APTA Podcasts
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PTJ Author Interview: Conflict of Interest and Researcher Allegiance
How better reporting can lead to improved credibility.
Physician Fee Schedule Comment Letters: The Whys and Hows
Your voice matters. Comments are due by Sept. 11.
PTJ Author Interview: Use of Rehabilitation Services by Adults With Cerebral Palsy
A preliminary study on access to rehabilitation services
Productivity measures should include quality and quantity. Insight from APTA EJC
Insight on ethics related to productivity, and more.
PTJ Author Interview: Building Better Science and Research for the Profession
The increasing need for foundational research and evidence
A Look at the Proposed 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
APTA staff experts discuss highlights from the proposed 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Cuts, but also potential good news around misvalued codes, PTA supervision, telehealth, and more.
'It's not about having this 25-point plan.' Four PTs share advice for new grads
Tips on finding mentors, negotiating contracts, and more.
PTJ Author Interview: First Provider Seen Influences Future Health Care Choices
What provider should you see for episodes of low back pain?
Measuring Community Mobility With GPS: PTJ Author Interview With Pamela Dunlap
Using GPS devices to track community mobility in older adults.
Reducing Pain With Preoperative Exercise: PTJ Author Interview
Exercise before surgery improves pain and function outcomes
APTA Practice Update: Future of Physical Therapy Summit, Telehealth, and More
Mental health resources, new PTJ content for PTs and PTAs. Visit apta.org/podcasts for links mentioned in this episode.
Burnout and Resilience During COVID-19: PTJ Author Interview With Preston Roundy
Promoting well-being among rehabilitation specialists
Rehabilitation and Hospital Readmission After Hip Fracture: PTJ Author Interview
Importance of increased rehabilitation after hip fracture
Glenohumeral Joint Osteoarthritis: Discussion of the New APTA CPG
A discussion to help PTs care for patients with shoulder OA.
Medicare Advantage and Post-stroke Discharge Patterns: PTJ Author Interview
Determining discharge patterns in Medicare Advantage plans
End of the Public Health Emergency: What You Need to Know
What to expect after the PHE ends on May 11.
Long-term Academic Earnings of PhD Recipients After DPT: PTJ Author Interview
Academic career earnings with PhD and postdoctoral education.
Early Rehabilitation in Critical COVID-19 Pneumonia: PTJ Author Interview
Early rehabilitation in COVID-19 regardless of severity
APTA State Advocacy Update: State Legislative Roundup
Some positive changes could be on the horizon.
APTA Practice Update: CSM Reflections, CPGs, New APTA Learning Center Courses, and More
New resources to support your work as a PT or PTA.
Telehealth and Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy: PTJ Author Interview
Comparing telehealth or hybrid format with in-person physical therapy
Coach2Move Improves Older Adults’ Mobility: PTJ Author Interview With Ward Heij
Effective Personalized Physical Therapy Approach in Older Adults
Physical Therapists and Cystic Fibrosis Care: PTJ Author Interview With Gemma Stanford
Management of Cystic Fibrosis and Changing Population Demographics
Two APTA Award Winners Share Their Experiences as Black Physical Therapists
The APTA Minority Scholarship Award was first given in 1988.
Telehealth Physical Therapy 1 Year Into COVID-19: An Author Interview With Matthew Miller
Telehealth Physical Therapy 1 Year Into COVID-19
APTA Practice Update: Long COVID Resources, Anxiety Screening, and More
APTA staff experts offer updates to support your practice.
Knowledge Translation for Spinal Muscular Atrophy: The Time Is Now
Spinal muscular atrophy resources need knowledge translation.
Benchmarking in Academic Physical Therapy
These second-wave findings provide updated benchmarks.
Physical Therapist Education Programs and Modern Pain Content
Getting Modern Pain Content Into Physical Therapy Education.
Statehouse Roundup: Legislative Wins in 2022; What to Expect in 2023
APTA staff experts on state legislation and Medicaid.
Throwing in With Physical Therapy – Defining Moment
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
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
Strategies to dispel the storm clouds of unbalanced supply and demand.
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.
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.
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.
Competency-Based Education for Physical Therapists
Physical therapy can’t wait another 50 years to implement competency-based education.
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.
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.
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 professional experiences, Nate’s evolution as a candidate, and how others can get engaged in ways big and small. For those who want to get involved, visit APTA Engage, APTA’s volunteer portal.
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.
I Can Make Someone’s Day – Defining Moment
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)
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
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
Explore lesser-known APTA advocacy with President Roger Herr.
Multiparticipant Therapy in Skilled Nursing Facilities
PTJ walks you through the complexities around multiparticipant therapy provision in SNFs.
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.
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
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.
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.