MovePA Annual Conference
Registration is OPEN!

Hotel Information:
Do you still need a room in Lancaster? Email Robin Wagner or call 412-298-2027 to secure your room at the APTA PA Room Block rate!
Attendee Information:
Are you interested in advancing your knowledge and skills in physical therapy? If yes, then the 2023 APTA Pennsylvania MovePA Conference is an event you don't want to miss. The conference is designed for physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, and students who are interested in learning about the latest advancements in the field of physical therapy.
The conference will provide a unique opportunity to learn from experts in the field and network with other professionals. There will be interactive sessions that will give you the opportunity to hone your skills.
Registration Cancellation Policy:
All registration cancellations and refund requests must be made in writing by Sept. 6, 2023. A refund of the full conference fee, minus a $75 administrative fee, will be given for cancellations received by that date. No refunds will be granted for requests postmarked on or after Sept. 6, 2023.
Submit all requests to Helena Karlinski at the APTA PA Office. APTA PA regrets that refunds will not be given for no-shows. Refunds will not be processed until after the conference.
Conference Schedule
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Friday, Oct. 6, 2023
Times |
Sessions |
Contact Hour Approval |
7:30 a.m. |
CCEC Breakfast
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8:00 a.m. |
Registration |
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8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
Exhibitor Set Up and Poster Set Up
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9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
Opening and Keynote
Presented by Roger Herr, President, APTA
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11:00 a.m. |
Exhibit Hall Opens
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11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Legislative Ambassador's Luncheon OR
Lunch with the Exhibitors
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12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Breathing is the Foundation. Optimize Breath Control and Movement.
Presented by Colleen Chancler, PT, MHS, PhD, Susan Gerhard, PT, DPT, Amy Humphrey, PT, DPT, OCS, MTS, and Rebecca Smith, PT, MS, CCS, GCS
Return to Foot Health: New Insights and Strategies
to Manage Foot-Related Pathologies (Part 1)
Presented by Bill Stodart, PT, DPT, OCS, and Morgan Onink, PT, DPT, OCS
From Head to Toe: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Toe Walking from Evaluation to Discharge Part 1
Presented by Morgan Alcott, PT, DPT, PCS and Anne Pare
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (MSKUS) in the Practice in
Physical Therapy,
Presented by Eddie St. Clair and Beth Carr
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2 Direct
1 General, 1 Direct
.5 General, 1.5 Direct
2 Direct
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2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. |
Break with Exhibitors
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2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Moving Forward: Addressing Patient Needs Through Digital Health and Innovation
Presented by Robert Latz, PT, DPT, CHCIO, CDHE, FCHIME
Return to Foot Health: New Insights and
Strategies to Manage Foot-Related Pathologies
(Part 2)
Presented by Bill Stodart, PT, DPT, OCS, and Morgan
Onink, PT, DPT, OCS
From Head to Toe: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Toe
Walking from Evaluation to Discharge (Part 2)
Presented by Morgan Alcott, PT, DPT, PCS and Anne
Pare
Trauma-Informed Care for The Physical Therapist
Presented by Noa Goodman, DPT, WCS, CLT-LANA
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2 Direct
2 Direct
2 Direct
1 General, 1 Direct
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4:45 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. |
Research Platform Sessions #1 and Research
Platform Session #2
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7:00 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. |
Awards Presentation
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7:45 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. |
Opening Reception and Awards in the Exhibit Hall
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Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023
Times |
Sessions |
Contact Hour Approval |
7:00 a.m. |
Registration |
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7:00 a.m.-8:15 a.m. |
SIG Business Meetings |
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7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast with the Exhibitors |
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8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. |
Moving Forward: Esports 101: Clinical Foundations in an Emerging Field
Presented by Caitlin McGee, PT, DPT
The Many Faces of Temporomandibular Disorder
Presented by Tim Bayruns, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
Expectations and Interventions for Children and Adults with Medical Complexity Across the Lifespan (Part 1)
Presented by AnnMarie Stauffer, PT, DPT, and Tanya Myers, PT, DPT, CAS
Bridging the Gap to Independence: Use of Assistive Technology, 3D Printing, and Comprehensive Wellness Programs to Improve Quality of Life and Function in People with Neurologic Diagnoses
Presented by Jaclyn Schwartz, CTRS, Brian Comly, MS OTR/L, Carol Owens, PT, DPT, GCS, and Elizabeth Watson, PT, DPT, NCS
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1.25 General, .75 Direct
.75 General, 1.25 Direct
1 General, 1 Direct
2 General
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10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. |
Break with Exhibitors and Poster Sessions
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11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m. |
Moving Forward: Making Sense of the Data We Collect to Ensure Better Care
Presented by Robert Latz, PT, DPT, CHCIO, CDHE, FCHIME
Headache: A Physical Therapist Differential Diagnosis (Part 1)
Presented by Tim Bayruns, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, Robert Lontz, MSPT, MBA, OCS, Cert. MDT and Kelley Limbauan, PT, DPT, NCS
Expectations and Interventions for Children and Adults with Medical Complexity Across the Lifespan (Part 2)
Presented by AnnMarie Stauffer, PT, DPT, and Tanya Myers, PT, DPT, CAS
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2 General
.5 General, 1.5 Direct
2 Direct
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11:30 p.m.-12:30 p.m. |
Balancing Functional Mobility Training While Promoting Neurorecovery in the Complex Neurologic Patient
Presented by Erin Freimuth, PT, DPT, NCS, Erin Trudell, PT, DPT, NCS, Susan Detwiler, PT, DPT, NCS, Elizabeth Watson, PT, DPT, NCS
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.5 General, .5 Direct
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12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. |
Just do it: Collect and Standardize Your Outcome Measurers. Lessons Learned from a Rehab Setting
Presented by Erin Freimuth, PT, DPT, NCS, Erin Trudell, PT, DPT, NCS
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.5 General, .5 Direct |
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. |
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
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2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. |
Promoting Skin Protection and Pressure Injury Prevention for the Complex Neurologic Patient
Presented by Caroline Palantino, PT, DPT, CWS, Kiley Cruit, PT, DPT, NCS
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.75 General, .25 Direct |
2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. |
Moving Forward: Legal and Ethical Issues Related to Technology in Physical Therapy Practice
Presented by Robert Latz, PT, DPT, CHCIO, CDHE, FCHIME Panel Members: Caitlin McGee, PT, DPT Stephen Carp, MSPT, PhD, Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatrics, Member APTA-PA Ethics Committee Mary Ann Wharton, PT, MS Chair, APTA-PA Practice & Research Committee
Headache: A Physical Therapist Differential Diagnosis (Part 2)
Presented by Tim Bayruns, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, Robert Lontz, MSPT, MBA, OCS, Cert. MDT and Kelley Limbauan, PT, DPT, NCS
Environmental Health, Minority Health and the Role of PT
Presented by Maureen Pascal, PT, DPT
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2 Law and Ethics
.5 General, 1.5 Direct
2 General
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3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. |
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Optimizing Cancer Care in Inpatient Rehabilitation
Presented by Benjamin Ayzenberg, PT, DPT, NCS, Aliah Keirsey, PT, DPT, NCS or Colleen Dowd, PT, DPT
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.75 General, 1.25 Direct |
4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. |
Brew and Business Membership Meeting |
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7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. |
PA PT PAC Event - LIVE with the PAC |
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Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023
Times |
Sessions |
Contact Hour Approval |
7:30 a.m. |
Registration |
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7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast with the Exhibitors |
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8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. |
Food and Physiology Across the Lifespan: Nutritional Factors that May Affect Your Patients (Part 1)
Presented by Emily Stasko, MPH, RD, LDN, and Jacquelyn Klunk, MS, RDN, LDN
Physical Therapy Management of the Medically Complex Geriatric Patient (Part 1)
Presented by Julie Skratz, PT, DPT, PhD, CCS and Heather Cronin, PT, DPT, GCS
Parkinson's Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG's)
Presented by Jen Brown & Barrie Greenberg
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2 General
1 General, 1 Direct
2 Direct
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10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m. |
Break |
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10:45 a.m.-12:45 a.m. |
Food and Physiology Across the Lifespan: Nutritional Factors that May Affect Your Patients (Part 2)
Presented by Emily Stasko, MPH, RD, LDN, and Jacquelyn Klunk, MS, RDN, LDN
Physical Therapy Management of the Medically Complex Geriatric Patient (Part 2)
Presented by Julie Skratz, PT, DPT, PhD, CCS and Heather Cronin, PT, DPT, GCS
Parkinson's Freezing Gait Analysis
Presented by Jen Brown & Barrie Greenberg
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2 General
2 General
2 Direct
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11:00 a.m. |
Exhibitors and Posters Breakdown |
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1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. |
HOD Meeting |
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Exhibitor Information:
Exhibitor Registration
Exhibitor Prospectus
Please contact exhibitor coordinator, Helena Karlinski, with any questions regarding exhibiting or sponsoring this year's conference.
Thank You to Our 2023 Exhibitors and Sponsors!




















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