2021 Combined Sections Meeting (CSM)

APTA's Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) 2021 will be held virtually February 1 - 28, 2021. Learn more on APTA's website and register today.

Save the dates:

• ACAPT's Roundtable Liaison Meeting at CSM will be held on Wednesday, February 24 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm EST.  We encourage all ACAPT representatives and Directors of Clinical Education (DCEs) from member institutions to attend the meeting and share your important issues and ideas with the board.  
  
  
• ACAPT's Research-Intensive Programs in PT (RIPPT)/APTR/ACAPT PhD & Post-Doc Mixer on Wednesday, February 3 from 7:00 - 8:00 pm EST.

• The SIG-Sortia: Using Educational Theory to pivot to online environment will be held Wednesday, February 3 from 8:00 - 9:30 pm EST. This is a practical session for application of education theories in your classroom, clinic environment, and your research.
  • Zoom Link: https://slu.zoom.us/j/97676645775
  • Meeting ID: 976 7664 5775
  • Passcode: SIGSortia
    
    
• ACAPT's Early Assurance BS/DPT Program Consortium (EAC) Business Meeting will be held Thursday, February 4 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm EST. All faculty of programs that offer Early Assurance are welcome. Items for discussion include advocacy for EA programs, EAC elections, EAC needs and goals, collaboration in SOTL. Register here.

• Blazing the Trail: Developing the Next Generation of Education Researchers will be held on Thursday, February 11 at 8:30 pm (ET) for a session that highlights the GAMER initiative and experience. Hear members of past Grant Writing and Mentorship in Education Research (GAMER) cohorts describe what GAMER meant to them and their career. 

• ACAPT's Research-Intensive Programs in Physical Therapy (RIPPT) Business Meeting will be held Wednesday, February 17 from 6:00 - 6:30 pm EST. The agenda will include revisiting items from ELC and the progress made to date including the launch of a national research seminar, improvements made to the RIPPT webpage and PhD directory, and upcoming elections. Attendees may share open research positions.
  • Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85745193212?pwd=cGcvM1gydE5zU21tbWFhR21SeVhxUT09
  • Meeting ID: 857 4519 3212
  • Passcode: 273640

• ACAPT's National Consortium of Clinical Educators (NCCE) Open Forum for NCCE members will be held on Thursday, February 18 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm EST. This open forum discussion will help inform the direction of future initiatives. NCCE leaders will review recommendations from recent task forces and participants will have the opportunity to share their feedback on the Place Process Task Force recommendations. Register here.

• The Education Research Network Event will be held Friday, February 26 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm EST. This event will provide attendees with opportunities to focus on strengthening their research-related resources and professional connections. Physical therapy education researchers, aspiring education researchers, and physical therapist educators will share research ideas, gather feedback on current research agendas, and collaborate with others in a lively discussion on a diversity of topics.
  • Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83433721957
  • Meeting ID: 834 3372 1957

• Member presentations about simulation from the Simulation in Physical Therapy Education Consortium (SIPTEC): 
  • Beyond the Manikin: Selecting the Appropriate Patient for Your Simulation
  • Simulation of Pediatric Acute Care in Graduate Physical Therapist Education
  • AACPT Lecture Award: Preparing a Future in Acute Care - Strategies for Success