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While each cancer is treated differently, few diagnoses are treated AS DIFFERENTLY as multiple myeloma.  

Multiple myeloma treatment may include observation, clinical trials, chemotherapy &/or other agents, as well as hematopoietic stem cell transplants (aka BMT).  

And this can tremendously affect how we treat these patients as OncoPTs.  

In today’s episode, I’m presenting two multiple myeloma patient cases to juxtapose just how different their care can look & how we can treat this dynamic patient population.

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🎄 Christmas in July: Get the Complete Oncology Specialist Package (Bootcamp + Case Report Writing Workshop + MOSC course) at our lowest price of the year — through July 31st. Join now and get the MOSC course free at launch: https://TheOncoPT.com/SPECIALIST

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Bone marrow transplants (BMT) are a cornerstone of hematologic cancer treatment.  However, the thought of BMT often scares PTs out of our minds.

Especially for us in outpatient cancer rehab, we may think that we won’t encounter these patients.

But here’s the truth: we WILL see these patients.  My first experience was a complete surprise: my patient came to see me in outpatient physical therapy AFTER their bone marrow transplant.  So I was totally unprepared!

Thankfully, today's guest Dr. Adam Matichak, PT is an expert in all things BMT.

In today’s interview, we chat about the basics of BMT, what every OncoPT needs to know about BMT, & how we can navigate care with this highly dynamic group of patients.

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While multiple myeloma only makes up about 1% of all cancer diagnoses, its wide-reaching & vast impact on our patients' lives is significant. Many of these patients will be on & off cancer treatments over a long period, causing many side effects. 

Many PTs are unsure of treating these patients, so we're diving headfirst into the medical treatment of multiple myeloma & what this means for our patient care. 

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When I started my first job as an OncoPT, I felt immensely prepared to treat all cancer diagnoses.

Just kidding.

I felt very confident treating patients with breast cancer, prostate cancer, & even colorectal cancer, but the diagnoses I was most unprepared for were hematological malignancies.

And multiple myeloma practically made me pee my pants in fright.

When in fact, these patients were easily the coolest & nicest I encountered that first year.

But if you're not familiar with multiple myeloma, it can make treating these patients very intimidating.

So don't let fear get in the way of you treating these patients.  You have what it takes to get started, with these 5 simple things to know about multiple myeloma.

Listen now & get started!

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Health care professionals have struggled with the money side of practice for a VERY. LONG. TIME.  And it’s hurting our patients.  Just look at the American health insurance industry.

Paul Wright, founder of Practiceology, helps health care professionals create practices they love, earn more, work less and enjoy their lives.  

In our interview today, we don’t mince words.  Paul even called me out on some of my mindset issues that are hurting my own practice (more on that later, too).  

If you’re looking for the next step to take in your OncoPT practice (as the owner OR employee), you need to listen to this episode NOW.

Register now for Paul's next webinar: www.mypracticeology.com/webinar 

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It's our 200th episode! 

To celebrate this monumental occasion, we are recapping some of our most popular episodes. Our guests have dropped some major knowledge over the past 199 episodes, so it was very challenging to pick out just a few of their snippets.

In today's episode, we're pulling episodes out of the vault to revisit the best pieces of advice for OncoPTs.  Listen now!

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When I graduated PT school, I wanted nothing more than to be an employee for the rest of my life.

4 years later, I'm running my private oncology PT practice.  

WTF.

In this episode, we’re going behind the scenes on this whirlwind adventure of how I’m now helping those with cancer in my community.  It’s been challenging, but exceptionally rewarding.

Even if you never want to open your own practice, I highly encourage you to give this episode a listen.  We go over mistakes I made along the way, which apply no matter your setting, & how to focus on what's truly most important in your practice: helping people with cancer live their best lives.

Show notes: https://TheOncoPT.com/199

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Are you frustrated by a lack of patients or awareness about cancer rehab?  

Then it might be time for an inservice!  

An inservice is a powerful method of communicating with your community.  I actually have a 100% conversion rate from inservice attendee to patient.  

Yea.  They’re that powerful.

In today’s episode, I cover my 10-step checklist for creating & delivering a killer inservice, so you can get more patients, more community awareness, & more medical practitioners who understand how cancer rehab helps our patients.

Listen now!

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Since breast cancer survivors often undergo many rounds of treatment (& multiple types of treatment), their list of side effects & impairments can be quite long.

So how do we prioritize the impairments to tackle first when it seems like everything is the #1 problem?

In this episode, you’ll learn the 3 questions you need to be asking during the eval to streamline your process & actually start helping the patient faster.

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Studying for the Oncology Specialty exam was really challenging for a number of reasons. But one of the biggest was trying to piece together information from a bunch of resources, including articles written BEFORE I WAS BORN.

In research land, that's like a billion years ago.

Unfortunately, the available textbooks aren't much better.

Until now...

Drs. Deb Doherty, Lori Boright, & Chris Wilson have edited & compiled a tremendous brand new textbook that is designed just for us.

Written for rehab clinicians, by rehab clinicians. 

About time.

They go behind the scenes of the creation of this textbook, what inspired this amazing work, what they included, what they'll include in the next edition, & more.

Pre-order the book with my affiliate link Oncology Rehabilitation: A Comprehensive Guidebook for Clinicians!

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