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PTCAS Work Group

PTCAS Work Group members are comprised of members serving in roles in program admissions, PT faculty serving as admissions chair, DPT program directors, and PT students, as well as liaison from outside organizations including the American Council of Academic Physical Therapy (ACAPT) and the National

CMS Will Cover Supervised Exercise Therapy for Peripheral Artery Disease

May 30, 2017/News

The expansion will cover physician-referred SET for up to 36 30 to 60-minute sessions over a 12-week period.

Valsalva Test

Jun 17, 2014/Test & Measure

Aids in the clinical diagnosis of problems or injury in the nerves of the cervical spine.

Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Adults. Rehabilitation Protocols, Ventilator Liberation Protocols, and Cuff Leak Tests

Jan 1, 2017/CPG

Provides evidence-based recommendations to optimize liberation from mechanical ventilation in critically ill adults. An official American Thoracic Society/American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline.

Sexual Harassment

Aug 30, 2018/Policies & Bylaws

House position: Describes the association's position on sexual harassment.

Coronavirus Update: September 30

Sep 30, 2022/Roundup

APTA Long COVID course, neurologic disorders risk, relaxed CDC guidelines, new virus found in bats, and more.

Functional Assessment Staging of Alzheimer’s Disease (FAST)

May 24, 2017/Test & Measure

A functional scale that is used to assess stage of dementia in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD).

APTA State Medicaid Payment Rate Guide

To improve health equity, APTA supports national, state, and local efforts to expand access and increase payment for physical therapist services for Medicaid beneficiaries.