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Experience Ascend Anywhere

The ultimate rehab therapy business summit is going virtual with free webinar sessions throughout 2025.

We’re not limiting it to just a few days.

Live Ascend sessions will now be spread across 2025, so you can clear time on your schedule to attend without missing work. And if you still can’t get away, you can register to get the recording and watch it whenever you have time.

We’re still bringing the rehab therapy community together.

With family commitments and a long list of patients waiting to get in to see you, it can be hard to get away for industry events. So this year, we’re taking Ascend online so everyone can enjoy our thought-provoking sessions—even if they’re stuck at their desk.

You’ll get access to the same compelling sessions—for free.

Our virtual Ascend promises the same compelling sessions you’ve come to expect over the last twelve years. Our speakers will share their expertise to help you better run your business, improve your bottom line, and excel as a therapy professional. The best part of all? It’s free!

Aired January 22, 2025 

Struggling with staffing shortages and documentation overload? Elisabeth Brown, PT, DPT, Senior Product Marketing Manager at WebPT, and Pedro Teixeira, MD, PhD, Co-Founder and CEO at PredictionHealth, explored how AI is transforming rehab therapy. Jeff Arnold, Pediatric Occupational Therapist at Carolina Pediatric Therapy, and Andrew Wagner, MHA, PT Owner at Choice Physical Therapy shared clinical perspectives.

Missed out? Check out the recording.

Same great reasons to love virtual Ascend

Ascend FAQs

How do I sign up?

This page will be updated with new webinar dates and registration links as we schedule them with our hosts. You can also subscribe to our email list to receive invitations to each Ascend webinar directly in your inbox.

Can I still earn CEUs?

If an Ascend webinar session is CEU-eligible, we’ll list it as such. However, you can always access CEUs on the WebPT Marketplace. Use code ASCENDCEU for $50 off.

How will you replace the next-level networking at Ascend?

While we won’t be able to connect in person, each Ascend webinar will offer live Q&A and an open chat for discussion with hosts and attendees.

Is this just for 2025, or will Ascend always be virtual now?

While we’ll never say never, this is the format Ascend will be taking for the foreseeable future to provide more opportunities for rehab therapists from across the country to access the incredible content we can offer at Ascend—without the added travel or ticket costs.

Stay tuned as we announce additional Ascend webinar sessions throughout the year. To get updates sent directly to your inbox, join our email list today.

AI in Rehab Therapy: Expert Perspectives and Peer Experiences

Aired March 26, 2025

Join us as we take a deep dive into the revenue cycle to help viewers optimize their back office. Hosts Monte Sandler, CPA, Chief Operating Officer at WebPT, Amy Hartz, MBA, CPA, Chief Financial Officer at Hartz PT, and Brian Hartz, DPT, OCS, Founder and Owner at Hartz PT will share everyday examples of billing and collection challenges and discuss how a proactive, data-driven approach can cut out the errors, missing information, and other issues that keep practices from getting paid on time and in full.

Missed out? Check out the recording.

Shift Left: Solving RCM Challenges With a Proactive Approach

Speak on an Ascend Session

We’re looking for dynamic leaders to share strategies for success in rehab therapy. With Ascend’s virtual sessions, you can share your expertise from anywhere, live-streamed to a nationwide audience.

Submit your proposal on a business or practice management topic that’s centered around real-life, actionable insights to help clinics thrive. WebPT will review and select sessions based on their impact, relevance, and the overall balance of topic submissions for the year.

Does your practice have what it takes?

Just like in years past, we’re taking nominations for the Ascend Awards, which recognize two outstanding practices in two different ways.

Innovator of the Year
A total rehab therapy trailblazer who executes innovative, unique, and cool new ideas.

Practice of the Year
An industry leader—a practice that’s making waves and enjoying proven success. 

Both awards are open to all outpatient physical, occupational, and/or speech therapy practices—you do not need to be a WebPT Member to win, nor does it increase your chances of winning. We’ll notify the finalists in August and formally announce the winners in September after the final webinar of the 2025 Ascend series.

Sessions   |   Apply to Speak   |   Award Nominations   |   FAQs

Aired Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Join us for an insightful discussion on how authenticity can transform your marketing strategies to resonate with today's consumers. Hear from Matt Gervais, PT, DPT, CSCS, Senior Product Marketing Manager at WebPT, Kay Mastrocola, PT, DPT, DPTs with Anxiety, Steph Port, Head of Account Management at Moz, and Kevin Chen, Director, Channel Development at Moz, as they:

• Explore how a more engaging website can lead to more patient conversions;
  
  
• Offer guidance on building an authentic brand presence on social media;
  
  
• Highlight the importance of patient reviews in attracting new clients; and
  
  
• Explain the critical role of SEO in boosting online visibility.
  

Finding the Right Patients with Authentic Marketing

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See What's Next

Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at 8:00 AM PT (11:00 AM ET)
45 minutes of insights and 15 minutes of live Q&A

Join us as we highlight common front office fails and how to sidestep those administrative pitfalls. Join Heather Blackwell, Senior Manager of Member Marketing at WebPT, Dee Bills, PT, Founder of Front Desk GURU, and Rick Lau, CEO and Founder of Clinic Accelerator, as they cover the most frequent front office challenges, like:

• Gathering all of the necessary information for registration and insurance verification;
  
  
• Keeping clinicians’ schedules full to maximize revenue;
  
  
• Collecting copays and coinsurance; and
  
  
• Creating a front office experience that keeps patients coming back.

Front Office Fails: How to Fix Your Front Desk and Grow Your Business