Champion of FPTR's First Ever #PTResearchMadness Announced The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) rallying cry at the recent APTA CSM in San Antonio was to remember the researchers. This spring we did just that through our inaugural #PTResearchMadness twitter event. During #PTResearchMadness, current and past FPTR-funded researchers [...]
Webinar for the Resilient Researcher Offers Tips and Strategies for Staying the Course in Funding Applications Among the many challenges of applying for research funding is the need to bounce back after an application has been rejected. The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research held a live event for the resilient [...]
CoHSTAR Funds First Summer Diversity Fellowship Opportunity The Center on Health Services Training and Research (CoHSTAR) recently developed a new diversity-targeted, mentored predoctoral summer research opportunity designed for physical therapists from under-represented groups. This new diversity-targeted opportunity is funded through the support of Theresa Shireman, PhD and the Center [...]
Progress and Growth Through CoHSTAR Fellowships Peter Coyle, PT, DPT, PhD, originally joined the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR)-funded Center on Health Services Research and Training (CoHSTAR) in 2017 as a postdoctoral fellow, where he focused on age-related mobility loss and community-based exercise programs. Coyle will once again [...]
CoHSTAR Builds Workshop Momentum With Institutes and Workshops The Center of Health Services Training and Research (CoHSTAR) was quick to adapt to the many challenges of 2020. CoHSTAR continued the momentum of the popular health services research annual institutes and workshops by pivoting to a virtual format. . In [...]
New Legacy Society Member Draws Connection Between Advocacy and Evidence Theresa Marko, PT, DPT, MS, is a physical therapist who views the health of her patients and the health of the profession in a broad view. As a donor to both the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research and the [...]
FPTR-Funded Researcher Points to Respiratory Muscle Performance as a Potential Factor in COVID 19 Outcomes In a recent paper via The American Journal of Medicine, Richard Severin, PT, DPT, CCS – a current FPTR scholarship recipient – and coauthors contribute to our understanding of the COVID 19 pandemic crisis [...]
Invest in the Profession and Be Seen With a PT Party Program Ad The Foundation is celebrating its 40th anniversary year. As such, this year’s commemorative program offers a special opportunity for ad sponsorship. The PT Party program will also be given to attendees at the Foundation’s awards luncheon [...]
Use Your IRA for Good A Tax-Smart Way to Help the Foundation If you are 70½ years old or older, you can take advantage of a simple way to benefit the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research and receive tax benefits in return. You can give up to $105,000 annually [...]
Save the Date for CoHSTAR's Implementation Science Institute The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research-funded Center on Health Services Training and Research (CoHSTAR) is holding its health services research institute on May 1-2 in Providence, RI. This fourth Institute will focus on the emerging discipline of implementation science and provide opportunities for [...]