Continuing ed is great & all, but it’s worthless unless you actually do something with what you know. The real value of learning is applying it & sharing it with your colleagues & patients. Amanda Curry, PT, DPT, Board Certified Oncologic Clinical Specialist, is taking what she learned over the last year of preparing for …
Ep. 140 – How sharing your knowledge actually helps you Read More »
Pelvic floor dysfunction affects a significant number of cancer survivors. Many of these patients will not be referred to pelvic floor PT. Instead, they will end up in oncology PT for other reasons & will “happen” to also have pelvic floor issues. So can we actually help these patients as non-pelvic PTs? The answer & …
Ep. 99 – Can you treat pelvic floor as a non-pelvic PT? Read More »
Within oncology, there’s so much to know, mainly because our patients aren’t neatly siloed into “just” having cancer. They have other impairments, or impairments that were exacerbated by their cancer & treatments. It’s important to know how these other issues can affect our patients & our plans of care. Alexandra Hill, PT, DPT, WCS, CLT-LANA, …
It’s time to start cracking down on studying for the Oncology Specialist Certification Exam (at least here at our house). This is my first time studying for the exam, so I’m really excited to be brushing up on all this great stuff & refreshing things I may have forgotten. While the exam can seem really …
Ep. 95 – 10 Must-Have Study Tools for the Oncology Specialist Certification Exam Read More »
Last week, I covered my favorite must-haves for a general oncology clinic. Today’s episode covers my favorite, essential items for an onco-lymphedema clinic. The idea with these two episodes is to pare down all the excess “toys” & “gadgets that tend to clutter our clinics – or to give those starting a clinic an idea …
Ep. 58 – The Essentials of an OncoPT Lymphedema Clinic Read More »