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Consistent with our mission, APTA values establishing mutually beneficial strategic alliances to advance the physical therapy profession and to support the patients and consumers it serves.

Through our Strategic Alliances Program, APTA collaborates with nonprofit and for-profit organizations to achieve its vision of transforming society by optimizing movement to improve the human experience.

In addition to our strategic alliances with external organizations, APTA collaborates with the chapters and sections/academies within our association's federated structure.

APTA Strategic Alliances

  • Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
  • Alliance for Woundcare Stakeholders
  • Allies for Independence
  • American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists
  • American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS)
  • American Association of Persons with Disabilities
  • American College of Sports Medicine
  • American Legislative Exchange Council
  • American Medical Association Current Procedural Terminology Advisory Committee (AMA CPT Advisory Committee Editorial Panel)
  • American Medical Association Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC)
  • American Society of Association Executives
  • Amputee Coalition
  • Arthritis Foundation
  • BoardSource
  • Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation (CPR)
  • Collaborating Across Borders
  • Commission on Accreditation of Rehab Facilities (CARF) - International Advisory Committee
  • Commission on Cancer - CoC Liaison Program
  • Commission on Motion Laboratory Accreditation
  • Comprehensive Opportunities in Rehabilitation Research Training (CORRT)
  • Concussion Awareness Now (CAN) (Brain Injury Association of America)
  • Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD)
  • Defense Health Agency of Department of Defense
  • Disability Rehab Research Coalition (DRRC)
  • Early Childhood Personnel Equity Center
  • Eldercare Workforce Alliance
  • Federation of Association of Schools of the Health Professions
  • Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy
  • Foundation to Eradicate Duchenne
  • Girl Scouts Nation's Capitol
  • Graham Sessions presented by Institute of Private Practice Physical Therapy (Private Practice Section)
  • Guidelines International
  • Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO)
  • HOSA: Future Health Professionals
  • Independence Through Enhancement of Medicare and Medicaid (ITEM) Coalition
  • Insurance Rehabilitation Study Group (IRSG)
  • Inteleos
  • International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
  • International Organization of Physical Therapy in Mental Health (IOPTMH)
  • LTPAC Health IT Collaborative
  • Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee
  • Men of Color in Health-Professions Advancement (Name is still TBD)
  • Miracle League of Alexandria
  • Move2Learn
  • Movement Is Life
  • National Academies of Practice
  • National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine - TBI Forum (NASEM – TBI Forum)
  • National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine's Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education
  • National Alliance of Health Care Purchaser Coalitions
  • National Alliance of Specialized Instructional Support Personnel (NASISP)
  • National Association for the Support of Long Term Care (NASL)
  • National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions
  • National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
  • National Association of Rehab Providers (NARA)
  • National Black Caucus of State Legislators
  • National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) – Science Only
  • National Collaborative for Improving the Clinical Learning Environment (NCICLE)
  • National Conference of State Legislatures
  • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) (Total Worker Health Designation)
  • National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel
  • National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP)
  • National Quality Forum
  • National Rural Health Association
  • National Society of High School Scholars
  • Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP)
  • Osteoarthritis Action Alliance
  • PAHO
  • Patients’ Access to Responsible Care Alliance (PARCA)
  • Physical Activity Alliance
  • Physical Rehab Exposure Program (PREP)
  • Physical Therapy Compact Commission
  • Portuguese Physical Therapy Association
  • Rehabilitation Research Career Development (RRCD) External Advisory Board
  • Special Olympics International
  • SuperH 5k
  • The Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT)
  • The George Institute - Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)
  • The Joint Commission
  • The National Coalition on Personnel Shortages in Special Education and Related Services (NCPSSERS)
  • TIDE- NIH R25 Turning the Tide: Training Diverse Clinical Scientists in Rehabilitation Research
  • Together We Bake
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) (Healthy People 20230)
  • US Department of Veterans Affairs
  • US Food and Drug Administration
  • VarietyDC
  • Washington Area State Government Affairs Group
  • World Physiotherapy
  • World Physiotherapy North America Caribbean region