From the inaugural Women's Leadership Summit to the Maley Lecture and engaging House deliberations, the focus was on connection, collaboration, and advancing the profession.

The 2024 APTA Leadership Congress, held July 19-23 in Kansas City, Missouri, united APTA leadership groups from across the association to advance the profession, strengthen the APTA community, and foster mutual learning. Check out photos from the event, which featured APTA's community service event with the local Boys & Girls Club, APTA's Women's Leadership Summit, the annual in-person meetings of the APTA House of Delegates, the John H.P. Maley Lecture, and the APTA State Payment Advocacy Forum.

On July 19, APTA hosted an event for the Greater Kansas City Boys & Girls Club. APTA members educated teens about healthy movement through interactive learning experiences.

Top: APTA student volunteers with the members of the Boys & Girls Club. Bottom: Boys & Girls Club members participate in activities designed by physical therapist and student members.

The inaugural APTA Women's Leadership Summit on July 20 drew a sold-out crowd.

Top left: Closing keynote speaker, executive leader and entrepreneur Marilyn Tam. Top right: Opening keynote speaker Brig. Gen. Deydre Teyhen, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA. Bottom: Attendees engage in robust round table discussions during afternoon breakouts.

The APTA Women's Leadership Summit concluded with a fundraiser for the PT Fund at CPKC Stadium, the first women's professional sport stadium in the world.

Left: APTA attendees, including the APTA Board, watch the teams warm up. Right: A view from the stadium seats as the teams take the field.

On July 21 and 22, APTA's House of Delegates engaged in productive discussions about the future and took action to help advance the profession.

At top: Speaker of the House Bill McGehee Jr., PT, PhD, addresses the 2024 House. Bottom left: The APTA Reference Committee discuss an amendment with delegates. Bottom right: Leiselle Pilgrim, PT, DPT, EdD, MPH, Florida delegate, is at the mic during floor debate.

Photo: On July 21, Phil McClure, PT, PhD, FAPTA, delivered an engaging Maley Lecture, offering analysis around the question and title of his lecture, "The Movement System and Diagnosis — Are We There Yet?" and potential pathways forward for the profession.

APTA recognized the 2023 and 2024 APTA Honors & Award recipients with a ceremony following the Maley Lecture.

Below: Some of the 2024 Catherine Worthingham Fellows of APTA stop for a photo on the stage during the ceremony.

July 22, PTPAC donors enjoy a fundraising event at the College Basketball Hall of Fame.

APTA State Payment Forum took place on July 23 and gathered APTA legislative and pay chairs, presidents, executive directors, and other component leaders to share strategies and legislative solutions to address physical therapy payment and administrative burden at the state level.

Left (from left to right): Josh Bailey, PT, DPT, chair, APTA Virginia Private Practice SIG, and CEO of Rehab Associates of Central Virginia; Kelly Sanders, PT, DPT, ATC, president of Movement for Life Physical Therapy; Jeff Hathaway, PT, DPT, founder of Break Through Physical Therapy and founding partner of Confluent Health; and Wanda K. Evans, PT, DPT, MHS, APTA senior specialist, commercial payment and advocacy, discuss "Total Worker Health/Direct to Employer Advocacy" during a panel presentation. Right: Jena Colon, PT, DPT, MBA, participates in the forum.