Episodes
Oct. 18, 2022
Long COVID Course Preview
Presenters for an APTA online course on Long COVID talk about why you should tune in or download.
Oct. 7, 2022
Storm Clouds on the Horizon: Academic Growth in Physical Therapist Education
Strategies to dispel the storm clouds of unbalanced supply and demand.
Sept. 21, 2022
APTA Practice Update: APTA Lecture Series, New CPGs, Digital Health, and Self-Care
Stay on top of developments in PT practice: APTA staff experts on new learning opportunities, the latest clinical practice guidelines available, and exactly what’s meant by the term “digital health.” Also, the importance of taking care of yourself.
Sept. 14, 2022
APTA President’s Podcast: Address to the 2022 APTA House of Delegates
Hear what APTA President Roger Herr, PT, MPA, has to say about where the profession is, and what it will take to pursue our full potential.
Aug. 30, 2022
The Best-Laid 10-Year Plan – Defining Moment
A former newscaster trades the thrill of chasing down a story for the higher satisfaction of improving patients’ lives.
Aug. 8, 2022
Competency-Based Education for Physical Therapists
Physical therapy can’t wait another 50 years to implement competency-based education.
July 27, 2022
Mobility Levels With Rehabilitation Delivered During and After ECMO
Physical therapists working with people with long COVID should measure and validate the patient’s experience.
July 22, 2022
No Vacation from Advocacy: Fee Schedule, Home Health, and Two Wins for the Profession
APTA staff experts provide insight on what’s happening, and what’s to come.
July 15, 2022
A Shared Experience: Members Discuss Their Professional Experience in Advocacy
Chase Kuhn, PT, DPT, and Nate Thomas, PT, DPT, didn’t know each other a few months ago, but once introduced they realized they have a few things in common. Both PTs from the midwest, both having been selected as the APTA Harker Intern within APTA’s Government Affairs department, and serving as APTA Student Assembly Board President. There’s also at least one difference: Nate Thomas is running for a seat in the Missouri State House of Representatives. Listen as these members discuss these profess...
June 28, 2022
What More Could I Wish For? – Defining Moment
A home visit to a patient with an intriguing background leads a PT back to the profession.
June 16, 2022
I Can Make Someone’s Day – Defining Moment
A PT student understands that helping a patient is more than furnishing billable service units.
June 1, 2022
The Fundamentals of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and The Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC)
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes play an important role in describing services and procedures performed by health care providers and ultimately in the payment for those services. This podcast reveals the role that APTA member volunteers play as advisors in the CPT and The Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) process.
May 26, 2022
Chronic Fatigue and Postexertional Malaise in People Living With Long COVID
Physical therapists working with people with long COVID should measure and validate the patient’s experience.
May 4, 2022
APTA’s advocacy efforts have a wider reach than you might think
Explore lesser-known APTA advocacy with President Roger Herr.
April 29, 2022
Multiparticipant Therapy in Skilled Nursing Facilities
PTJ walks you through the complexities around multiparticipant therapy provision in SNFs.
April 27, 2022
Physical Therapist Management of Parkinson Disease: Guideline
A volunteer guideline development group of the American Physical Therapy Association has developed a clinical practice guideline on Parkinson disease.
March 29, 2022
The Vocational Interest Test Got It Right – Defining Moment
Actions both small and heroic as a “yellow jacket” in an NYU summer program prompted a career in physical therapy. By: Gary Krasilovsky, PT, PhD
March 25, 2022
Physical Therapists and Clinical Decision Making Across the Lifespan
This updated Integrated Framework for making clinical decisions responds to changes in evidence, policy, and practice.
March 24, 2022
Parkinson CPG Knowledge Translation
In this discussion, a panel of physical therapists on the front lines of shaping clinical practice share their plans for creating knowledge translation tools for the Parkinson CPG and their goals for implementation into practice, and more.
March 16, 2022
Improving Physical Therapy Care for People With Intermittent Claudication
This learning health system can serve as a blueprint for physical therapists to make optimal use of routinely collected clinical data for improving care for patients with a variety of conditions.
March 4, 2022
The Perfect Profession for Me – Defining Moment
A light came on not only in a dark hospital basement but in a future PT’s head that this was her ideal career. By Linda Pillow, PT
March 3, 2022
Taking the Plunge – Defining Moment
A PT recalls overcoming her own obstacles to become a board-certified orthopaedic clinical specialist and help others reach their goals. By Natalie Snyder, PT, DPT
Feb. 14, 2022
The Perfect Profession for Me
A light came on not only in a dark hospital basement but in a future PT’s head that this was her ideal career.
Feb. 4, 2022
Life Hacks for Personal and Professional Well-Being
Janet R Bezner, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA, discusses simple, actionable items related to your personal and professional well-being as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant.