Instructions

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Instructions

• This website tutorial will help you navigate
  the IPTA website. Some basic areas of the site
  are covered as an introduction. Once you become
  familiar with the site, you will find much
  valuable information that will assist you on
  topics including licensure, reimbursement,
  advocacy, education, and more.
• To begin the presentation
• Click the down arrow on the right side of the
  screen.
• The first page of the presentation will appear.
  Click on the links to view the tutorial sections.
  
• Each section will automatically advance until
  completed, and then you will have the option of
  returning to the first page to make another
  selection, or continuing to the following
  section.
• You can stop the presentation at any time by
  hitting the back arrow from your internet
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• Questions or problems? Please contact the
  Chapter office for assistance 630.904.0101.

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Welcome to the IPTA
www.IPTA.org
Begin by clicking one of the shortcuts below

• 1 Logging In
• 2 Main Menu
• 3 Districts and Communities
• 4 Community Forums
• 5 Calendar and Latest News
• 6 Continuing Education
• 7 PT Priority Online
• 8 Career Center (Purchasing)
• 9 Career Center (Browsing)

(PowerPoint works best while in presentation mode)
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Logging In and Modifying Profile
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Click here to sign in.
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On every page other than the main page a sidebar
will be available. In this sidebar are many
options regarding your account. The first of
which is Edit My Profile. It will bring you to
the page to edit your profile.
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You can change your private information here.
Once all changes are made check the accept terms
of use box and click save changes to continue.
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Clicking the My Groups link will bring you to a
page that lists all the groups you are currently
a member of.
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From this page you can see the groups you are a
member of. It offers a quick route to the groups.
Here you will find what your primary group is.
Your primary group should be the district in
which you work or live.
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The My Networks link will allow you to connect
your profile with the social networking sites you
are a member of, i.e. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn.
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Add the name of the network.
And the direct link to your specific page.
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If you click on My Event Registrations it will
bring you to a page that will list all events you
are currently signed up to attend and all past
events you have attended.
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The link will take you to the events page.
Clicking the printer will allow you to print a
hard copy of your registration information.
(Registering for events is covered in the
Calendar section)
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My Blogs offers a place where you can post a
personal blog.
My Subscriptions allows you to manage what groups
you are subscribed to.
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A green word bubble means you are subscribed for
the comments and red means you are not.
By clicking the word bubble it will notify you of
new comments posted along with the regular
notifications.
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My Preferences allows you to modify the
preferences that you chose the first time you
logged on.
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These are the preferences that are available to
change. Checking the box next to the category
will turn on the notifications.
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My messages is your inbox for messages sent
through the IPTA website.
My Connections is where you can view all of your
personal connections. To add a new connection you
must view a members profile and at the top will
be an Add Connection button.
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My Photo Gallery is where you can upload photos
to your profile for others to view.
My Resume/CV is where you can upload a resume, or
create one with the provided outline.
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Employer members can check the status of any
purchased job postings by clicking the My Career
Postings link.
Know any PTs or PTAs you think might want to
join the IPTA? The Refer a Friend link will take
you to a page to send a message to anyone you
think might benefit from becoming a member.
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Return to Main Menu

• Or click to continue to next tutorial.

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Main Menu
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The About IPTA menu holds all the information you
need to know about the IPTA. All the basics are
found here, from info on the Chapter Staff and
Board of Directors to how to become a member.
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What is Physical Therapy has information on the
field of physical therapy along with information
on how to become a PT or PTA and for patients to
find a PT.
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The PT in Illinois link is your home base for all
rules and regulations of practicing physical
therapy in Illinois. You can also find links to
help you apply for or renew your physical therapy
license.
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The Government Affairs link is where you will
find information on the work that the IPTA is
doing with state and federal governments.
Information on helping with the Grassroots
Lobbying campaigns can also be found here.
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Under Reimbursement you will find information on
coding, Medicare, Medicaid, and workers
compensation.
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The PT Code of Ethics link will bring you to a
page with the code of ethics on it. The Illinois
practice act states that ethical violation of the
professional standards can result in disciplinary
action.
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IPT-PAC is the Illinois Physical Therapy
Political Action Committee. The link provides an
explanation of what the PAC does and how to get
involved.
PT Code of Ethics will take you to a page with
the code of ethics on it. The code is part of
Illinois state law and is required to be followed
whether you are a part of the IPTA or not.
You can also donate online to the IPT-PAC.
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Vision 2020 is an APTA program. Information on
the program can be found by following the link.
This is a link to donate to the Illinois Vision
2020 fund.
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Under IPTA Fall Conference you will find all the
information you need to know about the upcoming
Fall Conference.
Information for potential participants is under
General Information.
If you are looking to be a sponsor of the event
the information is available under Sponsor
Information.
A recap of past conferences can be found under
Conference Archive.
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For Employers has information for employers of
PTs and PTAs.
Career Center Advertising will take you to the
Career Center where you can purchase an ad on the
IPTA website.
The Facility Challenge is hosted by the APTA. It
gives benefits to employers who have all
employees as registered members of the APTA. More
information can be found by following the link.
The Employer Sponsored Membership Program (ESMP)
is IPTAs version of the facility challenge.
Information about the ESMP can be found by
following the link.
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Sponsors Advertisers is where you will be able
to find out about advertising opportunities with
the IPTA.
The IPTAs advertising rules are under IPTA
Advertising Policy.
Information on advertising in the Career Center
or with the PT Priority is found under
Advertisers.
Information on renting a copy of the mailing list
is found under Mailing List Rental.
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Quick Links has links to partners of the IPTA
along with sites that hold valuable information
for PTs and PTAs.
Member search allows you to search for other
members of the IPTA. Once found, you can add them
to your connections or message them.
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Return to Main Menu

• Or click to continue to next tutorial.

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Districts And Communities
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Map
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From the menu bar on the left highlight IPTA
Communities.
Then Find a community.
You can either choose to navigate directly from
here to the district of your choice or go to the
map of districts. If you are unsure of what
district you are looking for then choose the map.
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From the map page choose your district and simply
click.
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You are automatically assigned to your district.
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Once you find your districts page, you can post
notes along with reading news that affects your
district.
In order to receive email notifications from your
district, make sure to click the subscribe button.
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By clicking on group options you can send
messages via the IPTA website.
Your District Chair can send emails to all
members of your District.
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If you are a member of any committees, you can
find their group pages under IPTA Governance.
Follow the link to the page and they work the
same as the District pages.
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Under Communities of Interest you will find other
communities that you can join.
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Community Forums
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Hover over Community forums
Click on the forum you would like to visit.
Then Open Forums
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To add a new post click the Add New Post button
at the top.
To receive email alerts when a new post is added,
click the subscribe button at the top. The same
button is used to unsubscribe.
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You can leave comments on these posts by clicking
on the comment link.
Some posts may have attachments. To view them
simply click.
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All three of the forums operate the same way.
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Return to Main Menu

• Or click to continue to next tutorial.

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Calendar Latest News
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On the right side of every page you will find the
latest news from the IPTA along with a calendar
of upcoming events.
If you click the link that says more it will take
you to the full page of the latest news. A link
to the latest news is also found on the
navigation bar on the left.
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All news from the IPTA can be found here. It is
split up into categories.
You can filter by category by clicking the arrow
and selecting a category.
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To see the full calendar click on the more link
to the right.
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You can filter the calendar by specific
categories. This is done by using the drop down
menu at the top of the page.
You can also export an event to your computer
calendar software by clicking Export to Your
Calendar and then Export to iCalendar.
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The month view button will open a calendar that
looks more like a traditional calendar.
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Return to Main Menu

• Or click to continue to next tutorial.

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Continuing Education
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Clicking the Continuing Education button in the
main menu will bring you to a page with
information on continuing education.
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At any point while in the CE section this
dropdown menu can be used to quickly navigate
between CE pages.
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CE Opportunities will give you a basic overview
of CE information that is available.
Hover over Continuing Education
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All CE opportunities that have been added to the
calendar can be easily found here.
A link to the APTA CE opportunities can be found
here.
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Online continuing education opportunities are
available under the Online CE Opportunities
button.
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Follow the links to access the online courses.
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The All IPTA Approved CE button will take you to
a page with a link to a spreadsheet that has all
IPTA approved courses.
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Click the link above to load the spreadsheet of
all IPTA approved courses. It is a .pdf file and
requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.
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Once loaded the spreadsheet should look like
this. It is updated monthly and has all the IPTA
approved CE courses on it.
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Tracking your CE has a spreadsheet to help keep
track of your CE hours and a guide to what CE
hours count for.
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The link to the tracking spreadsheet is here.
A Breakdown of the CE requirements is here.
Another link to the IPTA approved courses is here.
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Viewing The PT Priority Online
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Next hover over PT Priority
Hover over IPTA Publications
Then PT Archive
Finally choose the year.
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Choose the issue you would like to view. They are
.pdf files.
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It will open as a .pdf file. Adobe Acrobat Reader
is required to view the files.
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Instead of choosing the PT Archive you can choose
PT Quick Reads. These are short blurbs from the
articles you will find in the full issue.
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Clicking the link above the article will take you
directly to the full article.
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Career Center

• Purchasing an Ad

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From the menu bar on the left, highlight career
center and click on career center advertising.
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Click purchase job posting.
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Choose your package.
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Type your name in the box and click add item.
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Checkout and follow the onscreen instructions.
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Once you have completed your purchase, return to
the Career Center page, click on Submit an
Opening and create your ad.
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Return to Main Menu

• Or click to continue to next tutorial.

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Career Center

• Browsing

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Hover over Career Center and then click Search
Job Openings Now.
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In the top bar click Search Openings.
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Fill in the boxes and click search.
If you cannot find anything try broadening your
search.
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Thank you for being an IPTA member!
Make sure to check the website frequently and
interact with other members to obtain the full
benefits of the IPTA website. Technical support
is available (Monday-Friday, 8am - 4pm) by
calling the Chapter Office at 630.904.0101.
Please have your APTA member number in order to
expedite assistance.