PT, PTA, OT, OTA – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.    Do kids who experience a concussion present with the same signs and symptoms as adolescents and adults? Do they follow the same treatment protocol? In this episode, we talk with Dr. Kate Corrado, a pediatric specialist and active researcher, about the therapeutic management of elementary school-aged children after they have sustained a...

PT, PTA – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.    Did you ever wish you had a gait lab in your pocket? Are you aware that a person’s gait is a good predictor of their overall health? In this episode, we talk with Dr. Stephanie Wakeman, about using mobile apps to quickly, easily, and accurately provide the objective data you need to evaluate your patient’s mobility and fall risk. How are we doing?...

PT, PTA – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.    What’s the best dose of therapeutic exercise for your patient with knee OA? In this podcast, Dr. Louise Thoma, a contributor to several clinical practice and consensus guidelines on the treatment of adults with OA, provides practical, evidence-based recommendations PTs and PTAs can use to integrate current evidence into clinical practice. How are...

OT, OTA, PT, PTA, SLP – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.    Young kids who need rehabilitation services today present differently than children born before the pandemic. We talk with pediatric sensory clinic manager and practicing clinician Danielle Carey, SLP, about the impact of the COVID pandemic on how kids present today across rehabilitation disciplines. What is the new normal of...

OT, OTA, PT, PTA, SLP, Audiology – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.    Do you feel you need to be an expert in everything and apply all interventions to your patients to be successful? Do you find yourself frequently chasing down cancellations and no-shows? In this podcast, we talk with Sturdy McKee, MPT, CEO, author, and coach, about the value of using the plan of care as a success metric...

PT, PTA – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.    Are you up to date? In this podcast, geriatric clinical specialist Dr. Ken Miller, PT, DPT, MA discusses how PTs and PTAs can apply the Hip Fracture Clinical Practice Guidelines to achieve great patient outcomes. How are we doing? Click here to give us feedback  (02:23) The Role of Clinical Practice Guidelines(15:50) Key Takeaways from the...

SLP  – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.    Do e-cigarettes impact an SLP’s practice? Are users at greater risk for conditions that fit under your scope of practice? We will talk with Dr. Elizabeth Erickson-DiRenzo, an SLP and scientist from Stanford University School of Medicine, who researches e-cigarette use and treats e-cigarette users in the clinic. Learn about vaping devices and how...

SLP  – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.    Do you want to implement the standardized IDDSI diets at your facility but are unsure how to start? Would you like to know about online resources that are available to help you and your team? In this podcast, Faerella Boczko, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, and Mary Casper, MA, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow, FNA, will give you that information and more with a discussion...

PT/PTA, OT/OTA – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.    In this episode, we talk with Occupational Therapist and Medicare Specialist Clarice Grote, MS, OTR/L about how to highlight your unique skills and knowledge as a therapy practitioner by documenting and demonstrating your skilled services. We often find ourselves writing “patient will continue to benefit from skilled therapy,” but how often...

OT, OTA, PT, PTA, SLP – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.    Do you ever feel unprepared to handle a challenging situation with a colleague or a team member? We have to work as a team to manage our patients, but not everyone is always in agreement. Listen to international speaker and author, Wanda Wallace, PhD, apply her leadership coaching expertise to common communication challenges that...

PT/PTA, OT/OTA – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.    Have you ever considered dance as an evidenced-based intervention? In this episode, we talk with Dennis Klima, PT, PhD, DPT, GCS, NCS, a professor of physical therapy, geriatric and neurologic clinical specialist, and Polka dance enthusiast, about dance as an effective way to meet the optimal dose of therapy to produce functional changes...

SLP – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.    Do your current formal and informal evaluation tools meet your patients’ clinical needs? Can you find useful assessment products on the market? This podcast will explore trends in assessment tools and processes for time-efficient and effective evaluations. In this episode, we talk with professor and ASHA Fellow Dr. Pamela Smith about assessment trends...

OT, OTA – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.    As occupational therapy professionals, you already have the skill and training to treat chronic pain. In this episode, we talk with Kimberly Breeden, MS, OTR/L, and Niccole Rowe, BA, COTA/L, co-authors of the AOTA official document “Occupational Therapy’s Role in Treating Pain” about the role and value of OTs/OTAs in managing chronic pain. How are...

PT, PTA, OT, OTA, SLP – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.    What is a digitally enabled rehab therapist? Is this the next new fad? In this episode, we talk with digital health expert Anang Chokshi, DPT, to define digital enablement for rehabilitation therapists and discuss the value of adopting digital health as a tool in your clinical practice toolkit. How are we doing? Click here to give us...

PT, PTA, OT, OTA – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.    Older adult patients in all rehabilitation settings are chronically under-dosed when it comes to the intensity of rehabilitation therapy. In this episode, we talk with Aimee Perron, a physical therapist, patient advocate, and national presenter, about best practices in prescribing exercise to improve strength, balance, endurance, and...

OT, OTA – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.    In this episode, we talk with Dr. Yvonne Monti about the significant impact sleep deprivation has on one’s health, and the critical role of occupational therapy in addressing maladaptive thoughts and behaviors that contribute to sleep dysfunction. How are we doing? Click here to give us feedback  (02:19) Key Takeaways from Todays Discussion(03:17)...

PT, PTA, OT, OTA – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.    In this episode, we explore opportunities for rehabilitation therapists to apply a population health lens to addressing pelvic health with patients, communities, and globally with Dr. Laura Keyser and Dr. Jessica McKinney.  How are we doing? Click here to give us feedback  (02:54) Takeaways From Today’s Discussion (04:21) Health and...

PT, PTA, OT, OTA, SLP – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.    As more states legalize medicinal marijuana, rehabilitation therapists are seeing cannabis as a viable alternative for managing chronic pain. How will cannabis impact patients’ clinical presentation and plan of care? How do they know what type to use, and how much? In this episode, Ellen Anderson, PT, PhD, and Lori Zucker, PT, DPT,...

PT, PTA – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.    Have you ever considered that your patient’s quality of sleep may be impacting their outcomes? In this episode, we talk with published author, educator, and founder of Healthcore Lifestyle Medicine, Dr. Wendy Price, about the importance of good sleep on health and performance, and how physical therapy professionals can address sleep dysfunction...

PT, PTA – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.    Do you think of incontinence treatment as part of a specialty practice? Do you avoid asking about or addressing incontinence? In this episode, pelvic health experts Laura Keyser, DPT, MPH and Jessica L. McKinney, PT, DScPT, MS shed light on how generalist therapists can screen and initiate treatment for incontinence and then refer to a pelvic...

OT, OTA – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.   You have the knowledge and skills, but are you applying them in different ways based on the situation in front of you? Do you know your strengths and weaknesses? Do you perceive changes in the healthcare system as opportunities or threats? In this episode, we talk with Clarice Grote, OTR/L and health policy consultant, about how to evaluate your...

SLP – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.   How can clinical competency translate into value? What competencies are needed outside of your typical scope of practice as an SLP? In this episode, we talk with Shannon Liem, a true expert in rehab services in home health. We talk about required clinical competencies, how they contribute to value, and more. How are we doing? Click here to give us...

PT, PTA, OT, OTA, SLP – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.   It happens at least once in a clinical career, your patient fires you or you discharge a patient who wants to stay, much to their dismay. In this episode, we talk with Mike Studer, PT, DPT, MHS, NCS, CEEAA, CWT, CSST, FAPTA about how to best manage difficult conversations. How are we doing? Click here to give us feedback (02:47)...

PT, PTA, OT, OTA, SLP – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.   Are you experiencing burnout? Have you left, or are you thinking about leaving your profession because you are emotionally exhausted? In this episode, we talk with Dr. Ellen Anderson, PT, PhD, GCS about why many clinicians are feeling this way, and what clinicians and employers can do about it. How are we doing? Click here to give us...