KT 101 Part 2: Introduction to Knowledge Translation 

Synchronous Session: July 10, 2025 at 8-10 pm ET

KT 101 Part 1 is a 45-minute introductory recorded webinar on knowledge translation and implementation science available on the APTA Pediatrics Education Hub. This webinar is a pre-requisite to KT 101 Part 2 and KBNet. Register for the on-demand session.

KT 101 Part 2 is an interactive online training workshop. Learning activities include small group discussion and application of the concepts from KT 101 Part 1 to real-world practice. This webinar is only available to APTA Pediatrics members.

Completion of KT 101 Part 1 & 2 are pre-requisites for acceptance into the APTA Pediatrics Knowledge Broker Network (KBNet) program. The KBNet program is a 7-month, project-based training for pediatric clinicians who want to learn how to implement research evidence and facilitate practice change in their organization or community. This year, the program runs from Fall 2025 to Spring 2026. More information about KBNet can be found in the information document and the application form. We will accept applications through August 31, 2025, the program begins September 16, 2025 and runs through April 2026.

Complete the following assignments before 5pm on July 9:

• Fill out the form: https://forms.gle/2e1bcRoh64et9w2i9
• Read the article: Physical Therapists Are Key to Hip Surveillance for Children with Cerebral Palsy: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Knowledge Translation to Support Program Implementation

Please join us for a journal club meeting on 6/26/25 at 7:30pm EST to discuss the journal article: Environment Enrichment Strategies for Pre- and Post-Term Infants: A Summarized Communication From Pediatric Physical Therapists. 1 CEUs will be awarded for attendance.

The annual Innovations in School-based Physical Therapy Practice course offered by the APTA Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy (APTA Pediatrics) School Special Interest Group (School SIG) highlights both advanced practice issues and foundational information for school-based practice. Sessions provide information on decision-making and educationally relevant physical therapy services to support educational programs for students with disabilities. Nationally recognized speakers address federal laws, assessment, service provision, clinical education, mentoring, and innovations in practice.

Lunch will be provided.

Pricing

Early Bird Pricing Ends May 20, 2025
If using a purchase order (PO), please register with the “check” payment option and use the registration receipt as the invoice/PO.

Audience

This course is intended for physical therapists who provide, or intend to provide, related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will:

• Understand foundational federal laws and regulations for ensuring a free and appropriate public education (FAPE), including provision of required related services for students with disabilities under IDEA and Section 504.
• Apply evidence and data to individualize and make appropriate decisions regarding evaluation, outcome measures, models of service delivery, individualization, advocacy, and evidence-informed interventions.
• Apply knowledge gained to influence and advocate for appropriate services, staffing, adequate supports, physical activity and fitness, collaboration across practice settings and in communities, and self-determination for students with disabilities.
• Incorporate evidenced-informed evaluation and intervention for students with complex disability.
• Describe the role of school-based physical therapy in provision of assistive technology and individualized transportation services, and to prepare students and their families for adulthood through post-school transition.

View the brochure here

This event will be held at the Gateway Community College,108 N 40th St, Phoenix, AZ 85034. Integrated Educational Building (IE). Copper Room IE 1302 and Room IE 2201.

Hotel: We have a room block at the Hilton Garden Inn Phoenix Airport North, 3838 East Van Buren Street, Phoenix, AZ. 

Book your room using the group rate for Innovations In School-Based Practice Conference 

• Hotel is within walking distance to Gateway Community College (across the street). 
• $119/night Guest Room Rate, plus taxes (currently 12.57%), June 16-19, 2025.  
• Off Loop 202 and Route 143, two miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport via free shuttle.  
• Parking is $7 per day • Complimentary wireless high-speed internet.  
• Room registration link will close May 26, 2025. Book your room early since space is limited.

Airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) is only 2 miles from the hotel hosting our guest rooms, the Hilton Garden Inn Phoenix Airport North.

Shuttle: This hotel provides a complimentary roundtrip airport shuttle service 24 hours a day. For more information, visit: https://www.hilton.com/en/hote... 

Local Information: For great information on visiting Phoenix and the surrounding area visit www.visitphoenix.com. Points of interest:   

• Camelback Mountain https://www.visitphoenix.com/s... 
• Papago Park https://www.visitphoenix.com/s... 
• Desert Botanical Garden https://dbg.org/  
• Phoenix Zoo https://www.phoenixzoo.org/ 
• Heard Museum https://heard.org/   
• Phoenix Art Museum https://phxart.org/

The annual Innovations in School-based Physical Therapy Practice course offered by the APTA Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy (APTA Pediatrics) School Special Interest Group (School SIG) highlights both advanced practice issues and foundational information for school-based practice. Sessions provide information on decision-making and educationally relevant physical therapy services to support educational programs for students with disabilities. Nationally recognized speakers address federal laws, assessment, service provision, clinical education, mentoring, and innovations in practice. 

This event will be held at the Gateway Community College in Phoenix, AZ.

Lunch will be provided.

Audience

This 2-day course is intended for physical therapists who provide, or intend to provide, related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). 

Daily Registration:

Tuesday only (June 17, 2025)

Wednesday only (June 18, 2025)

Pricing

Early Bird Pricing Ends May 20, 2025

If using a purchase order (PO), please register with the “check” payment option and use the registration receipt as the invoice/PO.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will:

• Understand foundational federal laws and regulations for ensuring a free and appropriate public education (FAPE), including provision of required related services for students with disabilities under IDEA and Section 504.
• Apply evidence and data to individualize and make appropriate decisions regarding evaluation, outcome measures, models of service delivery, individualization, advocacy, and evidence-informed interventions.
• Apply knowledge gained to influence and advocate for appropriate services, staffing, adequate supports, physical activity and fitness, collaboration across practice settings and in communities, and self-determination for students with disabilities.
• Incorporate evidenced-informed evaluation and intervention for students with complex disability.
• Describe the role of school-based physical therapy in provision of assistive technology and individualized transportation services, and to prepare students and their families for adulthood through post-school transition.

Schedule-at-a-Glance

View the brochure here

This event will be held at the Gateway Community College,108 N 40th St, Phoenix, AZ 85034. Integrated Educational Building (IE). Copper Room IE 1302 and Room IE 2201.

Hotel: We have a room block at the Hilton Garden Inn Phoenix Airport North, 3838 East Van Buren Street, Phoenix, AZ. 

Book your room using the group rate for Innovations In School-Based Practice Conference 

• Hotel is within walking distance to Gateway Community College (across the street).
• $119/night Guest Room Rate, plus taxes (currently 12.57%), June 16-19, 2025. 
• Off Loop 202 and Route 143, two miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport via free shuttle. 
• Parking is $7 per day
• Complimentary wireless high-speed internet. 
• Room registration link will close May 26, 2025. Book your room early since space is limited.

Airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) is only 2 miles from the hotel hosting our guest rooms, the Hilton Garden Inn Phoenix Airport North.

Shuttle: This hotel provides a complimentary roundtrip airport shuttle service 24 hours a day. For more information, visit: https://www.hilton.com/en/hote... 

Local Information: For great information on visiting Phoenix and the surrounding area visit www.visitphoenix.com. Points of interest:  
• Camelback Mountain https://www.visitphoenix.com/s...
• Papago Park https://www.visitphoenix.com/s...
• Desert Botanical Garden https://dbg.org/ 
• Phoenix Zoo https://www.phoenixzoo.org/
• Heard Museum https://heard.org/  
• Phoenix Art Museum https://phxart.org/

The annual Innovations in School-based Physical Therapy Practice course offered by the APTA Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy (APTA Pediatrics) School Special Interest Group (School SIG) highlights both advanced practice issues and foundational information for school-based practice. Sessions provide information on decision-making and educationally relevant physical therapy services to support educational programs for students with disabilities. Nationally recognized speakers address federal laws, assessment, service provision, clinical education, mentoring, and innovations in practice.

Lunch will be provided.

Pricing

Early Bird Pricing Ends May 20, 2025
If using a purchase order (PO), please register with the “check” payment option and use the registration receipt as the invoice/PO.

Audience

This course is intended for physical therapists who provide, or intend to provide, related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will:

• Understand foundational federal laws and regulations for ensuring a free and appropriate public education (FAPE), including provision of required related services for students with disabilities under IDEA and Section 504.
• Apply evidence and data to individualize and make appropriate decisions regarding evaluation, outcome measures, models of service delivery, individualization, advocacy, and evidence-informed interventions.
• Apply knowledge gained to influence and advocate for appropriate services, staffing, adequate supports, physical activity and fitness, collaboration across practice settings and in communities, and self-determination for students with disabilities.
• Incorporate evidenced-informed evaluation and intervention for students with complex disability.
• Describe the role of school-based physical therapy in provision of assistive technology and individualized transportation services, and to prepare students and their families for adulthood through post-school transition.

View the brochure here

This event will be held at the Gateway Community College,108 N 40th St, Phoenix, AZ 85034. Integrated Educational Building (IE). Copper Room IE 1302 and Room IE 2201.

Hotel: We have a room block at the Hilton Garden Inn Phoenix Airport North, 3838 East Van Buren Street, Phoenix, AZ. 

Book your room using the group rate for Innovations In School-Based Practice Conference 

• Hotel is within walking distance to Gateway Community College (across the street). 
• $119/night Guest Room Rate, plus taxes (currently 12.57%), June 16-19, 2025.  
• Off Loop 202 and Route 143, two miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport via free shuttle.  
• Parking is $7 per day • Complimentary wireless high-speed internet.  
• Room registration link will close May 26, 2025. Book your room early since space is limited.

Airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) is only 2 miles from the hotel hosting our guest rooms, the Hilton Garden Inn Phoenix Airport North.

Shuttle: This hotel provides a complimentary roundtrip airport shuttle service 24 hours a day. For more information, visit: https://www.hilton.com/en/hote... 

Local Information: For great information on visiting Phoenix and the surrounding area visit www.visitphoenix.com. Points of interest:

• Camelback Mountain https://www.visitphoenix.com/s... 
• Papago Park https://www.visitphoenix.com/s... 
• Desert Botanical Garden https://dbg.org/  
• Phoenix Zoo https://www.phoenixzoo.org/ 
• Heard Museum https://heard.org/   
• Phoenix Art Museum https://phxart.org/

Participated Committee Members: Cornelia Lieb-Lundell PT, DPT, Certif Pediatric Specialist Emeritus, Jay Grissom, PT, DPT, Jen Brilmyer, PT, DPT, DHSc, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy, Martha Bloyer PT, DPT, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy, Tanya Liu, PT, DPT, PhD

Article: Predictors of Length of Physical Therapy Care for Infants With Congenital Torticollis

Authors: Heather R. Aker, PT, DHSc; Samuel R. Pierce, PT, PhD; Elizabeth S. Moore, PhD; Kathy Martin, PT, DHSc

Objectives

Participants will be able to:

1. Conclude how the results could be used in the clinical decision-making process in pediatric physical therapy treatment of children with torticollis.
2. Consider potential limitations to the type of research conducted in the article
3. Describe the patient population included in this study.
4. Explain factors found to be correlated or predicted with length of care (LOC) in the study.
5. Use new evidence to predict expected therapy durations and key predictors of LOC.

Participated Committee Members: Jay Grissom, PT, DPT, Jen Brilmyer, PT, DPT, DHSc, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy, Tanya Liu, PT, DPT, PhD, Kelli Reyes, PT, DPT, Martha Henao Bloyer, PT, DPT

Article: Implementing Clinical Practice Guidelines for Improving Function in Cerebral Palsy: Development of a Fidelity Tool

Authors: Michelle Jackman, PhD; Megan Thorley, BSc(OT); Rachel Toovey, BSc(PT), PhD; Andrea Burgess, BSc(OT), PhD; Remy Blatch-Williams, BSc(Psych); Leanne Sakzewski, BSc(OT), PhD; Roslyn N. Boyd, BSc(PT), PhD; Iona Novak, BSc(OT), PhD

Objectives

Participants will be able to:

1. Explain the methodology used to pilot a clinical practice guideline fidelity tool
2. Understand the purpose of the fidelity tool used to support clinical practice guidelines for enhancing function in children with cerebral palsy.
3. Identify key challenges and recommendations for implementing the fidelity tool in clinical settings, including factors influencing clinician acceptance and family involvement.
4. Analyze the preferred uses of the fidelity tool among clinicians
5. Evaluate the role of clinician experience and workplace setting in the feasibility and acceptability of implementing the fidelity tool for interventions for children with cerebral palsy.

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.  During this interactive webinar you will have the opportunity to:

• Engage with the Innovations Conference Co-Directors and the School Based SIG representatives.  You may Participate in a lively Q&A session with experts who will address your specific “hot topic” questions, provide localized advice, and share real-world experiences in school-based practice.
• Collaborate and Network: Connect with fellow therapists, educators, and professionals to exchange ideas, discuss challenges, and build a supportive community focused on improving your school-based practice
• Future Opportunities: Learn more about Annual Innovations in School-based Physical Therapy Conference and what the Academy offers members and non-members.

Whether you're a seasoned practitioner, a school administrator, or simply interested in the evolving field of school-based physical therapy, this session offers valuable insights and practical knowledge to enhance your practice and support the success for one another.

Dr. Heather Brossman, PT, DPT, DHSc, MS, PCS, CCS is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Brossman is currently the Region IV representative for the school based physical therapy special interest group of the APTA, and a clinical director for Special Olympics of Pennsylvania. She is the Academic Director for the Good Shepard/Drexel University pediatric residency. Her research agenda includes participation for children with physical and intellectual disabilities in preschool, at home, and the community.  She teaches cardiopulmonary/vascular physical therapy and is a cardiovascular and pulmonary specialist (CCS)as well as teaches pediatrics and is a pediatric clinical specialist (PCS).  She is interested in promotion of health and wellness across the lifespan and the participation of children with disabilities in school based practice.

Dr. Codi Andersen, PT, DPT, MA is the OT/PT Supervisor for a consortium of school districts in Southern California. Dr. Andersen supervises a department of 60 OT/PT/COTA/PTAs who provide school-based services across 18 school districts. Dr. Andersen practiced as a school-based physical therapist for many years prior to taking a role as an administrator. Dr. Andersen has a Masters in school counseling as well as a PPS credential in the state of California. She is currently pursuing a master's degree and credential in educational administration. Her research agenda includes demonstrating the benefits and improved student outcomes critical in the administrator decision-making process of school-based OTs and PTs working in their full scope of practice to support all students, not just as related service providers under IDEA, but also as Specialized Instructional Support Personnel (SISP) under ESSA. 

Beyond the Read Continuing Education Series

Course Authors: Monica Krogmann, PT, DPT, MA; Jay Grissom, PT, DPT; Tanya Liu, PT, DPT, PhD; Jen Brilmyer, PT, DPT, DHSc, Cornelia Lieb-Lundell PT, DPT

Article Title:

Clinical Factors Related to Abnormal General Movements Trajectories: Development of a Multicriteria Index

Article Authors:

Karoline Tury de Mendonça, PT, Msc; Ana Flávia de Souza Pascoal, PT; Fernanda de Cordoba Lanza, PT, PhD; Bernat Viñolas Prat, PhD, Rosane Luzia de Souza Morais, PT, PhD; Ana Cristina Resende Camargos, PT, PhD

Objectives:

Participants will be able to:

1. Understand the clinical application of the multicriteria index
2. Identify clinical factors used in the multicriteria index
3. Recognize the relationship between the multicriteria index and General Movements (GM) trajectories
4. Analyze the effectiveness of the multicriteria index in clinical settings 

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.

Stacey DiBiaso Caviston, PT, DPT (she,her)
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy
Education and Development Coordinator
Director Pediatric PT Residency Program
Physical Therapy Department/Center for Rehabilitation
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Ken Knecht PT, MS
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy
Education and Development Coordinator
The Sports Medicine & Performance Center at CHOP Specialty Care Center at Virtua Health and Wellness Center

Megan E. Beam, PT, DPT (she, her)
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy
Education and Development Coordinator
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Center for Rehabilitation

Kelsey Miller, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy
Site Coordinator for Clinical Education
Physical Therapy Department
Children's Hospital Colorado