Vitalizing Practice Through Research and Research Through Practice
Held December 2-4, 2009, in Philadelphia, PA, the "Vitalizing Practice Through Research and Research Through Practice" conference asked its participants "to develop recommendations, to be published in Physical Therapy, which will allow us to create an environment in a number of different practice settings that enable researchers to conduct translational research and clinicians to provide patient care based on the results of that research" in the hopes of enhancing patient care.
Resources from the conference are available below.
General Resources
Conference Presentations
The following presentations were provided in advance of the conference.
Evolution of the Conference (.pdf)
Marc S. Goldstein, EdD
Vitalizing Practice through Research and Research through Practice: A Clinician’s Perspective (.pdf)
Charles M. Magistro, PT, FAPTA
Are You Ready (.pdf)
Rebecca L. Craik, PT, PhD, FAPTA
Practice to Research to Practice: Cycle of Influence and Implementation (.pdf)
Joseph J. Godges, PT, DPT, MA, OCS
Elements for Change (.pdf)
Pamela B. Peele, PhD
Prerecorded Presentations
The following are the speakers whose audiovisual presentations are, or will be available on this site prior to the Conference. Speakers are listed alphabetically.
Joseph Baumgaertner, PT, MS
The Business Case of Quality | PDF
Larry Benz, PT, DPT, MBA, ECS
The Essential Components | PDF
Joan Bohmert, PT, MSA
Consumer-driven Approach to Research | PDF
Gerard Brennan, PT, PhD
Improving Practice Through Clinical Research | PDF
Tony Delitto, PT, PhD, FAPTA, and Pam Peele, PhD
Performance Assessment and Cost-effectiveness Research | PDF
Susan Horn, PhD
A Systematic Approach to Physical Therapy Documentation | PDF
Stephen Hunter, PT, OCS
Translating Clinical Research Into Improved Patient Outcomes | PDF
Alan Jette, PT, PhD, FAPTA
The Relevance of Translational Research in Physical Therapy| PDF
Mike Johnson, PT, PhD, OCS
Engaging the Professional Workforce | PDF
Paul Rockar, PT, DPT, MS
Private Practice, A Health System and Academia—It Can Work | PDF