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APTA Payment Advocacy Summit Speakers

Meet the leaders driving payment reform. The APTA Payment Advocacy Summit features clinicians, business leaders, and policy experts who are shaping the future of payment advocacy. From advancing alternative care and payment models to addressing state-level challenges and examining the role of AI in health

Patient Care

APTA has patient care resources to help you in your daily practice —including content and tools previously housed at PTNow.

Building Our Community

We connect you with peers who share your passion for advancing the profession and transforming society.

APTA Practice Advisory: Primary Care Physical Therapy

Oct 16, 2025/Resource

Primary care physical therapy highlights the role of physical therapists as integral members of a patient’s primary care team. Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants should familiarize themselves with the specific roles, scope, and competencies that define primary care physical therapy.

Hearing Screens

Nov 4, 2024/Test & Measure

Various patient-reported and clinician-administered tools can screen individuals for auditory impairment.

APTA in 2020, Part 5: More Highlights From a Difficult Year

From increased member engagement to advocacy wins, reasons to celebrate.

Health Information Technology Advocacy

PTs and PTAs need to be part of the evolution in health information technology.

Membership Eligibility and Application Forms

There are multiple paths to join the APTA community.

Risk Management Provided By HPSO

HPSO has been part of the APTA's Member Benefit Program since 1992 and provides coverage to nearly one in three PTs across the nation.

Anita Bemis-Dougherty, PT, DPT

Jun 3, 2020/Author

Anita Bemis-Dougherty, PT, DPT, is vice president of practice at APTA. She has been involved in APTA initiatives including clinical documentation and peer review; fall risk reduction and prevention; scope of practice; PT practice in acute care, the ICU, and the emergency department; revisions to the