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Jun 30, 2022/Test & Measure
This summary describes a 21-item self-assessment survey to assess the extent to which heart failure (HF) affects the patient’s activities of daily living and quality of life. The higher the score, the more severe the limitations.
Jun 16, 2022/Test & Measure
The EPIC Lift Capacity test (ELC) is used to evaluate lifting capacity through different vertical ranges necessary to carry out the occupational demands required for lifting on an occasional or frequent basis.
Sep 13, 2017/Policies & Bylaws
House position: An individual physical therapist’s scope of practice is influenced by professional, jurisdictional, and personal scopes of practice.
Aug 31, 2018/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Recognition of the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education (ABPTRFE) as the accrediting agency of physical therapy residency and fellowship education programs.
Aug 30, 2018/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Provides information on best practice for mentoring colleagues, physical therapist and physical therapist assistant students, postprofessional students, residents and fellows.
Jun 3, 2015/Policies & Bylaws
House position: Describes the designation of individuals with intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities, or both, as a medically under-served population.
Aug 1, 2012/Policies & Bylaws
Board policy: Component dues shall be collected at association headquarters.
House position: Addresses the responsibility of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants to ensure that the best interests of the person remain at the center of services provided.
House position: Describes APTA's role in supporting the continued use of evidence-based complementary and integrative interventions in physical therapist practice.
Dec 20, 2019/Policies & Bylaws
Board policy: Components shall be required to submit annually by October 15 copies of various financial reports.