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APTA Academy of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary PT Celebrates its 50th Anniversary in 2025! Each Month in 2025, We'll be exploring the history of the Academy. Thank you to our Legacy Task Force: Ellen Hillegass (Chair), Meryl Cohen, Anne Mejia-Downs, Nancy Ciesla, and Ethel Frese for sharing these perspectives! Have something to share with us? We’d love to hear from you! Please contact us with photos, stories, and member highlights! February Historical Perspective: Spotlight on Specialization and Board Certification in Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy This month, as we continue celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Academy of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy (CVP PT), we’re focusing on the development of specialization and Board Certification in Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy. We’ll take a journey through its history, highlight key milestones, and celebrate 40 years of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary (CVP) specialization. In this issue, we will spotlight Linda Crane and Meryl Cohen, two of the first Board-Certified Clinical Specialists in Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy. Scot Irwin, also one of the first Board-Certified Clinical specialists, was the first president of the CVP Section and so was featured in last month’s newsletter. Read our February Historical PerspectiveJanuary Historical Perspective: This is the FIRST of 12 historical perspectives for the year 2025 which is the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Cardiopulmonary Section (Now the Academy of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy). Each month we will highlight different aspects of our history, and this month we focus on how the Section was started, the key individuals involved in the founding of the Section, and the very first Executive Board. We will feature key members by asking them 5 questions about their involvement. We hope you enjoy learning about how the Section got started and the important individuals involved in our history. Read our January Perspective
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