APTA Learning Center

Each series offers four to six hours of in-depth content focused on specific topic areas, delivered by leading experts in the field. Enhance your knowledge and skills with our detailed and practical lectures. Start exploring today!

Digital Health Certificate

The certificate series will guide you through the latest digital resources that can enhance patient care and streamline clinical operations. By the end of this course, you will be equipped with knowledge to ensure that you remain at the forefront of patient care in the evolving digital health landscape.

CEUs: 1.4 (14 contact hours)

Primary Care Certificate

This six-course series covers the role of physical therapy in primary care, care integration models, direct access and policy considerations, injury prevention, health and wellness promotion, and clinical decision making for common primary care conditions, with courses available individually or as a complete six-course package.

CEUs: 2.5 (25 contact hours)

Persistent Pain Management Certificate

This six-course series covers trauma-informed care, pain science, patient evaluation and pain profiling, psychologically informed strategies, and evidence-based interventions across diverse populations, with courses available individually or as a complete six-course package.

CEUs: 3.0 (30 contact hours)

Brain Injury Certificate

This six-part series covers the physical therapist's approach to managing brain injury, including mindfulness meditation, psychoeducation, and evidence-based tools for improving physical, cognitive, and psychosocial health.

CEUs: 1.0 (10 contact hours)

Post-Acute COVID-19 Exercise and Rehabilitation (PACER) Project

The PACER Project provides practical training for physical therapists treating patients recovering from COVID-19 and critical illness. The series covers assessment, respiratory and pulmonary rehabilitation, exercise prescription, and care across multiple practice settings and patient populations.

CEUs: 1.4 (14 contact hours)

Reframing the Complex Patient

This three-part series teaches clinicians how to apply a stress-informed, integrative approach to caring for complex patients. Participants learn the science of stress, adapt physical therapy assessments and interventions, and develop strategies to overcome barriers to implementing stress-informed care in practice. 

CEUs: 0.7 (7 contact hours)

Blood Flow Restriction Rehabilitation: State of the Science

This course explores how blood flow restriction (BFR) can be used across musculoskeletal, pediatric, and non-orthopedic populations, including individuals with diabetes and Parkinson’s disease. Participants will also examine BFR’s effects on vascular health and post-surgical bone quality.

CEUs: 0.8 (8 contact hours)

The Eyes Have It: Physical Therapy Management of Common Vestibular Disorders

Acquire practical skills to diagnose and treat vestibular conditions such as BPPV and peripheral vestibular hypofunction. Learn through real-world case studies and flexible video modules designed to enhance your clinical expertise. 

CEUs: 0.8 (8 contact hours)

DEI Certificate

This six-part series covers foundational DEI topics, including bias, microaggressions, population health, the ADA, gender diversity, and strategies for improving diversity in the physical therapy profession. 

CEUs: 1.0 (10 contact hours)