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Cost to Attend:
APTA Members: $425.00
Non-Members: $575.00
Meet your Trainers:
Susan Lukens, PT, MS, DPT
Susan Lukens PT, MS, DPT, brings over thirty years of experience in the outpatient clinical setting, emphasizing interdisciplinary and multi-site teamwork. She has extensive expertise in fiscal and strategic planning, physician relations, and facility design and construction. Currently, as the Director of Outpatient Rehabilitation at University of Florida Health in Gainesville, Florida, she manages 16 locations and oversees a diverse range of specialties from pediatrics to geriatrics. Her role encompasses managing a multi-million-dollar budget and a wide array of multidisciplinary programs, including Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Language Pathology, Fitness & Wellness, and Cardiac Rehab.
Susan's educational background includes a BS in Kinesiology from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and an MS in Physical Therapy from the University of Colorado, Health Sciences Center. She completed her transitional Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the College of Saint Scholastica in August 2020. Additionally, she serves as the Chair of the Leadership Committee within the Academy of Leadership and Innovation of the American Physical Therapy Association.
Aaron Embry, PT, DPT, PhD, MSCR
Aaron Embry, PT, DPT, PhD, MSCR is an assistant professor at TUFTS DPT Boston and continues to actively participate in research efforts at the Ralph H. Johnson VAMC. He completed his graduate clinical and PhD training at the Medical University of South Carolina and has clinical and research experience primarily with individuals with neurological conditions or limb loss. He has extensive experience in the provision of physical therapy services via telerehabilitation to Veterans with chronic neurological conditions and has worked in multiple settings providing direct patient care. He has served the American Physical Therapy Association of South Carolina in various committees and is a former chapter president and delegate to the APTA House of Delegates. He has also served the APTA DEI task force and committee for six years and was an APTA Centennial Scholar and Association Leadership Scholar mentor for three consecutive years. Aaron completed the LAMP leadership coursework in 2011, served as the project chairperson for several years and returned to LAMP Leadership faculty in 2023.
Course Schedule:
This course provides 15 CEHs
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