary Christenson, PT, Chair of Colorado Chapter Research Committee
	Colorado Rep. Nancy Spence (center) greets familiar faces at Colorado's State House: Ellen Caruso; Libby Pettit, PT, Basalt; Ira Gorman, PT, Centennial, National Governmental Affairs Liaison; Audrey Waldron, PT, Boulder, Chapter President
Sen. Deanna Hanna, Colorado tests the strength of her handshake with some coaching from Marcia Smith, PhD, PT, Denver

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