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PT&RT
Session Type: Symposium

S31--It's New & Improved! Innovations in RT/PT | Room: 436

Saturday, October 25, 2025
10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
Location:436

Recorded Session

As technology, research, and clinical practices evolve, so too do the tools and techniques used by physiotherapists and respiratory therapists. This session will explore new and improved approaches- from digital health platforms and chipped airway clearance devices to novel exercise programs and integrative care in the holistic management of people living with CF.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify recent innovations in PT/RT that are enhancing care for people living with CF
  • Evaluation of the clinical impact and feasibility of integrating new technologies into routine PT/RT practice
  • Apply evidence based strategies to optimise airway clearance, exercise and multidisciplinary consultation

Presentations:

  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    S31.1- Quality Over Quantity: Why Technique Matters

    Speaker: Eleanor Main, PhD MSc – University College London

  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    S31.2- Virtually There: Reinventing Care Beyond Hospital Walls

    Speaker: Laura C. Blanch, MSc – Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust

  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    S31.3- Real Life Experience of Digital Health Platforms in Adults with CF

    Speaker: Lucy Gale, BSc (hons), MSc, PhD student – Royal Papworth Hospital / University of Cambridge

  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    S31.4- Navigating Wellness: Online Pulmonary Therapy for CF Patients

    Speaker: Gina Collins, MPH, RRT – Inova Fairfax Hospital