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I'm attending my first in-person conference this week at the National Lymphedema Network 2021 Conference. After almost a year & a half since my last in-person conference, I'm really excited & a bit nervous.

I absolutely love conferences. I love connecting with people I've encountered through social media & the podcast, meeting new people, & learning the latest & greatest ways to help people. With that said, it's really easy to get swept up in the excitement & bustle of the conference, & then walk away without remembering a whole lot of what you've learned.

So what I've started doing is going to every conference with a plan. Not just what sessions I'm going to attend, but a set plan for what I want to do & learn.

While you may think this takes the spontaneity out of the conference experience, I've found that this plan helps me be more receptive to the spontaneous moments & still come away from a conference with a lot of useful information.

Sure, you could go in without a plan, but this is the best way to get overwhelmed & probably forget a lot of the stuff you learned before you even get back home.

So here's my tried & true method for making the most of each conference I attend:

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Fan-favorite Dr. Angela Wicker-Ramos is back! This time, she's updating us on how her practice was exploding pre-pandemic, how she & her team navigated changes quickly over the past year, & how she's now running a non-profit foundation to help even more patients with cancer.

Tune in to hear her talk about all of these amazing things, plus the advice she gives to those trying to carve their own path. For more information on her non-profit foundation, check out Moving Beyond Cancer Collaborative.

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Access to care is one of the central tenets of high-quality cancer rehabilitation. What good is a residency, board certification, etc. if people can't actually get your care?

Answer: It's not. It's worthless.

We've talked previously on the podcast about meeting patients where they're at, improving accessibility, but today's guest is taking a unique approach that you need to hear.

Dr. Ryan Shelton, PT of PhilanthroPT has curated a healing environment that is truly accessible for patients: not just 7am-7pm hours, accepting a couple Medicaid contracts...truly accessible.

And more importantly, he's sharing how it's working & how PhilanthroPT is continuing to provide amazing care even through a lot of ongoing challenges.

Listen to my interview with Ryan Shelton now!

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One of the coolest things is to watch a person lean into their strengths, help people, & serve their community - it's even better when it's an OncoPT buddy!

Friend of the podcast, Lisa Sylvestri, is back for a follow-up episode, & buckle up my friends: her practice has been CRUSHING it over the last year. Not only has her practice grown, but it's about to OUTGROW her current facility. Incredible.

Lisa was kind enough to indulge some of my logistical questions about running a practice & how she's keeping this train on its tracks.

You don't want to miss our interview!

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One of my students recently shared that their mom is cancer-free. And the whole class clapped & cheered.

Damn, that felt good.

One of the coolest things we do as PTs is to help patients navigate the "after cancer" experience. But we have a lot to learn about this side of the diagnosis.

Dr. Eric Galvez, PT is a brain tumor thriver & advocate who has traveled the world to serve young adult & brain tumor survivors. In addition to the TWO books he's authored, he's also serving as the membership chair for @apta.oncbfsig & spearheading the upcoming PT Day of Service balance & falls screening event (which you should definitely participate in!).

Eric & I talked about his treatment, his rehab experience (as a patient in his own facility), & what PTs need to know about patients living beyond their brain tumor.

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When I started my first job, I knew what to do with every patient I saw.

Just kidding.

I was sooooo lost. Even after an amazing final clinical rotation, nothing could have prepared me for treating patients on my own, by myself, in a brand new environment.

And it took me months, probably close to a year, before I felt like I wasn't drowning.

But it doesn't have to be this way.

We don't have to stumble through our first year(s) of practice. Part of the reason I made it through that first year was because of my friend & classmate, Gary.

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For every 1,000-10,000 people living with lymphedema in the United States, there is one lymphedema therapist. Read that again.

It's even worse for children with lymphedema. And I'll be the first to say: I'm part of that problem.

Prior to Camp Watchme, I was terrified of treating children. My only oncology & lymphedema experience was with adults! How could I possibly treat children?

Well my tune has changed significantly. In fact, pretty much every therapist who went to Camp Watchme is now singing a different tune.

And it's largely due in part to today's podcast guest: Brittany Williams.

Brittany Williams is the founder of Brylan's Feat Foundation, which began as a way to help families deal with the same struggles Brittany faced as a parent of a child with lymphedema.

You definitely want to check out our interview right away!

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Continuing ed is great & all, but it's worthless unless you actually do something with what you know.

The real value of learning is applying it & sharing it with your colleagues & patients.

Amanda Curry, PT, DPT, Board Certified Oncologic Clinical Specialist, is taking what she learned over the last year of preparing for the oncology specialty exam & is literally changing lives.

Not only is she treating her patients better, but she's also reshaping her entire rehab department & hospital's approach to early mobility, prospective surveillance program, & helping pediatric oncologic patients live better after a cancer diagnosis.

Amanda delivered a really fun interview that you don't want to miss - listen now!

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A cancer diagnosis is bad enough, but experiencing cancer during a pandemic is on a different level.

Dr. Bri DeWitt, PT, is a physical therapist from Hawaii who treats patients with orthopedic, pelvic floor, & oncologic impairments. She also is a survivor of triple negative breast cancer, diagnosed smack-dab in the middle of the pandemic.

I'm so grateful to Bri for so openly sharing her treatment journey, the impairments & side effects she's still dealing with today, & how she's harnessing her journey to advocate for her patients moving forward.

• How the pandemic & quarantine affected Bri's cancer treatment (& what this means for our patients)
• The physical but also psychosocial changes Bri experienced plus what's helped (& some that surprised her)
• How she's educating & advocating for patients through her own experience & blog
• What she wants every PT to know about working with people after cancer - from her firsthand experience

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Last week, we heard from Dr. Andrew Chongaway, PT, Board Certified Oncologic Clinical Specialist about his experience completing an oncology residency. And it was awesome!

In this week's episode, I interviewed Dr. Chris Wilson, PT, Board Certified Geriatric Clinical Specialist, who is the director of the Beaumont oncology residency program director. So we get the other side of the residency discussion, which was fantastic.

We pulled the curtain back on residency programs, how they affect our profession, & (my favorite part) what PTs who aren't going to do a residency should know about them (that would be me!).

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