In this episode, we dive into the chaotic yet often hilarious world of working in healthcare. It's a fresh topic we couldn't wait to share because it happened to us today, literally. We'll recount the rollercoaster day when everything that could go wrong did, and what we did to navigate the storm. From internet outages to patients in a hurry, we'll explore the ups and downs of life in the clinic. Join us as we share stories, insights, and a few dad jokes to lighten the mood.

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"Welcome to 'The PT Assistants' podcast, where we're dedicated to supporting PTAs on their journey in the world of physical therapy. In this episode, we're diving into Laura's return back to work and a timely and important topic that directly impacts the PTA community: Aetna's recent payment changes. Laura just returned from a two and a half week vacation and has a difficult time adjusting her return to work. We also talk about Aetna's payment changes which leaves us with lingering thoughts. Let's jump into all of this and more!

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The time is ticking for Ken to start a new journey. Now comes the balance between work, podcasting, and parenthood. Pat shares some of his journey and advice for Ken as this new chapter begins. There is so much knowledge to absorb as one gets ready to become a parent, how much of that sticks? Who knows because every child is different. However, Ken will take in everything he can so that he's prepared when the time comes. We also have a little chat at the end about FF, tune in to that as well!

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Typically PTAs aren't really looked at during an emergency situation. Outpatient we typically have our supervising PT and in a hospital, it's every one but the therapy team. However, when working in home health, you're the only healthcare provider available at times. Jen has a story for us today that had her be the first responder. Jen walks us through her situation and how she handled it. This is to help raise awareness for PTAs everywhere to always be prepared in any given situation because if it's one thing we know, anything can happen.

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Join us as Joe and Ken chat about work life balance. Today we have a conversation on what we due in order to avoid things life burnout and compassion fatigue. Working as a PTA and in the healthcare field comes with its fair share of stress, so we discuss what we do in order to avoid that. If anyone else has some tips on what they do or would just like to let us know their hobbies, feel free to leave a comment down below!

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Sometimes things aren't as straight forward as they seem. We must take it upon ourselves to do the research and see what is relevant to what is presented in front of us. Joe has over 10 years of experience being a PTA and is here to share his experience in gaining critical thinking skills as well as how he has applied them. Everyone will have a different approach, but as we know, critical thinking is a must have skill in this field. Let's get right into it.

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Welcome to another episode! Today we ponder on the thought of whether or not AI can replace PTAs. We asked AI to guide us through a short story of a treatment conducted by an AI and how it would look. Now we discuss on whether or not this is actually possible? If it is, then who it's for and whether or not it's practical for all patients!

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Time for the pt 2! Check out part one if you're interesting in learning how Laura and Ken came into the field but now we are talking about PT month. How well is the PTA community being represented and is our presence felt? Some gripes here and there with some positives. Let's jump in!

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It's been a while since we've discussed this.. but how did Laura and Ken become PTAs? This month we are celebrating PT awareness month, and we've decided to talk about our journey that got us here. We also discuss some gripes about PT awareness month so stay tuned as we discuss that in greater depths in part 2!

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Welcome! Today we do a little refresher on burns. Ken had an experience with burns recently and realized how much he actually forget about the treatment of burns. So today is more of an educational/refresh on some of the topics in a "Let's quiz Laura!" fashion. So feel free to join in, and see how many you can get right!

Previous episode discussing Laura's experience with burns!

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