Full Schedule

6:00 AM – 6:45 AM

Morning Yoga
Location: Skyline 1

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6:45 AM – 8:15 AM

Attendee Continental Breakfast
Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer

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6:45 AM – 2:30 PM

Registration
Location: Plaza Foyer

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6:45 AM – 5:00 PM

Mother's Room
Location: See Registration

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7:30 AM – 9:00 AM

The Jane Sweeney Lectureship - Early Detection and Interventions for Developing Concerns: Focus on the First Year of Life
Location: Grand Ballroom 1

Lead Speaker: Nathalie Maitre, MD, PhD – Emory University

Neonatology

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7:30 AM – 9:00 AM

The Time Is Now! Advocacy Strategies and Resources to Make Your Voice Heard
Location: Grand Ballroom 2

Lead Speaker: Maria Jones, PT, PhD – Oklahoma City University

Speaker: Kate Gilliard, JD – APTA

General topic areas

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9:00 AM – 10:15 AM

Practice Fair
Location: Atrium Ballroom

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9:00 AM – 10:15 AM

Increasing Transparency of APTA Pediatrics DEI Committee
Location: Atrium Ballroom

Lead Presenter: Emily J. Quinn, PT, DPT (she/her/hers) – Oregon Health and Science University

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9:00 AM – 10:15 AM

Sensory Stories for Children with Multiple Disabilities.
Location: Atrium Ballroom

Lead Presenter: Lois Goodin, PT DPT PCS (she/her/hers) – Region10 Education Service Center

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9:00 AM – 10:15 AM

Stand up for Participation and Function – Join the conversation
Location: Atrium Ballroom

Lead Presenter: Ginny paleg, PT, MPT, DScPT (she/her/hers) – Montgomery County Infants and Toddlers Program

Favorite

9:00 AM – 10:15 AM

Using Art to Enhance the Art of Movement Get up, get active, get artsy! Visual arts in action!
Location: Atrium Ballroom

Lead Presenter: Amy Schlessman, PT, DPT, DHSc – Tufts University

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9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Exhibit Hall Coffee Break
Location: Atrium and Pavilion Ballrooms

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9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Required Training for Pedal Power Community Event: The Nuts and Bolts of Adaptive Bike Fitting
Location: Parking Level

Lead Speaker: Elena Absalon, PT, DPT (she/her/hers) – Shriners Children's Portland

Speaker: Britta Gurgel, PT, DPT, PCS (she/her/hers) – Oregon Health & Science University

Speaker: Caroline Scott, Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) (she/her/hers) – Shriners Children's Portland

Speaker: Amanda Stoltz, PT, DPT, PCS (she/her/hers) – Shriners Children's Portland

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10:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Pedal Power Community Event
Location: Parking Level

Sponsored By

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10:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Gas in the Tank: Fueling Innovation Through Communities of Practice
Location: Galleria

Lead Speaker: Mary S. Swiggum, PT, PhD, Board Certified: Pediatrics – Wingate University

Speaker: Connie C. Johnson, PT, DScPT; Board Certified: Pediatrics – Fit4WorkPT

Speaker: Hilary D. Terhune, PT MPT, MSc Board Certified in Pediatrics – University of New England and South Portland School Department

General topic areas

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10:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Mid-career Faculty: Best Practice in Teaching & Learning: Innovative & Active Teaching Strategies Grounded in the Learning Sciences

Location: Skyline 2

Lead Speaker: Jennifer A. Furze, PT, DPT,FAPTA – Creighton University

Speaker: Marisa Birkmeier, PT, DPT, DHSc – The George Washington University

Speaker: James G. Moore, PT, PhD – University of Miami

Academic & Clinical Education

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10:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Research Platforms Session 2 (Grand Ballroom 1)
Location: Grand Ballroom 1

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10:30 AM – 10:47 AM

Caregiver and Children's Perceptions of an Interdisciplinary Intensive Therapy Program
Location: Grand Ballroom 1

Platform Presenter: Dana Chole, PT/DPT, PCS – Children's Therapy Center/University of Missouri-Columbia

Presenter: Jamie B. Hall, PT, DPT, PhD – University of Missouri

Presenter: Taylor C. Pruitt, PT, DPT – University of Colorado

Presenter: Kylie Linkeman, PT, DPT – Children's Therapy TEAM

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10:47 AM – 11:04 AM

Type and Distribution of Gross Motor Activity During Physical Therapy in Young Children with Cerebral Palsy
Location: Grand Ballroom 1

Platform Presenter: Laura A. Prosser, PT, PhD – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Presenter: Athylia C. Paremski, BA – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Presenter: Morgan M. Alcott, DPT, PCS (she/her/hers) – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Presenter: Julie Skorup, DPT, PCS (she/her/hers) – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Favorite

11:04 AM – 11:21 AM

Feasibility of Physical Thearpy in a Child to Adult Primary Care Transitional Clinic
Location: Grand Ballroom 1

Platform Presenter: Ashley Parish, PT, DPT, CRT, CCS – UAB

Presenter: Ashley Kim, SPT – UAB

Presenter: Brianna Koshy, SPT – UAB

Presenter: Logan Myrick, SPT – UAB

Favorite

11:21 AM – 11:38 AM

Independent Motor Practice Time During Physical Therapy in Young Children with Cerebral Palsy
Location: Grand Ballroom 1

Platform Presenter: Laura A. Prosser, PT, PhD – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Presenter: Athylia C. Paremski, BA – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Presenter: Julie Skorup, DPT, PCS (she/her/hers) – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Presenter: Morgan M. Alcott, DPT, PCS (she/her/hers) – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Presenter: Samuel R. Pierce, PT, NCS, PhD – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Favorite

11:38 AM – 11:52 AM

Break

Favorite

11:52 AM – 12:09 PM

Measuring Motor Error During Physical Therapy in Young Children with Cerebral Palsy
Location: Grand Ballroom 1

Platform Presenter: Julie Skorup, DPT, PCS (she/her/hers) – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Presenter: Athylia C. Paremski, BA – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Presenter: Morgan M. Alcott, DPT, PCS (she/her/hers) – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Presenter: Samuel R. Pierce, PT, NCS, PhD – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Presenter: Laura A. Prosser, PT, PhD – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Favorite

12:09 PM – 12:26 PM

Measuring Physiological Responses Using Heart Rate Variability Across Sensory Systems in Children with Medical Complexity
Location: Grand Ballroom 1

Platform Presenter: Cynthia B. Dodds, PT, PhD, PCS (she/her/hers) – Medical University of South Carolina

Presenter: Brooke C. Mulrenin, OTR, PhD – Medical University of South Carolina

Favorite

12:26 PM – 12:43 PM

Self-initiated Movement During Physical Therapy in Young Children with Cerebral Palsy

Location: Grand Ballroom 1

Platform Presenter: Laura A. Prosser, PT, PhD – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Presenter: Julie Skorup, DPT, PCS (she/her/hers) – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Presenter: Athylia C. Paremski, BA – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Presenter: Morgan M. Alcott, DPT, PCS (she/her/hers) – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Presenter: Samuel R. Pierce, PT, NCS, PhD – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Favorite

12:43 PM – 1:00 PM

Estimating the Difficulty Level of Motor Practice During Physical Therapy in Young Children with Cerebral Palsy
Location: Grand Ballroom 1

Platform Presenter: Morgan M. Alcott, DPT, PCS (she/her/hers) – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Presenter: Athylia C. Paremski, BA – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Presenter: Julie Skorup, DPT, PCS (she/her/hers) – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Presenter: Samuel R. Pierce, PT, NCS, PhD – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Presenter: Laura A. Prosser, PT, PhD – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Favorite

10:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Using Equipment to Support Interventions for Children and Adults with Medical Complexity Across the Lifespan
Location: Grand Ballroom 2

Lead Speaker: Tanya A. Myers, PT,DPT, CAS – APTA Academy of Pediatrics: Subcommittee of School Based SIG; Students/Children with medical complexity

Lead Speaker: AnnMarie D. Stauffer, PT, DPT – Lancaster Lebanon IU13

Speaker: Lisa Gradziel, PT, DPT, PCS, C/NDT – The Center for Discovery

School

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11:45 AM – 12:15 PM

Pick Up Box Lunch - Back to Sessions!
Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer

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1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Practice Fair
Location: Atrium Ballroom

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1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Special Interest Group Gatherings
Location: Grand Ballroom 2

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1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Special Interest Group Gatherings
Location: Grand Ballroom 1

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1:00 PM – 2:15 PM

Exhibit Hall Break
Location: Atrium and Pavilion Ballrooms

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2:15 PM – 3:45 PM

Academic-clinical Partnerships for Knowledge Translation

Location: Skyline 1

Lead Speaker: Joseph Schreiber, PT, PhD, FAPTA – Chatham University

Speaker: Jennifer Brilmyer, PT, DPT, DHSc – The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh

Academic & Clinical Education

Favorite

2:15 PM – 3:45 PM

APTA Pediatrics Student Bootcamp

Location: Skyline 2

Lead Speaker: Josie Gannon, PT, DPT, PCS – Pediatric Therapy Clinic Inc

Speaker: Rafael "Ricky" Figueroa, Jr., PT, DPT – Children's Clinics for Rehabilitative Services

Speaker: Kara Arps, PT, DPT, PCS – Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

Student and New Professionals

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2:15 PM – 3:45 PM

Determining a Student’s Need for School-based PT Services Under IDEA
Location: Galleria

Lead Speaker: Carlo Vialu, PT, MBA – Apply EBP, LLC

Speaker: Maura H. Doyle, PT, DPT, MS, PCS – New York City Department of Education

School

Favorite

2:15 PM – 3:45 PM

Docere: Training Doctor Teachers Through Mentored Academic Teaching Within a Pediatric Residency Program
Location: Broadway 1-2

Lead Speaker: Marisa Birkmeier, PT, DPT, DHSc – The George Washington University

Speaker: Erin Wentzell, PT, DPT – The George Washington University

Residencies and Fellowships

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2:15 PM – 3:45 PM

Supporting Student Mobility in School
Location: Grand Ballroom 2

Lead Speaker: Nancy McNamara, PT – TrueNorth Educational Cooperative 804

School

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2:15 PM – 3:45 PM

The Bridge to the Future of ACL Rehabilitation- the Bridge Enhanced ACL Repair (BEAR) and the Development and Implementation of the Unique PT Protocol

Location: Broadway 3-4

Lead Speaker: Kathleen Strawn, PT, DPT, OCS – Boston Children's Hospital

Pediatric Sports -Fitness

Favorite

2:15 PM – 3:45 PM

What Do You Know About Prenatal Drug Exposure? Motor, Cognitive, Neurobehavior and the Gut-brain Connection
Location: Grand Ballroom 1

Lead Speaker: Kara Boynewicz, PhD, PT, DPT, ATC – East Tennessee state university

Speaker: Alex Chroust, Tennessee, PhD. – East Tennessee State University

Speaker: Michelle E. Johnson, PhD, RDN, LDN (she/her/hers) – East Tennessee State University

Neonatology

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4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Assessing and Treating a Concussion (Mild Traumatic Brain Injury) in the Pediatric Population
Location: Grand Ballroom 2

Lead Speaker: Stacey W. Gray, PT, DPT, PCS – Medical University of South Carolina

Pediatric Sports -Fitness

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4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Conversation That Count: Strategies for Leading a Dynamic Journal Club
Location: Broadway 1-2

Lead Speaker: Connie C. Johnson, PT, DScPT; Board Certified: Pediatrics – Fit4WorkPT

Speaker: Hilary D. Terhune, PT MPT, MSc Board Certified in Pediatrics – University of New England and South Portland School Department

Speaker: Mary S. Swiggum, PT, PhD, Board Certified: Pediatrics – Wingate University

Speaker: Lauren Palmer, PT, DPT, Board Certified: Pediatrics – Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Speaker: Katherine Joines, PT, DPT, DHSc, Board Certified: Pediatrics – Touro University Nevada

Speaker: David Downing, PT, DPT – University of Virginia Children’s Hospital

Speaker: Shruti V. Joshi, PT, DPT, Board Certified: Pediatrics – University of Illinois at Chicago

General topic areas

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Connie C. Johnson, PT, DScPT; Board Certified: Pediatrics – Fit4WorkPT ### 1630576###Lead Speaker###Physical Therapist###Fit4WorkPT###
Lead Speaker: Connie C. Johnson, PT, DScPT; Board Certified: Pediatrics – Fit4WorkPT
### @@@ Hilary D. Terhune, PT MPT, MSc Board Certified in Pediatrics – University of New England and South Portland School Department ### 973462###Speaker###PT###University of New England and South Portland School Department###
Speaker: Hilary D. Terhune, PT MPT, MSc Board Certified in Pediatrics – University of New England and South Portland School Department
### @@@ Mary S. Swiggum, PT, PhD, Board Certified: Pediatrics – Wingate University ### 1079547###Speaker###Associate Professor###Wingate University###
Speaker: Mary S. Swiggum, PT, PhD, Board Certified: Pediatrics – Wingate University
### @@@ Lauren Palmer, PT, DPT, Board Certified: Pediatrics – Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta ### 1630579###Speaker###Physical Therapist###Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta###
Speaker: Lauren Palmer, PT, DPT, Board Certified: Pediatrics – Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
### @@@ Katherine Joines, PT, DPT, DHSc, Board Certified: Pediatrics – Touro University Nevada ### 801877###Speaker###Assistant Professor###Touro University Nevada###
Speaker: Katherine Joines, PT, DPT, DHSc, Board Certified: Pediatrics – Touro University Nevada
### @@@ David Downing, PT, DPT – University of Virginia Children’s Hospital ### 1630578###Speaker###Physical Therapist###University of Virginia Children’s Hospital###
Speaker: David Downing, PT, DPT – University of Virginia Children’s Hospital
### @@@ Shruti V. Joshi, PT, DPT, Board Certified: Pediatrics – University of Illinois at Chicago ### 698662###Speaker###Physical Therapy Specialist###University of Illinois at Chicago###
Speaker: Shruti V. Joshi, PT, DPT, Board Certified: Pediatrics – University of Illinois at Chicago
### @@@ Carlee Staley ### 1769685###Moderator#########
Moderator: Carlee Staley
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4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Physical Therapy Treatments Incorporating Equine Movement: A Pilot Study Exploring Interactions Between Children with Cerebral Palsy and the Horse

Location: Broadway 3-4

Lead Speaker: Priscilla Lightsey, PT, DPT, MA, HPCS – ROCK (Ride on Center for Kids)

Speaker: Nancy Krenek, PT, DPT, HPCS – ROCK (Ride on Center for Kids)

General topic areas

Favorite

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

So You Started a PICU Early Mobility Program, Now What?

Location: Skyline 2

Lead Speaker: Amanda Clifton, PT, DPT, CCS, PCS – Nicklaus Children's Hospital

Speaker: Josie Gannon, PT, DPT, PCS – Pediatric Therapy Clinic Inc

Speaker: Macey Thornburg, PT, DPT, PCS – Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

Hospital-based

Favorite

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Strategies to Promote Participation in Exercise Activities for Students with Behavioral Challenges
Location: Grand Ballroom 1

Lead Speaker: Lisa Gradziel, PT, DPT, PCS, C/NDT – The Center for Discovery

Speaker: Maureen Anders, PT, DPT – The Center for Discovery

Speaker: Kristen Ogonowski, PT, DPT – The Center for Discovery

Speaker: Jessica L. Velez, PT, DPT – The Center for Discovery

School

Favorite

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

The i-Rainbow: A Flexible, Evidence-based Care Path for Providing Developmental Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Setting
Location: Galleria

Lead Speaker: Eilish Byrne, PT, DSc – University of Saint Augustine for Health Sciences

Speaker: Melissa Scala, MD – STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Neonatology

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4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Your Career Path as a Pediatric Physical Therapist: Following a Plan or Choosing the Winding Road? - Both Can Be Fulfilling
Location: Skyline 1

Lead Speaker: Mary Jane K. Rapport, PT, DPT, PhD FAPTA – Hawai'i Pacific University

General topic areas

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5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Student & New Professional (SNP) SIG Mixer
Location: Punch Bowl Social

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6:30 PM – 9:30 PM

Social Event: Walking Food Tour of Portland
Location: Hilton Lobby

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