Angela Mucic - Brand Physio, Disability & becoming a Business Consultant
Angela Mucic is the Learning and Development Manager at Neuro Rehab Allied Health Network, she's a business consultant with an MBA and a passion for helping Allied Health business find the place where they can succeed. 3.23 Intro 4.22 – Career pathway 9.09 – Switching career trajectory 11.50 – Communicating with consumers 13.42 – Building varied professional & life experience 14.53 – Current role 18.20 – Physio brand 24.50 – Promoting neuro physio 26.50 – People want to go to norm...
24 Aug 202142min
Helena Esmonde - Vestibular Assessment
A great episode summarising thorough vestibular assessment as well as practical intervention advice, especially regarding vestibular migraine. Helena runs the Vestibular First website - check it out for vestibular PD and new evidence, as well as infrared goggles and other vestibular equipment. 4.05 Physio training in the US 5.00 State specific qualifications 7.25 Career pathway 13.10 Education in vestibular conditions 14.40 Vestibular migraine “the cranky brain” 19.00 Helena’s vestibular...
27 Jul 202153min
Natalie Fini - Physical Activity after Stroke, Academic & Neuro leadership
Nat Fini is our first returning guest having previously given us an update of supports from the Australian Physio Association (APA) at the start of the pandemic. We chat about Nat's transition from clinical neuro lead into academia alongside completing her PhD in physical activity (PA) and exercise after stroke. She shares her inspirations, how she over-achieves at networking (spoiler, she's naturally good at it), and her leadership work in the APA and other advocacy groups. 0.09 - Previous e...
18 Mai 202143min
Fran Brander - Upper Limb @ Queen Square
Fran Brander is a Consultant Physiotherapist at the renowned National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. She is the lead physiotherapist in the Upper Limb Program and chats about research into clinical practice, being ambitious in our treatment of the upper limb post brain injury and philosophy of upper limb treatment. 3.23 - Introduction 4.33 - Career pathway 6.42 - Consult Physiotherapists (UK) 10.13 - National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery - Queen Square London 12.00 - Re...
21 Apr 202152min
Melissa McConaghy - PD Warrior
PD Warrior creator Melissa tells us lots about Parkinson's Disease, how she developed her renowned private practice Advanced Rehab Centre and the PD Warrior program, about becoming a physio entrepreneur, and why she doesn't feel pressure to conduct research. 2.22 – Intro 3.37 – Career pathway 4.20 – Developing PD Warrior 6.10 – PD Warrior framework (4 Pillars) 11.22 – Home practice 15.20 – PD Warrior courses 16.55 – Education for self management 18.38 – Exercise mainstream in PD 22.31 – Clin...
16 Mar 202150min
Ettie Ben-Shabat - Brain Imaging
Ettie teaches is a senior clinician neurological physiotherapist and educator teaching brain imaging courses. She shares how she developed her passion for using brain scans in clinical practice and her wealth of knowledge about imaging and neuroanatomy. Her case studies paint a brilliant picture of why we should all be using brain imaging in to guide our clinical reasoning. Find Ettie at Reneu@Rehab -brainrehabilitation.org 2:30 - Intro 2:59 - Career pathway 4:20 - Clinical Mentor 9:00 - PhD ...
16 Feb 202152min
Sonia Denisenko - Masters of Public Health, Principal Policy Officer, Health System Design
We talk about her varied career journey - Sonia has had about 5 careers as clinician, researcher, project manager, educator and in public health. She explains in detail her career trajectory, taking advantage of tangents, how a Masters of Public Health and volunteering with the Australian Physiotherapy Association supported her path. Sonia also touches on what skills physios do and don't bring to public health roles and we get some insights into life at the Department of Health during the pan...
19 Jan 202146min
