Call for Virtual Pop-Up Proposals | Adolescent Pelvic Health: The Missing Conversation
Seeking engaging and innovative presentations!
About the Virtual Pop-Up
Adolescence is a critical period of growth, physical change, athletic development, and identity formation, yet pelvic health concerns in this population are often underrecognized, under-discussed, or misunderstood.
This Virtual Pop-Up aims to highlight clinically relevant, evidence-informed, and practical content that supports providers in better identifying, evaluating, and managing pelvic health concerns in adolescents. We are especially interested in proposals that address the unique needs of teens and young adults across settings, including outpatient care, sports medicine, school-based considerations, interdisciplinary collaboration, and patient/family education.
Submissions should focus on topics that are applicable to clinical practice and help advance thoughtful, developmentally appropriate care for adolescents experiencing pelvic health concerns.
This virtual pop-up is currently scheduled for Tuesday, October 26-Thursday, October 28, 2027.
Topic Ideas
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Adolescent athletes and pelvic health
- Pelvic floor considerations in teen athletes
- Urinary leakage, pelvic pain, or pressure symptoms in sports
- Load management, training demands, and pelvic health symptoms
- Return-to-sport considerations
- Coccydynia in adolescents
- Evaluation and treatment considerations
- Postural, musculoskeletal, and pelvic floor contributions
- Trauma-related or sport-related tailbone pain
- Functional impacts on sitting, school participation, and activity
- Dysmenorrhea and pelvic pain
- Differentiating common menstrual discomfort from persistent pelvic pain
- Physical therapy considerations for adolescents with painful periods
- Interdisciplinary management of menstrual-related pelvic pain
- Education strategies for adolescents and families
- Developmentally appropriate pelvic health education
- Communication strategies for adolescents and caregivers
- Reducing stigma around pelvic health symptoms
- Supporting body awareness, autonomy, and self-advocacy
- Screening and referral considerations
- Identifying red flags in adolescent pelvic health
- When to refer to medical, mental health, or other specialty providers
- Collaborative care models for adolescent pelvic health concerns
Before You Submit
Intended Audience
Pelvic health physical therapists, pediatric physical therapists, sports physical therapists, rehabilitation professionals, educators, researchers, and other health care providers who work with or have an interest in supporting adolescent patients.
Presentations are 45 minutes, followed by a 15-minute live Q&A session.
Proposals will be reviewed based on relevance to the event theme, evidence base, clinical applicability, originality, and overall proposal quality.
Selected presenters will receive additional information regarding presentation preparation, presentation materials, promotional assets, and deadlines after acceptance.
Speaker Eligibility
- At least one speaker in the session must be an Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy member (preferred).
- The topic may be presented by one or multiple individuals, with a maximum of three presenters.
- Presenters should have relevant clinical, academic, research, or professional expertise related to the proposed topic.
Speaker Expectations
- Present current, evidence-based information relevant to the proposed topic.
- Translate research into practical clinical applications.
- Provide strategies, tools, or frameworks that clinicians can implement in practice.
- Ensure content aligns with the Academy's mission and scope of physical therapy practice.
- Proposals should offer original content and avoid substantial duplication of existing Academy educational offerings. The proposed topic should not be identical or too similar to a CAPP course or an existing Collaborative Course. However, if the proposal is based on a similar topic, it should offer differentiation by exploring the subject in greater depth or approaching it from a unique perspective.
- Presenters must be prepared to participate in the live virtual session and Q&A.
Proposal Components
Maximum of 15 words.
Maximum of 200 words.
Up to four measurable learning objectives.
Five to seven current bibliographic references in AMA format, no more than 7 years old at the time of presenting.
Name, degrees/credentials, institution, city/state, and speaker headshot and biography highlighting relevant experience.
Keywords to help potential attendees find the session topic.
Basic, Intermediate, or Advanced.
Conflict of interest disclosures for all presenters.
Speaker Honorarium
Timeline
The timeline is subject to change. Please revisit this page for any changes to the timeline.
Questions?
For questions about this Call for Proposals, please contact hello@aptapelvichealth.org.
COLLABORATE WITH US:
Designed to fit seamlessly into your busy work-life schedule, our dynamic 3-part virtual pop-up series is seeking passionate speakers. This is a fantastic opportunity to share your expertise, connect with peers, and contribute to the advancement of pelvic health.
EVENT HOSTED BY:
Pediatric Pelvic Health Special Interest Group (Sarah Cooper, PT, Allison Nicole Heschle, PT, DPT, and Andrea Richtel Branas, PT, DPT)
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