Important Names and Dates in History

Question 1

Reconstruction Aides (1914-1917)

Answer 1

Laid the foundations of Physical Therapy

Question 2

Mary McMilian

Answer 2

The first president of the American Women’s Physiotherapeutic Association.

Question 3

What illness had devastating effects across the country in the early 1900s?

Answer 3

Poliomyelitis

Question 4

What is the PT Review?

Answer 4

The precursor to PT Journal

Question 5

When was the first publication of the PT Review?

Answer 5

March 1921

Question 6

First organization for Physical Therapy and when was it established?

Answer 6

American Women’s Physiotherapeutic Association, January 1921

Question 7

When was the first accreditation for PT educational programs?

Answer 7

1928

Question 8

When was the first “Code of Ethics and Discipline” established?

Answer 8

1927-1936

Question 9

Who is Lucy Blair?

Answer 9

She was an executive director of APTA and was responsible for placing physical therapists in rural areas for polio treatment programs.

Question 10

When did APA establish its first permanent office?

Answer 10

1938

Question 11

When did the APA change their name to APTA?

Answer 11

1946

Question 12

When did PT private practice begin to expand?

Answer 12

1955

Question 13

When was the development of the first licensing exam?

Answer 13

1954

Question 14

When were PTs recognized and included in medicare programs?

Answer 14

1957-1966

Question 15

When was the PT Review name changed to PT Journal of the APTA?

Answer 15

1962

Question 16

What is the McMillan Fund?

Answer 16

Prestigious award to recognize students.

Question 17

When did Dr. Moffat call for PT to become an entry-level clinical doctoral degree?

Answer 17

1977

Question 18

When was PT education considered a post-baccalaureate degree?

Answer 18

1979

Question 19

When did APTA become the sole accrediting agency for PT programs?

Answer 19

1983

Question 20

What were the first examinations for specialist certification for?

Answer 20

Cardiopulmonary specialist certifications

Question 21

What is the practice model and who adopted this model?

Answer 21

The practice model is: Examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention, reexamination, and assessment of outcomes.

Dr. Moffat adopted this model

Question 22

When time period were there more post-baccalaureate PT programs than Baccalaureate?

Answer 22

Mid 1990s and onward

Question 23

When were PTs allowed to practice without a referral for those under medicare?

Answer 23

2001

Question 24

When was the 1500 dollar cap on outpatient PT and ST services eliminated?

Answer 24

2000 but returned in 2002

Question 25

In what time period was the APTA website up and running?

Answer 25

1997-2006

Question 26

When was the emersion of the “Diseases of Civilization” and what is it?

Answer 26

2007-2016; When non-communicable diseases were becoming more and more prevalent in the US and world.

Question 27

When was APTA’s learning center established?

Answer 27

2008

Question 28

What is the Physician Payment and Therapy Act?

Answer 28

Established in 2010, it extended the therapy cap exceptions.

Question 29

When was Telehealth put into practice?

Answer 29

2021