This summit brings together forward-thinking physical therapists, healthcare providers, and industry experts to explore the expanding role of PTs in primary care.
Designed for clinicians who want to practice at the top of their license, the weekend delivers real-world skills, clinical decision-making tools, and collaborative strategies you can put to use right away.
What You'll Experience
Hands-on, case-based sessions and interactive discussions grounded in the realities of primary care practice. Topics span:
- Differential diagnosis -- recognizing red flags and knowing when to refer
- Advanced clinical decision-making -- injection pathways, working with sports medicine providers, imaging utilization and interpretation in a PT setting, and managing complex, multi-system patients
- Primary care skill-building -- sports physicals, system-wide screening, ABI testing, DVT assessment, point-of-care diagnostics, and musculoskeletal ultrasound in the clinic
- Practice models that expand access -- urgent care PT, direct access, workers' compensation navigation, and designated treating physician roles
- Team-based care and workforce solutions -- building collaborative models that strengthen rural and primary care delivery
- Business and advocacy insight -- negotiating contracts, positioning PTs as primary care providers, and understanding policy, payment, and system-level opportunity
Beyond the Sessions
The weekend goes past lectures. You'll also take part in:
- Facilitated case discussions ("Grand Rounds")
- Interactive labs and skill-building workshops
- Peer networking and topic-based discussions
- Student research and poster presentations
What You'll Walk Away With
By the end of the weekend, you'll leave with:
- Greater confidence in screening, triage, and referral decisions
- Practical tools to expand your role in primary care settings
- New strategies to improve patient access and outcomes
- A clearer vision of how PT fits into the future of healthcare delivery
More than a conference, this is a shift in how physical therapy shows up in healthcare.
