Meeting Code of Conduct

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APTA Private Practice Program Code of Conduct

APTA Private Practice is committed to providing a safe, productive, and welcoming environment for all meeting participants and staff (whether virtual or face-to-face), regardless of a person’s race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, age, religion, disability status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical appearance, or other characteristics (“personal characteristics”). All participants, including, but not limited to, attendees, speakers, volunteers, exhibitors, APTA Private Practice staff members, service providers, and all others are expected to abide by this Program Code of Conduct. This Policy applies to all APTA Private Practice meeting-related events, including those sponsored by organizations other than APTA Private Practice but held in conjunction with APTA Private Practice events, on public or private platforms.

APTA Private Practice expects individuals to uphold the professional and educational purposes of APTA Private Practice and its events by respecting the rights, privacy, safety, and dignity of all persons. APTA Private Practice expects individuals to exercise professionalism, consideration, and respect in their speech and actions, and to refrain from harassing speech and other harassing behavior.

Unacceptable Behavior is defined as:

Harassment, intimidation, or discrimination in any form.
Unwelcome and uninvited attention or contact with another Participant.
Verbal abuse of any attendee, speaker, volunteer, exhibitor, APTA Private Practice staff member, service provider, or other meeting guest. This includes typed comments in the virtual platform chats, etc. Examples of verbal abuse include, but are not limited to, verbal/typed comments related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, national origin.
Inappropriate use of nudity and/or sexual images in public spaces or in presentations, or threatening or stalking any attendee, speaker, volunteer, exhibitor, APTA Private Practice staff member, service provider, or other meeting guest.
Disruption of presentations during sessions, in the exhibit hall, or at other events organized by APTA Private Practice throughout the program. All participants must comply with the instructions of the moderator and any APTA Private Practice event staff.
Express or implied threat of physical or professional harm.
Actual or threatened personal or professional retaliation for a rejection or report of unacceptable behavior.
Failing to stop unacceptable behavior when requested by a Participant or APTA Private Practice.
Presentations, postings, and messages should not contain promotional materials, special offers, job offers, product announcements, or solicitation for services, except where expressly authorized by APTA Private Practice (for example – registered exhibitors within their exhibit booths, scheduled sponsored presentations, etc.). APTA Private Practice reserves the right to remove such messages and potentially ban sources of those solicitations.

Reporting Unacceptable Behavior

Any participant whose safety is threatened or violated is urged to contact local law enforcement immediately.

In addition, any Participant who feels unsafe or experiences unwelcome conduct, who observes or experiences unacceptable behavior, or who believes there has been a violation of this Policy, is encouraged to send an email to info@ppsapta.org, call (800) 517-1167, or (if onsite at an in-person event) ask any member of the event staff team to contact the Executive Director or Conference Manager, so that APTA Private Practice can take the appropriate action.

Consequences of Reported Unacceptable Behavior

Upon receiving a report of unacceptable behavior, APTA Private Practice’s priority will be the safety and security of Participants. In order to preserve a safe, educational environment, APTA Private Practice reserves the right to remove a Participant from an APTA Private Practice Event, suspend or terminate specific features available to a Participant or to suspend or terminate the Participant’s entire account. In addition, APTA Private Practice reserves the right to prohibit Participant’s attendance at any future APTA Private Practice Event.

Violation of this Policy, as determined by APTA Private Practice in its sole discretion, is grounds for any action that APTA Private Practice deems appropriate, including but not limited to warning the offender, denying the offender access to an APTA Private Practice Event (including revoking or denying registration to an APTA Private Practice Event), suspending or terminating the offender’s access to the APTA Private Practice Event, and barring the offender from other APTA Private Practice Events. APTA Private Practice reserves the right to take whatever action it, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, with respect to the investigation of any matters related to this Policy.

Any person who is denied access to or whose access is terminated during an APTA Private Practice Event based on this Policy may request that APTA Private Practice review the matter after the APTA Private Practice Event has concluded. However, APTA Private Practice’s action will be effective immediately and will continue until and unless APTA Private Practice issues a contrary decision. Unless a contrary decision is issued, any person who is denied access to or removed from an APTA Private Practice Event based on this Policy will not be eligible for a refund of any registration fees paid for access to or participation in the APTA Private Practice Event.

By registering for an APTA Private Practice program (virtual or face-to-face), you acknowledge your registration is subject to APTA Private Practice’s Program Code of Conduct Policy.