May/June, 2020 Volume M, NO. 32
Empire State
Physical Therapy The O f f i ci al Ne wsl etter o f the N ew Yo r k Phys ic a l Th era py As s o c iatio n, I nc.
IN THIS ISSUE The Annual State of the Chapter Address (Cover Story (page 1,3, 4-5)
Research Committee Vacancy (page 5)
One by One Membership Referral Campaign
(page 6)
2020 NYPTA Award Winners (page 7)
2020 - 2022 Elected Officers (page 9)
Elected Delegates - 2021 APTA's HOD (page 9)
Upcoming Meeting Dates (page 9)
The Annual State of the Chapter Address by Peggy J. Lynam, PT, DPT, NYPTA President
To my fellow NYPTA members, As President, one of my responsibilities is to provide the NYPTA Delegate Assembly (DA) with an annual State of the Chapter address. I delivered this address to the 2020 DA, which was held virtually via Zoom on May 2, 2002. As my letter to the membership for this newsletter, I want to share a written version of my remarks. When writing my State of the Chapter address during this current time, where the unimaginable has become our reality, I needed to consider what information was most important to share. I first want to share that my most pressing concern over the past several weeks has been the welfare of our physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, and student colleagues, and their families, and how this pandemic is impacting our lives. Obviously, many negative consequences have already occurred, including layoffs from both inpatient facilities and outpatient clinics. PT practices have closed their doors to support social distancing and public health, while other clinics that have remained open to provide essential services, have seen a significant decrease in their patient census. The Chapter office recently did a short survey looking at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on PT and PTA employment in NYS so I could provide some preliminary data to the DA delegates. A more in-depth survey is under continued on page 3
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