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Background in Physical Therapy
by Lisa West

A friend of mine is an MD, and he often does other work using his MD education as a basis for other jobs. He serves as an "expert opinion" in some court trials, does consultation work for medicine companies, and teaches lectures occasionally. Although Read More...

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Learning Experience
by Lisa West

A few nights ago I picked up an extra evaluation at the end of the day. It was a very active 88-year old woman admitted for a GI bleed. She volunteers weekly and is completely independent at home. No device used. Upon introducing myself and my purpose Read More...

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Mandatory Lunch Meetings
by Lisa West

At our hospital, the baseline for productivity is 75 percent. In acute care this is attainable on most days, but on some days can be difficult. Other tests/procedures, medical hold due to unstable lab values, dialysis, and simple patient refusals often Read More...

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Watching Patients Decline
by Lisa Catenacci

In this rehab setting, I have the opportunity to get to know my patients fairly well. Most of them stay in the rehab program for two weeks, and with three hours of therapy a day- you get to know the person, build relationships. In these instances, you Read More...

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What's in a Name?
by Lisa Catenacci

Should new DPT grads be called Doctor? Doctor Lisa. Hmmm, well, I didn't go into PT school simply for a nice title, but the fact remains that I am graduating from a Doctoral program. What do you think? I think by calling ourselves doctors of physical Read More...

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