Practice Leadership

Dr. John Childs joins us for the final episode of Clinical Podcast and talks with Dr. Kory Zimney, the new host of PT Elevated. As Clinical Podcast comes to a close, John passes the reins to Kory as he introduces PT Elevated, an all-new podcast focused on you, the clinician. If you were a fan of Clinical Podcast, you are going to love PT Elevated and look forward to Wednesdays to see what new clinical nugget the hosts and guests have in store for you.

You can find PT Elevated wherever you listen to podcasts. Just search "PT Elevated" to start listening to the introduction episode and an episode with our very first guest, the esteemed Tony Delitto, PhD, PT the Dean of School of Health and Rehabilitation Science and Professor of Physical Therapy at University of Pittsburgh.

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@ZimneyKJ

@EIMteam

The incredibly accomplished Andrew Guccione, PT, PhD, DPT, FAPTA, joins Larry Benz, PT, DPT, OCS, MBA, MAPP, the CEO of Confluent Health on this week's episode of Practice Leadership to discuss developing self-efficacy and the role self-efficacy will have in the future of the physical therapy profession.

Dr. Guccione emphasizes the importance of self-efficacy in achieving good outcomes with patients, using verbal persuasion, and incremental achievement to produce the biological effects that contribute to getting patients back to health.

Looking ahead 30 years to the middle of the century, Dr. Guccione predicts that physical therapists will evolve into providers that look at movement as a behavior, pushing physical therapists to become practitioners that integrate and highlight behavioral health in their everyday practice.

Dr. Guccione is the 41st Mary McMillan Award Winner, Professor and Chair of Department of Rehabilitation Science at George Mason University. He served 10 years as Senior Vice President, Division of Practice and Research, American Physical Therapy Association. He has over 30 peer-reviewed research projects along with several other awards for impactful research.

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@PhysicalTherapy

Dr. Guccione's LinkedIn

Dr. Guccione's "Destiny is Now" speech pdf

Dr. Guccione's "Destiny is Now" speech highlights

Dr. Guccione's full George Mason University bio

Larry Benz, PT, DPT, OCS, MBA, MAPP, the CEO of Confluent Health, is joined on this episode of Called to Care – Practice Leadership podcast by Brian Gallagher, PT, Founder & President of MEG Business Management. Larry and Brian discuss how to use positive interactions and soft skills like validation and capitalization to be a successful clinician. They also dive into managing your clinicians and support staff by giving tips and tools for recruiting and retaining your employees.

Links: Brian Gallagher's LinkedIn MEG Business Management @PhysicalTherapy @EIMTeam Called to Care

Brian Gallagher's Bio: In 1997, Brian founded what became one of Maryland's largest therapy staffing companies, while at the same time launching a multi-site private practice which resulted in a sale in 2006. Brian re-acquired the practice in 2008 and doubled it before winning "Practice of the Year" in 2011. MEG Business Management began in 2006 as an educational coaching company training owners and their key employees on innovative practice management strategies. Today, MEG has taken another major leap forward by developing a Virtual Training platform for practice owners to now have the tools and training resources to professionally enhance, track and manage employee performance & compliance. When Brian is not coaching or working on the virtual training platform, he can be found giving lectures at the APTA, PPS and CSM Annual Conferences, as well as APTA State Chapters and DPT Schools.

On this week's episode of the Called to Care season of Practice Leadership, Larry Benz, PT, DPT, OCS, MBA, MAPP, the CEO of Confluent Health, talks to Daphne Scott, PT, DScPT, MAPP, OCS, FAAOMPT, the Chief Culture Officer and Chief Thrive Officer of Confluent Health. Larry and Daphne discuss the broaden and build theory, giving examples and guidance on how to apply it personally, professionally and clinically to help you become a more mindful and empathetic practitioner.

Links: @DaphneScott @PhysicalTherapy @EIMTeam Waking Up a Leader: Five Relationships of Success – by Daphne Scott

List of books by Barbara Frederickson, PhD Positivity: Top-notch Research Reveals the 3 to 1 Ratio That Will Change Your Life Love 2.0: Finding Happiness and Health in Moments of Connection

On this week's episode of the Called to Care season of Practice Leadership, Larry Benz, PT, DPT, OCS, MBA, MAPP, the CEO of Confluent Health, connected with Tim Flynn, PT, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT, FAPTA of Colorado In Motion. They discuss the science behind the placebo and nocebo affects and how it can affect your practice.

Links: Placebo, Nocebo, and Expectations: Leveraging Positive Outcomes Letter to the Editor: A Cautionary Note on Endorsing the Placebo Effect – JOSPT 2013 @timothywflynn @PhysicalTherapy @EIMTeam

On this week's episode of the Called to Care season of Practice Leadership, Larry Benz, PT, DPT, OCS, MBA, MAPP, the CEO of Confluent Health, spoke with Andrew Bennett, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, co-founder of Texas Physical Therapy Specialists about how the patient's experience can be affected by creating positive memory moments using methods supported by the peak-end rule.

Links: @Bennettab @PhysicalTherapy @EIMTeam

On this week's episode, Helen Riess, M.D., the CEO and Chief Scientist for Empathetics, joins host Larry Benz, PT, DPT, OCS, MBA, MAPP, the CEO of Confluent Health to discuss the power and effectiveness of empathy. This episode spans several topics, including the importance of self-empathy, how theory of mind (ToM) can be applied in your clinical practice, building empathy to be effective in your clinic, her future areas of interests, and how empathy can be facilitated in Telehealth.

Helen Riess, M.D. is CEO and Chief Scientific Officer for Empathetic, Inc., and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, part-time. Dr. Riess is a psychiatrist who developed an empathy training that has been rigorously tested in pilot studies and a randomized, controlled trial at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Riess has devoted her career to teaching and research in the art and science of empathic relationships. She is a core member of the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations (CREIO).

Links: empathetics.com Alan Alda, Helen Riess Urge Pandemic-Era Empathy TEDx Talk: The Power of Empathy The Empathy Effect: Seven Neuroscience-Based Keys for Transforming the Way We Live, Love, Work, and Connect Across Differences @HelenRiessMD @PhysicalTherapy @EIMTeam

On this week's episode of the Called to Care season of Practice Leadership, Larry Benz, PT, DPT, OCS, MBA, MAPP, the CEO of Confluent Health, connected with Rob Wainner, PT, PHD, FAAOMPT, to discuss practicing gratitude in your life and the impact it can have in your clinical practice.

The Practice Leadership Podcast is running a brand new season focused on the theme – Called to Care, 10-episodes on different topics that will impact compassionate care in your clinic.

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@PhysicalTherapy

@confluentfamily

The Practice Leadership Podcast is running a brand new season focused on the theme – Called to Care, 10-episodes on different topics that will impact compassionate care in your clinic.

On this week's Practice Leadership – Called to Care podcast, Larry Benz, PT, DPT, OCS, MBA, MAPP, the CEO of Confluent Health, connected with Caroline Miller, MAPP on goal setting. Caroline breaks down where goal setting theory started and how her research is guiding her away from KPIs and OKRs to develop a new goal setting methodology – B.R.I.D.G.E. – brainstorming, relationships, investments, decisions, grit and excellence.

B.R.I.D.G.E. involves psychological safety, gender research, positive psychology and neurolinguistics in helping you achieve the goals you set. Listen in to hear how thoughtful goal setting affects you as a health care provider and as a person.

Links: carolinemiller.com @CarolineMCoach Sign up for Caroline Miller's newsletter @physicaltherapy @EIMteam

For more advice on goal setting, you can find Called to Care on Amazon.

In this episode, Liz and Tim speak with Dr. Heidi Jannenga PT, DPT, ATC, physical therapist and co-founder of WebPT, regarding the difficult topic of inequity in health care for people of color. We discuss the problems of implicit bias, systemic racism, and the 90% problem in the PT profession. Heidi also provides some small ways we can all work to improve.

 

Links:

Justice In June

Why We Cannot—And Do Not—Serve Our Patients Equally

Bridging the PT Diversity Gap

Connect with Heidi via LinkedIn

Some books regarding these topics:

The New Jim Crow (Michelle Alexander)

So You Want to Talk About Race (Ijeoma Oluo)

How to be an Antiracist (Ibram X Kendi)

Just Mercy (Bryan Stevenson)

White Fragility (Robin DiAngelo)