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American Physical Therapy Association


    • May 8, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 30m AVG DURATION
    • 238 EPISODES


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    End of the Public Health Emergency: What You Need to Know

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 17:34


    What to expect after the PHE ends on May 11.

    Long-term Academic Earnings of PhD Recipients After DPT: PTJ Author Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 24:04


    Academic career earnings with PhD and postdoctoral education.

    Early Rehabilitation in Critical COVID-19 Pneumonia: PTJ Author Interview 

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2023 22:31


    Early rehabilitation in COVID-19 regardless of severity

    APTA State Advocacy Update: State Legislative Roundup

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 18:46


    Some positive changes could be on the horizon.

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    APTA Practice Update: CSM Reflections, CPGs, New APTA Learning Center Courses, and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 8:53


    New resources to support your work as a PT or PTA.

    Telehealth and Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy: PTJ Author Interview 

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2023 15:37


    Comparing telehealth or hybrid format with in-person physical therapy

    Coach2Move Improves Older Adults' Mobility: PTJ Author Interview With Ward Heij

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023 19:50


    Effective Personalized Physical Therapy Approach in Older Adults

    Physical Therapists and Cystic Fibrosis Care: PTJ Author Interview With Gemma Stanford 

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 19:10


    Management of Cystic Fibrosis and Changing Population Demographics 

    Two APTA Award Winners Share Their Experiences as Black Physical Therapists

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 55:29


    The APTA Minority Scholarship Award was first given in 1988.

    Telehealth Physical Therapy 1 Year Into COVID-19: An Author Interview With Matthew Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 21:50


    Telehealth Physical Therapy 1 Year Into COVID-19

    APTA Practice Update: Long COVID Resources, Anxiety Screening, and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 9:33


    APTA staff experts offer updates to support your practice.

    Knowledge Translation for Spinal Muscular Atrophy: The Time Is Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 28:01


    Spinal muscular atrophy resources need knowledge translation.

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    Benchmarking in Academic Physical Therapy 

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 35:40


    These second-wave findings provide updated benchmarks.

    Physical Therapist Education Programs and Modern Pain Content

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2023 23:06


    Getting Modern Pain Content Into Physical Therapy Education.

    Statehouse Roundup: Legislative Wins in 2022; What to Expect in 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 30:58


    APTA staff experts on state legislation and Medicaid.

    Throwing in With Physical Therapy – Defining Moment

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 8:16


    While softball may have led a PT to her physical therapy career, physical therapy led her to a welcome softball side effect.

    Long COVID Course Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 10:07


    Presenters for an APTA online course on Long COVID talk about why you should tune in or download.

    Storm Clouds on the Horizon: Academic Growth in Physical Therapist Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 30:37


    Strategies to dispel the storm clouds of unbalanced supply and demand.

    A Word Changed Us – Defining Moment

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 9:21


    A patient's permanent reminder of her physical therapist's instruction left an indelible mark on both of them.

    APTA Practice Update: APTA Lecture Series, New CPGs, Digital Health, and Self-Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 18:53


    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.

    APTA President’s Podcast: Address to the 2022 APTA House of Delegates

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2022 14:32


    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.

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    The Best-Laid 10-Year Plan – Defining Moment

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 7:32


    A former newscaster trades the thrill of chasing down a story for the higher satisfaction of improving patients' lives. 

    Competency-Based Education for Physical Therapists

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 20:30


    Physical therapy can't wait another 50 years to implement competency-based education. 

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    Mobility Levels With Rehabilitation Delivered During and After ECMO

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 27:26


    Physical therapists working with people with long COVID should measure and validate the patient's experience.

    No Vacation from Advocacy: Fee Schedule, Home Health, and Two Wins for the Profession

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 27:37


    APTA staff experts provide insight on what’s happening, and what’s to come.

    A Shared Experience: Members Discuss Their Professional Experience in Advocacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 46:56


    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 … Continue reading A Shared Experience: Members Discuss Their Professional Experience in Advocacy

    What More Could I Wish For? – Defining Moment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 14:41


    A home visit to a patient with an intriguing background leads a PT back to the profession.

    I Can Make Someone's Day – Defining Moment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 8:23


    A PT student understands that helping a patient is more than furnishing billable service units.

    The Fundamentals of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and The Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC)  

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 19:51


    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.

    Chronic Fatigue and Postexertional Malaise in People Living With Long COVID

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 21:30


    Physical therapists working with people with long COVID should measure and validate the patient's experience.

    APTA’s advocacy efforts have a wider reach than you might think

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 21:43


    Explore lesser-known APTA advocacy with President Roger Herr.

    Multiparticipant Therapy in Skilled Nursing Facilities

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 19:02


    PTJ walks you through the complexities around multiparticipant therapy provision in SNFs.

    Physical Therapist Management of Parkinson Disease: Guideline

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 27:14


    A volunteer guideline development group of the American Physical Therapy Association has developed a clinical practice guideline on Parkinson disease.

    The Vocational Interest Test Got It Right – Defining Moment

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 11:32


    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

    Physical Therapists and Clinical Decision Making Across the Lifespan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2022 31:36


    This updated Integrated Framework for making clinical decisions responds to changes in evidence, policy, and practice.

    Parkinson CPG Knowledge Translation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022


    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.

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    Improving Physical Therapy Care for People With Intermittent Claudication

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 29:39


    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.

    The Perfect Profession for Me – Defining Moment

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 7:48


    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

    Taking the Plunge – Defining Moment

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 11:13


    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

    The Perfect Profession for Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 7:48


    A light came on not only in a dark hospital basement but in a future PT’s head that this was her ideal career.

    Life Hacks for Personal and Professional Well-Being

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 59:18


    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.

    Population Health in Physical Therapist Professional Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 31:13


    The future of health care professional education is moving from a focus on the individual to embrace the health of the larger society. Read the PTJ article

    Statehouse Roundup: Hot Advocacy Issues at the State Level

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 29:51


    With many state legislatures now or soon to be in session, now’s the time to get up-to-speed on what’s happening in physical therapy advocacy at the state level. Topics covered include direct access, the physical therapy compact, telehealth, and more.

    Benchmarking in Academic Physical Therapy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 33:26


    The first wave of this study's findings provides insights into physical therapist education and identified differences between physical therapist and medical student perceptions. Read PTJ Article.

    Simple Tips To Help PTs and PTAs Achieve Financial Wellness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 58:03


    The pandemic has affected physical therapy professionals in many ways, including mentally and financially. PTs and PTAs, be prepared for the federal loan repayment to start up again, and how to give yourself permission to spend on the fun stuff.

    Nutrition for the Clinician: What Happens When Your Brain Is Hydrated and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 38:54


    Get answers to questions specifically directed at nutritional needs of a busy clinician. Learn how to best hydrate your body, what quick snacks, herbs and spices pack the most nutritional punch, plus great fermented foods, and how to figure out if you're having healthy bowel movements.

    Changing the Culture of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Physical Therapy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 24:42


    Racism exists throughout the organizations and systems that make up the physical therapy profession in the United States. Statements of support must be substantiated by actions that drive change throughout physical therapy organizations. Read PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal article.

    Moral Injury Versus Burnout of the Clinical Instructor

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 28:54


    The author of a recent study, “Moral Injury Signified by Levels of Moral Distress and Burnout in Health Science Clinical Educators” answers questions and defines moral injury and how it relates to burnout, and more specifically how both experiences affect physical therapists and physical therapist assistants who serve as clinical instructors.

    Adverse Events in Therapeutic Exercise for Hip Osteoarthritis

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 15:44


    Knowing the risk of harm associated with exercise can better inform safe dosing of exercise, clinical implementation, and replicability. Read the PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal article.

    Creating a Positive Workplace Culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 31:58


    Join Brian Gilbert, PT, MSPT, and Paul White, PhD, psychologist and co-author of the book “The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace,” as they discuss the value of expressing appreciation in ways that tell employees and colleagues you really mean it.

    Advocacy Update: Payment Cuts, PTA Differential, and Other Issues in the Last Weeks of 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 23:59


    As Congress attends to business in the last days before recess for the year, there are several important issues on the table, including a bill to address the fee schedule cuts, and legislation aimed at the PTA differential. Here’s a rundown of where things stand, and what you can do to help urge Congress to … Continue reading Advocacy Update: Payment Cuts, PTA Differential, and Other Issues in the Last Weeks of 2021

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