Please join us for a journal club meeting on 2/27/25 at 7:30pm EST to discuss the journal article: Evaluation of the Movement and Play Opportunities and Constraints Associated With Containers for Infants. CEUs will be awarded for participation.

The School SIG AI Town Hall will be an interactive meeting exploring the integration of AI technology into physical therapy practices. Attendees will actively engage with School SIG leadership and other APTA Pediatrics members to discuss how AI tools can enhance patient care, improve treatment outcomes, and streamline therapy processes. This collaborative meeting aims to provide valuable insights and foster discussions on how AI can transform physical therapy and support professionals in delivering personalized care.

The purpose(s) of this webinar is to: ● Introduce a wide audience to the topic of knowledge translation (KT) and implementation science (IS) ● Aid with the integration of the best available evidence throughout varied clinical, research, and educational settings. KT and IS are defined and discussed in-depth in this two-part presentation series.

Connect with the APTA School Based SIG and your regional representatives as well as other school-based physical therapists during our Town Hall/Q&A session. This session is designed for both Pediatric Academy members and non APTA members. This session will be an interactive discussion led by the co-directors of the Innovations in School-Based Practice coordinators, and other experts in the field.

This webinar introduces the basics of telehealth in a variety of pediatric settings. Topics include legal and ethical considerations, setting up your telehealth space, using the APTA Pediatrics Telehealth Committee resource for assessments in Telehealth, and tips for engaging the children and families.

Telehealth – Part II: Nuts & Bolts covers strategies for creating the optimal online environment for telehealth, techniques to facilitate child/family engagement, and application of principles of parent coaching to promote success when providing telerehabilitation services for pediatric clients.

Learn about the different grants offered by APTA Pediatrics and how to apply.

Overview designed to provide information on the “nuts and bolts” of abstract writing.

The benefits of pursuing a PhD, how it defers from a DPT/t-DPT, how to find and apply to a PhD program, mentorship, funding, moving, and post PhD job options.

Have you ever treated a pediatric patient with a unique diagnosis or impairments, or used innovative methods in your intervention and thought that it should be published? If so, please join the Director of Research, Jennifer Christy, for this webinar (free to APTA Pediatrics members) for the basics on how to organize your data and write a stellar case report.

The Academic and Clinical Education (ACE) SIG hosted their 2024 Town Hall where clinical educators shared student success strategies in clinical education from student recruitment, pre-placement activities, and synchronous education activities during clinical education experiences. The Town Hall features SCCEs from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Children's Hospital Colorado. Those that participated during the live town hall shared their own ideas and activities as well as pose discussion questions to spur innovations and applications of clinical education teaching and learning strategies.

Sternal Precautions Webinar hosted by Amanda Clifton and LeighAnn Smart with special guest Tammy Pyron. Discussion occurred surrounding sternal precautions purpose, research, and clinical applications.