Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) 2023
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) hosts an annual national conference in February. The Combined Sections Meeting, or CSM, will be hosted in San Diego, California this year. The APTA offers diverse, forward-thinking physical therapy programming.
CSM PRE-CONFERENCE
Tuesday, February 21 - Wednesday, February 22, 2023
8:00AM-5:00PM PST
Title: Lamp Leadership 101: The Catalyst for Leading Within (2-day Pre-Conference Course)
Authors: Debora L. Miller, PT, MBA; Beth Sarfaty; and Stacey Lynn Zeigler, PT, DPT, MS
Location: San Diego Convention Center - Room 25B (Upper Level)
NUPTHMS PLATFORM SESSIONS
Thursday, February 23, 2023
8:00-10:00AM PST
Title: Is Your Holistic Admissions Process Biased? One Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program’s Journey
Authors: Heather K. Henderson, PT, DPT, NCS; Jennifer Marie Ryan, PT, DPT, MS; Jane E. Sullivan, PT, DHS, MS; Sally Marie Taylor, PT, DPT, NCS; and Tobey DeMott Yeates, PT, DPT
Location: San Diego Convention Center - Platform Theater 4 (Upper Level)
Title: Face Validity of Movement Constructs for Task Analysis and Movement System Diagnoses for Balance Dysfunction
Authors: Lina Kleinschmidt, PT, DPT; Laura Suzanne Doyle, PT, MPT; and Lois Deming Hedman, PT, DScPT, MS
Location: San Diego Convention Center - Platform Theater 3 (Upper Level)
3:00-5:00PM PST
Title: Personalized Gait Training to Reduce Knee Load for Knee OA
Authors: Alison H. Chang, PT, DPT, MS; Tara Itze Cornwell, BS; and Keith E. Gordon, PhD, ATC, CSCS
Location: San Diego Convention Center - Platform Theater 2 (Upper Level)
Title: STNDBS in Parkinson’s Disease Affects Memory-Guided Reaching: The Effect of Encoding Delay Duration
Authors: Julia Giovanni, SPT; Ke Pan, SPT; Yessenia Riverra; Michael Patrick Trevarrow; Rishabh Arora; Quentin Drane; Miranda J. Munoz; Edgar George; Antonio J. Bear; Joshua Rosenow; Sepehr Sani; Gian Pal; Leonard Verhagen Metman; Lisa Chin Goelz; Daniel Montie Corcos, PhD; and Fabian J. David, PhD
Location: San Diego Convention Center - Platform Theater 1 (Upper Level)
Friday, February 24, 2023
8:00-10:00AM PST
Title: Best Practice Outcome Assessment in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Newborn Screening and Presymptomatic Populations
Authors: Kristin J. Krosschell, PT, DPT, MA, PCS; Beth Maczek, PT, DPT; and Sally Dunaway Young, PT, DPT
Location: San Diego Convention Center - Platform Theater 5 (Upper Level)
Title: Interrater Reliability Testing to Validate a Bed Mobility Skills Assessment in a DPT Program
Authors: Lynn Goh, SPT; Eric S. Wong, SPT; Elizabeth E. Holland, PT, DPT, NCS; Heidi R. Roth, PT, DHS, NCS; Rachel S. Tappan, PT, DPT, NCS
Location: San Diego Convention Center - Platform Theater 4 (Upper Level)
Saturday, February 25, 2023
8:00-10:00AM PST
Title: Exploring Mentorship Program Outcomes in Physical Therapy
Authors: Emily S. Becker, PT, MPT; Michael Grant, SPT; Maria Witte, PT, DPT, ATC; Lauren Deveikis; and Rachel Traisman, PT, DPT
Location: San Diego Convention Center - Platform Theater 4 (Upper Level)
Title: A Prospective Non-Randomized Controlled Trial of Emergency Department-Initiated Physical Therapy for Vestibular Dysfunction
Authors: Heidi Rebecca Roth, PT, DHS, NCS; Kyle J. Strickland, PT, DPT; Howard Kim, MD
Location: San Diego Convention Center - Platform Theater 3 (Upper Level)
Title: Movement Amplification Improves Ambulation in Incomplete SCI.
Authors: Jennifer Kahn, PT, DPT, NCS; Logan M. Ben-Ezra, SPT; Gabrielle Brazg, PT, DPT; Adelaide Cooke, SPT; Ella Counihan, SPT; Shamali Dusane; Heather K. Henderson, PT, DPT, NCS; Katie Kesslering, SPT; Ruth Morales-Flores, SPT; Anthony Shaw, SPT; and Keith E. Gordon, PhD, ACT, CSCS
Location: San Diego Convention Center - Platform Theater 3 (Upper Level)
NUPTHMS EDUCATION SESSIONS
Thursday, February 23, 2023
3:00-5:00PM PST
Title: Prediction Tools and Clinical Outcomes in Neurologic Rehabilitation: What, When, Where, and How to Measure
Authors: Kelly Askins McKenzie, PT, DPT; Arun Jayaraman, PT, PhD; Allan John Kozlowski, PT, PhD; and Andrew Craig Smith, PT, DPT, PhD
Location: Hilton Bayfront - Sapphire IJMN (Level Four)
Friday, February 24, 2023
8:00-10:00AM PST
Title: Key Ingredients to Successful Infant Intervention: A State-of-the-Science Framework
Authors: Colleen Peyton, PT, DPT, PCS; Angela Johnson; and Theresa Sukal-Moulton, DPT, PhD
Location: Hilton Bayfront - Sapphire AB (Level Four)
11:00-1:00PM PST
Title: Orthopaedics Platform Session 5
Author: Amee L. Seitz, PT, DPT, MS, PhD
Location: San Diego Convention Center - Platform Theater 1 (Upper Level)
3:00-5:00PM PST
Title: Chronic Pain and Hypertension: The Relationship and Evidence-Based Management
Authors: Renzo Leonardo Mendoza, PT, DPT; Jennifer Marie Ryan, PT, DPT, MS; and Craig Philip Hensley, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Location: San Diego Convention Center - Room 28ABC (Upper Level)
Title: So You're the Mentor, Now What? Navigating Mentoring Roles throughout Your Career
Authors: Kathleen C. Madara, PT, DPT, PhD; Benjamin I. Binder-Markey, PT, DPT, PhD; Stephen Michael Kareha, PT, DPT, ATC, PhD; Karin Gravare Silbernagel, PT, ATC, PhD; and Julius P.A. Dewald, PT, PhD
Location: San Diego Convention Center - Room 33C (Upper Level)
Saturday, February 25, 2023
11:00-1:00PM PST
Title: Clinical Identification of Neurobiological Pain Mechanisms: Rethinking Our Evaluation and Management of Musculoskeletal Pain
Authors: Andrew A. Post, PT, DPT; Kathleen Anne Sluka, PT, PhD, FAPTA; Carol A. Courtney, PT, ATC, PhD; and Josiah Sault, PT
Location: San Diego Convention Center - Ballroom 20A (Upper Level)
Title: Physical Therapy Considerations for the Traditional, Paralympic, and Soccer Athlete with Amputation
Authors: Jennifer Lynn Gruenhagen Lucarevic, PT, DPT; James Kevin Pierre-Glaude, PT, DPT, ATC; and Melissa C. Kolski, PT, DPT, OCS, Dip MDT
Location: San Diego Convention Center - Ballroom 20BC (Upper Level)
NUPTHMS POSTER SESSIONS
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Title: Algorithm Based Treatment Approach to Acute Dizziness in the Emergency Department: A Case Study.
Authors: Kyle J. Strickland, PT, DPT; Heidi Rebecca Roth, PT, DHS, NCS; and Howard Kim
Title: Educational Resources and Training to Improve Efficiency and Sustainability of Uganda Wheelchair Project.
Authors: Austin Zane Dixon, SPT; Michelle Nicole Hunt, SPT; and Cynthia Brown Dodds, PT, PhD
Title: Developing an Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency Program with a 4-Month Inpatient Rotation: Benefits and Challenges.
Authors: Roy James Film, PT, DPT, MPT; Michael Edwin Swoboda, PT; David Michael Pieschel, PT, DPT; Emily Jeanne Sing, PT, DPT; Jill Alise Sparkes, PT, DPT; Christa M. Nelson, PT, DPT, PhD; Michael Jason Zarro, PT, DPT; Jason Michael Shipley, PT, DPT; Diana J. Johnson, PT, MS; and Gregory Raymond Mesa, PT, MSPT
Title: Reduced Respiratory Exchange Ratio during Maximal Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Parkinson’s Disease.
Authors: Peng Fan, SPT; Juliana G. Nikolich, SPT; Victoria Springman, SPT; Daniel M. Corcos, PhD; and Garett Griffith, MPH, PhD, RCEP
Friday, February 24, 2023
Title: The Effects of Cranioplasty on Balance and Gait.
Authors: Leandra Stuckey, PT, DPT; Elizabeth E. Holland, PT, DPT, NCS; and Jennifer Kahn, PT, DPT, NCS
Title: Light Touch Stimulation Withdrawal Responses in Spinalized Mice and the Role of 5HT2c Receptors.
Authors: Fangzhou Gai, SPT; Derin Birch; and Vicki Maria Tysseling, PT, PhD
Title: Ambulatory Knee Energy Absorption and Strength Symmetry after ACL-R: Longitudinal Analysis 12-Weeks Post-Surgical to Return-to-Sport.
Authors: Christa M. Nelson, PT, DPT, PhD; Alison H. Chang, PT, DPT, MS; Shiho Goto, ATC, PhD; Joseph Patrick Hannon, PT, DPT, PhD; and Craig Garrison, PT, ATC, PhD
Title: Build-a-Bike: Engaging Stakeholders during Development of an Interactive Ergometer for Children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy.
Authors: Suzanne Marie Cardosi, SPT; Catherine Milner, SPT; Jasmine Smyles, SPT; Lauren E. Yurick, SPT; Natalie Susan Norquist; Kristin J. Krosschell, PT, DPT, MA, PCS; and Jessica Marie Trenkle, PT, DPT
Title: Babyoscar (Observational Selective Control AppRaisal) at 3 Months Correlates with Gmfcs Levels in Early Childhood.
Authors: Conor O'Donovan, SPT; Rachael Rienstra, SPT; Colleen Peyton, PT, DPT, PCS; and Theresa Sukal-Moulton, DPT, PhD
Title: Individuals with a History of Ankle Sprains Alter Lower Extremity Loading Strategies Following Aclr.
Authors: Yuki Sugimoto, PhD, ATC, Joseph Patrick Hannon, PT, DPT, PhD, Shiho Goto, ATC, PhD, Steven B. Singleton, MD and Craig Garrison, PT, ATC, PhD
Saturday, February 25, 2023
Title: LAMP Leadership: A Comparison with Best Practices in Leadership Development.
Authors: Emily S. Becker, PT, MPT; Sally Marie Taylor, PT, DPT, NCS; Michael Grant, SPT; Hannah Lauren Lao Sy, SPT; and Sean Bering, SPT
Title: Development and Feasibility of a Modified Version of the Upper Extremity Fugl-Meyer Assessment for Telehealth.
Authors: Carolina Carmona, PT, DPT, NCS; Jane E. Sullivan, PT, DHS, MS; Ray Arceo; Justin Drogos, PT, DPT, NCS; Sofie Louise Besser, SPT; Susana Gutierrez, SPT; James Wyman, SPT; Jimmy E. Jacinto, SPT; Zineyra Jeteric, SPT; Samuel Choi, SPT; and Jun Yao, PhD
Title: Comparison of Two High-Intensity Gait Training Interventions on Contraversive Pushing Behaviors in Individuals Poststroke.
Authors: Katherine Drolet Enzler, PT, DPT; Alyssa Ann Jones, PT, DPT; and Arun Jayaraman, PT, PhD
Title: Sensitivity to Change of Patient-Reported and Performance Measures for Custom Afo Users.
Authors: Roberto Lopez-Rosado, PT, DPT, MSPT, MA; Allen Heinemann, PhD; Stefania Fatone, PhD; Sherri LaVela; Michelle Diane Peterson, PT, DPT; Billie Slater; Anne Deutsch; Nicole Soltys; Vari McPherson; Nicholas McCombs; Mary J. Kwasny, ScD; and Ibuola Kale
Title: Development of the Patient-Reported Outcome of Shoulder Ability in Stroke (POST) Survey Instrument.
Authors: Jane E. Sullivan, PT, DHS, MS; Yiting Du, SPT; Yumeng Dai, SPT; Yuchen Sun, SPT; and Ana Maria Acosta, PhD
Title: Therapist and Patient Experiences with Implementation of a Peripheral Vestibular Hypofunction Clinical Practice Guideline.
Authors: Julie Kristin Tilson, PT, DPT, MS; Clarisa Andrea Martinez, PT, DPT; Sara Gaudet MacDowell, PT; Linda Joan D'Silva, PT, PhD; Robbin Eileen Howard, PT, DPT; Heidi Rebecca Roth, PT, DHS, NCS; Karen Skop; Elizabeth Dannenbaum; and Lisa Farrell, PT, ATC, PhD
Title: Control of Center of Mass Motion during Walking Predicts Balance in Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury.
Authors: Shamali Dusane; Anna Shafer; Wendy Ochs; Tara Itze Cornwell, BS; Heather K. Henderson, PT, DPT, NCS; and Keith E. Gordon, PhD, ATC, CSCS
Title: Chronotropic Incompetence during Maximal Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Individuals with Early Parkinson’s Disease.
Authors: Garett Griffith, MPH, PhD, RCEP; Guillaume Lamotte; Nanu Mehta; Peng Fan, SPT; Juliana G. Nikolich, SPT; Victoria Springman, SPT; Erin Suttman, BS; Elizabeth Joslin; Katherine Balfany; MacKenzie Dunlap; Wendy Kohrt; Cory Lynn Christiansen, PT, PhD; Edward L. Melanson; Deborah Josbeno, PT, PhD; Lana Chahine; Charity Patterson; and Daniel M. Corcos, PhD