National Student Conclave (NSC) allows students from across the country to receive one-on-one career advice and meet recruiters ready to receive resumes. Imagine a weekend surrounded by friends, fellow students and future colleagues from across the country. Imagine one-on-one career advice and recruiters ready to take your résumé. Then imagine yourself at National Student Conclave, where you'll find all of these and more! APTA's NSC takes place annually and is the only national conference specifically for students of physical therapy. Everything is designed to provide you with the most enriching experience possible, from the programming and workshops to the social events.

October 30 - November 1, 2009 - Miami.

An orthopedic surgeon at US Spine and Sport in San Diego, CA, Dr. Mooney was an internationally recognized leader in clinical work and medical research related to orthopedics who conducted groundbreaking studies in many areas of orthopedics, restorative exercise, and physical medicine. During his tenure as NASS president, Dr. Mooney was instrumental in advocating for non-surgical education for NASS members, and in 1996, he was awarded a NASS Research Grant Award for the submission Effect of Proliferant Injection in Rabbit Disc. Dr. Mooney was also one of the principle drivers behind The Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back and Pelvic Pain to promote and facilitate interdisciplinary knowledge and consensus on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic lumbopelvic pain.

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Partnering with the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) and the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT), APTA will collaborate to host the first annual International Policy Summit on Direct Access and Advanced Scope of Practice in Physical Therapy. The goal of this summit is to advance the practice of physical therapy by exploring the current status of different nations and the emerging policies on direct access.

In conjunction with Vision 2020, we are challenging each state to strive for representation at this conference. We encourage APTA members to use this unique opportunity to represent our organization at the summit that takes place October 22-24 in National Harbor, MD, just outside Washington, DC.

Physical therapists/physiotherapists from around the world will come together to share their knowledge about direct access and scope of practice issues facing the physical therapy profession today. Programming for the event will include symposiums on policy of direct access and scope of practice, poster presentations, and breakout discussions and working groups. This is an opportunity to learn the latest research supporting these policy initiatives and share strategies for implementing policy at the local, regional or national level.

 

National Physical Therapy Month has grown in popularity over the years and it is now a recognized celebration in the National Health Observances Calendar. National Physical Therapy Month has become synonymous with the month of October for APTA members and their communities.

You’ve heard about physical therapists, but what can they bring to your life? A physical therapist can help you achieve and maintain mobility and quality of life without surgery or prescription medication. With their extensive education, physical therapists help you move forward so that you can get back to daily living. MoveForwardPT.com, brought to you by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), is your source for information about how physical therapy can bring motion to your life.