APTA Learning Center

APTA Learning Center is thrilled to introduce our newest courses designed to enhance your skills and knowledge. Explore the latest offerings and stay ahead in your field.

Industry Partner Webinar - HIPAA for PTs: Strategies to Stay Compliant and Stress-Free

This course is brought to you by the Private Practice Section. Join this interactive and informative webinar to gain valuable insights into the evolving regulatory landscape, learn practical strategies to secure your data, and stay ahead of compliance challenges.

CEU: 0.1 (1 contact hour)

Primary Care Injury Prevention: Engaging Communities and Athletes

This is Course 4 of the Primary Care Certificate, available for individual purchase. This course covers injury prevention fundamentals, the role of PT in reducing sports injuries, and evidence-based strategies for prevention in primary care.

CEU: 0.3 (3 contact hours)

Direct Access and Its Role in Advancing PT in Primary Care: Legislative and Payment Efforts

This is Course 3 of the Primary Care Certificate, available for individual purchase. This course covers the latest legislative updates and direct access initiatives, clarifying the differences between direct access and primary care. Participants will also learn effective communication strategies for working with payers.

CEU: 0.2 (2 contact hours)

Inpatient Rehabilitation Following Lower Limb Amputation

This course covers key challenges in recovery after lower limb amputation, including wound care, pain management, and outcome measures. Real inpatient rehab cases and practical strategies help clinicians apply what they learn directly to patient care. 

 CEU: 0.1 (1 contact hour)

Models of Care in Primary Care Physical Therapy

This is Course 2 of the Primary Care Certificate, available for individual purchase. In this course, participants will learn about different models of care and strategies for integrating physical therapy into various primary care practices.

CEU: 0.2 (2 contact hours)

Psychologically Informed Strategies in Physical Therapy

This is Course 4 of the Persistent Pain Management Certificate, available for individual purchase. This course equips healthcare professionals with psychologically informed strategies to enhance pain management, focusing on understanding pain as a multidimensional experience, effective communication, and integrating psychological approaches into clinical practice.

CEU: 0.6 (6 contact hours)

Review of Articles from PTJ’s Special Issues: Advances in Rehabilitation Technology and Health Disparities in Rehabilitation

This course offers an in-depth exploration of cutting-edge research published in the Physical Therapy Journal (PTJ) through its special issues on Advances in Rehabilitation Technology and Health Disparities in Rehabilitation. Participants will engage in comprehensive reviews and discussions of selected articles, led by renowned experts in the field.

CEU: 0.2 (2 contact hours)

Introduction to Digital Health & Digital Practice

This course introduces physical therapists and physical therapist assistants to the fundamentals of digital health, including telehealth, remote monitoring, mobile apps, and wearable devices. Learners will gain a practical understanding of how to use these tools effectively while addressing privacy, data security, and common implementation challenges. 

CEU: 0.2 (2 contact hours)

Arrive, Stay, and Refer: Overcoming Front Desk & Patient Objections

This course is brought to you by the Private Practice Section. This session provides tools to improve clinic operations, boost patient engagement, and reduce no-shows by streamlining scheduling and addressing common challenges.

CEU: None

Empowering Physical Therapists to Excel in Primary Care

This is Course 1 of the Primary Care Certificate, available for individual purchase. Explore the evolving role of physical therapists in primary care, highlighting the benefits they bring and strategies for effective advocacy. Participants will learn to overcome barriers, create value, and make positive impressions on physicians while managing patient care.

CEU: 0.1 (1 contact hour)

Comprehensive Patient Evaluation for Pain Profiling and Clinical Decision-Making

This is Course 3 of the Persistent Pain Management Certificate, available for individual purchase. Improve your assessment skills and learn about the latest developments in pain phenotyping to help identify patients using a treatment-based classification system.

CEU: 0.3 (3 contact hours)

Industry Partner Webinar - Elevate Your Practice: Maximizing Clinical and Financial Success with Advanced Diagnostic Testing

This course is brought to you by the Private Practice Section. In this webinar, you'll gain actionable strategies to integrate EMG and MSKUS into your practice, boosting profitability by 30%, enhancing patient care, and positioning your clinic as a leader in musculoskeletal health.

CEU: 0.1 (1 contact hour)

IPE Seminar Series Part 1: Introduction to Interprofessional Education: Enhancing Collaboration Across Professions

This course is brought to you by the Academy of Education. Explore the fundamentals of Interprofessional Education (IPE) in this engaging one-hour webinar designed to promote effective collaboration across health professions. Discuss the principles of IPE and its importance in improving patient outcomes. 

CEU: 0.1 (1 contact hour)

IPE Seminar Series Part 2: Assessing Interprofessional Learning and Collaboration in Education and Practice

This course is brought to you by the Academy of Education. This webinar explores evidence-based strategies for assessing interprofessional learning and collaboration at the individual, team, and organizational levels. Participants will examine assessment methods that support program improvement and interprofessional competencies, with interactive discussion in a recorded Q&A.

CEU: 0.1 (1 contact hour)

APTA Town Hall: Code of Ethics for the Physical Therapy Profession

Learn about the proposed revisions to APTA’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Ethical Conduct in this recorded session featuring the APTA Board of Directors and Task Force members. The webinar covers the upcoming House of Delegates motion, implementation plans, and includes a Q&A with professional leaders.

CEU: None

Core Concepts for Effective Pain Management and Trauma-Informed Care from the Patient Perspective

This is Course 2 of the Persistent Pain Management Certificate, available for individual purchase. This course equips healthcare professionals with essential knowledge of pain mechanisms, the biopsychosocial framework, and trauma-informed care from the patient's perspective.

CEU: 0.4 (4 contact hours)

Individualised Management of Individuals with Migraine Associated Neck Pain

This course is brought to you by The International Federation of Manual and Musculoskeletal Physical Therapists Incorporated (IFOMPT). This course reviews current evidence on physiotherapy management of migraine, with a focus on the role of neck pain and its underlying mechanisms. Participants will learn to identify neck pain subtypes and apply individualized assessment and treatment strategies through case-based learning.

CEU: 0.1 (1 contact hour)

Unlocking Team Potential: Leveraging the DISC Profile for Stronger Communication and Performance in Your PT Practice

This course is brought to you by the Private Practice Section. This webinar on enhancing emotional intelligence will explore how the DISC Profile offers a powerful framework for understanding personality-driven behaviors and communication styles. Attendees will learn to recognize their own natural strengths and blind spots—as well as those of their teams.

CEU: None

Understanding the APTA Workforce Forecast Model: Insights and Discussion with Authors

Join researchers involved in the PTJ article and the APTA companion report, “APTA Supply and Demand Forecast 2022-2037”, to hear insights into the development of the forecast model and results.

CEU: None

Navigating Barriers, Disparities, and Trauma-Informed Care

This is Course 1 of the Persistent Pain Management Certificate, available for individual purchase. Explore the systematic and individual challenges patients encounter in accessing persistent pain care, and how these barriers and disparities may impact your role as their practitioner. Learn about trauma-informed care at the healthcare systems level, exploring the public health sector of a patient's experience.

CEU: 0.4 (4 contact hours)

Continuing Competence for Physical Therapists

This course provides an up-to-date overview of competency standards in physical therapy, featuring insights from The Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy and the Core Competencies of a Physical Therapist Resident. 

 CEUs: 0.1 (1 contact hour)

Want Engaged Employees? Measure Their Experience!

This course is brought to you by the Private Practice Section. This session explores the critical role of staffing in meeting service demand and growing organizations, emphasizing the importance of recruiting and retaining top talent. Participants will learn how to integrate employee experience metrics, such as eNPS, turnover rates, happiness, and joy in work, into their business health dashboards.

CEU: 0.1 (1 contact hour)

Managing Stress and Burnout in Physical Therapy

This four-part course package offers physical therapists a comprehensive approach to well-being, both their own and their clients’. Through evidence-based strategies including mindfulness, self-compassion, leadership practices, and workplace improvements, participants will learn how to prevent burnout, improve job satisfaction, and incorporate psychological skills into patient care.

CEU: 0.6 (6 contact hours) 

APTA Regulatory, Legislative, and Payment Update Series (2025)

Get inside intel from APTA's Health Policy and Payment team on the most significant and impactful federal and commercial payer policy updates in 2025.

CEUs: 0.7 to 0.9 (7 to 9 contact hours)