Preparing for CSM 2026: Inspiring Growth in Acute Care

Show Notes

As APTA’s Combined Sections Meeting heads to Anaheim, this special episode offers a behind-the-scenes look at how acute care programming comes together — and how clinicians can prepare with purpose. Co-hosts Dr. Leo Arguelles and Dr. Nicole Neveau are joined by James Crick, PT, DPT, PhD, and Jean Woolford, PT, DPT, co-chairs of acute care programming for CSM, to discuss session planning, emerging themes, and practical tips for navigating the conference and making meaningful professional connections.

Today’s Guests:

Enjeen Wolford, PTA

enjeen@gmail.com

James P. Crick, Jr., PT, DPT, PhD

jamescrickdpt@gmail.com

Co-Chairs, CSM Education Programming, APTA Acute Care

Guest Quotes:

5:28 “ Our big goal is to cultivate and bring up the new speakers and the people that have never spoken in a conference before. That’s our big push…”

8:49 “ This is the place to network and to connect.  That is the most important and valuable thing that I would give anybody who’s new or newer to attending CSM.”

27:46 “ So comfortable shoes are definite must!”