FRIDAY 3/27 – THERE WILL BE NO COURSES ON FRIDAY 3/27.

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APTA MO Board Meeting

3-5 p.m.

SATURDAY 3/28

ALL SATURDAY COURSES WILL BE PRESENTED LIVE AT STLCC – FOREST PARK
(8 HOURS TOTAL)

8:00 –8:30 am

Registration/Continental Breakfast –Location TBA

8:30-9:20 am

Updates on Important Issues for APTA MO – APTA MO Business Meeting– President Wendy Nall, PT; Members of the APTA MO Board of Directors - Location - TBA

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9:30 -11:20 pm

Strategies for Treating and Preventing Pickleball Injuries
Presenter - Ted Yemm, PT, MPT

Healthcare is What Happens Between the Visits: Framing the PT encounter to optimize patient engagement between the visits
Presenter - Vicki D Landers PT DPT MHA ACC

Muscle and Joint Properties Contributing to Lumbar Movement Dysfunction
Presenters - Shirley Sahrmann, PT, PhD, FAPTA Nancy Bloom, PT, DPT, MSOT Suzy Cornbleet, PT, DPT

11:30 - 1:00 PM

Lunch Provided: LUNCH AND LEARN – RESEARCH POSTERS AND VENDERS!Participants will be required to read a study sheet on research. They must then complete and submit a worksheetthat tests knowledge on the value of PT research and what to look for on research posters. Registrants must read the study material, attend the poster exhibits, and submit the completed worksheet to receive 2 contact hour of CE. – Location: HS 412

1:00 – 2:50 PM

Clinical reasoning, team learning, reflective practice, values-driven care, knowledge translation, patient-centered practice
Presenters - Brad Abrams PT DPT GCS, Julie Ashcroft PT, MS

And... Breathe! The Power of Respiratory Muscle Training in Physical Therapy
Presenters - Jennifer Anderson, PT, DPT, CCS Deborah Priluck, PT, DPT, NCS, ATP

When Dizziness is Not in the Ear: A PTs Role in Identifying Central & Systemic Mimics
Presenter - Andrew Purcell PT, DPT Neurologic PT University of Missouri

3:00 – 4:50 PM

Applied Biomechanics: Bridging the Gap between Biomechanical Principles and Clinical Practice
Presenters - Cameron Swick, PT, DPT, CSCS; Taylor Summers, PT

Now What? DEI in 2026
Presenters -Seung Yeon (Sylvia) Son, PT, DPT Evan Prost, PT, DPT, CEEAA Michael J Powers PT, DPT, EdD, NCS, ECS

Neuro Patients in the rural clinic: Building your neuro toolkit with tools for the job
Presenter - Emilie Reinhardt, DPT, PTA MU Healthcare Neurologic PT Resident

SUNDAY 3/29

NOTE: THE COURSE OFFERED ON SUNDAY WILL BE VIRTUAL. THE ZOOM LINK AND THE COURSE RECORDING WILL BE SHARED WITH ALL REGISTRANTS. (4 HOURS)

8:00 – 9:00 am

Diagnosis and Treatment of Lumbar Movement System Syndromes
Presenters - Shirley Sahrmann, PT, PhD, FAPTA Nancy Bloom, PT, DPT, MSOT Suzy Cornbleet, PT, DPT

Course Title:Delivery of Healthcare Services in the Context of Community Health
Presenter - Brian McKiernan, PT, PhD

9:00 – 10:00 am

10:00 – 11:00 am

Upper Extremity Return to Sport Testing in the Overhead Athlete
Presenter - Lindsey Colbert, PT, DPT, OCS

Skin in the game
Presenters - Jamie Dyson, PT, DPT; Karen J. Bock, PT, MPT, PhD, CWS, CLT-LANA

11:00 – NOON

Bridging the Gap: From Classroom Theory to Clinical Reasoning in Practice
Presenters - Wendy Herbert, PT, PhD, Jamie Holloway, PT, DPT, PhD, PCS