Demographics & Opinions of ATPs in Supply & Manufacturing

Program ID : EE0019.072718.01
Webinar Length of Time: 1.0 Hour

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Joy Nix, ATP, CIFT, MS

Joy Nix is a RESNA certified Assistive Technology Professional and an American College of Sports Medicine Certified Inclusive Fitness Trainer. She has her masters in Rehabilitation Technology from the University of Pittsburgh. Joy is an avid advocate for people with disabilities as it relates to changing national and local policies and helping increase individual’s access to sports, community and independence for daily living through physical training and tailoring equipment needs.

Note: Faculty for this activity have been required to disclose all relationships with any proprietary entity producing health care goods or services, with the exemption of nonprofit or government organizations and non-healthcare related companies.

The study was a partnership between the University of Pittsburgh Rehabilitation Science & Technology Department (RST) and the National Coalition for Assistive & Rehabilitation Technology (NCART).

Joy is going into the workforce of ATPs in supply/manufacturing.

ATP survey respondents were incentivized to participate to potentially win a year of free access to RSTCE webinars

Description

This presentation discusses the age and demographics of ATPs currently working in supply/manufacturing. It will first provide a background on the industry of complex rehabilitation technology (CRT), then will discuss the development of the demographic study. Results and conclusions will be explained, followed by next steps and a Q&A session.

Learning Objectives

Upon viewing this webinar, participants will be able to:

Understand the age and demographics of ATPs currently working in supply/manufacturing
What is different between ATPs in the first half of their career vs those in the latter half of their career
What levels of education do current ATPs have and what do they recommend for the profession
What does the future look like for the need of ATPs based on current trends
Where are they opportunities for future growth and development in the profession

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Updated | 5.13.2021