Podcasts about pt think tank

Rachel Jermann, Founder of Talus Media News, comes onto HET Podcast to talk about communication issues across the physical therapy profession and solutions to some of these issues. Brandon and Rachel also discuss social media, perception of women leaders in the profession, podcasting as a medium to improve communication within the profession, & much more. Talus Media Website: http://www.talusmedia.org/ Talus Media News Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/talus-media-news/id1244441787?mt=2 Talus Media Talks Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/talus-media-talks/id1255575461?mt=2 PT Think Tank Website: https://ptthinktank.com/ Rachel's Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/RJGotAGoni Talus Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/talusmedia Talus Media Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/TalusMedia/ Talus Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talusmedia/ The PT Hustle Website: https://www.thepthustle.com/  Schedule an Appointment with Kyle Rice: www.passtheptboards.com    HET LITE Tool: www.pteducator.com/het      Anywhere Healthcare: https://anywhere.healthcare/ (code: HET)   Biography: Rachel Jermann, PT, DPT is the Founder of Talus Media News (which is a podcast aimed at bringing the PT profession together by keeping informed about what is happening in the world of Physical Therapy) a recent graduate from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and an active member of the Wisconsin Physical Therapy Association, where she currently serves on the PR committee and as Alternate Delegate. She is immediate past president of the WPTA's Student Special Interest Group and recipient of the 2016 WPTA Student Emerging Leader Award. As former Executive Producer of PT Pintcast, she has been an invited media member to the American Physical Therapy Association's Combined Sections Meeting and National Student Conclave, as well as the Private Practice Section's Graham Sessions. She is currently a resident in the Northern California Kaiser Permanente Orthopedic Residency.  She is also a contributor to PT Think Tank.

Kyle Ridgeway, Physical Therapist at University of Colorado Hospital, comes on the show today to discusses his journey as a new physical therapist and how he came to be where he is now, some of the biggest mistakes that he has made in the acute care/ICU that have changed how he practices, tactics for students to have confidence and success working in the acute care/ICU settings, best CEUs/resources for the acute care/ICU clinician, how education in the hospital is unique compared to other rehab settings, how to get patient/family buy in and assess understanding in the hospital, which patient populations that he has found to be the most difficult to teach and how to overcome these difficulties, what he has learned from other healthcare providers that PTs should embrace, dos and don'ts with discussing patient status with another healthcare provider, and more.  Biography: Kyle Ridgeway, PT, DPT, CCS is a physical therapy clinical specialist at University of Colorado Hospital where he designed and implemented a large scale and innovative quality improvement project in the medical ICU. This QI eventually became the standard practice model for the unit. Kyle is also a clinical instructor for the University of Colorado Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. He received his bachelors of arts in neuroscience from Pomona College and his doctor of physical therapy University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus. He is a board certified clinical specialist in cardiovascular and pulmonary physical therapy.   Early in his career he indulged his broad clinical interests by practicing in a small, private outpatient clinic, a long term acute care hospital, and an academic acute care hospital. Currently, he is pursuing his passion for acute care physical therapy specifically for patients who are critically ill combined with his desire to bridge clinical practice, research, and critical thinking. He aids in research and speaks nationally regarding acute and critical care physical therapy, quality improvement, and PTs role in hospital readmissions. Dr. Ridgeway is a contributor to the PT Think Tank which is a blog dedicated to critical observations about health, science, and physical therapy. There he aims to provide meaningful, challenging, and insightful analyses, but of course that's just his opinion. PT ThinkTank Website: https://ptthinktank.com/  The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Checklist-Manifesto-How-Things-Right/dp/0312430000/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1522081452&sr=8-2&keywords=checklist+manifesto  Kyle's Facebook Page with Coffee with Kyle Videos: https://www.facebook.com/kyle.j.ridgeway  Coffee with Kyle Twitter Thread: https://twitter.com/dr_ridge_dpt/status/970332889568067584?s=21  Kyle's Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/Dr_Ridge_DPT  Kyle's Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/kylejridge/  EDGE Mobility Website: https://edgemobilitysystem.refersion.com/c/e051d 

Kyle Ridgeway, Physical Therapist at University of Colorado Hospital, comes on the show today to discusses his journey as a new physical therapist and how he came to be where he is now, some of the biggest mistakes that he has made in the acute care/ICU that have changed how he practices, tactics for students to have confidence and success working in the acute care/ICU settings, best CEUs/resources for the acute care/ICU clinician, how education in the hospital is unique compared to other rehab settings, how to get patient/family buy in and assess understanding in the hospital, which patient populations that he has found to be the most difficult to teach and how to overcome these difficulties, what he has learned from other healthcare providers that PTs should embrace, dos and don'ts with discussing patient status with another healthcare provider, and more.  Biography: Kyle Ridgeway, PT, DPT, CCS is a physical therapy clinical specialist at University of Colorado Hospital where he designed and implemented a large scale and innovative quality improvement project in the medical ICU. This QI eventually became the standard practice model for the unit. Kyle is also a clinical instructor for the University of Colorado Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. He received his bachelors of arts in neuroscience from Pomona College and his doctor of physical therapy University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus. He is a board certified clinical specialist in cardiovascular and pulmonary physical therapy.   Early in his career he indulged his broad clinical interests by practicing in a small, private outpatient clinic, a long term acute care hospital, and an academic acute care hospital. Currently, he is pursuing his passion for acute care physical therapy specifically for patients who are critically ill combined with his desire to bridge clinical practice, research, and critical thinking. He aids in research and speaks nationally regarding acute and critical care physical therapy, quality improvement, and PTs role in hospital readmissions. Dr. Ridgeway is a contributor to the PT Think Tank which is a blog dedicated to critical observations about health, science, and physical therapy. There he aims to provide meaningful, challenging, and insightful analyses, but of course that's just his opinion. PT ThinkTank Website: https://ptthinktank.com/  The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Checklist-Manifesto-How-Things-Right/dp/0312430000/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1522081452&sr=8-2&keywords=checklist+manifesto  Kyle's Facebook Page with Coffee with Kyle Videos: https://www.facebook.com/kyle.j.ridgeway  Coffee with Kyle Twitter Thread: https://twitter.com/dr_ridge_dpt/status/970332889568067584?s=21  Kyle's Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/Dr_Ridge_DPT  Kyle's Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/kylejridge/  EDGE Mobility Store: https://edgemobilitysystem.refersion.com/c/e051d 

In this episode, we talk the draft of the new healthcare bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act. What's the latest? We talk to Jason Bellamy, VP of Communications for the American Physical Therapy Association about the opioid crisis and the #ChoosePT campaign, and we bring you up to speed on the latest legislation to have PTAs added as providers under Tricare.  Talus Media News is a subsidiary of Talus Media: PT Views & PT News. Find us on Facebook & Twitter, and check out PT Think Tank for our op-eds. 

We're talking Texas: what's the hold up with direct access? What were some of the wins this legislative session? The American Physical Therapy Association's House of Delegates wrapped up on Wednesday--we're bringing you the rundown on the motions. What passed, what didn't, and who got elected. Tune in for an exclusive interview with Cameron MacDonald of the Colorado Physical Therapy Association on the Interstate Licensure Compact.  Talus Media News is a subsidiary of Talus Media: PT Views & PT News. Find us on Twitter and Facebook, and check out PT Think Tank for op-eds.  

On this episode of the Healthy Wealthy and Smart Podcast, Dr. Kyle Ridgeway and Dr. Kenny Venere join me for Part 2 where we discuss the necessity for evidence in physical therapy! Kyle Ridgeway is a senior physical therapist at University of Colorado Hospital and coordinator of physical therapy quality improvement project in the medical intensive care unit. Dr. Kenny Venere is a home health physical therapist at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, Utah. Make sure to check out Part 1 if you missed it! In this episode, we discuss: -Is physical therapy science based? -Why we should breed a culture of skepticism in physical therapy -Fad treatments and why practitioners are attracted to them -Kyle and Kenny’s passion for the science behind physical therapy -And so much more!   The current marketing of continuing education in physical therapy acts as a barrier to evidence based innovations. Kyle believes, “Because of perverse incentives and the way the continuing education model is structured, it lends itself to guruism… This is foundationally an educational problem,” as many physical therapists are not well trained to analyze claims and assess validity.   For the physical therapy profession to continue to advance in quality of care, Kenny stresses, “We need a culture in physical therapy that is skeptical. A culture that is comfortable with engaging in argument and debate.” He stresses that there must be plausibility to our treatments and that, “We have to be less certain in our convictions and I think that is a hallmark of a scientific profession.”   Scientific debate requires an open mind and the ability to incorporate new information however Kyle has found that humans struggle with this. He believes that, “If you were truly open minded and you’re coming in with no previous data, no previous preconceptions, and you are not taking a bayesian approach to this problem, you are equally open to both outcomes.”   Kyle restricts his treatments to those backed by sound evidence and carefully reviews newly vaunted treatments before exposing patients to them because, “These aren’t actually delineating things, these are actually diluting factors that make the profession we are at large less elevated.”   Kyle has found that physical therapy adds a great deal of value to the healthcare world and states, “My experience is other people in healthcare are just yearning for physical therapist’s input and once they get it they want more of it.”   Navigating the complexities of patient care can be difficult for new physical therapy graduates. Kyle advises, “We are seeing people at their absolute most distressing moments, in a convoluted system, with perverse incentives, and ridiculous rules. And it’s really complicated. I think the first thing was just letting in that uncertainty and being okay with the fact that you’re never there, you’re always improving, there is always something different to consider, and welcoming that journey.”   For more information on Dr. Kyle Ridgeway: Kyle Ridgeway received a BA in neuroscience from Pomona College and a doctor of physical therapy degree from University of Colorado Denver: Anschutz Medical Campus. Currently, he is a senior physical therapist and team lead for medical ICU physical therapy at University of Colorado Hospital. He also serves as a clinical instructor for the University of Colorado Denver Physical Therapy Program. A quality improvement project in the medical ICU, that he designed and implemented, eventually became standard practice. He speaks nationally regarding acute care physical therapy specifically in critical care, acute care quality improvement, hospital readmissions, and outcomes following critical illness. He blogs at PT Think Tank https://ptthinktank.com/author/kridgeway/ where he aims to provide thoughtful analysis and critical thinking on various clinical, scientific, and humanistic topics relating to physical therapy. But, of course, that is just his opinion.   For more information on Dr. Kenny Venere: Kenny Venere currently works as a home health physical therapist for Intermountain Homecare and Hospice in Salt Lake City. He graduated from Northeastern University in Boston, MA with his DPT in 2014. His primary interests within physical therapy are scientific literacy, meta-research and the philosophy of evidence based practice. He writes (infrequently) on these topics over at his website, www.physiologicalpt.com.       Resources discussed on this show: Kyle Ridgeway Twitter Kenny Venere Twitter Talking Points: An Oxford-Style Debate on Dry Needling Physiological PT PT Think Tank Why do humans reason? Arguments for an argumentative theory.   Thanks for listening and subscribing to the podcast! Make sure to connect with me on twitter, instagram and facebook to stay updated on all of the latest! Show your support for the show by leaving a rating and review on iTunes!   Have a great week and stay Healthy Wealthy and Smart!   Xo Karen   P.S. Do you want to be a stand out podcast guest? Make sure to grab the tools from the FREE eBook on the home page! Check out my blog post on the Top 10 Podcast Episodes of 2016!

On this episode of the Healthy Wealthy and Smart Podcast, Dr. Kyle Ridgeway and Dr. Kenny Venere join me for Part 1 where we answer viewer questions on a variety of topics ranging from dry needling to physical therapy as a solution to the opioid crisis! Kyle Ridgeway is a senior physical therapist at University of Colorado Hospital and coordinator of physical therapy quality improvement project in the medical intensive care unit. Kenny Venere is a home health physical therapist at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, Utah. In this episode, we discuss: - Should dry needling be implemented as a physical therapy intervention? -What is physical therapy’s role in the opioid crisis? -How can acute care PT’s better collaborate with home health PT’s following discharge from the hospital? -And so much more!   Kenny and Kyle did not set out to change any minds at their dry needling debate at Combined Sections Meeting. Instead they sought to encourage skepticism to those who are still appraising the evidence and Kenny hopes, “they left more informed and just the greater goal of having people think more critically about how they choose to implement interventions in a physical therapy practice. How they think about the literature on interventions in physical therapy practice was really what we hoped to accomplish.”   Kenny advocates physical therapists should be very selective and vet new methodologies before they are adopted into their toolkit by supporting a high bar for evidence of effectiveness. He stresses, “Research is everything. Without it, we have nothing.”   Although physical therapists are well equipped to play a key role in treating chronic pain, opioid use is a multifaceted problem with many players both in the medical field and pharmaceutical industry. Kenny believes, “Physical therapists I think have a role but it’s important that we be humble in the claims we make about our role. We are by no means a panacea or a cure for the opioid crisis but I think we can play an essential role in what is a bigger puzzle.” Kyle warns about the realities of treating chronic pain and states, “I get justifiably nervous when we start talking about physical therapy as the answer to the opioid crisis…it’s nuanced and it’s layered.”   Kyle suggests hospitals should rethink how they evaluate patient satisfaction and disentangle pain from quality of service and care. Kyle points out that, “We made pain a vital sign. Patient satisfaction in the hospital is one of the most talked about things in administration and if you mix this context together there’s real incentive to say we have to do something to take this pain away.”   More collaboration across physical therapy settings may lead to a more holistic approach to tackling unique patient healthcare needs. Kyle finds that one of the problems is, “These communications really don’t happen between settings and especially between acute care and home health.”   For more information on Kyle Ridgeway: Kyle Ridgeway received a BA in neuroscience from Pomona College and a doctor of physical therapy degree from University of Colorado Denver: Anschutz Medical Campus. Currently, he is a senior physical therapist and team lead for medical ICU physical therapy at University of Colorado Hospital. He also serves as a clinical instructor for the University of Colorado Denver Physical Therapy Program. A quality improvement project in the medical ICU, that he designed and implemented, eventually became standard practice. He speaks nationally regarding acute care physical therapy specifically in critical care, acute care quality improvement, hospital readmissions, and outcomes following critical illness. He blogs at PT Think Tank https://ptthinktank.com/author/kridgeway/ where he aims to provide thoughtful analysis and critical thinking on various clinical, scientific, and humanistic topics relating to physical therapy. But, of course, that is just his opinion.   For more information on Kenny Venere: Kenny Venere currently works as a home health physical therapist for Intermountain Homecare and Hospice in Salt Lake City. He graduated from Northeastern University in Boston, MA with his DPT in 2014. His primary interests within physical therapy are scientific literacy, meta-research and the philosophy of evidence based practice. He writes (infrequently) on these topics over at his website, www.physiologicalpt.com.    Resources discussed on this show: Kyle Ridgeway Twitter Kenny Venere Twitter Talking Points: An Oxford-Style Debate on Dry Needling Physiological PT PT Think Tank   Thanks for listening and subscribing to the podcast! Make sure to connect with me on twitter, instagram and facebook to stay updated on all of the latest! Show your support for the show by leaving a rating and review on iTunes!   Have a great week and stay Healthy Wealthy and Smart!   Xo Karen   P.S. Do you want to be a stand out podcast guest? Make sure to grab the tools from the FREE eBook on the home page! Check out my blog post on the Top 10 Podcast Episodes of 2016!