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Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits Includes a Live Web Event on 11/14/2024 at 2:30 PM (EST)
(LMS-Regulatory-Oct-Nov-2024) In its Regulatory, Legislative, and Payment Updates series, APTA's Health Policy and Payment team will provide an overview of the most significant and impactful federal regulatory and commercial payer policy updates in 2024; this session will cover developments between October and November.
Get inside intel from APTA's Health Policy and Payment team on the most significant and impactful federal and commercial payer policy updates in 2024.
Throughout the year, APTA's regulatory staff will provide regular updates on federal rulemaking impacting policy and payment for both outpatient providers (Medicare Physician Fee Schedule) and institutional, post-acute care providers (home health agencies, skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and long-term care hospitals). APTA will cover both proposed and final rules, and may address other nonrecurring federal rules that impact physical therapists.
And on the commercial payer front, you’ll receive regular roundups of significant updates to private payer policies, including changes at both national and regional levels.
This registration is for the November 14 webinar, which covers developments October-November 2024.
Please note: CEUs are not currently available for Ohio, but the application for CEUs will be submitted closer to the webinar date. If approved, this course would be eligible for CEU credit (1 contact hour).
Andrew Amari, JD
Specialist, Health Policy and Payment
Andrew Amari, JD is a specialist within APTA's Health Policy and Payment Unit, advocating on regulatory policy issues affecting physical therapists in a variety of practice settings. Before joining the association in March 2022, Andrew was a regulatory analyst at the Association of American Medical Colleges, focusing on hospital payment and graduate medical education policy issues. Andrew received a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Wake Forest University and a JD from the University of Wisconsin School of Law. He is a member of the Wisconsin Bar.
Rachel Miller, MPH
Specialist, Health Policy and Payment
Rachel Miller, MPH is a health policy and payment specialist within APTA's Health Policy and Payment Unit as of August 2022. Rachel advocates to federal regulators on policy issues that affect the physical therapy profession. Before joining the association, she was working towards her master's degree in health policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While continuing her education, Rachel showed community members how to obtain health insurance as Certified Application Counselor in a student-run clinic. Before that, she helped stop the spread of COVID-19 as a case investigator at a local health department. She obtained her bachelor's degree in public health from the University of South Florida.
Wanda Evans, PT, DPT, MHS
Sr. Specialist, Health Policy and Payment
Wanda K. Evans, PT, DPT, MHS, is a senior payment specialist at APTA. Her responsibilities include communicating with members and insurers on inquiries regarding third-party, billing, CPT coding, and payment policies; providing resources in policy development; monitoring trends; and assisting in association efforts to advance payment policies. She remains a treating clinician in the outpatient setting. Before joining APTA, she was the clinical documentation and utilization review coordinator for Medstar National Rehabilitation Hospital Network. Prior to that she was the supervisor of physical therapist and occupational therapist services for Kaiser Permanente Mid Atlantic. She has been an APTA member since she was a student. She received her bachelor of physical therapy and doctor of physical therapy degrees from Howard University, and a master of health science degree in orthopedic and sports physical therapy from the University of Indianapolis. She also is a certified kinesio taping practitioner.
Alice Bell, PT, DPT
Sr. Specialist, Health Policy and Payment
Alice is on staff as senior payment specialist in the Payment and Practice Management Department of the APTA. She received a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from Northeastern University in Boston, MA and a doctor of physical therapy degree from the University of Montana. Her specialties include integrated care delivery models, post-acute care, and long-term care. A board-certified clinical specialist in geriatric physical therapy, she has lectured and written many articles on topics related to physical therapy and the older adult. She has spent the majority of her career in post-acute care and long-term care settings and has more than 36 years of experience as a physical therapist. Her professional activities include serving as a member of the National Quality Partnership Opioid Stewardship Steering Committee, co-leader of the NQF Opioid Stewardship Member Workgroup, APTA appointee to the NDHI Opioid Crisis Workgroup, APTA appointee to the National Quality Partnership Opioid Stewardship Action Team, Member of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Technical Expert Panel for Skilled Nursing Alternative Payment Systems, Appointee to the National Quality Forum (NQF) for Long Term Care Quality Measures, Member of the Steering Committee for NQF's National Voluntary Consensus Standards for Nursing Home Project, and representative of the Coalition of Rehab Therapy Organizations’ Joint Commission’s Long Term Care Professional and Technical Advisory Committee.
Chase Kuhn
Specialist, Health Policy and Payment
APTA
Chase Kuhn, PT, DPT, is a specialist in APTA’s Health Policy and Payment unit, advocating for the profession of physical therapy as it relates to commercial insurers. He received both his bachelor’s degree in health science and his DPT with research specialization from the Ohio State University and subsequently participated in their Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Residency. He joined APTA staff with prior work experience in financial loss mitigation and hospital-based revenue cycle administration.
Course Instructions
- Click on the Contents tab to watch the course recording.
- Click Fill Out Survey under the Evaluation listing to provide valuable course feedback. Scroll down on all questions as there may be answer options that expand past the size of the window.
- Click the View/Print Your Certificate button under the Certificate listing. You can view/print your certificate at any time by visiting the APTA Learning Center and clicking the CEU Certificate/Transcript link on the left-hand side of the page.
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For assistance logging in, accessing activities, claiming credit, or for other questions or concerns, please e-mail learningcenter@apta.org.
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- PT Member - Free!
- PTA Member - Free!
- Student - Free!
- Post-Professional Student - Free!
- Staff - Free!
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(LMS-Regulatory-2024-Bundle) In its Regulatory, Legislative, and Payment Updates series, APTA's Health Policy and Payment team will provide an overview of the most significant and impactful federal regulatory and commercial payer policy updates in 2024.
In its Regulatory, Legislative, and Payment Updates series, APTA's Health Policy and Payment team will provide an overview of the most significant and impactful federal regulatory and commercial payer policy updates in 2024.
Get inside intel from APTA's Health Policy and Payment team on the most significant and impactful federal and commercial payer policy updates in 2024.
Throughout the year, APTA's regulatory staff will provide regular updates on federal rulemaking impacting policy and payment for both outpatient providers (Medicare Physician Fee Schedule) and institutional, post-acute care providers (home health agencies, skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and long-term care hospitals). APTA will cover both proposed and final rules, and may address other nonrecurring federal rules that impact physical therapists.
And on the commercial payer front, you’ll receive regular roundups of significant updates to private payer policies, including changes at both national and regional levels.
This bundle includes all five webinars scheduled for the 2024 Regulatory, Legislative, and Payment Updates series.
Please Note: CEUs are not currently available, but we anticipate CEUs will be available for all courses, pending approval. If CEUs are approved, these courses would offer 1.0, 1.5, or 2.0 contact hours, depending on the course. Given the evolving nature of the content in these courses, CEU status will be available closer to each presentation date.
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- Non-Member - $199
- PT Member - Free!
- PTA Member - Free!
- Student - Free!
- Post-Professional Student - Free!
- Staff - Free!
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Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits Includes a Live Web Event on 10/10/2024 at 2:30 PM (EDT)
(LMS-Regulatory-Aug-Oct-2024) In its Regulatory, Legislative, and Payment Updates series, APTA's Health Policy and Payment team will provide an overview of the most significant and impactful federal regulatory and commercial payer policy updates in 2024; this session will cover developments between August and October.
Get inside intel from APTA's Health Policy and Payment team on the most significant and impactful federal and commercial payer policy updates in 2024.
Throughout the year, APTA's regulatory staff will provide regular updates on federal rulemaking impacting policy and payment for both outpatient providers (Medicare Physician Fee Schedule) and institutional, post-acute care providers (home health agencies, skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and long-term care hospitals). APTA will cover both proposed and final rules, and may address other nonrecurring federal rules that impact physical therapists.
And on the commercial payer front, you’ll receive regular roundups of significant updates to private payer policies, including changes at both national and regional levels.
This registration is for the October 10 webinar, which covers developments August-October 2024.
Please note: CEUs are not currently available for Ohio, but the application for CEUs will be submitted closer to the webinar date. If approved, this course would be eligible for CEU credit (1 contact hour).
Andrew Amari, JD
Specialist, Health Policy and Payment
Andrew Amari, JD is a specialist within APTA's Health Policy and Payment Unit, advocating on regulatory policy issues affecting physical therapists in a variety of practice settings. Before joining the association in March 2022, Andrew was a regulatory analyst at the Association of American Medical Colleges, focusing on hospital payment and graduate medical education policy issues. Andrew received a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Wake Forest University and a JD from the University of Wisconsin School of Law. He is a member of the Wisconsin Bar.
Rachel Miller, MPH
Specialist, Health Policy and Payment
Rachel Miller, MPH is a health policy and payment specialist within APTA's Health Policy and Payment Unit as of August 2022. Rachel advocates to federal regulators on policy issues that affect the physical therapy profession. Before joining the association, she was working towards her master's degree in health policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While continuing her education, Rachel showed community members how to obtain health insurance as Certified Application Counselor in a student-run clinic. Before that, she helped stop the spread of COVID-19 as a case investigator at a local health department. She obtained her bachelor's degree in public health from the University of South Florida.
Wanda Evans, PT, DPT, MHS
Sr. Specialist, Health Policy and Payment
Wanda K. Evans, PT, DPT, MHS, is a senior payment specialist at APTA. Her responsibilities include communicating with members and insurers on inquiries regarding third-party, billing, CPT coding, and payment policies; providing resources in policy development; monitoring trends; and assisting in association efforts to advance payment policies. She remains a treating clinician in the outpatient setting. Before joining APTA, she was the clinical documentation and utilization review coordinator for Medstar National Rehabilitation Hospital Network. Prior to that she was the supervisor of physical therapist and occupational therapist services for Kaiser Permanente Mid Atlantic. She has been an APTA member since she was a student. She received her bachelor of physical therapy and doctor of physical therapy degrees from Howard University, and a master of health science degree in orthopedic and sports physical therapy from the University of Indianapolis. She also is a certified kinesio taping practitioner.
Alice Bell, PT, DPT
Sr. Specialist, Health Policy and Payment
Alice is on staff as senior payment specialist in the Payment and Practice Management Department of the APTA. She received a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from Northeastern University in Boston, MA and a doctor of physical therapy degree from the University of Montana. Her specialties include integrated care delivery models, post-acute care, and long-term care. A board-certified clinical specialist in geriatric physical therapy, she has lectured and written many articles on topics related to physical therapy and the older adult. She has spent the majority of her career in post-acute care and long-term care settings and has more than 36 years of experience as a physical therapist. Her professional activities include serving as a member of the National Quality Partnership Opioid Stewardship Steering Committee, co-leader of the NQF Opioid Stewardship Member Workgroup, APTA appointee to the NDHI Opioid Crisis Workgroup, APTA appointee to the National Quality Partnership Opioid Stewardship Action Team, Member of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Technical Expert Panel for Skilled Nursing Alternative Payment Systems, Appointee to the National Quality Forum (NQF) for Long Term Care Quality Measures, Member of the Steering Committee for NQF's National Voluntary Consensus Standards for Nursing Home Project, and representative of the Coalition of Rehab Therapy Organizations’ Joint Commission’s Long Term Care Professional and Technical Advisory Committee.
Chase Kuhn
Specialist, Health Policy and Payment
APTA
Chase Kuhn, PT, DPT, is a specialist in APTA’s Health Policy and Payment unit, advocating for the profession of physical therapy as it relates to commercial insurers. He received both his bachelor’s degree in health science and his DPT with research specialization from the Ohio State University and subsequently participated in their Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Residency. He joined APTA staff with prior work experience in financial loss mitigation and hospital-based revenue cycle administration.
Course Instructions
- Click on the Contents tab to watch the course recording.
- Click Fill Out Survey under the Evaluation listing to provide valuable course feedback. Scroll down on all questions as there may be answer options that expand past the size of the window.
- Click the View/Print Your Certificate button under the Certificate listing. You can view/print your certificate at any time by visiting the APTA Learning Center and clicking the CEU Certificate/Transcript link on the left-hand side of the page.
Need Assistance?
For assistance logging in, accessing activities, claiming credit, or for other questions or concerns, please e-mail learningcenter@apta.org.
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- Non-Member - $49
- PT Member - Free!
- PTA Member - Free!
- Student - Free!
- Post-Professional Student - Free!
- Staff - Free!
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Contains 7 Component(s), Includes Credits Includes Multiple Live Events. The next is on 09/24/2024 at 11:45 AM (EDT)
(CAPTE-DPW-Sept24) This workshop is designed to assist faculty and administrators who are developing, or wish to develop, a PT or PTA education program.
Day 1 - Tuesday, September 24, 2024, 12:00pm to 3:30pm EST; Day 2 - Thursday, September 26, 2024, 12:00pm to 3:30pm EST; Day 3 - Tuesday, October 1 2024, 12:00pm to 3:30pm EST
This workshop is designed to assist physical therapist and physical therapist assistant education program administrators and faculty to obtain programmatic accreditation. It includes an overview of the accreditation process, CAPTE’s expectations relevant to the Standards & Required Elements, and the required evidence of compliance. This workshop focuses on information essential for institutions developing a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant education program. Information is provided on:
- Developing a relationship with CAPTE staff
- Demonstrating institution's commitment to development of a quality program
- Showing good planning with readiness for matriculation as early as 3 weeks after CAPTE decision to grant Candidacy
- Setting high expectations up front, protecting students, and increasing the chances for a positive accreditation decision
- The purposes and processes of accreditation
- How to develop a Application for Candidacy that accurately reflects all program activities
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the candidacy process.
2. Identify the requirements for achieving candidacy.
3. Describe CAPTE's expectations related to the PTA Standards and Required Elements and the PT Standards and Required Elements.
4. Identify what is necessary to complete and submit an Application for Candidacy.
5. Identify where to get additional information or help relevant to the Standards and Required Elements and/or the writing of an Application for Candidacy.
Course Instructions
- Click on the Contents tab to access course content (live Zoom links and/or Recordings).
- Click the Take Quiz button to complete the assessment. Learners will have 3 attempts to pass and must answer at least 70% of questions correctly.
- Click Fill Out Survey under the Evaluation listing to provide valuable course feedback. Scroll down on all questions as there may be answer options that expand past the size of the window.
- Click the View/Print Your Certificate button under the Certificate listing. You can view/print your certificate at any time by visiting the APTA Learning Center and clicking the CEU Certificate/Transcript link on the left-hand side of the page.
Need Assistance?
For assistance logging in, accessing activities, claiming credit, or for other questions or concerns, please e-mail learningcenter@apta.org.
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- Non-Member - $50
- PT Member - $50
- PTA Member - $50
- Post-Professional Student - $50
- Staff - Free!
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Contains 5 Component(s), Includes Credits
AoE-IntegratingChatGPT-Sept2024 This presentation explores the innovative and healthful integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), specifically ChatGPT, to enrich the educational journey of entry-level physical therapy (DPT, PTA) students.
Description:
This presentation explores the innovative and healthful integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), specifically ChatGPT, to enrich the educational journey of entry-level physical therapy (DPT, PTA) students. The session delves into the myriad benefits of incorporating AI-driven conversational agents into the curriculum to bolster students' preparation for high stakes national board examinations. By harnessing the power of AI, educators can offer personalized, on-demand support to address individual queries and concerns, fostering a deeper comprehension of pivotal concepts among learners. Moreover, the presentation elucidates on the ethical considerations inherent in the utilization of AI and expounds upon emerging best practices for seamlessly integrating this technology into diverse physical therapy curricula. This forward-looking approach not only empowers students but also cultivates a more technologically adept and efficacious learning environment, thus propelling the field of physical therapy education into the digital age.
Course Objectives:
After this presentation, learners will be able to:1) Describe benefits of incorporating AI-driven conversational agents into the curriculum to aid students in preparing for high stakes national board examinations.
2) Discuss the innovative use of AI, specifically ChatGPT, to enhance the educational experience for physical therapy (DPT, PTA) students.
3) Apply emerging best practices for seamlessly integrating AI technologies into various components of physical therapy (DPT, PTA) curricula.Speaker Information:
Steven G. Lesh, PhD, PT, AT Ret. graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Health Science in Physical Therapy and completed the requirements to sit for the Board of Certification exam for Athletic Training at the University of Arkansas. He completed a Masters of Public Administration through Arkansas State University and a PhD in Organization and Management through the Business School at Capella University (MN). Dr. Lesh successfully completed the requirements to earn the Board-Certified Sports Clinical Specialist credential from the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) in 1999. Starting in 2003, he joined the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Volunteer Sports Medicine Staff and in 2006, served as a Venue Medical Coordinator for the United States Figure Skating National Championships held in St. Louis. In 2014, Dr. Lesh began serving in the Marine Corp Marathon as a medical volunteer. He has physical therapy clinical experience in sports medicine, neurological rehabilitation, orthopedics, acute care, long term care, and home health. Dr. Lesh also has experience in the administration of physical therapy services as he developed a private practice in Northwest Arkansas, serving both as CEO and Clinical Director. In this role he served as the administrator for an acute care facility, two outpatient clinics, a long-term care facility, several home health contracts, and sports medicine outreach services. Dr. Lesh has earned graduate level certificates in Distance Education, Hybrid Learning, and Human Anatomy. Currently, Dr. Lesh sits as the founding program director of physical therapy at the University of Charleston in West Virginia. Academically, he has been physical therapy program director at Southwest Baptist University and Arkansas State University. Dr. Lesh has a keen interest in the use of learning technologies to facilitate effective and efficient learning. Current research interests include the impact of learning technologies on modern physical therapy (DPT, PTA) students, pain sciences, and the anatomical sciences. He has strong interests in most sport (particularly hockey, soccer, and baseball), enjoys reading novels by his favorite authors (Tolkien, Colfer, Golden), and books on military leadership. In 2019, Dr. Lesh retired from active clinical practice both as an athletic trainer and as a board-certified sports clinical specialist.
Dr. Slike began working in higher education in 2016, where she served as an adjunct faculty member for both the University of Maine at Presque Isle and Husson University prior to becoming the Program Director for the Physical Therapist Assistant Program at Kennebec Valley Community College in 2021. She has been working full time as an Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy at Husson University since 2022. As a physical therapist she has experience with orthopedics, oncology, lymphedema, and neuro rehabilitation. Dr. Slike earned a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with a Minor in Psychology from Husson University, a Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy from Husson, a Master’s in Health Administration from St. Joseph’s College of Maine, and a Doctor of Education with a focus in Curriculum and Instruction from Liberty University. Her advanced clinical training includes certifications as a lymphedema therapist and an oncology rehabilitation specialist.
0.1 CEUs will be available for this webinar.
Steven G. Lesh, PT, PhD, AT Ret.
APTA Academy of Education - Director of Professional Development
University of Charleston
Steven G. Lesh, PhD, PT, AT Ret. graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Health Science in Physical Therapy and completed the requirements to sit for the Board of Certification exam for Athletic Training at the University of Arkansas. He completed a Masters of Public Administration through Arkansas State University and a PhD in Organization and Management through the Business School at Capella University (MN). Dr. Lesh successfully completed the requirements to earn the Board-Certified Sports Clinical Specialist credential from the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) in 1999. In 2019, Dr. Lesh retired from active clinical practice both as an athletic trainer and as a board-certified sports clinical specialist. Starting in 2003, he joined the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee Volunteer Sports Medicine Staff and in 2006, served as a Venue Medical Coordinator for the United States Figure Skating National Championships held in St. Louis. In 2014, Dr. Lesh began serving in the Marine Corp Marathon as a medical volunteer. He has physical therapy clinical experience in sports medicine, neurological rehabilitation, orthopedics, acute care, long term care, and home health. Dr. Lesh also has experience in the administration of physical therapy services as he developed a private practice in Northwest Arkansas, serving both as CEO and Clinical Director. In this role he served as the administrator for an acute care facility, two outpatient clinics, a long-term care facility, several home health contracts, and sports medicine outreach services. Dr. Lesh has earned graduate level certificates in Distance Education, Hybrid Learning and Human Anatomy. Currently, Dr. Lesh sits as the founding program director of physical therapy at the University of Charleston in West Virginia. Academically, he has been physical therapy program director at Southwest Baptist University and Arkansas State University. Dr. Lesh has a keen interest in the use of learning technologies to facilitate effective and efficient learning. Current research interests include sports medicine outcomes, pain sciences, and the impact of learning technologies on the modern physical therapy student. He has strong interests in most sports (particularly hockey, soccer, and baseball), enjoys reading novels by his favorite authors (Tolkien, Colfer, Golden, EK Johnston), and books on military leadership.
Michelle Slike
Husson University
Dr. Slike began working in higher education in 2016, where she served as an adjunct faculty member for both the University of Maine at Presque Isle and Husson University prior to becoming the Program Director for the Physical Therapist Assistant Program at Kennebec Valley Community College in 2021. She has been working full time as an Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy at Husson University since 2022. As a physical therapist she has experience with orthopedics, oncology, lymphedema, and neuro rehabilitation. Dr. Slike earned a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with a Minor in Psychology from Husson University, a Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy from Husson, a Master’s in Health Administration from St. Joseph’s College of Maine, and a Doctor of Education with a focus in Curriculum and Instruction from Liberty University. Her advanced clinical training includes certifications as a lymphedema therapist and an oncology rehabilitation specialist.
Course Instructions
- Click on the Contents tab to watch the course recording.
- Click the Take Quiz button to complete the assessment. Learners will have 3 attempts to pass and must answer at least 70% of questions correctly.
- Click Fill Out Survey under the Evaluation listing to provide valuable course feedback. Scroll down on all questions as there may be answer options that expand past the size of the window.
- Click the View/Print Your Certificate button under the Certificate listing. You can view/print your certificate at any time by visiting the APTA Learning Center and clicking the CEU Certificate/Transcript link on the left-hand side of the page.
Need Assistance?
For assistance logging in, accessing activities, claiming credit, or for other questions or concerns, please e-mail learningcenter@apta.org.
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- PT Member - Free!
- PTA Member - Free!
- Student - Free!
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Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 08/08/2024
(LMS-Regulatory-Jun-Aug-2024) In its Regulatory, Legislative, and Payment Updates series, APTA's Health Policy and Payment team will provide an overview of the most significant and impactful federal regulatory and commercial payer policy updates in 2024; this session will cover developments between June and August.
Get inside intel from APTA's Health Policy and Payment team on the most significant and impactful federal and commercial payer policy updates in 2024.
Throughout the year, APTA's regulatory staff will provide regular updates on federal rulemaking impacting policy and payment for both outpatient providers (Medicare Physician Fee Schedule) and institutional, post-acute care providers (home health agencies, skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and long-term care hospitals). APTA will cover both proposed and final rules, and may address other nonrecurring federal rules that impact physical therapists.
And on the commercial payer front, you’ll receive regular roundups of significant updates to private payer policies, including changes at both national and regional levels.
This registration is for the August 8 webinar, which covers developments June-August 2024.
Please note: CEUs are currently available in all states, including Ohio (2 contact hours).
Andrew Amari, JD
Specialist, Health Policy and Payment
Andrew Amari, JD is a specialist within APTA's Health Policy and Payment Unit, advocating on regulatory policy issues affecting physical therapists in a variety of practice settings. Before joining the association in March 2022, Andrew was a regulatory analyst at the Association of American Medical Colleges, focusing on hospital payment and graduate medical education policy issues. Andrew received a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Wake Forest University and a JD from the University of Wisconsin School of Law. He is a member of the Wisconsin Bar.
Rachel Miller, MPH
Specialist, Health Policy and Payment
Rachel Miller, MPH is a health policy and payment specialist within APTA's Health Policy and Payment Unit as of August 2022. Rachel advocates to federal regulators on policy issues that affect the physical therapy profession. Before joining the association, she was working towards her master's degree in health policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While continuing her education, Rachel showed community members how to obtain health insurance as Certified Application Counselor in a student-run clinic. Before that, she helped stop the spread of COVID-19 as a case investigator at a local health department. She obtained her bachelor's degree in public health from the University of South Florida.
Wanda Evans, PT, DPT, MHS
Sr. Specialist, Health Policy and Payment
Wanda K. Evans, PT, DPT, MHS, is a senior payment specialist at APTA. Her responsibilities include communicating with members and insurers on inquiries regarding third-party, billing, CPT coding, and payment policies; providing resources in policy development; monitoring trends; and assisting in association efforts to advance payment policies. She remains a treating clinician in the outpatient setting. Before joining APTA, she was the clinical documentation and utilization review coordinator for Medstar National Rehabilitation Hospital Network. Prior to that she was the supervisor of physical therapist and occupational therapist services for Kaiser Permanente Mid Atlantic. She has been an APTA member since she was a student. She received her bachelor of physical therapy and doctor of physical therapy degrees from Howard University, and a master of health science degree in orthopedic and sports physical therapy from the University of Indianapolis. She also is a certified kinesio taping practitioner.
Alice Bell, PT, DPT
Sr. Specialist, Health Policy and Payment
Alice is on staff as senior payment specialist in the Payment and Practice Management Department of the APTA. She received a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from Northeastern University in Boston, MA and a doctor of physical therapy degree from the University of Montana. Her specialties include integrated care delivery models, post-acute care, and long-term care. A board-certified clinical specialist in geriatric physical therapy, she has lectured and written many articles on topics related to physical therapy and the older adult. She has spent the majority of her career in post-acute care and long-term care settings and has more than 36 years of experience as a physical therapist. Her professional activities include serving as a member of the National Quality Partnership Opioid Stewardship Steering Committee, co-leader of the NQF Opioid Stewardship Member Workgroup, APTA appointee to the NDHI Opioid Crisis Workgroup, APTA appointee to the National Quality Partnership Opioid Stewardship Action Team, Member of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Technical Expert Panel for Skilled Nursing Alternative Payment Systems, Appointee to the National Quality Forum (NQF) for Long Term Care Quality Measures, Member of the Steering Committee for NQF's National Voluntary Consensus Standards for Nursing Home Project, and representative of the Coalition of Rehab Therapy Organizations’ Joint Commission’s Long Term Care Professional and Technical Advisory Committee.
Course Instructions
- Click on the Contents tab to watch the course recording.
- Click Fill Out Survey under the Evaluation listing to provide valuable course feedback. Scroll down on all questions as there may be answer options that expand past the size of the window.
- Click the View/Print Your Certificate button under the Certificate listing. You can view/print your certificate at any time by visiting the APTA Learning Center and clicking the CEU Certificate/Transcript link on the left-hand side of the page.
Need Assistance?
For assistance logging in, accessing activities, claiming credit, or for other questions or concerns, please e-mail learningcenter@apta.org.
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- Non-Member - $49
- PT Member - Free!
- PTA Member - Free!
- Student - Free!
- Post-Professional Student - Free!
- Staff - Free!
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Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 07/23/2024
(LMS-Encompass-Task-Specific-Approach) This course will explore neuroplasticity and the basic motor learning principles it requires. Interventions for brain injury will also be discussed, including a review of transfers and task-specific activities using the AIM concept (attention, intensity, and motivation).
Learning Objectives:
- Will be able to define neuroplasticity.
- Will be able to identify basic motor learning principles.
- Understand how to use the concept of AIM (attention, intensity and motivation) to tailor your treatment interventions for brain injury rehabilitation.
- Understand the difference between therapeutic and bedside transfers.
- Be aware of available research on brain injury rehabilitation and understand how the findings may impact the structure of your treatment interventions in the IPR setting.
Course Instructions
- Click on the Contents tab to watch the course recording.
- Click the Take Quiz button to complete the assessment. Learners will have 3 attempts to pass and must answer at least 70% of questions correctly.
- Click Fill Out Survey under the Evaluation listing to provide valuable course feedback. Scroll down on all questions as there may be answer options that expand past the size of the window.
- Click the View/Print Your Certificate button under the Certificate listing. You can view/print your certificate at any time by visiting the APTA Learning Center and clicking the CEU Certificate/Transcript link on the left-hand side of the page.
Need Assistance?
For assistance logging in, accessing activities, claiming credit, or for other questions or concerns, please e-mail learningcenter@apta.org.
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- Non-Member - $199
- PT Member - $119
- PTA Member - $119
- Student - $59
- Post-Professional Student - $119
- Staff - Free!
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Contains 15 Component(s), Includes Credits
(LMS-BRAIN-INJURY-CERT) This six-part certificate series will explore the physical therapist's approach to patient management following a brain injury. In these courses, participants will learn about brain injury rehabilitation, including evidence-based interventions such as mindfulness meditation and psychoeducation. All 6 courses are required to obtain the Brain Injury Certificate sponsored by APTA.
This six-part series will explore the physical therapist approach to patient management following a brain injury. In these courses, participants will learn about brain injury rehabilitation, including the use of mindfulness meditation and psychoeducation intervention, as well as exploring evidence-based tools for improving physical, cognitive, and psychosocial health following brain injury. Primary diagnoses to be covered includes post-concussion syndrome, traumatic brain injury, and more.
PLEASE NOTE: courses will be released as they are developed. However, all six parts must be completed in order to receive the Brain Injury Certificate.
To view the learning objectives* and speaker credentials for each course, please click on the links below:
- Trauma-Informed Meditation, Breathwork, and Yoga for Concussion and TBI
- Physical Therapy Approach to Brain Injury Rehabilitation in the Inpatient Rehab Setting
- Cognitive and Behavioral Sequalae from Traumatic Brain Injury: How to Address with Physical Therapy Interventions and Collaboration with Other Neurorehabilitation Professionals
- Concussion: The Not-So-Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
- Cervical Spine Management after a Concussive Event
- A Task-Specific Approach to Physical Therapy Management of Brain Injury
For more courses on Concussion/mTBI, please visit this link.
Kyla Pearce
MPH, PhD, Certified Brain Injury Specialist, Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher
Dr. Pearce (she/her) is the Senior Director of Programs and Research at LoveYourBrain, a national nonprofit that delivers evidence-based holistic health programs for the brain injury community. She oversees the design, implementation, and evaluation of LoveYourBrain Yoga, Mindset, and Retreats programs on a large scale. She has trained over 2,500 clinicians, yoga teachers, brain injury advocates, people with brain injury, and caregivers in how to adapt yoga, mindfulness, and psychoeducation for this population. She has developed a range of TBI-specific evidence-based yoga and mindfulness program curricula and integrated them into 60+ community and 30+ clinical contexts and online. She recently completed a NIH Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Dartmouth College investigating the impact of yoga and meditation for people with neurological conditions, including traumatic brain injury, and has published in several peer-reviewed scientific journals on these topics. She lives in Vermont with her husband, the Executive Director of LoveYourBrain Foundation, and their three children. You can learn more about her here.
Jessica Schwartz
PT, DPT
Jessica Schwartz is an award-winning orthopedic residency-trained Doctor of Physical Therapy, a national spokeswoman for the American Physical Therapy Association, founder of Concussion Corner Academy®, host of the Concussion Corner Podcast®, and a persistent post-concussion symptom survivor, advocate, and concussion educator.
After spending a full year in rehabilitation and experiencing the profound dichotomy of being both doctor and patient, Dr. Schwartz identified gaps in concussion treatment and management in the global healthcare community. Her role has been to identify cognitive blind spots for healthcare providers focusing on comprehensive targeted physical examinations, rehabilitative teams, and concussion care management.
Her vision is to facilitate collective competence across the healthcare continuum to better identify, treat, and care for the concussion patient of today while putting the "care back into healthcare" for this underserved patient population.
Dr. Schwartz hopes that by educating each other about the multi-system nature of these injuries and the scopes of practices of the multidisciplinary providers that have access to and have the ability to care for this cohort of patients, she will be able to facilitate a better patient-clinician encounter.
By speaking candidly about her experience with living with persistent post-concussion symptoms for over a decade, she hopes to facilitate learning from provider to provider, patient to provider, and caregiver to provider, honing in on the power of storytelling and collegial communication from a place of candor, evidence, and enthusiasm.
Kathleen Bechtold
PhD
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Kathleen T. Bechtold, Ph.D., ABPP is a clinical psychologist who is board certified in clinical neuropsychology and rehabilitation psychology and specializes in the assessment and treatment of individuals with brain injury. She is an Associate Professor within the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and has been an active researcher for the past twenty years with over 50 publications focusing on recovery and adaptation to brain injury. She is the Psychology Training Director for the Johns Hopkins Department of PM&R and provides supervision and training to psychology postdoctoral fellows, physiatry residents, and neuropsychiatry fellows in brain injury care. Dr. Bechtold is the President of the American Board of Rehabilitation of Psychology, serves on the American Board of Professional Psychology Ethics Committee, and previously served as a Trustee to the American Board of Professional Psychology. She provides national consultation and mentorship to professional colleagues regarding business practices as well as the legal and ethical considerations for the practice of psychology.
Rob Landel, PT, DPT, FAPTA
Director of Clinical Residency and Fellowship Programs
University of Southern California
Rob Landel, PT, DPT, FAPTA is Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy in the Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy at the University of Southern California, where he is the Director of Clinical Residency and Fellowship Programs. He is a Board-Certified Orthopedic Specialist, a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the APTA. With over 35 years of experience treating people with orthopedic, neurologic and vestibular complaints, Dr. Landel has lectured and trained therapists and physicians in the US, Asia, Europe, Australia and Africa in managing these patients. He founded USC Physical Therapy Associates, the division’s Faculty Practice, and the division’s first residency program (orthopedics). Dr. Landel has published on a variety of topics in orthopedics and in vestibular rehabilitation and has received national awards in teaching and research. His current clinical interest is the diagnostic dilemma and management challenge posed by patients with persistent post-concussion symptoms of dizziness.
Allison Nogi
PT, DPT
Emory University School of Medicine
Allison Nogi is a neurologic clinical specialist and graduated from Emory University in 2016 with her Doctor of Physical Therapy. She then went on to complete a neurologic residency in physical therapy at Emory University. She has practiced at both Emory University and Johns Hopkins Hospital.
As a clinical specialist at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Allison was on the leadership team that created the Vestibular Rehabilitation Triage Program, which is a clinical program that uses physical therapists as direct providers, reducing wait-times for individuals with chronic and acute dizziness. Through this program, she has showcased the value of physical therapists having direct access to appropriately treat or refer patients to the most appropriate specialist. Allison also helped establish the outpatient Brain Injury Clinic at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, which facilitated a multi-disciplinary treatment approach for individuals with complex brain injury. Outside of clinical care, Allison also created the Johns Hopkins University Vestibular Competency course, an online continuing education course aimed at promoting further understanding of the vestibular system and its influence on disease and symptom presentation.
Throughout her career, Allison has been involved in research. While at Johns Hopkins, she was a member of Dr. Michael Schubert’s Laboratory of Vestibular Neuroadaptation. At Emory University, she is involved with Dr. Mark Lyle’s Rehabilitation and Applied Movement Performance Laboratory. Outside of academic research, she consults with BrainQ Technologies for their EMAGINE trial, which is a multi-site trail in the United States that uses a device to potentially promote neuroplasticity and recovery in acute stroke survivors.
Currently, Allison practices at Emory University’s Dizziness and Balance Center. In parallel to clinical practice, she is pursuing her PhD at Georgia Tech with her research focusing on the influence of the vestibular system on descending postural control in both healthy individuals and individuals with brain pathology.
Emily Plavchak
PT, DPT
Emily Plavchak, is the Senior Physical Therapist with Encompass Health Northwest Tucson. She received her Bachelors in Health and Kinesiology from Purdue University in 2015, and her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Trine University in 2019. Her career has primarily been in the inpatient rehabilitation setting, where she has developed a passion for treating neurological conditions such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinsons, etc. She has certifications in stroke rehabilitation (CSRS), brain injury (CBIS), and vestibular assessment and management from the American Institute of Balance. She is also an active member on the STOP committee through Encompass Health where she educates staff on techniques for safe patient mobilization.
Course Instructions
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- After each course, you will need to complete a post-course assessment. Click the Take Quiz button to complete the assessment. Learners will have 3 attempts to pass each assessment and must answer at least 70% of questions correctly.
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Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 07/18/2024
(LMS-Concussion-Traumatic-Brain-Injury) This 2-hour module will deliver the core current concepts of the concussive injury for the direct-access Physical Therapist. We will review concussion phenotypes, key aspects of evaluation, intervention, and referral processes throughout the collaboration of the interdisciplinary rehabilitation team.
This course is one out of six course offerings in the Brain Injury Certificate Series.
This 2-hour module will deliver the core current concepts of the concussive injury for the direct-access Physical Therapist. We will review concussion phenotypes, key aspects of evaluation, intervention, and referral processes throughout the collaboration of the interdisciplinary rehabilitation team.
Learning Objectives:
Introduction to Concussion:
- Identify the historical landmarks of the Concussive Injury.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the historical and present-day medico-legal hindrance: “It’s all in your head” and its impact on patient outcomes.
- Identify common signs and symptoms of concussion in patients utilizing an evidence informed screening tool.
- Validate the patient’s symptom profile utilizing a comprehensive and targeted physical examination.
- Translate the examination objectives into targeted interventions based on concussion phenotype.
- Describe the Rehabilitative Team and Physical Therapy’s Leadership Role in Concussion Rehabilitation.
Jessica Schwartz
PT, DPT
Jessica Schwartz is an award-winning orthopedic residency-trained Doctor of Physical Therapy, a national spokeswoman for the American Physical Therapy Association, founder of Concussion Corner Academy®, host of the Concussion Corner Podcast®, and a persistent post-concussion symptom survivor, advocate, and concussion educator.
After spending a full year in rehabilitation and experiencing the profound dichotomy of being both doctor and patient, Dr. Schwartz identified gaps in concussion treatment and management in the global healthcare community. Her role has been to identify cognitive blind spots for healthcare providers focusing on comprehensive targeted physical examinations, rehabilitative teams, and concussion care management.
Her vision is to facilitate collective competence across the healthcare continuum to better identify, treat, and care for the concussion patient of today while putting the "care back into healthcare" for this underserved patient population.
Dr. Schwartz hopes that by educating each other about the multi-system nature of these injuries and the scopes of practices of the multidisciplinary providers that have access to and have the ability to care for this cohort of patients, she will be able to facilitate a better patient-clinician encounter.
By speaking candidly about her experience with living with persistent post-concussion symptoms for over a decade, she hopes to facilitate learning from provider to provider, patient to provider, and caregiver to provider, honing in on the power of storytelling and collegial communication from a place of candor, evidence, and enthusiasm.
Course Instructions
- Click on the Contents tab to watch the course recording.
- Click the Take Quiz button to complete the assessment. Learners will have 3 attempts to pass and must answer at least 70% of questions correctly.
- Click Fill Out Survey under the Evaluation listing to provide valuable course feedback. Scroll down on all questions as there may be answer options that expand past the size of the window.
- Click the View/Print Your Certificate button under the Certificate listing. You can view/print your certificate at any time by visiting the APTA Learning Center and clicking the CEU Certificate/Transcript link on the left-hand side of the page.
Need Assistance?
For assistance logging in, accessing activities, claiming credit, or for other questions or concerns, please e-mail learningcenter@apta.org.
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- Non-Member - $149
- PT Member - $109
- PTA Member - $109
- Student - $109
- Post-Professional Student - $109
- Staff - Free!
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Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 06/17/2024
(LMS-Cervical-Spine-Management) This course is one out of six course offerings in the Brain Injury Certificate Series. This course will focus on the signs and symptoms which result from impairments in the cervical spine commonly seen after a concussive event, and how to distinguish them from the overlapping manifestations from the multiple systems potentially involved. Best practice recommendations from the recent Clinical Practice Guideline for rehabilitation after a concussive event (Concussion CPG) will be discussed, and strategies for intervention and evidence for clinical management will be presented.
This course is one out of six course offerings in the Brain Injury Certificate Series.
This course will focus on the signs and symptoms which result from impairments in the cervical spine commonly seen after a concussive event, and how to distinguish them from the overlapping manifestations from the multiple systems potentially involved. Best practice recommendations from the recent Clinical Practice Guideline for rehabilitation after a concussive event (Concussion CPG) will be discussed, and strategies for intervention and evidence for clinical management will be presented.
Learning Objectives:
Given a patient who has experienced a suspected concussive event, by the end of this session participants will be able to:
- Recognize the typical presentation of symptoms and signs of cervicogenic dizziness.
- Describe the recommended elements and sequence of the Concussion CPG including appropriate assessments to identify impairments in the Cervico-Musculoskeletal domain.
- Apply current evidence to select appropriate assessments of the cervical musculoskeletal domain.
- Select appropriate interventions that address the cervical musculoskeletal domain.
Rob Landel, PT, DPT, FAPTA
Director of Clinical Residency and Fellowship Programs
University of Southern California
Rob Landel, PT, DPT, FAPTA is Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy in the Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy at the University of Southern California, where he is the Director of Clinical Residency and Fellowship Programs. He is a Board-Certified Orthopedic Specialist, a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the APTA. With over 35 years of experience treating people with orthopedic, neurologic and vestibular complaints, Dr. Landel has lectured and trained therapists and physicians in the US, Asia, Europe, Australia and Africa in managing these patients. He founded USC Physical Therapy Associates, the division’s Faculty Practice, and the division’s first residency program (orthopedics). Dr. Landel has published on a variety of topics in orthopedics and in vestibular rehabilitation and has received national awards in teaching and research. His current clinical interest is the diagnostic dilemma and management challenge posed by patients with persistent post-concussion symptoms of dizziness.
Course Instructions
- Click on the Contents tab to watch the course recording.
- Click the Take Quiz button to complete the assessment. Learners will have 3 attempts to pass and must answer at least 70% of questions correctly.
- Click Fill Out Survey under the Evaluation listing to provide valuable course feedback. Scroll down on all questions as there may be answer options that expand past the size of the window.
- Click the View/Print Your Certificate button under the Certificate listing. You can view/print your certificate at any time by visiting the APTA Learning Center and clicking the CEU Certificate/Transcript link on the left-hand side of the page.
Need Assistance?
For assistance logging in, accessing activities, claiming credit, or for other questions or concerns, please e-mail learningcenter@apta.org.
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Register
- Non-Member - $149
- PT Member - $109
- PTA Member - $109
- Student - $109
- Post-Professional Student - $109
- Staff - Free!
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