Will you be at the APTA Combined Sections Meeting? We hope to see you there!

Are you going to the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting from Feb. 15-17 in Boston? Members of our department will be there! We hope to connect with you. 

Here's a brief summary of what our department members are up to: 

NOTE: To keep this schedule succinct, not all authors/presenters/speakers are listed here. CSM may make last-minute schedule changes. For the most up-to-date details, check the CSM website:  www.apta.org/CSM . 

Thursday, February 15

8:00AM – 10:00AM: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Academy Platform Session
Location: Meeting Room 204AB, Boston Convention Center

• Presentations:
  • Usability Evaluation of a Digital Exercise Platform Among Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
    • Presenter(s): Claire Child, MPH, DPT, PhD-C; Brown Lab
  • An mHealth Exercise Intervention Increases Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
    • Presenter(s): Eliseo Veras-Tobos, SPT*; Brown Lab

11:00AM – 1:00PM:  Orthopaedics Academy Platform Session 2
Location: Meeting Room 257AB, Boston Convention Center

• Moderator(s): Sean Rundell, PT, PhD, Associate Professor

1:00PM – 3:00PM: Poster Session
Location: Exhibit Hall AB, Boston Convention Center

• Impact of the Physical Therapy Initial Evaluation Session on Patients’ Self-Efficacy for Symptom Management
  • Presenter(s): Murray Maitland, PhD, Associate Professor
• Engagement during Exercise Using Gaming and Virtual-Reality for Individuals with Parkinson Disease
  • Presenter(s): Lin-Ya Hsu, PT, PhD, Assistant Professor
• Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation Improves Exoskeleton Assisted Walking in Spinal Cord Injury
  • Presenter(s): Haley Coen, SPT*; Chet Moritz, PhD, Professor; Richard Henderson, PT, DPT, PhD student
• Gait Analysis and Functional Testing of a Novel Rat Model for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
  • Presenter(s): Jason Chan, SPT*; Brown Lab 

3:00PM – 5:00PM: Educational and Platform Sessions

• Disparities in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Outcomes Based on Race: A Scoping Review
  • Presenter(s): Rachel Prusynski, PhD, DPT, NCS, Assistant Professor
    Location: Meeting Room 204AB, Boston Convention Center
• PTJ Special Issue Preview: Addressing Health Disparities in Physical Therapist Practice
  • Presenter(s): Bernadette W. York, PT, DSc, GCS, Associate Professor
    Location: Meeting Room 102AB, Boston Convention Center
• Disability Justice and Anti-Ableism: The Future (of Physical Therapy) Is Accessible
  • Presenter(s): Heather A. Feldner, PT, PhD, Assistant Professor
    Location: Meeting Room 109AB, Boston Convention Center

Friday, February 16

11:00AM – 1:00PM: Navigating Leadership in the Academy from a Minority Perspective

• Presenter(s): Bernadette W. York, PT, DSc, GCS, Associate Professor
  Location: Meeting Room 156ABC, Boston Convention Center
  Details: Innovative strategies for increasing Black representation in academia.

1:00PM – 3:00PM: Poster Session
Location: Exhibit Hall AB, Boston Convention Center

• Pulse Oximetry Self-Monitoring during Exercise in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Presenter(s): Marion Paetznick, SPT*; Brown Lab
• Characteristics Associated with Symptomatic Segmental Hypermobility of the Cervical Spine
  • Presenter(s): Sarah Kaiser, PT, DPT, Teaching Associate

3:00PM – 5:00PM: Differences in Home Health Utilization and Outcomes

• Presenter(s): Rachel Prusynski, PhD, DPT, NCS, Assistant Professor
  Location: Meeting Room 206AB, Boston Convention Center
  Details: Analysis of utilization and outcomes in traditional Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage beneficiaries.

Saturday, February 17

11:00AM – 1:00PM: Educational and Platform Sessions

• Children’s Global Development Depends on Type of Intervention and Caregiver’s Emotional Availability 
  • Presenter(s): Lin-Ya Hsu, PT, PhD, Assistant Professor 
    Location: Meeting Room 252AB (Meeting Level 2, Boston Convention Center) 
• PD-17800 - Dynamic Supported Play Environments to Encourage Mobility and Exploration in Toddlers with Down Syndrome 
  • DPT Presenter(s): Heather A. Feldner, PT, PhD, Assistant Professor
  • Location: Commonwealth Ballroom (Concourse Level, Westin Boston)
• Trends in Nursing Home Therapy Service Provision during Medicare Payment Reform and the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • DPT Presenter(s): Rachel Prusynski, PhD, DPT, NCS, Assistant Professor
    Location: Momentum C & D South (Level Five, Omni Boston)

1:00PM – 3:00PM: Poster Session
Location: Exhibit Hall AB (Exhibit Level, Boston Convention Center)

• Impact of the Early COVID-19 Pandemic on Delayed Health Services for Older Adults with Pain
  • Presenter(s): George Gay, SPT*; Rundell Lab
• Is Psychological Readiness a Personality Trait? Preliminary Observational Findings Following ACL Reconstruction
  • Presenter(s): Kathleen Cummer, DPT, PhD, Assistant Professor
• Caregiver’s Perception of Young Children’s Need for and Capabilities Using Powered Mobility
  • Presenter(s): Kiana Keithley, SPT*; Feldner Lab
• Effects of Powered Mobility Intervention on Development and Learning Outcomes in Young Children with Disabilities
  • DPT Presenter(s): Audrey Lynn, SPT*; Feldner Lab
• Qualitative Analysis of Caregiver Perspectives Comparing the PermobilⓇ Explorer Mini and a Modified Ride-on Car 
  • Presenter(s): Madeline Herrenkohl, SPT*; Feldner Lab
• Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation Improves Spasticity, Mobility and Activity in Children with Cerebral Palsy
  • Presenter(s): Lauren Bachman, SPT*; Feldner Lab
• Effects of Partial Bodyweight Support on Social and Environmental Interaction in Infants with Down Syndrome 
  • Presenter(s): Lindsey Jouett, SPT*; Feldner Lab

3:00PM – 5:00PM: Educational and Platform Sessions

• Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence in the Chronic Interstitial Lung Disease Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)
  • Presenter(s): Brenna Lanton, SPT*; Brown Lab
    Location: Meeting Room 204AB (Meeting Level 2, Boston Convention Center)
• PD-17808 - Clinical Pearls Synthesized From a Multisite-Powered Mobility Clinical Trial Using an On-Time Mobility Framework
  • Presenter(s): Heather A. Feldner, PT, PhD, Assistant Professor
    Location: Commonwealth Ballroom (Concourse Level, Westin Boston)

*Student of Physical Therapy