The following is the FINAL program and schedule for the 2024 ATRA Annual Conference in Kansas City, MO. Presentations, times and other details have been finalized but may change onsite due to unforeseeable circumstances.
Regarding CEUs, NCTRC has pre-approved all educational sessions. Poster presentations are not eligible for CEUs. For specialty certification designation, please check the pdf version of the program.
Please note that all attendees, exhibitors, and guests are expected to follow the ATRA Conference Code of Conduct. To review this, please visit https://www.pathlms.com/atra/courses/63978/documents/98441
Clinical Reasoning: Making Assessment & Treatment Decisions (VIRTUAL)
Primary Presenter
![[photo]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocLP9S9mmibFsv779oA97K6eIfH_uKINZhuCEbsTRGcEYpSDyyGI=s50 "Heather Porter, PhD, CTRS, FDRT, Temple University")
Heather Porter, PhD, CTRS, FDRT, Temple University
Credentials
PhD, CTRS, FDRT
Biographical Information
Dr. Heather Porter is a professor in the recreational therapy (RT) program at Temple University, a fellow in the National Academy of Recreational Therapists, and the owner of RecThera. Her area of specialization is inpatient and outpatient physical rehabilitation. She created and organizes the annual RT Evidence-Based Practice Conference at Temple University and created and maintains RT Wise Owls (rtwiseowls.temple.edu) to disseminate RT-related research and evidence-based practice information. She has been teaching RT assessment and documentation for 15+ years and has recently developed an RT assessment and treatment framework that blends evidence-based practice, clinical reasoning, the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) and the Rehab Treatment Specification System (RTSS) to support and facilitate critical thinking in making assessment and treatment decisions.