HealthLinked Podcast

In this episode we chat with Geraldine - a speech pathologist who works in paeds disability in Melbourne. She talks about working as part of a multidisciplinary team, a day in the life of a paeds speech pathologist, innovation in AAC and video fluoroscopy and its indications. Geraldine also provides insight into mentoring requirements for early career SP's and discusses starting in private practise or the education system as a best approach when training in paeds. Geraldine also gives some excellent interview tips and some advice for SP students when preparing for placement.

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Time stamps;

0:35 – 1:05 Introduction

1:05 – 2:30 Experiences with the MDT therapy team at school

2:35 – 3:55 Typical day in the life of a paeds speech pathologist

3:55 – 4:15 Going on school camps for a holistic approach

4:15 – 6:55 Innovation in methods of how to teach and learn augmentative or alternative communication (AAC)

6:55 – 7:15 Specific populations that a speech pathologist works with

7:15 – 7:55 Video fluoroscopy and its indications

7:55 – 8:30 Private practise or a school based role if someone was interested in training in paeds disability

8:35 – 9:20 Minimum 1:1 mentoring requirements during the week for someone training in this area

9:25 – 11:30 Interview specific tips – 3 questions that will come up!

11:30 – 11:50 Advice for students going out on placement

In this episode we chat with Greta who is an early career occupational therapist who is travelling and working as a locum OT around some of Australia's most beautiful holiday destinations including Hervey Bay, QLD.

We talk about new graduate perspectives, being adaptable and of course... locums – having completed approximately 7 between us! We talk about how to get the best locum as a new graduate / early career OT/PT/SLP and the huge work availability waiting for those willing to travel!

Time Stamps

0:00 – 0:30 Introduction

0:30 – 1:10 Working a locum as a new graduate straight outta uni and travelling

1:10 – 1:45 New graduates are ready to learn and adaptable

1:45 – 2:00 leadership opportunities for OT in aged care and NDIS

2:00 – 3:00 Current perceptions of aged care amoungst OT's despite the many opportunities

3:00 – 4:30 Discussion and comparison of working in paeds private practise and aged care

4:30 – 5:00 Traveling and learning as an aged care locum in QLD and NSW

5:30 – 6:20 The importance of a word of mouth referral and asking around

6:20 – 6:30 Sign off

In this episode we chat with Dr Irmina Nahon PhD – a men's health and continence physiotherapist who works and teaches in Canberra.

Irmina shares some advice as to how to get experience and work in men's health and reflects on her own journey and interest in this niche specialty. She also talks about some of the clients she has worked with and the challenges with the area.

Irmina is also well placed to talk about servicing areas of need in Australia as she is a student placement co-ordinator at the University of Canberra and also has done locums in Katherine, Tamworth and the Hunter Valley. Irmina also provides a continence consulting service for rural areas and chats about this valuable and rewarding contribution.

Time Stamps

0:00 – 0:50 Introduction

0:50 - 2:20 Post graduate studies in mens pelvic floor and continence health

2:20 – 4:00 Being made an honorary member of the men's urinal membership

4:00 – 6:00 Barriers for men training in women's health physiotherapy and men's continence

6:00 – 7:20 Details of independent Men's Health course and pathways of training…

7:20 – 8:10 Men's Health requires knowledge in dietetics, fluid intake and pain management skills and educating around urgency

8:10 – 10; 55 Is there a preference for male practitioners by male patients in men's health?

10:55 – 13:15 Types of patients encountered in Men's Health…

11:30 – 12:15 Debunking the 'chronic prostatitis' medical diagnosis.

12:30 – 13:15 Continence physiotherapy has a Large psychological component which includes aspects of counselling and sex therapy

13:15 – 14:00 What is your favourite development that has really helped you in the clinic?

14:05 – 17:30 Continence Consultations for Rural and Remote Clients using skype

17:30 – 19:00 Discussion about the demand for physios in regional areas and insights into challenges for working in a remote area such as rural NSW, Tasmania and the Northern Territory

19:00 – 20:10 It is important to provide ongoing professional development and mentoring for remote physio's

20:10 – 23:00 The role and value of locums for sourcing physio's for providing relief and experiencing regional work…

23:00 – 24:30 Reflections of working in the UK in the NHS

24:30 – 25:45 Course information and sign off

In this 2nd of 2 episodes we chat with Dr Sacha Fulton PhD – an ESSA accredited sports scientist who works with elite athletes from Perth. Sacha talks about her experience with altitude training at Mt Everest base camp and some key points when working with athletes doing altitude training.

She also shares some insights into the physiological monitoring of altitude training and optimal training camp duration. We also get some insight into specific dietary supplementation used at altitude and the use of environmental chambers at the WAIS.

Sacha also talks about 4 pieces of innovative technology which have changed the game in sports science in the last 3-5 years and some specific consultant business roles available for sports scientists in industry and education.

0;00 – 0;30 Introduction

0.30 – 2;00 Personal experiences when training at altitude and appetite suppression

2;45 – 5;35 Physiological monitoring at altitude and supplementation at high altitude

5;55 – 6; 45 Resting heart rate increases at altitude and resting heart rates for triathletes

6;45 – 8;05 RICER – without the 'I'

8;05 – 9;00 Performing under heat stress and optimising heat acclimation

9;00 – 13; 00 Training for heat acclimation and the use of environmental chambers at WAIS

11;30 – 13;00 Optimal training camp effects and optimal training block periods

13;00 – 16;15 Innovations in sports science that have changed the game

16;15 – 19;45 Business plans in industry, education and fatigue risk management

In this 1 of 2 episodes we chat with Dr Sacha Fulton PhD – an ESSA accredited sports scientist who works with elite athletes from Perth. Sacha talks about her experience working with Paralympic and Olympic athletes, multidisciplinary teamwork in elite sports, acute to chronic workload ratios, fatigue risk management, overtraining, heart rate variability and blood flow restriction training.

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Time Stamps;

0;00 - 1;15 Introduction

1;15 - 3;30 Training pathways as a sports scientist

3;30 - 6;30 Multidisciplinary teamwork in elite sport and squad numbers travelling to the olympic games

6;30 - 7;30 Olympic and professional sporting pathways

7;30 - 9;30 The Mathew Pavlich Phenomenon and accumulated travel fatigue in West Australian Athletes

9;30 - 13;00 Travel and sleep and fatigue risk management pre, during and post flight strategies

13;00 - 15;00 Warning signs for non-functional over-reaching or over training and daily monitoring regimes

15;00 - 17;00 The role of cross training to help recover an overtrained athlete

17;30 - 19;30 The difference in acute / chronic workload monitoring in different sports

19;30 - 22;45 Market vs custom wearable performance tracking devices and the simplest way to quantify training load

22;45 - 24;00 Discussion around heart rate variability as a method to measure fatigue and the accuracy of current wearables in athletes

24:00 - 25;15 Discussion of some specific wearables

25;15 - 26;30 Blood flow restriction

26;30 - 27;30 Why Usain Bolt was the fastest man alive and also rubbish at football

27;30 Preview for part 2