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The PTJ Podcast

Oxford University Press•academic.oup.com
Health & Fitness
Medicine
Listen to author interviews with PTJ’s Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette, who gets at the story behind the research, including insights on clinical application, study design, and future directions.
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Episodes

Diagnostic Labels and Movement Expertise: An Author Interview with Dr. Shirley Sahrmann

Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette asks Dr. Sahrmann to elaborate on her thought-provoking Point of View in a conversation that acknowledges some of the differences of opinion and controversies surrounding this vital topic. What are the relationships between diagnostic labels and the critical issues that face the profession as it begins its second century—issues such as variability in practice, documentation burden, defining effective treatment strategies, and, ultimately, the success of patient outcome...

Jan 29, 2021•30 min

Return on Investment in Physical Therapy: An Author Interview with Dr. Steven Ambler

Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette spotlights a Point of View on the effect of student debt on the next generation of physical therapists, and Dr. Ambler provides insights and data. How big is the problem—and what steps might be taken at the system level to make sure that education is being delivered efficiently as well as supporting the future development of the profession? Dr. Ambler is coauthor of “Return on Investment in Physical Therapy: Professional Tension.”

Jan 13, 2021•21 min

Changes Needed in the Rehabilitation Care That PTs Provide in Skill Nursing Facilities: An Author Interview with Dr. Allison Gustavson

Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette and Dr. Gustavson discuss the design and implications of an implementation study involving 2 nonrandomized independent groups (usual care and high intensity) staged within a single skilled nursing facility using the i-STRONGER (IntenSive Therapeutic Rehabilitation for Older Skilled NursinG HomE Residents) program. Dr. Gustavson is coauthor of “Application of High-Intensity Functional Resistance Training in a Skilled Nursing Facility: An Implementation Study.”

Jan 13, 2021•18 min

Physical Function in the Hospital and Patient-Centered Outcomes in Inpatient Rehabilitation: An Author Interview with Dr. Joshua Johnson

Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette and Dr. Johnson address topics including impact of value-based care and the variability among outcomes and costs, identifying the target populations that will benefit from inpatient rehabilitation, and the need for readers to understand some of the challenges and limitations of using large, complex data sets in research. Dr. Johnson is coauthor of “Physical Function in the Hospital Is Associated With Patient-Centered Outcomes in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility.”

Jan 13, 2021•21 min

Time Between an Emergency Department Visit and Initiation of PT Intervention: An Author Interview with Dr. John Magel

Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette and Dr. Magel highlight some impactful, and some surprising, associations found by this study—and what the next steps for researchers should be. Based on the findings, comments Dr. Jette, “if I was a payer, I’d want to figure out how to get people…to PT right away.” Dr. Magel is coauthor of “Time Between an Emergency Department Visit and Initiation of Physical Therapist Intervention: Health Care Utilization and Costs.”

Jan 13, 2021•14 min

Adherence of PT Treatment Choices to Clinical Practice Guidelines for Musculoskeletal Conditions: An Author Interview with Dr. Joshua Zadro

Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette talks with Dr. Zadro about his systematic review of an important area that is often overlooked. One of Dr. Jette’s questions for Dr. Zadro: “Why do you think there’s so much care that’s not evidence-based that’s continues to be provided by our professionals?” Dr. Zadro is coauthor of “Effectiveness of Implementation Strategies to Improve Adherence of Physical Therapist Treatment Choices to Clinical Practice Guidelines for Musculoskeletal Conditions: Systematic Review.”

Jan 13, 2021•22 min

High-Flow Oxygen Therapy During Exercise Training in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Chronic Hypoxemia: An Author Interview with Dr. Michele Vitacca

Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette interviews Dr. Vitacca about his multicenter randomized controlled trial involving a unique set of patients. Dr Vitacca is coauthor of “High-Flow Oxygen Therapy During Exercise Training in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Chronic Hypoxemia: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.” https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article-abstract/100/8/1249/5823911

Nov 23, 2020•22 min

Persistent Pain and the Opioid Crisis: An Author Interview with Dr Todd Davenport

Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette interviews Dr. Davenport, who provides a population health perspective and actionable suggestions for clinicians. He notes that “even back in 1999, Boissonnault found that over a quarter of patients had a prescription for narcotics in outpatient physical therapy practice, so… the risk for opioid addictions in the average physical therapy outpatient waiting room is potentially higher than out in the general community.” Dr. Davenport is coauthor of “Navigating the Inters...

Nov 23, 2020•21 min

What Really Works in Intervention? An Author Interview with Dr Regina Harbourne

Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette and Dr. Harbourne explore the importance of fidelity measures in rehabilitation. “Measuring how faithful you are to your approach can really guard against deviating from the delivery of the intervention…. You have to have a process to keep evaluating that throughout the time you are delivering that intervention. You want make sure that whatever you’re delivering as your target intervention is different from whatever else is being delivered.” Dr. Harbourne is coauthor o...

Nov 23, 2020•20 min

Effectiveness of an Evidence-Based Amputee Rehabilitation Program: An Author Interview with Dr. Robert Gailey

Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette interviews Dr. Gailey about his pilot randomized controlled trial to determine whether an evidence-based rehabilitation program would improve function in people with unilateral transtibial amputation who had already completed physical therapy and prosthetic training. Statistics have shown that less than 12% of people with amputations receive rehabilitation that targets impairments and activity limitations; this study makes a compelling argument for such programs for th...

Nov 23, 2020•26 min

Translating COVID-19 Evidence to Maximize Physical Therapists’ Impact and Public Health Response: An Author Interview with Dr. Elizabeth Dean

Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette interviews Dr. Dean about her passionate contention that the COVID-19 global crisis presents a unique opportunity for the physical therapy profession, both in the reduction of COVID-19 susceptibility and the management of COVID-19 from the acute phase to rehabilitation. Dr. Dean is coauthor of “Translating COVID-19 Evidence to Maximize Physical Therapists’ Impact and Public Health Response.” https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article/100/9/1458/5862054

Nov 18, 2020•33 min
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