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Sep 23, 2024/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Describes the association's position on education for physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students about trauma-informed care.
Jul 21, 2022/Issue Brief
This issue brief summarizes how the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule works and provides APTA's analysis of the impact on outpatient physical therapy for 2023.
Oct 26, 2022/Policies & Bylaws
HOD P08-22-13-15: States APTA's supports for direct-to-employer physical therapist services to improve access, increase quality of care, and decrease health care costs.
HOD P08-22-14-18: States APTA's support for equitable processes to include individuals with disabilities entering and within the profession of physical therapy.
HOD P08-22-11-12: States APTA's commitment to promote research, education, practice, and policy for the nonpharmacologic management of blood pressure.
APTA supports the inclusion of dry needling in regulatory frameworks, accompanied by appropriate educational qualifications for PTs to engage in the intervention.
Advances in regenerative medicine allow for the restoration of injured, diseased, or degenerated tissues to a more functional state.
Sign up for the quarterly PTPAC newsletter, featuring articles on the importance of PTPAC on Capitol Hill, what's happening in election races across the country, and PTPAC events at conferences.
Awards
This award acknowledges and honors outstanding physical therapist and physical therapist assistant students who are nearing the completion of their respective programs of study.
The Student Advocacy Challenge is a contest for PT and PTA students and programs to participate in advocacy activities as a first step in career-long advocacy engagement. Programs compete against each other by conducting advocacy activities throughout the year.