UPCOMING EVENTS

CEEAA
2022 Dates & Locations

Journal Club
July 19, 2022
Journal Club is a bi-monthly, interactive, online forum for geriatric physical therapists to discuss the clinical implications of recent geriatric rehabilitation research.

CSM 2023
February 22-25, 2023 | San Diego, CA
Join us for APTA CSM, the largest physical therapy conference in the country, in San Diego in 2023.

LIVE Webinar
August 2, 2022
Chronic Pain, Opiates, and Physical Therapy: Considerations for the Older Adult
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Geriatrics is a rapidly growing specialty in physical therapy. APTA Geriatrics, An Academy of the American Physical Therapy Association, supports those therapists, assistants, and students who work with an ageing population in roles of advocacy, direct patient care, consultation, supervision, and education. The Academy was formed in 1978 to address the needs of the physical therapy practitioner working with the ageing client. Today, it represents and serves over 5,500 physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and other health care providers interested in the area of geriatric physical therapy.
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