Event with Senator Ron Wyden

Diana Godwin hosted an event at her home onSaturday, Jan. 16th, 2010 to have PTs meet and share healthcare reform ideas with Senator Ron Wyden, the senior US Senator from Oregon and a long-time leader on the issue of access to affordable health care and insurance ,

Group shot in Diana's living room

The Senator sitting and talking with Clem Eischen

The Senator talking with Susan Bamberger, President of the Oregon Physical Therapy Association, Rich Katz (in the middle - Rich has a dual role as the executive director of Northwest Rehab Alliance, a PT network with 260 private practice providers in Oregon and Washington and the Contract and Business Development Director for Therapeutic Associates, an IPA in Oregon and Washington (of which Steve Anderson is the CEO), and Greg Redfern, owner of Impact Physical Therapy in Grants Pass, Oregon.

The Senator (in the middle) talking with long-time activist PT Clem Eischen (on the left - Clem lobbied Congress successfully back in the 60's to have private practice PTs included as providers for Medicare)and Randy Johnson, owner of Apple Physical Therapy in Washington and Treasurer of the Private Practice Special Interest Group (PPSIG) of the Physical Therapy Assoc. of Washington.