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APTA Delaware at the House of Delegates

Delaware was well-represented by the advocacy efforts of Chief Delegate, Joshua Smith and Delegate, Sue Weisenberg at the APTA House of Delegates from August 14-15 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. The APTA House of Delegates is where elected delegates from each respective state, academy and section come together to discuss, debate and decide policy to determine the … Read full post

Foundation for PT: Delaware PT Students Raise Funds for Physical Therapy Research

This year physical therapy schools from Delaware were among the 79 schools that participated in the 2021-2022 VCU-Marquette Challenge to raise $170,221.98 in support of the Foundation of Physical Therapy Research (FPTR).  FPTR wishes to thank the students of the University of Delaware for their strong support of the Challenge. Together these Delaware schools raised $20,050.04. Since its inception in … Read full post

APTA DE President’s Report-2-22

February Update from APTA Delaware president, Steve Rapposelli

  • Shout out to Joshua Smith and Sam Sullivan, APTADE members who Steve met at CSM in San Antonio
  • Visit the events section for monthly webinar/continuing education opportunities
  • Contribute to the Delaware PT PAC and help support our advocacy efforts:
    • DE PT PAC
      c/o Scott Kidner
      15 Kings Highway
      Dover, DE 19901
  • Reach
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APTA Delaware 2022 Leadership Positions

Here are your 2022 nominees for leadership in APTA Delaware:

Candidate for Vice President – David Wilderman, PT, DPT, MS


David Wilderman

David has been a member of the APTA since 1984. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware in 1984, MSPT from Beaver College (now Arcadia University) in 1986, and DPT from Boston University in 2006. … Read full post

Call for Nominations: APTA Delaware 2021 Leadership Positions

Are you interested in becoming more involved with the APTA Delaware? Are you an energetic, proactive leader with a passion to mentor, educate, promote research, and respond to the ever-changing needs and interests of our membership and the profession of physical therapy?

The Delaware Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association invites its members to answer the call for nominations … Read full post

APTA DE Wants Your Opinion!

The House of Delegates will meet September 11 and 12 in Washington, D.C., at the Omni Shoreham Hotel as part of APTA’s Centennial Gala Weekend.

The House of Delegates is an APTA policy-making body comprised of voting chapter delegates, non-voting delegates (the Board of Directors and section, assembly, and PTA Caucus delegates), and consultants.

Your Chapter delegates (Lynne, Sue … Read full post

APTA: Big Win: UnitedHealthcare Makes Telehealth Permanent for PTs

UHC is the first of the largest insurers to make the move advocated by APTA.

In a major win for the profession and patients, UnitedHealthcare has become the first of the country’s largest private health insurers to adopt a permanent telehealth policy that includes PTs. APTA has made educating insurers on the value of permanently covering PT- and PTA-delivered telehealth … Read full post

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