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In this episode of the PTJ Podcast, editorial board member Christopher Bise, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, talks with Katie O'Bright, PT, DPT, OCS, Evan Kelley, PT, DPT, and Micah Wong, PT, DPT, about the 2025 primary care physical therapy consensus definition from the APTA Federal Primary Care Special Interest Group. The authors discuss primary care physical therapy as an emerging area of practice and explain why the definition will support consistent knowledge translation and address key challenges in the current healthcare landscape.

For more information on the consensus definition and the 2026 Primary Care Summit and Think Tank, visit the APTA Federal Primary Care SIG resources page.

O'Bright, Kelley, and Wong are co-authors of the article "Primary Care Physical Therapy: 2025 Consensus Definition." Read the article on the PTJ website and follow PTJ on LinkedIn and Bluesky for more research updates. 

Our Speakers

Christopher Bise, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, is an editorial board member of PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal. He is also an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh.

Katie O’Bright, PT, DPT, OCS, is the owner of Redefine Health Education.

 

Evan Kelley, PT, DPT, is co-chair of the APTA Federal Primary Care Special Interest Group.

Micah Wong, PT, DPT, is a graduate research assistant in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science at the University of Iowa.


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