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APTA's National Elections

APTA elections are held each year during the House of Delegates to fill open positions on the Board of Directors and Nominating Committee.

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APTA Financial Solutions Center Faculty Toolkit

Jan 12, 2021/Resource

Start your students on a path toward better financial security and a more rewarding career in physical therapy with these financial solution tools, resources, and information.

Serving Patients With Limited English Proficiency

Individuals with LEP can include those with sensory impairments, who are Deaf or hard of hearing and communicate using ASL, have speech impairments, or who are blind or have visual impairments.

Academic Coordinator/Director of Clinical Education (ACCE/DCE) Performance Assessments

Feb 27, 2018/Article

These voluntary Academic Coordinator/Director of Clinical Education Performance Assessments are being made available as a resource for use by PT and PTA academic programs.

Understanding Risk: Fraud and Abuse Laws

Jul 30, 2020/Article

These five federal fraud and abuse laws are important for physical therapists to know.

Outstanding Physical Therapist Fellow Award

This award honors recent fellowship graduates in order to recognize the intrinsic value of post-professional training and thereby promote and provide for the development and accreditation of fellowship education programs in physical therapy.

Ethical Decision-Making in Physical Therapist Practice

Jan 1, 2022/Article

Access considerations, guidelines, tools and resources to help you with general clinical decision-making in physical therapist practice.

Definitions: Fraud, Abuse, and Waste

Aug 3, 2020/Article

Review and understand the key terms of health care fraud, abuse, and waste to prevent and mitigate risks in your practice.

Marian Williams Award for Research in Physical Therapy

Awards

This award acknowledges an individual who has made significant contributions to physical therapy through excellence in research.

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The First Two Years of Practice: A Longitudinal Perspective on the Learning and Professional Development of Promising Novice Physical Therapists

Feb 28, 2013/Research Reports

Background

Physical therapists work in complex health care systems

Ankle Joint Mobilization Affects Postoperative Pain Through Peripheral and Central Adenosine A1 Receptors

Feb 28, 2013/Research Reports

Background

Physical therapists frequently use joint mobilization

What Follows Survival of Critical Illness? Physical Therapists' Management of Patients With Post–Intensive Care Syndrome

Jan 31, 2013/Special Series on Rehabilitation for People With Critical Illness: Using Quality Improvement to Translate Research Into Practice

Historically, the management of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) has involved

Move to Improve: The Feasibility of Using an Early Mobility Protocol to Increase Ambulation in the Intensive and Intermediate Care Settings

Jan 31, 2013/Special Series on Rehabilitation for People With Critical Illness: Using Quality Improvement to Translate Research Into Practice

Background

Prolonged bed rest in hospitalized patients leads

Safety and Feasibility of an Early Mobilization Program for Patients With Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Jan 31, 2013/Special Series on Rehabilitation for People With Critical Illness: Using Quality Improvement to Translate Research Into Practice

Background

Survivors of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)

Simulation Experience Enhances Physical Therapist Student Confidence in Managing a Patient in the Critical Care Environment

Jan 31, 2013/Special Series on Rehabilitation for People With Critical Illness: Using Quality Improvement to Translate Research Into Practice

Background

Rehabilitation of patients in critical care environments

Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training in Infants With Congenital Heart Disease and Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation: A Case Report

Jan 31, 2013/Special Series on Rehabilitation for People With Critical Illness: Using Quality Improvement to Translate Research Into Practice

Background and Purpose

Inspiratory muscle strength training

Physical Rehabilitation of Patients in the Intensive Care Unit Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Small Case Series

Jan 31, 2013/Special Series on Rehabilitation for People With Critical Illness: Using Quality Improvement to Translate Research Into Practice

Background and Purpose

Neuromuscular weakness and impaired physical