Catch CoHSTAR Presentations Virtually at CSM Don’t miss this year’s virtual American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting (CSM)! This month-long event will offer nearly 200 sessions, 71 live programs, and more than 1,000 poster presentations. Be sure to register before February 1, 2021, to get access to all [...]
CSM Presentations by FPTR-Funded Researchers The American Physical Therapy Association's Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) will be held virtually Feb. 1-28, 2021 and will be bigger than ever. While we will not be attending in-person, this virtual month-long event promises unprecedented access to nearly 200 sessions, 71 live programs, and [...]
Amid Pandemic, FPTR Advances Physical Therapy Research Over $300,000 to be invested on research improving the quality and delivery of patient care, including COVID-19, stroke, and hospital readmission. Despite the economic challenges created by the COVID-19 crisis, the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) invested over $300,000 in promising [...]
FPTR LIVE EVENT HIGHLIGHTS CHANGE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PT AND PTA STUDENTS AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC On October 20, 2020, the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) hosted “Balancing the Demands of Clinicals During a Pandemic” – the second of several live events planned for the 2020-2021 VCU-Marquette Challenge. The [...]
THE FOUNDATION FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY RESEARCH ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR NEW FUNDING MECHANISM; PODS I & II SCHOLARSHIPS Each year, the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) awards scholarships, fellowships, and grants to promising physical therapist researchers. Promotion of Doctoral Studies (PODS) I & II Scholarships fund post-professional doctoral students, [...]
Support the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research by Shopping Online At a time when millions of people are social distancing, many have come to rely on Amazon for the delivery of essential goods and supplies. With AmazonSmile, you can shop the same products for the prices of Amazon.com, with [...]
IN MEMORY OF MELANIE AVA GILLAR Longtime physical therapist and champion of research, Melanie Ava Gillar, passed away on August 17, 2020. Gillar was a familiar face at events in support of the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR). Her family requests that those wishing to honor her memory [...]
Foundation for Physical Therapy Service Awards Acceptance Videos Earlier this year, the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) presented Service Awards to a select group of people and organizations for their unyielding support of FPTR and its mission to fund physical therapy research. In the past, our Awards recipients were [...]
“A Challenge Like No Other” – Planning a Virtual 5K Amid COVID-19 Last year, as COVID-19 quickly made its way across the United States, many schools and universities canceled in-person events and moved to distance learning. This brought with it a new set of challenges to physical therapy and [...]
6 Steps to Make Your Virtual 5K Fun and Successful The 2020-2021 VCU-Marquette Challenge is almost underway. Our student fundraisers make it possible for the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) to award research grants, scholarships, and fellowships – and research is more important than ever for patients and the [...]