We welcome you to be a part of APTA Pediatrics’ conversation around belonging, diversity, and inclusion. This discussion will be facilitated by representatives from various APTA Pediatrics Committees including DEI, Leadership Development, and Membership Engagement.

Plan of Engagement:

• Watch a video from APTA Pediatrics DEI Committee Titled: The DEI Committee Presents: Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging
• Participate and collaborate in an active discussion regarding opportunities of how to grow the organization to foster belonging for all members, current and future

This discussion will not be recorded.

We welcome you to be a part of APTA Pediatrics’ conversation around belonging, diversity, and inclusion. This discussion will be facilitated by representatives from various APTA Pediatrics Committees including DEI, Leadership Development, and Membership Engagement.

Plan of Engagement:

• Watch a video from APTA Pediatrics DEI Committee Titled: The DEI Committee Presents: Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging
• Participate and collaborate in an active discussion regarding opportunities of how to grow the organization to foster belonging for all members, current and future

This discussion will not be recorded.

This course will discuss the major health inequities that people with intellectual disability face in healthcare today and how that relates to the field of physical therapy. The impact of these inequities can have serious consequences for people with intellectual disabilities, particularly when attempting to compete in sports. To combat these inequities and risks, this course will review the Special Olympic Healthy Athletes program. The speaker will present various ways the physical therapy profession can contribute to optimizing the ability for people with intellectual disability to compete in sports & interact with their community successfully.

Course Objectives: 
At the end of this session, participants will: 
• Indicate major health disparities and inequities for people with intellectual disabilities (ID)
• Understand key factors contributing to health disparities/inequities for people with ID. 
• Describe Special Olympics Health programming and how it relates to physical therapists.
• Cite local resources to support physical therapists in providing care for people with ID.

Dr. Kathleen Rodriguez, originally from the Baltimore, MD region, attended Nazaeth College in Rochester, NY to receive her undergraduate and graduate degrees. In 2018, Dr. Rodriguez graduated with her Doctorate in Physical Therapy. Prior to transitioning to her current role, she worked clinically as an outpatient orthopedic therapist serving many roles and treating a variety of populations. Now, as the Senior Clinical Program Manager for Physical Therapy and Podiatry at Special Olympics International, Dr. Rodriguz focuses on global programming for preventative and inclusive healthcare for people with intellectual disabilities. She currently resides just outside of the Louisville area with her husband and golden retriever puppy. She is an avid Baltimore Ravens football fan and enjoys running her free time.

The School SIG Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) work group will present best practices related to working with students with DMD including evidence supported interventions, appropriate accommodations, and a traffic light-style clinical reasoning tool. This is one you don't want to miss!

A panel of advocates will share examples of how they influenced change at the local, state, and national levels and within their physical therapy practice settings. This facilitated discussion will highlight the ups and downs of the advocacy journey and how persistence, dedication, and keeping the end goal in mind can ultimately lead to positive change.

This registration includes all 3 sessions: Introduction to Advocacy, Taking Advocacy to the Next Level, and Advocacy in Action. Individual session registration is an option by clicking the session of interest below.

Course Authors: Mercedes Aguirre Valenzuela, PT, DPT; Martha Henao Bloyer, PT, DPT; Monica Krogmann, PT, MA, DPT; Jay Grissom, PT, DPT, Kelli Reyes, DPT; Tanya Liu, PT, DPT, PhD

Article:  Effect of active motor learning interventions on gross motor function and mobility in children aged 2-6 years with bilateral cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Kate L. McLeod, Megan Thorley, Sarah E. Reedman, Mark D. Chatfield and Leanne Sakzewski

Completion Instructions: Read the article, complete the assessment with at least a 70% score, download and save certificate.

Course Code: BTR-October 2023

Course Level: Intermediate

Delivery Method: Online

E-Learning Course 0.1 CEUs (1 Contact Hours/CCUs) 

Cancellation Policy: If you must cancel your registration, you may do so prior to taking any part of the course by emailing info@pediatricapta.org (minus a $15 processing fee). 

This webinar takes the basics of advocacy to the next level so that attendees can begin to lead local, regional, and national advocacy efforts. The presenters will share tips and resources to help empower others, including patients/clients and their families to become self-advocates. Attendees will learn how to educate stakeholders to advocate for themselves and to build powerful grassroots networks in their geographic region.  By the end of this webinar, attendees will learn how to craft their own advocacy message related to their area of practice.

Session learning objectives

The learner will be able to:
1. Illustrate the legislative process to the general public/patient or caregiver
2. Detect minority health groups that would benefit from assistance with advocating for themselves
3. Demonstrate to a patient/caregiver who, where and how to contact the appropriate channels to address their needs 
4. Express their own message to advocate in their own geographical region

Understanding and navigating the world of legislation and advocacy can be complex. In this webinar, the presenters will provide an introduction to advocacy and tools that physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students can use immediately to influence change. The presenters will describe the difference between legislation and regulations at the state and federal levels and how citizens can advocate at each of these levels. By the end of this webinar, attendees will learn how to create a grassroots advocacy network and craft their own advocacy message that can be used in their own geographical region.

Session learning objectives The learner will be able to:

• Recognize the difference in state and federal legislation
• Recognize the difference in legislation and regulatory policies
• Identify how organizational policies, bylaws, and position statements are made 
• Identify grass roots advocacy opportunities and ways they can become engaged in any area that interests them
• Express their own message to advocate in their own geographical region 

This continuing education course is designed to help physical therapists implement evidence and content from Chapter 24-Spinal Cord Injury- into clinical practice. The chapter will be reviewed in detail so that the evidence and content lead to acquisition of new knowledge and clinical practice change. The asynchronous session is focused on general background and foreground information about Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury. All participants are required to complete this session and the knowledge assessment quiz.

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this course participants will be able to:

• Critically review Chapter 24
• Effectively apply the information from Chapter 24 (Spinal Cord Injury) in Campbell’s Physical Therapy For Children, 6th edition:
• Discuss background information related to this diagnosis
  • Pathophysiology
  • Medical Management including Diagnostic Criteria
  • Prognosis
• Select and implement tests and measures at the impairment, activity, and participation levels for children with this diagnosis
• Interpret results from the physical therapy examination, including tests/measures, to optimize clinical reasoning and outcomes for children and families
• Select, implement, and evaluate effective interventions for children and families

Course Schedule