APTA, Academy of Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Physical Therapy

APTA, Academy of Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Physical Therapy This APTA section is for PTs and PTAs that have an interest in cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation.

We are an academy of the American Physical Therapy Association with 50 years of promotion and advancement of cardiovascular and pulmonary physical therapy practice, education and research.

We had so many amazing poster and platform presentations at CSM last week!Winner of Best Platform was Claire E. Child, D...
02/18/2026

We had so many amazing poster and platform presentations at CSM last week!

Winner of Best Platform was Claire E. Child, DPT, MPH, PhD, Rachel Enyeart, PT, DPT, Farzana Mohamedali, SPT, Bridget F. Collins and Mary Beth Brown, PT, PhD with their platform titled "The Feasibility and Safety of ‘Lamfit,’ a Fully-Remote Digital Fitness Program for Lymphangioleiomyomatosis"

Winner of Best Poster was Pei-Tzu Wu, PT, PhD with her poster titled "Cardiac Rehabilitation Improves Survival after CABG: Identifying a Critical Threshold"

Thank you for everyone who presented and shared their research with all of us 🫀 🫁

This past weekend we were able our honor our Member Awardees at our CSM Membership Meeting! Our members are truly what m...
02/16/2026

This past weekend we were able our honor our Member Awardees at our CSM Membership Meeting! Our members are truly what makes our academy so great, and we loved getting to honor some of those that have made such an impact this past year. Thank you all for all you do!

And that's a wrap on CSM 2026 🫀 🫁 Thank you to everyone who attended and made it so successful! We'll see you all at CSM...
02/15/2026

And that's a wrap on CSM 2026 🫀 🫁 Thank you to everyone who attended and made it so successful! We'll see you all at CSM 2027 in Philadelphia

Join us for the Linda Crane Memorial Lecture: “PhysioLOGIC”: Fostering the “Physio" in Physical Therapy given by Daniel ...
02/12/2026

Join us for the Linda Crane Memorial Lecture: “PhysioLOGIC”: Fostering the “Physio" in Physical Therapy given by Daniel Malone PT, PhD on February 13th at 2pm

Platinum 6 (Lobby Level, Marriott Anaheim)

Please join us at our Membership Meeting & Awards Ceremony at CSM 2026 Thursday, Feb 12th at 3:00 pm (directly after the...
02/11/2026

Please join us at our Membership Meeting & Awards Ceremony at CSM 2026 Thursday, Feb 12th at 3:00 pm (directly after the Linda Crane Memorial Lecture) Marriott Anaheim, Platinum 6. (Lobby Level)

This is our time to celebrate the success of 2025 together! The meeting will include brief highlights of accomplishments, what to expect next from the Academy, and an open forum to hear from you. Can’t wait to see you there! New this year – Bring someone who did not attend our CSM Membership Meeting last year and both of you can enter a raffle to win a free Academy Membership for a year.”)

Raffle for everyone: Bring someone who did not attend our CSM Membership Meeting last year and both of you can enter a raffle to win a free Academy Membership for a year. – Draw 2 prizes at the end of the Membership meeting.

Raffle for students: Sign up for Membership meeting via the QR code (include name, email, age) enter to win a drink ticket or 1 year of free Academy membership. Winners will be randomly selected from registration list and be notified between 3 – 3:30 pm via email provided upon QR sign up. (draw 2 drink tickets and 1 free year of membership)

Students are invited to meet up & network after the Membership meeting.

Coming to CSM? Visit our Academy booth in the exhibit hall! Get freebiesCome to chat residency on Friday from 9:30-10:30...
02/11/2026

Coming to CSM? Visit our Academy booth in the exhibit hall!

Get freebies

Come to chat residency on Friday from 9:30-10:30am!

And we'll have a giveaway at the booth, first come: 1 drink ticket for the membership meeting during the 2-exhibit hall breaks on Thursday

🚨 New Practice Resource Alert 🚨The Pediatric Vital Sign Interpretation in Acute Care Guide (2025) is now available!Devel...
02/06/2026

🚨 New Practice Resource Alert 🚨

The Pediatric Vital Sign Interpretation in Acute Care Guide (2025) is now available!

Developed as a companion to the Adult Vital Sign Interpretation in Acute Care Guide (2021), this evidence-based resource supports PTs and PTAs with pediatric-specific values, recommendations, and clinical considerations for confident decision-making in pediatric acute care.

🔗 Access the guide (at https://cardiopt.memberclicks.net/pedsvitalsigns25) and elevate your practice!

Attending CSM this year and hoping to get more involved with the Academy? There are still opportunities available to vol...
01/22/2026

Attending CSM this year and hoping to get more involved with the Academy? There are still opportunities available to volunteer at our booth in the exhibit hall at CSM or to volunteer as a CSM poster judge.

Those interested in volunteering at the CSM booth can sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4FACA62FABF8CE9-61213264-volunteer #/

Those interested in serving as a poster judge can email our research chair at ThrushA@ccad.ae to sign up!

01/20/2026

PT in the Community is back for CSM 2026! 🎉

Join in supporting local organizations through a variety of opportunities, like meal service, health & fitness screenings, narcan training, care package assembly, and so much more. No matter your schedule, there's a way to give back. And some activities don't even require sign-up. All volunteers will get a PT in the Community T-shirt designed by a local artist + a raffle entry!

If unable to join in on activities during the week of CSM, please consider donating to the cause.

Learn more and make an impact: https://www.orthopt.org/content/membership/pt-in-the-community

PT in the Community is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the mission to positively impact the local underserved and disadvantaged communities that are visited for physical therapy conferences.

Our 2026 Advocacy Town Hall is January 22nd at 7pm ET/6pm CT/5pm MT/4pm PTRegister today for updates from Academy Chief ...
01/13/2026

Our 2026 Advocacy Town Hall is January 22nd at 7pm ET/6pm CT/5pm MT/4pm PT

Register today for updates from Academy Chief Delegate, Richard Severin.

Rich will share current activities in the APTA House of Delegates, allow members to share ideas for motion concepts, and discuss other advocacy issues relevant to the Academy.

This meeting is intended to solicit input from membership on motions they would like us to bring forward, as we share some of the motions we are working on currently.

Register at the link in our bio!

Hoping to spend your Valentine's Day learning about Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy? We got you covered!At...
01/12/2026

Hoping to spend your Valentine's Day learning about Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy? We got you covered!

Attend the nation’s largest physical therapy conference! APTA CSM will be held Feb. 12-14, 2026 in Anaheim, California at the Anaheim Convention Center.

Here's a sneak peek into Academy Programming for Saturday, February 14th:

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Monday 6am - 7pm
Tuesday 6am - 7pm
Wednesday 6am - 7pm
Thursday 6am - 7pm
Friday 6am - 7pm
Saturday 9am - 2pm

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