A geriatrics and palliative care podcast for every health care professional. We invite the brightest minds in geriatrics, hospice, and palliative care to talk about the topics that you care most about, ranging from recently published research in the field to controversies that keep us up at night. You'll laugh, learn and maybe sing along. Hosted by Eric Widera and Alex Smith. CME available!
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MMOA Podcast - Physical Therapy | Fitness | Geriatrics
Dustin Jones, PT, DPT, GCS, CF-L1: Physical Therapist
MMOA (Modern Management of the Older Adult) helps rehab & fitness pros get results with older adults. Brought to you by the Institute of Clinical Excellence, tune in to hear pertinent geriatric discussions, relevant research, & treatment ideas. Good for Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Assistants, Students, New Grads, Seasoned Veterans, Geriatricians, & Fitness Professionals. Find out more at www.MMOA.online
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Home Health Minute: Home Health | Physical Therapy | Geriatrics
Home Health Section of the American Physical Therapy Association
The podcast for Home Health Physical Therapists/Assistants from the Home Health Acadamy of the American Physical Therapy Association. Regular conversations that will keep you informed, engaged, and better able to serve your patients.
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I have to start with the song. On our last podcast about urinary incontinence the song request was, “Let it go.” This time around several suggestions were raised. Eric suggested, “Even Flow,” by Pearl Jam. Someone else suggested, “Under Pressure,” but we’ve done it already. We settled on, “Oops…I did it again,” by Britney Spears. In some ways the s…
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Join Christina today on the podcast as she discusses experiencing loss, processing grief, and its impact on being a geriatric clinician. This is something close to her heart as she goes through her own grief journey and my goodness, it hits on how our older adults must be feeling.
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Join @trisaleehutch as she dives into what occupational therapy is and the role of occupational therapy practitioners. Spoiler alert: it's more than baking cookies! Want to make sure you stay on top of all things geriatrics? Go to https://MMOA.online to check out our Free eBooks, Lectures, & the MMOA Digest!…
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I always find cachexia in serious illness puzzling. I feel like I recognize it when I see it, but I struggle to give a clear definition or provide effective ways to address it. In today's podcast, we had the opportunity to learn from a renowned expert in palliative care, Eduardo Bruera, about cachexia and anorexia in serious illness. Eduardo establ…
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Dr. Jeff Musgrave PT, DPT covers 3 helpful steps in giving older adults permission to succeed and blast through psychological barriers to success. Acknowledge Craft Focus *Want to make sure you stay on top of all things geriatrics? Go to https://MMOA.online to check out our Free eBooks, Lectures, & the MMOA Digest!…
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Join Dr. Kay Mayordomo, PT, DPT (@kaym23) as she discusses wellness class logistics, the unsexy, but completely necessary part of running a workout class (specifically what she’s learned from bone health bootcamp)! Want to make sure you stay on top of all things geriatrics? Go to https://MMOA.online to check out our Free eBooks, Lectures, & the MMO…
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As Eric notes at the end of today’s podcast, we talk about many difficult issues with our patients. How long they might have to live. Their declining cognitive abilities. What makes their lives meaningful, brings them joy, a sense of purpose. But one issue we’re not as good at discussing with our patients is sexual health. On today’s podcast Areej …
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Join @coach.noush_dpt and @drjesskirby as they talk about how we can help when working with someone struggling with Mental Health in their everyday lift and lose the joy and self confidence they used to have due to their current state/recent decline in function. Want to make sure you stay on top of all things geriatrics? Go to https://MMOA.online t…
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This week @sbship8_dpt discusses her experience with getting her @staveoff_hendersonville crew ready for the Murph and considerations to take into account prior to and day of to promote success for all parties. Want to make sure you stay on top of all things geriatrics? Go to https://MMOA.online to check out our Free eBooks, Lectures, & the MMOA Di…
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The landscape of options for treating people with kidney failure is shifting. It used to be that the “only” robust option in the US was dialysis. You can listen to our prior podcast with Keren Ladin talking about patients who viewed dialysis as their only option, and structural issues that led to this point (including this takedown of for profit di…
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So many of our patients need better balance…but HOW do we go about giving them the intervention/s they need? Unfortunately, generic “Balance Programs” may not get the job done. We need an individualized approach to get the job done. Join @dustinjones.dpt as he discusses a framework to assess balance then intervene. Learn more about MMOA at https://…
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Want to make sure you stay on top of all things geriatrics? Go to http://PTonICE.com/resources to check out our Free eBooks, Lectures, & the MMOA Digest!
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Who gets to decide on what it means to have a disease? I posed this question a while back in reference to Alzheimer's disease. I’ll save you from reading the article, but the main headline is that corporations are very much the “who” in who gets to define the nature of disease. They do this either through the invention of disease states or, more of…
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Dr. Jeff Musgrave, Doctor of Physical Therapy shares about his experience helping to build an Older Adult Group Fitness program called StrongerLife with his buisness partner Dr. Dustin Jones. This episode includes helpful considerations and access to free resources that will help you if you build your program! *Want to make sure you stay on top of …
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Jump in as Dr. Samantha Chamberlain, PT breaks down what it means to be a coach and how this applies to us as clinicians! Want to make sure you stay on top of all things geriatrics? Go to https://MMOA.online to check out our Free eBooks, Lectures, & the MMOA Digest!
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Public Facing Education via Social Media: A Podcast with Julie McFadden, Matt Tyler, Sammy Winemaker and Hsien Seow
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On today’s podcast, we’ve invited four hospice and palliative care social media influencers (yes, that’s a thing!), all of whom focus their efforts on educating the general public about living and dying with a serious illness. Their work is pretty impressive in both reach (some of their posts are seen by millions of viewers) and breadth of work. We…
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Join @trisaleehutch as she discusses intimacy within memory care communities and considerations for multiple scenarios that you may come across as a therapist or a loved one.
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Osteoporosis- Diagnosis, Prognosis, Treatment So many of our patients are given a diagnosis of Osteoporosis without clarity of what that ACTUALLY means. We can address patients’ concerns and questions and provide some clarity on what that diagnosis means for them. We’ll dive into learning more about Osteoporosis, how to read DEXA scan reports, & us…
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As Betty Ferrell says on our podcast today, nurses play an essential role in care of people with serious illness. Who spends the most time with the patient in the infusion center? Doing home care? Hospice visits? In the ICU at the bedside? Nurses. ELNEC (End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium) celebrates it’s 25th anniversary in 2025. We talk tod…
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Join @kaym23 as she discusses why community matters, how we can facilitate that sense of community, and the positive impact it has on our older adult population. Want to make sure you stay on top of all things geriatrics? Go to https://MMOA.online to check out our Free eBooks, Lectures, & the MMOA Digest!…
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We cannot just forget a group of muscles in our body. This is especially true if we are working with people with hip or low back pain. Those who are more sedentary, more frail, strain more with daily tasks are at higher rates of pelvic issues. That means that you, as fitness forward clinicians, are already doing pelvic WELL. We just need to fill in…
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