Michael Niss DPT

Licensure
State of Florida license number PT0004565

Education
2006-07 Doctor of Physical Therapy, MGH IHP, Boston, MA
1983-85 Bachelor of Science (Physical Therapy), Post-Baccalaureate certificate, University of Texas – Medical Branch, Galveston, TX|
1982-83 Undergraduate Studies, Oakland University, Rochester, MI
1980-82 Undergraduate Studies, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Current Position
1999- Present  President: Innovative Educational Services

Clinical  Experience
2001-02 Regional Clinical Coordinator / Regional Compliance Officer: HRC, South Florida
1998-01 Area Administrator / Regional Compliance Officer: HRC, Broward County, FL
1991-98 Administrator: HRC Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center, Plantation, FL
1986-91 Director of Physical Therapy: Broward Physical Therapy, Plantation, FL
1987-89 Director of Physical Therapy: Plaza Physical Therapy, Plantation, FL
1985-86 Staff Physical Therapist: Humana Hospital-Bennett, Plantation, FL

Academic Experience
1990-present Adjunct Faculty: Broward Community College, Davie, FL
1985-99 Clinical Instructor: Broward Community College, PT Assistant Program
1985-94 Clinical Instructor: Broward County Public Schools, H.O.S.A. Program
1989-90 Instructor / ACCE: Broward Community College, PT Assistant Program, Davie, FL
1985-86 Clinical Instructor: University of Miami, Physical Therapy Program, Coral Gables, FL
1985-86 Clinical Instructor: Florida International University, Physical Therapy Program, Miami, FL

Committee Membership
1991-Present Broward Community College, PT Assistant Program, Community Advisory Board.
1997-99 Committee Member: Nova Southeastern University School of Business and Entrepreneurship, Continuing Education Advisory Committee

Professional Instruction Online CE
2006-07 "Mental Illness" (5 hours) Course Instructor, Innovative Educational services
2006-07 "Obesity" (4 hours) Course Instructor, Innovative Educational Services
2005-07 "Ethics & Jurisprudence – Wisconsin PT (4 hours), Instructor Innovative Educational Services
2005-07 "Bone Health & Disease" (5 hours) Course Instructor, Innovative Educational Services
2005-07 "Dietary Minerals" (5 hours) Course Instructor, Innovative Educational Services
2005-07 "Complementary & Alternative Medicine" (4 hours) Course Instructor, Innovative Educational Services
2005-07 "Lupus" (4 hours) Course Instructor, Innovative Educational Services
2005-07 "Ohio OT Ethics" (1 hours) Course Instructor, Innovative Educational Services
2004-07 "Alzheimer’s Disease" (4 hours) Course Instructor, Innovative Educational Services
2004-07 "Alcoholism" (4 hours) Course Instructor, Innovative Educational Services
2004-07 "Diabetes" (4 hours) Course Instructor, Innovative Educational Services
2004-07 "Depression" (3 hours) Course Instructor, Innovative Educational Services
2004-07 "Occupational Therapy Laws & Rules" (2 hours) Course Instructor, Innovative Educational Services
2003-07 "Ethics in Massage Therapy" (2 hours) Course Instructor, Innovative Educational Services
2003-07 "Massage Therapy Laws and Rules" (2 hours) Course Instructor, Innovative Educational Services
2003-07 "Medical Errors – Massage Therapy" (2 hours) Course Instructor, Innovative Educational Services
2002-07 "HIV/AIDS Update" (1hour) Course Instructor, Innovative Educational Services
2002-07 "HIV/AIDS Update" (2 hours) Course Instructor, Innovative Educational Services
2002-07 "Fibromyalgia" (1 hour) Course Instructor, Innovative Educational Services                                        
2002-07 "Parkinson’s Syndrome" (4 hours) Course Instructor, Innovative Educational Services
2002-07 "Ethics in Rehabilitation" (2 hours) Course Instructor, Innovative Educational Services
2002-07 "Ethics and Jurisprudence – Georgia PT" (4 hours) Course Instructor, Innovative Educational Services
2002-07 "Medical Errors PT" (2 hours) Course Instructor, Innovative Educational Services
2002-07 "Medical Errors OT" (2 hours) Course Instructor, Innovative Educational Services
2002-07 "Autism" (2 hours) Course Instructor, Innovative Educational Services

Professional Live CE Instruction

"The New Business of Therapy"
Fort Lauderdale, FL; 10/2/05 , Tampa, FL; 10/9/05 , Orlando, FL; 10/16/05

"Secrets of Success in Rehabilitation"
Schaumberg, IL;  8/28/05, Tinley Park, IL; 8/21/05, Fort Lauderdale, FL; 6/12/05, Tampa, FL; 6/5/05, Orlando, FL; 5/22/05, Orlando, FL; 6/27/04,  Jacksonville, FL; 6/19/04,  Fort Lauderdale, FL; 6/13/04 , Tampa, FL; 6/6/04, Cleveland, OH; 5/23/04, Columbus, OH; 5/16/04, Cincinnati, OH; 5/2/04, Kansas City, MO; 4/18/03, Chicago, IL; 4/4/04, Nashville, TN;3/28/04,Memphis, TN; 3/21/04, Houston, TX; 3/7/04, San Antonio, TX; 2/29/04, Dallas, TX; 2/22/04, Atlanta, GA; 12/14/03, Columbus, OH; 12/7/03, Cleveland, OH; 11/16/03, Cincinnati, OH; 11/9/03 Jacksonville, FL; 10/26/03, Tampa, FL 10/19/03, Fort Lauderdale, FL; 10/12/03, Orlando, FL; 10/5/03,  Atlanta, GA

"Rediscovering Fun in Rehabilitation"
Tinley Park, IL; 4/17/05, Arlington Heights, IL; 4/10/05, Atlanta, GA; 3/13/05, Dallas, TX; 2/27/05, Houston, TX; 2/20/05, San Antonio, TX; 2/13/05, Tampa, FL: 1/30/05, Coral Springs, FL; 1/23/05, Jacksonville, FL; 1/22/05, Orlando, FL; 1/16/05, Nashville, TN; 9/21/03, Memphis, TN; 9/14/03, Macon, GA; 8/23/03, Atlanta, GA; 8/17/03, Jacksonville, FL; 7/26/03, Tampa, FL; 7/13/03,  Ft. Lauderdale, FL; 7/20/03, Orlando, FL; 6/22/03, Cleveland, OH 6/8/03, Cincinnati, OH 6/7/03, Columbus, OH 6/1/ 03, Kansas City, MO; 4/27/03, Houston, TX; 4/13/03, Austin, TX; 4/6/03, Dallas, TX; 3/30/03, San Antonio, TX; 3/23/03, Seattle, WA; 3/16/03, Phoenix, AZ; 2/23/03,  Atlanta, GA; 9/22/02, Fort Lauderdale, FL; 8/25/02, Tampa, FL; 8/11/02, Orlando, FL; 8/4/02, Kansas City, MO; 7/21/02, St. Louis, MO; 7/14/02, Cleveland, OH; 6/23/02, Columbus, OH; 6/9/02, Cincinnati, OH; 6/2/02, Houston, TX; 5/19/02, San Antonio, TX; 5/5/02, Minneapolis, MN; 4/21/02, Atlanta, GA; 12/9/01, Houston, TX; 9/29/01, Columbus, OH; 9/16/01, Cincinnati, OH; 8/19/01, Dallas, TX; 8/4/01, Cleveland, OH; 8/12/01, Atlanta, GA; 5/19/01, Tampa, FL; 11/18/00, Davie, FL; 10/21/00, Orlando, FL; 10/28/00

"The Joy of Rehabilitation"
Cleveland, OH; 12/12/04, Columbus, OH; 12/5/04, Kansas City, MO; 11/14/04, Nashville, TN; 11/7/04, Memphis, TN; 11/6/04, Columbia, SC; 10/24/04, Jacksonville, FL; 10/17/04, Coral Springs, FL; 10/3/04, Orlando, FL; 9/26/04, Tampa, FL; 9/19/04, Arlington, Heights, IL; 9/12/04, Tinley Park, IL; 8/29/04, St. Joseph, MO; 4/26/03, Atlanta, GA; 3/2/03, Tampa, FL; 1/25/03, Fort Lauderdale, FL; 1/19/03, Jacksonville, FL; 1/18/03, Orlando, FL; 1/12/03, Columbus, OH; 12/15/02, Cincinnati, OH; 12/8/02, Cleveland, OH; 11/17/02, Kansas City, MO;11/10/02, Austin, TX; 11/3/02, San Antonio, TX; 10/20/02, Dallas, TX; 10/13/02, Houston, TX; 10/6/02, Seattle, WA; 9/15/02, Pasco, WA; 9/14/02, Phoenix, AZ; 8/18/02, Seattle, WA; 4/14/02, Phoenix, AZ; 4/7/02, Seattle, WA; 3/10/02, Cincinnati, OH; 12/16/01, Cleveland, OH; 12/15/01, Columbus, OH; 12/2/01, New Orleans, LA; 11/10/01, Houston, TX; 11/4/01,  Atlanta, GA; 7/14/01, Davie, FL; 1/27/01, Lakeland, FL; 1/20/01,                                       

"Ethics and Jurisprudence 101"
Atlanta, GA; 12/8/01, Atlanta, GA; 10/6/01

 "The Business of Physical Therapy" Pembroke Pines, FL; 11/7/99
"Achieving Success and Happiness in Physical Therapy" Pembroke Pines, FL; 11/7/99
"Knee Injuries of the Competitive Athlete" Davie, FL 1998, 1996, 1993
"Bracing for Sports Related Injuries" Davie, FL 1997, 1994
"Management Principles in Physical Therapy"  Davie, FL 1996
"Isokinetic Rehabilitation and Testing" Davie, FL 1995

Continuing Education
2004 "Low Carb Frenzy". INR, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2004 "Memory and Amnesia", Institute for Natural Resources
2004 "Cognitive Behavior Therapy", Institute for Natural Resources
2004 "Mild Brain Injury: The Silent Epidemic", Institute for Natural Resources
2004 "Chocolate: Food, Drug, or Preventive Medicine". Institute for Natural Resources
2003 "Reinventing Yourself as Your World Changes", Care2Learn.com
2003 "Blood Borne Pathogens" Informed
2003 "HIV/AIDS Update", Informed
2003 "Domestic Violence", Informed
2003 "Medical Errors", Informed
2001 "Reinventing the Clinician" HRC, Plantation, FL
2000 "AIDS and OSHA Update" HRC, Plantation, FL
2000 "Shoulder II: Evaluation and Treatment of Shoulder Dysfunction" HRC, Sunrise, FL
1998 "AIDS and OSHA Update" HRC, Plantation, FL
1998 "Shoulder I: Evaluation and Treatment of Shoulder Dysfunction", Hollywood, FL
1998 "Quality Care Efficiently" HRC, Hollywood, FL
1997 "ASMI Annual Baseball Injuries Symposium" ASMI, Birmingham, AL
1996 "AIDS and OSHA Update" HRC, Plantation, FL
1996 "Tennis I Biomechanics of Tennis" HRC, Plantation, FL
1995 "Golf I: Biomechanics of Golf" HRC, Orlando, FL
1992 "Lipton Shoulder Symposium" HRC, Miami, FL
1990 "AIDS and OSHA Update" Sunrise Rehabilitation Hospital, Sunrise, FL
1989 "NAIDS and Sports Related Arthridities" Holy Cross Hospital, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
1988 "Surgical Repair and Rehab of Rotator Cuff Tears In Athletes" Dr. Frank Jobe, Fort Lauderdale, FL
1986 "Evaluation, Treatment, and Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders" Duane Saunders, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Instructor Qualifications Summary

Instructional Achievements

Mr. Niss has served as both full-time and adjunct faculty at Broward Community College’s Physical Therapy Assistant Program since 1989.   He is an accomplished writer/researcher who, has to date, authored more than 25 different state approved physical and occupational therapy home study CE programs totaling more than 75 total instructional hours. 

Since 1993, Mr. Niss has also presented more than 125 live continuing education programs (totaling more than 1000 CE instructional hours).  He has presented physical and occupational therapy continuing education courses that have been approved by the following governing bodies:

Florida  Physical Therapy Association, Florida Board of Occupational Therapy, Illinois Board of Physical Therapy, Illinois Board of Occupational Therapy, Ohio Physical Therapy Association, Ohio Board of Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy Association of Georgia, Texas Physical Therapy Association,  Texas Occupational Therapy Association, Tennessee Physical Therapy Association, Kansas Physical Therapy Association, Arkansas Board of Physical Therapy, Arizona Physical Therapy Association, South Carolina Physical Therapy Association, Mississippi Board of Physical Therapy, New Mexico Board of Physical Therapy, Oklahoma Board of Physical Therapy, Kentucky Physical Therapy Association, Louisiana Board of Physical Therapy, AOTA, NBCOT

Clinical Achievements

Eighteen years of clinical practice.

Primary areas of clinical focus: Administration, Orthopedics, Geriatrics, and Sports Medicine

Sports medicine patient affiliations:

National Football League, Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, National Football League – Europe, Arena Football League, Professional Golfers Association, Ladies Professional Golfers Association, USA Olympic Diving, USA Olympic Track and Field, USA Olympic Volleyball, United States Tennis Association, North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League

Administrative Achievements

"1995 Administrator of the Year" for Fortune 500 national healthcare provider

"Facility of National Excellence" 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001

Named "The Best Outpatient Facility To Work At in America" by Physical Therapy Forum Magazine.

Committee Achievements

Broward community College, PTA program, Comm. Advisory Committee, 1991 – present

Committee member, NSU - School of Business, CE Advisory Comm., 1997-99

Business Achievements

Founded Innovative Educational Services – 1999

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