Agenda
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2:00 PM-4:00 PM EST In-Person HOFBRÄUHAUS PITTSBURGH. Southside Works, 2705 South Water St.
Pre-Conference Activity: Trivia
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5:00 PM-7:00 PM EST In-Person The Box 2nd Floor Lobby
Badge Pick-Up Open & Pre-Lecture Reception with Food and Beverage at 6pm
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7:00 PM-8:00 PM EST In-Person The Box Green Room
2026 Ellen Hillegass Keynote Lecture: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy: Part of a Movement...Participant and Witness
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8:00 AM-9:30 AM EST In-Person The Box Green Room
MAD About POTS: A Dangerous Duo Preceding Cardiac Arrest in a Young Adult
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8:00 AM-9:30 AM EST In-Person The Box: Yellow Room
Quit Fibbin': PT Management of Atrial Fibrillation
Speakers:
- Kally Riley, SPT
- Raechel Painovich, SPT
- Katherine Mandt, SPT
- Morgan Keller Johanson, PT, MSPT, DHSc, CCS
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9:45 AM-11:15 AM EST In-Person The Box Green Room
Immune System - Friend or Foe? Immunotherapy in PT Practice
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9:45 AM-11:15 AM EST In-Person The Box: Yellow Room
Providing Blood Flow Restriction Exercise to Patients with Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Disease: A Practical Session
Speakers:
- Lawrence Cahalin, PT, PhD
- Johnny Owens, PT, MPT
- Zachary Dunkle, PT, DPT, OCS
- Gabriela Tenorio, PT, DPT
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11:30 AM-1:00 PM EST In-Person The Box Green Room
Exercise testing and prescription in Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab: The complex, co-morbid patient.
Speakers:
- Crystal Gluch, PT, DPT, CCS, GCS
- Stephanie Kostsuca, PT, DPT, CCS
- Kayla Jones, PT, DPT, CCS
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11:30 AM-1:00 PM EST In-Person The Box: Yellow Room
The Weight of Breath: Understanding Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome in Physical Therapy Practice
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2:30 PM-4:00 PM EST In-Person The Box Green Room
Beyond Clinical Exposure: Transforming Residency Learning Experiences into Specialty-level Cardiopulmonary Practice
Speakers:
- Ryan Smith, PT, DPT
- Kait DioGiovine, PT, DPT
- Nicole Budzynski, PT, DPT
- Haley Bento, PT, DPT, CCS
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4:15 PM-5:45 PM EST In-Person The Box Green Room
Cardiopulmonary Physiology: Implications for the Physical Therapist
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6:30 PM-8:30 PM EST In-Person Hotel Indigo Lobby
Optional Networking Social
Light appetizers will be included.
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8:00 AM-9:30 AM EST In-Person The Box: Yellow Room
Breath as a Biomarker: Respiratory Muscle Performance as a Vital Sign in Chronic Disease
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8:00 AM-9:30 AM EST In-Person The Box Green Room
Transplanting Evidence into Practice - a Review of Evidence for PT in Heart and Lung Transplant
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Speakers:
- Brady Anderson, PT, DPT, CCS
- Matthew Butler, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
- Alanna Hunt, PT, DPT, CCS
- Casey Farrell, PT, DPT
- Richard Severin, PT, DPT, PhD, CCS
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10:00 AM-11:30 AM EST In-Person The Box: Yellow Room
Surviving Twice: Navigating the Crossroads of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease in Rehabilitation
