PT Pintcast - Physical Therapy

Lisa VanHoose, Rupal Patel, Steph Long, Mark Milligan, and Chris Barnes physical therapists who challenge our profession, our society, and our world on racism and DEI. 

This episode was created from a tweet and podcast from JAMA. The tweet caused backlash on social media and from members of the medical community and public. 

The panel discusses their thoughts, reactions, but mainly questioned the tweet. They discuss topics such as levels of racism, the existence of structural racism, biases to healthcare, and lack of competence expressing racism in healthcare. 

Physical therapists stand in an excellent spot to take ownership and teach others about the issues that currently exist involving racism. The panel agrees there needs to be a motivation to change the view of the healthcare system so all people are treated and care for equally. 

To create change for the future, physical therapists are at the forefront to educate children about the PT profession, PT efforts to racism, and how to create future leaders to ultimately gain followers in combating structural racism. The physical therapy profession cannot create outside change if it does not recognize its own biases. 

Follow our speakers on Twitter:

Lisa VanHoose @LisaVanHoosePT

Rupal Patel @rupalPT

Steph Long @stephlongPT

Mark Milligan @MarkMilliganDPT

Chris Barnes @CBarnesPT 

PARTING SHOT

“Even in the anger that I have, I have to honor the normalcy for which marginalized people live.” - Mark Milligan 

“This is not being talked about in other places.” - Chris Barnes

“Our greatest ability as humans is not to change the world, but to change ourselves.” - Rupal Patel 

“Let’s make this a better place for the generations to come.” - Steph Long

“We are already connected biologically. Once we figure out we are connected socially, that we are our brothers, our sisters, our other human keepers, then we can fix this thing.” - Lisa VanHoose

Lisa VanHoose, Rupal Patel, Steph Long, Mark Milligan, and Chris Barnes physical therapists who challenge our profession, our society, and our world on racism and DEI. 

This episode was created from a tweet and podcast from JAMA. The tweet caused backlash on social media and from members of the medical community and public. 

The panel discusses their thoughts, reactions, but mainly questioned the tweet. They discuss topics such as levels of racism, the existence of structural racism, biases to healthcare, and lack of competence expressing racism in healthcare. 

Physical therapists stand in an excellent spot to take ownership and teach others about the issues that currently exist involving racism. The panel agrees there needs to be a motivation to change the view of the healthcare system so all people are treated and care for equally. 

To create change for the future, physical therapists are at the forefront to educate children about the PT profession, PT efforts to racism, and how to create future leaders to ultimately gain followers in combating structural racism. The physical therapy profession cannot create outside change if it does not recognize its own biases. 

Follow our speakers on Twitter:

Lisa VanHoose @LisaVanHoosePT

Rupal Patel @rupalPT

Steph Long @stephlongPT

Mark Milligan @MarkMilliganDPT

Chris Barnes @CBarnesPT 

PARTING SHOT

“Even in the anger that I have, I have to honor the normalcy for which marginalized people live.” - Mark Milligan 

“This is not being talked about in other places.” - Chris Barnes

“Our greatest ability as humans is not to change the world, but to change ourselves.” - Rupal Patel 

“Let’s make this a better place for the generations to come.” - Steph Long

“We are already connected biologically. Once we figure out we are connected socially, that we are our brothers, our sisters, our other human keepers, then we can fix this thing.” - Lisa VanHoose

Jeremy Sutton is a physical therapist and author of SIX books. He has helped send and publish over 50 books in the last year and is on a mission to help 10,000 business owners become published authors. 

Jeremy dives into how he became an author by self-publishing and building a personal brand. He found a problem and wrote books to solve his client’s problems while making it digestible.He takes set steps to plan his books and has found ways to write a book in 90 days. 

With this, he has found multiple income streams and used his book to create online courses, coaching programs, and podcasts. 

Follow Jeremy on Facebook with his group Book Boss Tribe, Instagram at @the_bookboss and check out his website at healthybooks.net. 

PARTING SHOT

34:57 “You don’t have to have anybody’s permission to do what you want to do in this life.” - Jeremy Sutton

Jeremy Sutton is a physical therapist and author of SIX books. He has helped send and publish over 50 books in the last year and is on a mission to help 10,000 business owners become published authors. 

Jeremy dives into how he became an author by self-publishing and building a personal brand. He found a problem and wrote books to solve his client’s problems while making it digestible.He takes set steps to plan his books and has found ways to write a book in 90 days. 

With this, he has found multiple income streams and used his book to create online courses, coaching programs, and podcasts. 

Follow Jeremy on Facebook with his group Book Boss Tribe, Instagram at @the_bookboss and check out his website at healthybooks.net. 

PARTING SHOT

34:57 “You don’t have to have anybody’s permission to do what you want to do in this life.” - Jeremy Sutton 

Andrew Tran is a physical therapist and the owner of Physio Memes, a brand of physio products and memes on social media. He also helps businesses acquire new patients and clients through his expertise in social media marketing. 

He starts off telling us his story and why he created Physio Memes. He used these skills to brand himself as a therapist and add creativity to the PT profession. 

Andrew has a strong following on instagram (@Physio_Memes) displaying and selling his designed PT swag. He also used this platform to seek potential clients by turning followers into his own patients.  

Show off your PT pride by heading over to Physio Memes!

PARTING SHOT

43:25 “People ask me ‘how should I go put my name out there?’ Be you and put yourself out there.” - Andrew Tran

Andrew Tran is a physical therapist and the owner of Physio Memes, a brand of physio products and memes on social media. He also helps businesses acquire new patients and clients through his expertise in social media marketing. 

He starts off telling us his story and why he created Physio Memes. He used these skills to brand himself as a therapist and add creativity to the PT profession. 

Andrew has a strong following on instagram (@Physio_Memes) displaying and selling his designed PT swag. He also used this platform to seek potential clients by turning followers into his own patients.  

Show off your PT pride by heading over to Physio Memes!

PARTING SHOT

43:25 “People ask me ‘how should I go put my name out there?’ Be you and put yourself out there.” - Andrew Tran 

Maddie Landstrom is the outreach marketing manager at Fusion Medical Staffing helping new grads and first time travelers start their adventures in therapy jobs around the country. Don Briganti is the therapy manager at Fusion Medical Staffing and works with all travel therapists with their contracts. Rachel White is a 2019 DPT graduate from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and is a current #travelPT with Fusion Medical Staffing. 

Maddie and Don dive into what travel therapy is and the current job market throughout the country. With COVID-19, the team has been creative to ensure interested therapists land a worthwhile travel contract. When traveling, therapists should consider these factors when considering travel PT such as licensing, housing, stipends, and pay packages. 

Top reasons to a new grad should try travel PT:

* The experience * Networking opportunities* Variety of PT settings * Mentorship program* No long term commitment * Building growth and confidence 

Reach out to the team at Fusion Medical Staffing to begin your journey in #TravelPT! 

PARTING SHOT

43:45 “Reach out. No pressure conversation.” - Maddie Landstrom 

44:05 “The job market is there now.” - Don Briganti 

44:30 “Realize to be comfortable in the uncomfortable.” - Rachel White

Maddie Landstrom is the outreach marketing manager at Fusion Medical Staffing helping new grads and first time travelers start their adventures in therapy jobs around the country. Don Briganti is the therapy manager at Fusion Medical Staffing and works with all travel therapists with their contracts. Rachel White is a 2019 DPT graduate from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and is a current #travelPT with Fusion Medical Staffing. 

Maddie and Don dive into what travel therapy is and the current job market throughout the country. With COVID-19, the team has been creative to ensure interested therapists land a worthwhile travel contract. When traveling, therapists should consider these factors when considering travel PT such as licensing, housing, stipends, and pay packages. 

Top reasons to a new grad should try travel PT:

* The experience * Networking opportunities* Variety of PT settings * Mentorship program* No long term commitment * Building growth and confidence 

Reach out to the team at Fusion Medical Staffing to begin your journey in #TravelPT! 

PARTING SHOT

43:45 “Reach out. No pressure conversation.” - Maddie Landstrom 

44:05 “The job market is there now.” - Don Briganti 

44:30 “Realize to be comfortable in the uncomfortable.” - Rachel White

Uchenna Ossai is a pelvic physical therapist, professor at University of Texas Austin Dell Medical School and founder of a sex education platform called You See Logic (Youseelogic, LLC) 

Uchenna uses her social media platforms @youseelogic to provide pelvic/sexual health education and answer questions for people in a comfortable space. 

She recommends for therapists to form a sex team to treat and educate needed for patients in their sexual health. She highlights people who have a sexual dysfunction will view their own health lower than a person without a sexual dysfunction. 

Uchenna describes intersectionality as power structures that intersect to impact people’s health in various ways. Teaching intersectionality starts with foundational knowledge as topics related to a person’s health impacts their behavior and response to health. In the clinic, ask your patients  the real life events that can affect them directly (racism, sexism, other factors related to social determinants of equity). 

She questions how to create workplaces that are equitable and also inclusive. If work places already begin with exclusion, the problem is coming from the root of the company. She recommends for individuals in a company to understand their own power to create change in a company’s values. 

To learn more about this topic, Uchenna recommends listening to Allegories on Race & Racism TED Talk. 

Uchenna course Intersections of Racism and Power: Healthcare Redefined on sale now!

PARTING SHOT

59:05 “Learning about racism and sexy time is a process. You’ll always learn something new.” - Uchenna Ossai

Uchenna Ossai is a pelvic physical therapist, professor at University of Texas Austin Dell Medical School and founder of a sex education platform called You See Logic (Youseelogic, LLC) 

Uchenna uses her social media platforms @youseelogic to provide pelvic/sexual health education and answer questions for people in a comfortable space. 

She recommends for therapists to form a sex team to treat and educate needed for patients in their sexual health. She highlights people who have a sexual dysfunction will view their own health lower than a person without a sexual dysfunction. 

Uchenna describes intersectionality as power structures that intersect to impact people’s health in various ways. Teaching intersectionality starts with foundational knowledge as topics related to a person’s health impacts their behavior and response to health. In the clinic, ask your patients  the real life events that can affect them directly (racism, sexism, other factors related to social determinants of equity). 

She questions how to create workplaces that are equitable and also inclusive. If work places already begin with exclusion, the problem is coming from the root of the company. She recommends for individuals in a company to understand their own power to create change in a company’s values. 

To learn more about this topic, Uchenna recommends listening to Allegories on Race & Racism TED Talk. 

Uchenna course Intersections of Racism and Power: Healthcare Redefined on sale now!

PARTING SHOT

59:05 “Learning about racism and sexy time is a process. You’ll always learn something new.” - Uchenna Ossai