APTA Leadership Congress, July 11-15 in Washington, D.C.

Advancing Together, Transforming Tomorrow

This is an annual event bringing together volunteer leaders to advance the association, including the APTA Board of Directors, leaders of APTA's chapters, sections, and academies, PTA and Student Councils, APTA's standing committees and the House of Delegates. 

Registration and housing for APTA Leadership Congress and APTA Hill Day will close June 18.

Schedule

Wednesday, July 9 - Thursday, July 10

Future of Rehab Therapy Summit

The American Physical Therapy Association's Future of Rehab Therapy Summit is a unique two-day conference showcasing innovative solutions designed to foster long-term sustainability of the rehabilitation profession.

Friday, July 11 – Monday, July 14

APTA Leadership Congress

The APTA Leadership Congress is a dynamic four-day event bringing together volunteer leaders from across the American Physical Therapy Association. It includes meetings of the APTA Board of Directors, chapter and section leaders, PTA and Student Councils, standing committees, and the House of Delegates, offering an action-packed agenda focused on leadership, collaboration, and advancing the profession.

Monday, July 14 – Tuesday, July 15

APTA Capitol Hill Day

Connect, advocate, and make an impact alongside fellow physical therapy professionals and students on Capitol Hill from July 14-15. This event, in conjunction with APTA Leadership Congress, is for APTA members and provides an opportunity for you to share and amplify your voice with legislators on Capitol Hill.

 

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APTA Event Commitment

Your event, your community, your experience.

APTA is committed to creating a safe, inclusive, healthy, accessible, and environmentally sustainable event experience for APTA Leadership Congress. Steps we are taking to meet this commitment include:

	Inclusivity: Making participants feel welcomed and included by ensuring the program venues are in compliance with ADA regulations; creating private lactation spaces; designating an all-gender bathroom; giving attendees the option to choose their pronouns on their badge; a land acknowledgement; and requesting attendee dietary restrictions during registration.
	Safety: Creating an environment where participants are physically safe, including working with local partners to monitor crimes occurring within a certain radius of our event venue; hiring security to safeguard our space; learning and sharing how the emergency notification system works, especially for those with disabilities; stocking emergency response resources; and establishing protocols for reporting personal safety concerns to APTA staff.
	Health: Providing health and wellness resources for attendees, including first aid and onsite EMTs; curating a list of the closest hospitals and urgent care locations, including women-specific health care options in Kansas and Missouri; documenting AED unit locations throughout the convention center; and establishing emergency response protocols for APTA staff.
	Accessibility: Seeking reasonable accommodations to help participants have a meaningful and engaging experience, including collecting requests for special needs during registration; securing ADA hotel rooms as requested; making closed captioning available in select programs; and identifying accessible street crossings between venues.
	Sustainability: Developing solutions to minimize our environmental footprint in the venues and throughout the surrounding community, including requesting all recycling, reuse, and food waste options from our venues; working with our caterers to donate all left over food to local food banks; providing event materials electronically; providing watercoolers at event venues and encouraging reusable water bottle use; and reusing signage as appropriate from year to year.