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Orthopaedics, Breathing, and Communications! Oh My! New England Conference Preview\n\n\n\nAPTA Chapters of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire worked together to create a virtual conference on November 7th\xa0for all members for the PT community to attend with programming available until January 31, 2021. Register\xa0here.\n\n\n\nJay Grimes is faculty member and orthopedic residency director at Sacred Heart University, Angela Campbell is president of the APTA Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Section and Michelle Collie is the president of the RI APTA chapter and CEO of Performance Physical Therapy. Jay, Angela, and Michelle are all speakers at the first\xa0Northeast Regional Virtual Conference.\n\n\n\nJay and his partners Jason Myerson and Michael Gans started a continuing education platform called\xa0Partners 4 Rehab Excellence\xa0for young professionals to improve their clinical skills and reasoning. At the conference, Jay will be on a residency and fellowship panel covering the residency experience.\n\n\n\nAngela will be presenting on a session called the \u201cScience of Breath\u201d which will include the physiology of breathing and the importance of paying attention to breathwork in a patient\u2019 care.\n\n\n\nMichelle is speaking on the \u201cRole of Telehealth in the Future of Our Profession.\u201d She believes telehealth is an adjunct to our care and gives the opportunity for those people who cannot access a physical therapy clinic to receive care.\n\n\n\nPARTING SHOT\n\n\n\n\u201cFor a great price, you\u2019re getting 30 different educational sessions, 30 posters and platforms at a very reasonable and cheap price.\u201d \u2013 JAY\n\n\n\n\u201cMasks work. Masks will not drop your oxygen. Coming into this conference, you have got a long time to use this information. Go outside your shell a little bit and try something new.\u201d \u2013 ANGELA\n\n\n\n\u201cNow is the time that our profession has the opportunity to evolve and be the leaders in MSK care as well as all the adjunct areas.\u201d \u2013 MICHELLE