Fall Conference

APTA Utah 50th Annual Fall Conference

October 24-25, 2025

Rocky Mountain University
1800 S Novell Pl, Provo, UT 84606

EVENT DETAILS

12 CEU Hours + 1 Ethics

Dates: October 24-25, 2025
Times: Friday 8:00 am-5:00 pm & Saturday 8:00 am-3:00 pm

Ethics Presentation will be Saturday 7:00 - 8:00 AM.

Location: Rocky Mountain University
1800 S Novell Pl, Provo, UT 84606

ORTHO TRACK

Bart McDonald, PT, MPT, ECS, FMSK

"Providing and Utilizing Musculoskeletal Ultrasound and EMG in the PT Practice as Primary Care Providers"

Bart McDonald, PT, MPT, ECS, FMSK, is the founder of Superior Physical Therapy. Bart graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 2000. He opened his first outpatient clinic in 2004, and since then, Superior Physical Therapy has since grown to eight clinics across Southeastern Idaho. After earning his ABPTS certification in Clinical Electrophysiologic Testing (ECS) in 2020, and completing a Fellowship in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in 2021, Bart created Diagnostic Solutions, a group that performs electrodiagnostic (EMG) and musculoskeletal ultrasound testing. Diagnostic Solutions performs diagnostic tests for physical therapy clinics, and physicians in the area and has expanded to perform testing inside of orthopedic surgeons’ and podiatry offices.  In January of 2025, Mr. McDonald partnered with Mountain Land Physical Therapy and is the Director of Clinical Diagnostic Services for Mountain Land Partners in Utah, Idaho and Montana.  He is passionate about building the PT profession to become the musculoskeletal primary care providers, accurately finding the true diagnosis for each patient, and changing lives.

NEURO TRACK

Ana Sanchez Junkin, PT, DPT & Chrissy Zimmerman, DPT, PT

"Leveraging Movement Analysis to Streamline Assessment, Identify Balance Diagnoses, and
Deliver Targeted Interventions for Balance Dysfunction"

Movement analysis is a key tool in the diagnostic process that can help therapists derive hypotheses about the underlying impairments, identify diagnoses, and provide specific interventions in an efficient and patient-centered way.  In this 2-day course, participants will learn the foundational concepts to understand and apply the Universal Framework for Movement Analysis and the Movement System Diagnoses for Balance Dysfunction recently developed by the Movement System Committee of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy.  The foundational concepts for movement analysis include the movement continuum and movement constructs terminology and definitions to universally describe movement when analyzing tasks as well as standardized task and environmental variations to be applied during examination. The foundational concepts for Balance Diagnoses are the postural control strategies, their underlying determinants, key movement observations and examination findings that describe each balance diagnosis and the link between the diagnoses and interventions. Course participants will learn how to apply these concepts and processes in their clinical practice throughout the course via structured active learning opportunities and the use of video-based patient cases. Course participants will have access to and practice using knowledge translation tools throughout the course to further assist in translating the content into clinical practice.

Dr. Ana Sanchez Junkin holds her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the MGH Institute of Health Professions and is a Board Certified Neurologic Clinical Specialist. She began her career at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital finding interest in vestibular rehabilitation. Over the last several years, Ana worked on the establishment of a vestibular rehabilitation program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Sanchez Junkin now practices at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Dr. Sanchez Junkin’s is a clinical Adjunct Faculty at the MGH- Institute of Health Professions (IHP) and laboratory instructor at Boston University. In 2022, Ana was recognized by the MGH -IHP Physical Therapy Department with the Outstanding Clinical Educator Award. In addition to clinical and academic work, Ana sits on the Executive Board of Directors for the American Physical Therapy Association of Massachusetts (APTA MA). She also serves on the ANPT Movement System Diagnoses for Balance Dysfunction Knowledge Translation Taskforce, that is developing balance diagnoses resources for clinicians and academics in the physical therapy field. Ana presents on the topic of balance and vestibular rehabilitation extensively both on the regional and national level, most recently co-presenting. “Level up your Clinical Reasoning as a Movement Expert: Standardized Movement Analysis and Balance Diagnosis” at the 2025 Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA.  

Dr. Zimmermann graduated from the University of Findlay with a Doctorate of Physical Therapy and is a board certified neurologic clinical specialist. She currently works in the Center for Brain Injury at HMH JFK Johnson Rehab Institute in New Jersey where her practice spans inpatient rehabilitation, specialized subacute rehab, and outpatient services primarily treating patients with traumatic brain injuries and strokes. Dr. Zimmermann is also a faculty member of the neurologic residency program at HMH JFK Johnson Rehab Institute. She is a member of the ANPT Knowledge Translation Task Force for the Framework of Movement Analysis of Task which is creating tools for clinicians to translate this framework into practice.  Dr. Zimmermann co-presented “Level up your Clinical Reasoning as a Movement Expert: Standardized Movement Analysis and Balance Diagnosis” at the 2025 Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA

Pediatric Track

LOCAL SPEAKERS

COMBINED WITH NEURO TRACK THIS YEAR

Tuition Rates:

Annual Fall Conference Highlights

• Local and National Exhibitors

• APTA Utah Business Meeting Luncheon Friday

• Research Presentations on Saturday