TheOncoPT Podcast
306 episodes - English - Latest episode: 25 days ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsWelcome to TheOncoPT Podcast, where you'll learn how to be a confident, competent oncology physical therapist from oncology experts, practitioners, & patients.
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Ep. 04 - An Interview with the brains behind the LLIS - Jan Weiss, PT, DHS, CLT-LANA
December 12, 2018 05:00 - 30 minutes - 14.2 MBJan Weiss, PT, DHS, CLT-LANA has created this amazing quality of life outcome measure for lymphedema, & she's here on today's episode to talk about how the LLIS came to be & how to best use it in our practices. She even wants to work with you, so you can email her at [email protected] if you're interested! 1:35 Jan's Early Involvement in Lymphedema 3:33 Lymphedema care & tx in the US 22 years ago 6:57 The LLIS: Jan's Brainchild 12:13 Using the LLIS in our practice 23:11 Jan's sug...
Welcome to TheOncoPT Podcast
December 05, 2018 12:00 - 2 minutes - 1.86 MBWe are officially live! Welcome to the intro episode of TheOncoPT Podcast! I'm your host, Elise Decker - proud oncology & lymphedema physical therapist from Fort Worth, Texas! In TheOncoPT Podcast, I'll interview oncology experts, practitioners, & even patients to help you on your way to becoming a confident, competent OncoPT. Writing your oncology specialty exam case report is a huge undertaking. And it’s easy to make silly mistakes that can derail your entire writing process. Tha...
Ep. 03 - One physical therapist's journey with cancer - Carol Kottenstette, PT, DPT
December 05, 2018 05:03 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MBWelcome to Episode 3! For this episode, I interviewed one of my role models & godmother, Carol Kottenstette, PT, DPT who started her journey with cancer back in 2009. It was truly eye-opening for me to hear for the first time about her full experience & to hear wisdom from this amazing lady! 3:40 Carol's Journey through Cancer 14:05 Reconstruction with Dr. Marga 17:54 How Carol manages her lymphedema 19:15 PT Carol treats herself 22:18 How experiencing cancer shaped Carol'...
Ep. 02 - Surviving Inpatient Oncology Units - Corissa Decker, BSN, RN
December 05, 2018 05:02 - 28 minutes - 13.2 MBToday's special guest is Corissa Decker, BSN, RN, & she brought all the knowledge today about inpatient oncology units. Check it out! 0:48 Why she became an oncology nurse 2:54 Why an oncology patient would be receiving inpatient vs. outpatient treatment 12:30 Restrictions on working with patients on an inpatient unit 14:02 Platelets, Platelets, Platelets 22:36 "Missed Opportunities" 24:51 Corissa's words for new & aspiring oncoPTs
Ep. 01 - What Exactly Is Cancer?
December 05, 2018 05:01 - 12 minutes - 5.79 MBHey everybody, & welcome to my first solo episode! Today I'm talking about what exactly cancer is, how it's often described, & what it all means for us PTs. 0:55 What is cancer? 4:07 Describing cancer 4:24 Origin tissue 6:07 Staging 7:26 Grading 7:59 New vs. Recurrent 9:26 Local vs. Metastatic 10:13 Why should I care about describing cancer? Here are some of my resources: https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/understanding/what-is-cancer https://www.cancer.org/...
Ep. 00 - Welcome to TheOncoPT Podcast!
December 05, 2018 05:00 - 1 minute - 933 KBWelcome everybody to the introductory episode of TheOncoPT Podcast! Are you tired of feeling frustrated by not knowing how to best treat your oncology patients & not knowing where to turn for help? TheOncoPT is exactly right for you.