In 2018, the medical and work loss costs of motor vehicle accidents in Virginia exceeded 1.31 billion dollars (CDC, 2020). Motor vehicle accident prevention is the most effective method to reduce these expenses (CDC, 2020), and physical therapists can help to reduce the cost of injury and fatality. Read more…

Almost all states require continuing education to maintain licensure, making programming a big business with a wide variety of programming across multiple different formats. You can attend courses via webinar, online, or in-person. Additionally, there are a variety of content areas to choose from, ranging from learning a new technique to managing a single joint or condition to learning evolving approaches to practice or your scope of care.

 

How many times have you spent a few hours, a day, or a weekend in a continuing education course to take back only one or two "pearls" to apply to your practice? Perhaps you have not seen a meaningful change in your approach to care as a result of your learning? In selecting continuing education programming, how do we ensure our time and money are well spent? When making this decision, there are a few considerations. Read more…

 

This presentation will describe factors impacting the delivery of health care delivery in the U.S. and possible responses of the system to these factors. We will explore recent technological developments and their potential impact on healthcare providers and patients. A significant focus will be ways to improve healthcare delivery in the U.S. Read more…

 

If pain occurs with movement, then observation and analysis of movement are required. This course will utilize smartphone video technology slow motion analysis to identify deviant movement(s). Real-time symptom modification of deviant movement can improve the effectiveness and efficiency of movement system impairment syndromes. This approach can enhance clinicians' existing clinical toolkit and facilitate reflective learning and professional development. Read more…

Connie Johnson, PT, DScPT and David Downing, PT, DPT met through the VPTA Pediatric Special Interest Group — Connie as Chair of the APTA Pediatrics Practice Development Committee and David being new to Virginia and eager to get involved! Together, they created a Journal Club Experience for the VPTA PSIG. Listen to their journey here. Formatted using Liberating Structures, the event was a huge success! They took this concept to the Practice Development Committee, where the idea was embraced and developed.

 

Journal clubs can be fun and socially engaging. Together with the Practice Development Committee, the Journal Club Guides were created with the vision to foster engaging, accessible, and sustainable journal clubs to support evidence-based practice. Check out the Journal Club Guides and resources to support you in developing your own journal club. Included in the guides are strategies to select a journal article, tools to develop facilitation skills, and innovative structures to facilitate self-discovery and participant engagement. More resources and videos will be on the APTA Pediatrics website very soon.

 

We hope you will check out this amazing resource and put it to use in your own Communities of Practice!

The Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act (H.R 1617, S. 793) seeks to expand "reciprocal billing and fee-for-service" to all PTs, meaning that PTs across the country would be allowed to secure substitute care to treat Medicare patients during a temporary absence.

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APTA’s State Payer Advocacy Resource Center (SPARC) now offers tools to assist with the Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction system (MPPR) and differential payment for services delivered by PTAs.

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With effective training, you can help minimize the likelihood of documentation becoming an operational bottleneck at your clinic.