The COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased the number of patients seeking physical therapist services via telehealth. This paradigm shift will improve access to care, but it also brings change. APTA has developed a telehealth certificate series to ensure that PTs, PTAs, and students are prepared to provide excellent care via telehealth. Learn best practices and tips covering ethical and regulatory considerations, administration and marketing, technology, and clinical application.

Enrollees must complete six mandatory core courses within six months of enrollment to receive the APTA telehealth certificate. Elective courses are optional and not required to receive the APTA telehealth certificate.

Program Description

APTA has developed a telehealth course series that will culminate in a certificate of completion. The courses are through the APTA Learning Center and will offer 1.2 CEUs.

There are 6 mandatory core courses that may be taken in no specific order after completing the introduction pre-requisite:

1. Introduction (pre-requisite for all remaining courses)

2. Ethical

3. Regulation

4. Administrative

5. Technical

6. Clinical

Participants have 6 months to complete all 6 core courses.

*Electives are available:

Acute Care

Cardiovascular and Pulmonary

Geriatric

Neurological

Orthopedic

Pediatric

Pelvic Health

Performance Arts/Dance

Vestibular

Course Instructions

1. Click on the Contents tab to watch the course recordings.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.