NAIOMT would like to congratulate our faculty member David Deppeler who recently earned his DSc from Andrews University. David has been a valued member of the NAIOMT team for many years as a Clinical Fellowship Instructor and Examiner in addition to serving on the NAIOMT Board of Directors for several years.
Congratulations David!
Monday, December 28, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
NAIOMT Faculty Members Running for AAOMPT Positions
Are you an AAOMPT member? If so, you have recently received your election ballot for 2010 Officers. You may be interested to know that two of our NAIOMT Faculty are running.
Brett Windsor is running for Secretary and Chris Hoekstra for Nominating Committee. Both faculty are highly regarded within NAIOMT and we encourage you to strongly consider them when casting your vote. You can find their biographies on NAIOMT's website and on the AAOMPT site.
Please be sure to vote! The deadline is January 8, 2010.
Brett Windsor is running for Secretary and Chris Hoekstra for Nominating Committee. Both faculty are highly regarded within NAIOMT and we encourage you to strongly consider them when casting your vote. You can find their biographies on NAIOMT's website and on the AAOMPT site.
Please be sure to vote! The deadline is January 8, 2010.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
The passing of Dr. Richard E. Erhard, PT, DC
NAIOMT is greatly saddened by the passing of Dr. Richard E. Erhard, PT, DC on October 3, 2009 after a long battle with cancer. Dick Erhard was the complete physical therapist; clinician, educator, and researcher.
“To me Dick was (and will always be) one of the 'gentle giants' of OMT. I shall always remember him as one of the greatest ambassadors of peace and understanding between chiropractors and PTs. What a huge loss.” Erl Pettman
“Dick was a true autonomous practitioner and the first president of IFOMT. He was also a great friend and an example to all”. Stanley Paris
“He was a great human being and a great professional. We will miss his smiling face forever”. Joe Farrell
“Dick was a giant in our profession. He was one of the first three US PTs to pass the first international manual therapy examination in the Canary Islands in 1973. He was the first president of IFOMT and one of the eight founding fellows of the AAOMPT. He, with Rick Bowling established an integrative model for evaluating and treating low back pain and published on the evaluation of the sacro-iliac joint in the initial issue of on orthopedic journal that would later develop into the respected journal, JOSPT. His seminal works, including the “treatment-based classification of low back pain” spurred the rise in evidence-based practice in manual physical therapy.
Dick felt restrained by the lack of autonomy as a PT and trained to become a chiropractor. He, however always held on to his PT base of a biomechanical model of systematic evaluation and treatment of the spine. He was active in teaching, writing and scientific pursuits even after he had been diagnosed with his terminal condition.
Dick and I served as the original examiners for the newly formed AAOMPT. He had a great sense of humor, and an infectious laugh. He inspired those around him to excel. His legacy lives on through the many people he mentored at the University of Pittsburgh and elsewhere. He was my friend and mentor and I will miss him dearly”. Bill O’Grady
A memorial service was held at the University of Pittsburgh on October 16 2009, attended by many past presidents of AAOMPT and friends. NAIOMT sent flowers and condolences to his wife and family.
At the AAOMPT conference in Washington DC, October 17th, friends and AAOMPT’s founding members paid tribute to this great physical therapist and read a tribute from Freddy Kaltenborn. We also learned that Dick’s family was amazed by the outpouring of tributes from around the country and around the world. They knew him primarily as the man who loved to be home with his family, and to go fishing and hunting.
Sincerely,
Ann Porter Hoke on behalf of the NAIOMT Board of Directors.
“To me Dick was (and will always be) one of the 'gentle giants' of OMT. I shall always remember him as one of the greatest ambassadors of peace and understanding between chiropractors and PTs. What a huge loss.” Erl Pettman
“Dick was a true autonomous practitioner and the first president of IFOMT. He was also a great friend and an example to all”. Stanley Paris
“He was a great human being and a great professional. We will miss his smiling face forever”. Joe Farrell
“Dick was a giant in our profession. He was one of the first three US PTs to pass the first international manual therapy examination in the Canary Islands in 1973. He was the first president of IFOMT and one of the eight founding fellows of the AAOMPT. He, with Rick Bowling established an integrative model for evaluating and treating low back pain and published on the evaluation of the sacro-iliac joint in the initial issue of on orthopedic journal that would later develop into the respected journal, JOSPT. His seminal works, including the “treatment-based classification of low back pain” spurred the rise in evidence-based practice in manual physical therapy.
Dick felt restrained by the lack of autonomy as a PT and trained to become a chiropractor. He, however always held on to his PT base of a biomechanical model of systematic evaluation and treatment of the spine. He was active in teaching, writing and scientific pursuits even after he had been diagnosed with his terminal condition.
Dick and I served as the original examiners for the newly formed AAOMPT. He had a great sense of humor, and an infectious laugh. He inspired those around him to excel. His legacy lives on through the many people he mentored at the University of Pittsburgh and elsewhere. He was my friend and mentor and I will miss him dearly”. Bill O’Grady
A memorial service was held at the University of Pittsburgh on October 16 2009, attended by many past presidents of AAOMPT and friends. NAIOMT sent flowers and condolences to his wife and family.
At the AAOMPT conference in Washington DC, October 17th, friends and AAOMPT’s founding members paid tribute to this great physical therapist and read a tribute from Freddy Kaltenborn. We also learned that Dick’s family was amazed by the outpouring of tributes from around the country and around the world. They knew him primarily as the man who loved to be home with his family, and to go fishing and hunting.
Sincerely,
Ann Porter Hoke on behalf of the NAIOMT Board of Directors.
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