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One of the biggest ethical issues in the profession is balancing productivity and quality patient care.

In this podcast, APTA Ethics and Judicial Committee member Becca Edgeworth Ditwiler, PT, DPT, interviews Dolly Swisher, PT, PhD, FAPTA, about the challenge and how to address it, as well as ways to rethink ethics as an everyday consideration in practice. 

Our Speakers

  • Rebecca Edgeworth Ditwiler, PT, DPT, board-certified orthopaedic clinical specialist, is a member of the APTA Ethics and Judicial Committee. She is an associate professor and practicing PT for the University of South Florida's School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine in Tampa.
  • Laura Lee (Dolly) Swisher, PT, PhD, MDiv, FAPTA, is professor emerita and former director of the University of South Florida's School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine in Tampa. She is a highly regarded expert on professionalism, ethics, and interprofessional education.

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