Celebrate: Special Events in 2021

Don’t miss out on our centennial-year events.

Explore the full calendar, including events from our chapters and sections.

Here are some highlights:

APTA Founders’ Day Celebration
Jan. 15, 2021 – Watch the Recorded Event Now!

On January 15, 2021 we kicked off the celebration of our centennial year with a very special free livestreamed 100th birthday party on APTA’s social media channels. If you missed it you can still catch it. Click here to watch now.

APTA Centennial Mosaic
Jan. 15 – Feb. 28, 2021

Upload Your Photo Today! | Show your pride in the profession and help us celebrate APTA’s 100th birthday by adding your photo and a personal anecdote to the APTA Centennial Mosaic. The virtual mosaic will be open for photo submissions from Founders’ Day (January 15, 2021) through APTA’s CSM annual meeting, closing at the end of February, 2021 – or until we get to 20,000 photos.

APTA Founders’ Day Weekend Series
Jan. 16-17, 2021

This special weekend of programming includes the 51st Mary McMillan lecture by Stuart Binder-Macleod, PT, PhD, FAPTA.

Access to the event is $99, or free to registrants of the 2021 Combined Sections Meeting. Learn more and register here.

Centennial Gala Weekend – Washington, DC
Sept. 10-14, 2021

Multiple events will be held in our nation’s capital in September:

• Centennial Gala, Sept. 10, 2021 (Friday)
  This ticketed celebration will be held at the historic Washington National Cathedral.
• House of Delegates, Sept. 11-12, 2021 (Saturday and Sunday)
  APTA’s annual meeting of the House of Delegates, which has been held in June in recent years, will conduct its business in September of our centennial with a shorter 2-day schedule.
• Future of Physical Therapy Summit, Sept. 13, 2021 (Monday)
  Details to be announced.
• Additional programming and events to be announced.

Notes: The above September events are between the 2021 Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah (sundown of September 6 through nightfall of September 8) and Yom Kippur (sundown of September 15 through nightfall of September 16). Also, the 20th anniversary of 9/11 will occur in 2021. We plan to recognize that day and will explore options for members to participate in nearby remembrance events.

APTA Centennial Lecture Series

As the trusted leader of the physical therapy profession, we are proud to announce the APTA Centennial Lecture Series. This continuing education series features recognized leaders on topics in clinical practice, practice management, payment, and innovation.

Courses will be held virtually and at our new headquarters, APTA Centennial Center, in Alexandria, Virginia. Pricing, CEU information, lodging, and registration information to come.

(Dates of these events are subject to change depending on developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please check back often for updates)

• Early Rehabilitation During Disasters
  March 26-27, 2021 • Lecture
  Pete Skelton, PT
  Virtual Course

• Pain Science and Management: A Series of Hot Topics
  April 9-10, 2021 • Lecture
  Adriaan Louw, PT, PhD
  Virtual Course

• Practice Management: Balancing Compliance and Profit
  May 21-22, 2021 • Lecture
  Lynn Steffes, PT, DPT,
  APTA Director Regulatory Affairs Kara Gainer, JD
  A Representative from CMS
  Virtual Course

• The Eyes Have It: What Every PT Should Know in Managing the Most Common Vestibular Disorders
  June 25-26, 2021 • Lecture and Lab
  Janet Helminski, PT, PhD
  Michael Schubert, PT, PhD, FAPTA
  APTA Centennial Center

• Blood Flow Restriction Rehabilitation: State of the Science
  July 23-24, 2021 • Lecture and Lab
  Johnny Owens, PT, MPT
  APTA Centennial Center

• Get Your Head in the Game: Basic Concussion Assessment and Management
  August 27-28 2021 • Lecture and Lab
  Lt. Col. Carrie Hoppes, PT, PhD,
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy and Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
  Karen Lambert, PT, DPT
  Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
  APTA Centennial Center

• Treating the Injured Runner
  September 24-25, 2021 • Lecture and Lab
  Blaise Williams, PT, PhD
  APTA Centennial Center

• Physical Therapist Management of the Bicyclist
  October 22-23, 2021 • Lecture and Demo
  Erik Moen, PT
  APTA Centennial Center

If you have questions about APTA’s Centennial Events Calendar or need to make edits to an event you’ve already submitted, please submit your request to centennial@apta.org.