October 2013

Features

• The Best States in Which to Practice

  Every state has much to offer physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. But PT in Motion's first annual analysis found that some states consistently ranked higher in the traits that health care professionals say are important.

• APTA's 2013 Emerging Leaders: Translating Vision into Reality

  American scholar Warren Bennis once said, "Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality." Many of APTA's 25 Emerging Leaders for 2013 started translating visions for their career, their patients, and the profession even before they graduated.

Columns and Departments

• Compliance Matters: Before Disaster Strikes

  Do you have a good disaster-recovery plan?

• Ethics in Practice: When Past and Present Collide

  A student takes on a new role. Challenges ensue.

• PTAs Today: Taking Service in Stride

  A shoe program gives back to the communities that host APTA.

• This Is Why: Succession Planning

  An everyday approach to ensuring the profession's vitality.

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  Industry News

• PT Resource

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  - Research Roundup
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