Transitional Doctorate of Physical Therapy
Residency- PHT 701
January 9-11, 2010
Accomodations
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Radisson Hotel in Utica, New York. A special rate of $79-99 (depending on time of year) for a single room per night has been arranged. You should contact the Hotel directly to reserve your room at (315) 797-8010. Mention to reservations that you are a Utica College student with the tDPT residency. Mentioning your association to UC and the residency is required to be assured of the special rate. In addition, you can go to Radisson Hotel Online and book your room with the following code: tDPT
Directions to the Radisson Hotel
The two recommended flight destinations are Syracuse International Airport (50 miles west) and Albany International Airport (80 miles east).
From either airport proceed to I-90 (the NYS Thruway – a toll Interstate) and go east or west as appropriate to the Utica exit (#31). It is suggested that you rent a car for the time you are here.
From the Thruway exit, go through the tollgate, stay left, and follow the exit ramp over the bridge to Genesee Street South. Turn right from the exit ramp onto Genesee Street. You will go through 4 traffic lights. At the 5th light you'll find the Radisson Hotel on your right. Turn right and proceed into the parking garage.
Directions from the Radisson to Utica College
Out of the parking garage proceed straight ahead to Genesee Street and turn right going South. Follow Genesee approximately 2-3 miles and turn right onto Burrstone Road. After the 2nd light, the entrance to UC will be on the right (look for signs to UC).
Residency Location
Your residency will be held in the new Economic Crime and Justice Studies Building (ECJS), located just off of the Burrstone Road entrance to campus. Please click on the following link to the UC campus map. The ECJS building is #7:
Schedule of Events
Saturday, January 9
8:00 AM – Continental Breakfast
8:30-10:00 AM – Introductions, Overview and philosophy of the t-DPT program at Utica College:
- Overview of course content, expectations, requirements; syllabus.
12:00-1:20 PM – Lunch (Group Networking Lunch on Campus)
1:30-3:30 PM – Introduction to Utica College Library Databases
3:30-3:45 PM – Break
3:45-5:00 PM – Log on to ANGEL; live threaded discussions; practice using course functions
**Opportunities for break-out sessions, advising, will be available throughout the day
Sunday, January 10th & Monday, January 11th
Advanced Clinical Practice Course:
Endurance Impairments: Testing and Training from Disease States to Health Promotion
- A Case Based Approach
- A Case Based Approach
Presented by Dr. Steven Tepper, PT, PhD
Description
This course focuses on common endurance impairments seen in a wide variety of patients. Differential diagnostic examinations will be covered extensively, preparing the clinician to recognize many of commonly seen cardiovascular and pulmonary complications. Dr. Tepper will discuss limitations to endurance activities, contraindications to endurance testing/activity, signs and symptoms that would end endurance testing/activity and selecting the most appropriate endurance test for patients. Using the Guide to Physical Therapy Practice, a case study approach utilizing the various commonly seen clinical patient situations will be discussed along with treatment interventions. Situations will include lower extremity claudication, deep venous thrombosis, obese patient with high cardiovascular risk (wellness intervention), elderly individual wishing to improve her endurance, end stage CHF and COPD.
Sunday, January 10th
8:00-8:30 - Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 9:00 - Define endurance activities
9:00 – 12:00 - Explain the importance the various body systems have on endurance activities
and the implications of pathology leading to endurance impairments, functional limitations and disability. Differentiate which system might be causing the endurance impairment
12:00 – 1:00 - Lunch (Group Networking Lunch on Campus)
1:00 – 2:00 - Differentiate contraindications, termination points of endurance testing/training
2:15 - 4:00 - Endurance Tests:
- Simple tests
- Established protocols
- Field tests
Monday, January 11th
8:30 – 11:30 - Performance* and or interpretation of the following tests:
- Walk velocity test*
- 6 minute walk test*
- 6 minute walk/run test
- bench step test
- cycle rhyming test
- 1 mile test*
- ABI
- BMI
End stage CHF
12:00 – 1:00 - Lunch (Group Networking Lunch on Campus)
1:00 – 4:00 - Cases Continued:
- Obese client with a strong family history of CAD
- PVOD
- MI
- COPD
- Elderly patient interested in wellness
*For those of you needing to make flights home on Monday afternoon/evening, we will adjust the schedule accordingly.
Places of Worship
(Please note this is not an all inclusive listing. We are happy to help you locate a denomination of your choice.)
First Baptist Church of Utica
Herkimer Road
Utica, NY 13502
(315) 724-5995
Trinity Lutheran Church
2620 Genesee St
Utica, NY 13502
(315) 732-7869
St Georges Episc Church Orthodox Catholic Church
1104 Brinckerhoff Ave.
Utica, NY 13502
(315) 735-7465
Our Lady of the Rosary- Roman Catholic Church
1736 Burrstone Rd
New Hartford, NY 13413
(315) 724-0402
Muslim Community Association
1631 Kemble St.
Utica, NY 13501
(315) 732-4002
New Hartford Presbyterian Church
45 Genesee Street
New Hartford, NY 13413
(315) 732-1139
First Presbyterian Church
1634 Genesee St
Utica, NY 13502
(315) 735-1030
Good Shepherd Moravian Church
350 Higby Road
New Hartford, NY 13413
(315) 724-9392
Temple Beth El
1607 Genesee St.
Utica, NY 13502
(315) 724-4751
Newman Center – Roman Catholic
Utica College
(315) 792-3284
Please note: all faiths are welcome
Restaurants
1713 Bleecker Street
Utica, NY 13501
Italian/American/Seafood $$$ - about $17.
Good Italian food. You won’t be disappointed. Casual.
315-732-9356
Ancora Restaurant
261 Genesee Street
Utica, NY 13501
American/Seafood $$$$ - about $20.
Again, really good Italian food. That will be a theme on this list. Great place. Nice casual.
315-724-4815
Delmonico’s Italian Steakhouse
151 N Genesee Street*
Steaks, Italian $$$ - about $15.
Italian-American menu. Awesome atmosphere, great food. Highly recommended. Nice casual.
315-732-2300
Babe’s Macaroni Grill and Bar
80 N Genesee Street*
Pizza, Sandwiches, Italian $$ - about $10.
Traditional American cuisine. Wear-anything-within-reason-casual. Think TGI Fridays.
315-735-0777
Grimaldi’s
418 Bleecker Street
Italian (you will almost believe you are in Italy) $$$ - about $20.
Another Italian gem. Utica is known for it’s good Italian food. Nice casual.
315-732-7011
Hook, Line and Sinker
8471 Seneca Turnpike
New Hartford, NY 13413
Steaks/Seafood $$$ - about $16.
If you like seafood, this is a great place to be. Casual.
315-732-3636
Georgio’s Village Café
60 Genesee Street
New Hartford, NY 13413
Italian $$ - about $13.
Great village atmosphere, fantastic Italian food. Casual.
315-792-1111
Symeon’s
4941 Commercial Drive
Yorkville, NY 13495
Greek $$ - about $12.
Greek cuisine, Utica family…awesome food. Wear-anything-within-reason casual.
315-736-4074
There are many other neighborhood restaurants in Utica that are excellent. Just ask us!
Other Useful Information
There are Urgent Care walk in clinics at Slocum Dickson Medical Center on Burrstone Road (one block west of the campus) and at Faxton Hospital (three blocks east). Emergency rooms can be found at St. Luke’s (across Champlin Ave from the campus) and St. Elizabeth’s (south of Burrstone Road on Genesee Street).
There is an ATM in the lobby of White Hall.
Hotels
In addition to the Radisson, accommodations can be obtained at the following places (which are listed in order of proximity to the campus):I
Holiday Inn (.5 miles from campus)
1777 Burrstone Road
New Hartford, NY 13413
315-797-2131
Ramada Inn (1.5 miles from campus)
Corner of New Hartford Street and Chenango Road
New Hartford, NY 13413
315-735-3392
Hotel Utica (only a block from Radisson)
102 Lafayette Street
Utica, NY 13502
315-724-7829
Best Western Gateway Adirondack (10 minutes from campus)
175 N. Genesee Street
Utica, NY 13502
315-732-4121
Motel 6 (10 minutes from campus)
150 Genesee Street
Utica, NY 13502
315-797-8743
Red Roof Inn (10 minutes from campus)
20 Weaver Street
Utica, NY 13502
315-724-7128
