Recent updates

• COVID-19 communications: Promoting prevention measures & vaccine confidence - Jan 2021 from National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
• APTA Report on Impact of COVID-19 on PT Profession - August 2020
• 5th European Congress on Physiotherapy Education - available through January 2021 virtual event 
• Immediate impact on the higher education sector and response to delivering physiotherapist entry-level education - from World Physiotherapy August 2020
• APTA ongoing COVID-19 resources
• Inside Higher Ed's Curriculum and Assessment Amid COVID-19 and Beyond- August 2020
• Webinar: Practice and policy in a pandemic: Accreditation, regulations, future implications - September 2020
  
• Interactive map of higher education fall reopening plans
• Ultimate safety guide to avoiding COVID-19 in college
  

ACAPT COVID-19 Response

• Return to PT Classroom and Lab Guidelines (v2) from ACAPT, June 2020 
• Guidance on participation in CE experiences from ACAPT, May 2020
• Needs of doctor of physical therapy (DPT) class of 2020 (ACAPT's preliminary report), May 2020
• Free ACAPT webinar recording: Lessons from the trenches:  The nuts & bolts of implementing a lab immersion - May 2020
• Resilience & Thriving: The Secret Power of Stress webinar

PT Clinical Education Resources

• Telehealth clinical education considerations - May 2020 recorded webinar from INPTRA
• Collaborative clinical education: Success in the 2:1 model webinar 
• Review communication tips for the clinical education community during COVID-19.
• COVID-19's impact is affecting clinical education experiences in particular. Read a letter of recommendations from the clinical education leadership community.
• Join ACAPT's Open Forum for Clinical Education here.  The discussion board does not require ACAPT membership, but you will need to register with our database to access the discussion. 
• Also join the Clinical Education Special Interest Group discussion forum - membership in the Academy of PT Education required.
• Read ACAPT's National Consortium of Clinical Educators (NCCE) COVID-19 response survey recap report with potential actionable items.
• Best Practices for Re-thinking Lab Activities by Dr. Tim Miller

PT Education Resources

• ACAPT's response to the COVID-19 "new normal"
• Reintegrating students into clinical settings - May 2020 recorded webinar from ASAHP
• WCPT survey recap report covering PT education response to COVID-19: resolve, resilience & return
• Briefing paper on the immediate impact of COVID-19 on students – World Physiotherapy, July 2020
• Considerations for Institutes of Higher Education from CDC, May 30, 2020
• WCPT response to COVID19: Rehabilitation & the vital role of physiotherapy - May 2020
• CARES Act: Higher education emergency relief fund
• COVID-19 Student Service Corps - toolkit for launching chapters at your institution
• Student resources
• CAPTE updates
• FSBPT’s COVID-19 updates
  • Recorded FSBPT webinar: COVID‐19 & the impact on the PT community and related Q&A follow-up - May 2020
  • Possible roles for PTs and PTAs during the pandemic - from FSBPT
  • FSBPT/NPTE FAQs for schools, FAQs for candidates, student FAQs and state board FAQs
  • Prometric’s COVID-19 updates
  • Additional capacity in May for NPTE candidates
• ABPTRFE guidance on COVID-19
• APTA Coronvirus updates
  • APTA Learning Center includes free COVID-related courses
  • Recorded 30-minute webinar, including an overview of some CARES Act provisions
• PTCAS response to COVID19
• Department of Education (DOE)
  • Guidance for interruptions of study related to Coronavirus
  • Information for accrediting agencies regarding temporary flexibilities provided to Coronavirus impacted institutions
  • Student Privacy – FERPA and Virtual Learning During COVID-19

• Report on State Government Responses
• COVID-19 cases and modules written and compiled by Harvard Medical School students
• Two-week elective for 3rd - 5th year medical students: Epidemiology of Pandemics & Global Response
• Cochrane reviews - including evidence relevant to critical care, infection control, remove consultation & more
• IDEA: Infectious Diseases Education & Assessment - for learners, educators & academic partners 

• ASAHP President Phyllis King and panelists discuss approaches to re-opening this fall and the implications and challenges these plans have on health professions education
• Keeping Students Safe in the Age of COVID-19 webinar
• Turns out you can build community in a Zoom classroom - Chronicle of Higher Ed, June 2020
• Active learning in hybrid & socially-distanced classrooms - from Vanderbilt University, June 2020
• Share your innovative COVID-19 teaching strategies - June 2020

PT Distance Learning

• See online education tips & resources here.

Interprofessional Collaboration

• National Center for Interprofessional Practice & Education (NEXUS) webinars on IPE topics related to transitioning online
• Connecting at the Nexus: COVID-19 edition
• Wiki Education's Wikipedia student program: Students research course-related topics that are missing or underrepresented, synthesize the available literature, and use Wiki Education’s free tools and trainings to add the information to Wikipedia. (Published example here.)
• An Interprofessional Curriculum on Antimicrobial Stewardship Improves Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Appropriate Antimicrobial Use and Collaboration
• Example of an interprofessional education and training curriculum on multiple chronic conditions 

Ethics

• Ethical considerations of COVID-19 from the Hastings Center
• Low-budget exam proctoring: Have students use two computers - or - a laptop and cell phone - one to connect to the exam through Canvas and the other for monitoring the student through Zoom.

Mental Health

• Doing what matters in times of stress: An illustrated guide from WHO
• Mental health and psychosocial messages during COVID-19 from WHO
• Remote psychological first aid guidance during COVID-19 from International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies
• Mental health: Coronavirus anxiety from APA
• Managing stress from CDC
• Relaxation videos
• Three easy exercises (10-minuted video) for neck/back pain

Clinical Practice

• APTA's COVID-19 PT Volunteer Roster
• E-visit online town hall and Q&A recording
• Furnishing & billing e-visits: Addressing your questions

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Virtual Toolkit on COVID-19

• Coronavirus.gov
• CMS guidance to all Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Organizations (POs)
• CMS announces relief for clinicians & others participating in quality reporting programs.

Telehealth

• Telehealth clinical education considerations - May 2020 recorded webinar from INPTRA
• Interprofessional telehealth training
• Telehealth training modules and other materials for free
• Telehealth in PT in light of COVID-19 from APTA
• Teleheath and Continuity webinar: Strategies for PTs, OTs, and SLPs during crisis from WebPT.
• Resources for telehealth from APTA's Health Policy and Administration Section (HPA)
• Expanded Medicare telehealth coverage. Read FAQs from CMS here.
• Check with your local state's PT boards and verify PT license of PT telehealth providers from FSBPT.
• Telemedicine: Risk Management Issues, Strategies & Resources - from CNA, NSO & HPSO
• Free telehealth recorded webinars from Rehab Essentials 
• Local & state telehealth guidelines and resources from CCHPA

This is a compilation of resources and not an endorsement of any product or organization.
If you have additional resources for this page, please email acapt@acapt.org.