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September 17, 2015: Available at apta.org: the 2016 APTA strategic plan, the document that will guide the association over the next 3-5 years. Source: APTA Feed Revised APTA Strategic Plan Locks In On APTA Vision

September 16, 2015: APTA now provides additional resources that can help make the October 1 changeover to the new coding system as uneventful as possible. Source: APTA Feed New ICD-10 Resources Added Just in Time for Oct 1 Transition

September 16, 2015: “The Good Stuff” is a collection of recent local media coverage of APTA members and the physical therapy profession. Source: APTA Feed The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in Local News

September 15. 2015: In what one program manager described as a development that has “completed the circuit,” researchers with the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) have developed a prosthetic hand that actually delivers physical sensations to the brain of ...

September 15, 2015: Increasingly, medical schools are requiring that students add one more skill to their bedside manner: an ability to explain and discuss the costs of a patient’s care options. Source: APTA Feed Medical Schools Teach Future Docs to ...

September 14, 2015: An upcoming film that tells the story of the forensic pathologist who first identified chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) through work with professional football players is already drawing attention for its portrayal of the sport. Source: APTA Feed ...

September 11, 2015: Researchers in Canada conducted a survey of the 3 professions to assess the perceived quality of communications around “how complete participants felt referral information was provided or given for the rehabilitation of postoperative patients and whether this ...

September 10, 2015: The US Surgeon General has some pretty blunt advice for America: America, take a walk. Source: APTA Feed Surgeon General's 'Step It Up' Campaign Will Focus on Importance of Walking

September 9, 2015: In preparation for Falls Prevention Awareness Day, here are 5 great APTA resources that can help you get in that falls-prevention state of mind. Source: APTA Feed Get Ready for Falls Prevention Awareness Day With These 5 ...

September 8, 2015: Physical therapists (PTs) and physical therapist assistants (PTAs) participating in APTA’s upcoming Virtual Career Fair will have the opportunity to interact with the largest number of employers the event has featured since 2013—and there’s still time to ...