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Call for Fall Summit Applications
Ready to share your expertise with the APTA Virginia community?
APTA Virginia is looking for passionate, knowledgeable speakers to lead 1.5-hour educational sessions at next year's Fall Summit.
If you have a topic that's evidence-based, ethically grounded, and engaging for PTs and PTAs, we want to hear from you!
Current areas of interest include:
- Specific Populations: Orthopedics, neurology, pediatrics
- Hot Topics: Latest evidence updates, applying basic science/neuroscience to drive intervention and cutting-edge practices
- Cardiovascular Dosing: Updates on exercise testing
- High-Intensity Training
- Pain Science: Implications for orthopedics or complex populations
- Pelvic Floor: Pediatric/Adult
- Movement Systems
- Lifespan Management of Health Conditions
- Translating Research to Practice: Case-based assessment and interventions for specific populations (eg may be pair clinician with researcher, implementation of CPGs, evidence-based interventions.)
- Osteoporosis
- Population Health Levels of Intervention to promote health and wellness in specific populations
- Autonomic Nervous System Regulation
- Functional Neurologic Disorders
- Mental Health
- PTA and PT student and new graduate focused topics (ie Imposter Syndrome, Student Debt, etc)
- Use of Artificial Intelligence to enhance a specific aspect of care: gathering evidence regarding specific diagnoses, documentation, research
Educational Session Requirements (1.5 hours):
• Title (≤15 words)
• 250-word session description
• 3–4 learning objectives
• Minimum of 5 primary-source references (≤10 years old, evidence-based)
• Timed outline aligned with objectives
• Speaker credentials, bio, experience, and keywords
• Teaching/learning assessment methods
• Recommended content level
• Conflict of interest disclosure
Priority consideration will be given to APTA Virginia members, Virginia-based presenters, applicants who waive honorariums, and sessions that are interactive and research-supported.
Please note: proposals must not include promotional content.
If selected, speakers will receive one complimentary registration and will be required to meet all submission deadlines and provide materials.