Leadership Conference References

Ariel Branden

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2. APTA Federal Primary Care SIG. Primary Care Physical Therapy Defined. https://www.aptafederal.org/assets/primary-care-SIG/Primary%20Care%20PT%20Defined%20Final.pdf​
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6. McGill T. (2013). Effectiveness of Physical Therapists Serving as Primary Care Musculoskeletal Providers as Compared to Family Practice Providers in a Deployed Combat Location: A Retrospective Medical Chart Review, Military Medicine, Volume 178, Issue 10, October 2013, Pages 1115–1120, https://doi.org/10.7205/MILMED-D-13-00066​
7. American Physical Therapy Association. (2023). The Economic Value of Physical Therapy in the United States. https://www.valueofpt.com/globalassets/value-of-pt/economic_value_pt_u.s._report_from_apta-report.pdf​
8. O’Bright K, Peterson S (2024). Physical Therapists in Primary Care in the United States: An Overview of Current Practice Models and Implementation Strategies. Phys Ther. 2024 Dec 6;104(12):pzae123. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzae123. PMID: 39223935. ​ https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article-abstract/104/12/pzae123/7748059?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false
9. Cattrysse E, et al. (2024). Impact of direct access on the quality of primary care musculoskeletal physiotherapy: a scoping review from a patient, provider, and societal perspective. Arch Physiother. 2024 Jul 1;14:20-28. doi: 10.33393/aop.2024.3023. PMID: 38962745; PMCID: PMC11220609.​ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11220609/
10. Denninger T. et al. (2021). The Influence of Patient Choice of First Provider on Costs and Outcomes: Analysis From a Physical Therapy Patient Registry. JOSPT, 48(2), 63-71. https://www.jospt.org/doi/full/10.2519/jospt.2018.7423​
11. Utah SB 196; Montana SB 109 (2025) apta.org+1podcasts.apple.com+1pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov