Best Allied Health Professions Podcasts (2024)

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The Partnership Between Rare Disease Families and Researchers: Jennifer Wells and Dr. Maya Chopra 36:17

16h ago36:17

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As we continue our Year of the Zebra focus on rare disorders, we’re going to focus on the productive relationships that can develop between the families of children with rare diseases and the researchers who are trying to develop treatments and cures. Join Raise the Line host Lindsey Smith as she explores the various dimensions involved with Jennif…

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Boosting Rare Disease Research Through Sports: Rob Long, Executive Director at Uplifting Athletes 34:38

8d ago34:38

34:38

In 2010, our guest, Rob Long, was on the cusp of an NFL career after being a star punter at Syracuse University. But that bright future was sidelined when Rob was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive brain tumor just five days after his final college game. Fortunately, emergency surgery and treatment gave him a second chance. As you’ll learn in thi…

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126: Fascia: A Deep Dive (with Dr. Antonio Stecco, Rebroadcast) 1:09:33

9d ago1:09:33

1:09:33

Til and Whitney speak with fascial researcher, anatomist, and manual therapy teacher Antonio Stecco MD PhD about his research in to fascial properties, pain, and the effects of hands-on work, in this audience-favorite episode from our archives, where it originally ran as Ep. 53. Key Topics: Introduction to Dr. Antonio Stecco and his background in f…

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Being a Doctor Will Give Me Meaningful Monday Mornings: Parsa Mohri, Medical Student at Acibadem University 40:42

15d ago40:42

40:42

Given Osmosis from Elsevier’s mission to educate the next generation of healthcare providers, it’s fitting that our 500th episode of the Raise the Line podcast features a conversation with Parsa Mohri, a medical student at Acibadem University in Turkey. As you’ll learn in this thoughtful interview with host Hillary Acer, Parsa applied a “Monday mor…

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Pathologists Are the Most Important Doctor You’ll Never Meet: Dr. Jennifer Hunt, Interim Dean at the University of Florida College of Medicine 34:54

26d ago34:54

34:54

“When I make a diagnosis of cancer, that's changing the landscape of that patient's life forever. Their trajectory is being set by the words I write down on my report. So, that’s why I say pathologists are the most important doctors you’ll never meet,” explains Dr. Jennifer Hunt, interim dean at the University of Florida College of Medicine. As she…

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125: Moving with Grief (with Til Luchau & Whitney Lowe) 44:34

27d ago44:34

44:34

🎙️ Grief affects everyone: every person, every practitioner, and every client will lose something important to them, whether it’s their youth, ability, dreams, or a loved one. And so, everyone will grieve. In this episode, Whitney interviews Til about how the recent loss of his wife has given him a new perspective on grieving, and being with others…

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Innovative Models for Bringing Care to the Home and Community: Dr. Sarah Szanton, Dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing 28:14

29d ago28:14

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“Nurses have a lot of answers. We're problem solvers. We're innovators,” says Dr. Sarah Szanton, who is a case in point for using her experience doing home visits as a nurse practitioner to help pioneer an innovative model of elder care called CAPABLE. It’s a four-month long program in which a nurse, occupational therapist and handy worker address …

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124: Movement Logic (with Laurel Beversdorf & Sarah Court) 1:05:34

1M ago1:05:34

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In this episode Whitney interviews Laurel Beversdorf and Dr. Sarah Court (co-hosts of the Movement Logic Podcast) to talk about movement, exercise, and rehabilitation. They discuss topics such as the misconceptions surrounding strength training and its impact on flexibility and mobility, strength training for women, posture, movement re-education, …

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How Endurance Sports Inform My Approach to Medical Training: Dr. Estello Hill, Gastroenterology Fellow at the University of British Columbia 49:58

1M ago49:58

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You might think training for and completing ultramarathons while managing the long hours and other demands of a medical residency would be too much to handle, but in the case of Dr. Estello Hill, athletics have fueled his success on the job. “It's really taught me what I'm capable of, how I can push myself and when I should dial back. I think it's …

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Reflections At the Dawn Of A Physician’s Career: Dr. Brian Le, Urgent Care Physician and Osmosis Consultant 22:18

1M ago22:18

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For our NextGen Journeys series, host Hillary Acer sat down with Dr. Brian Le at a major moment of transition as he was just finishing up his residency in family medicine at Adventist Health in Glendale, California. As he embarks on his next chapter, Dr. Le reflects on the highlights of his medical education journey and takes stock of the key lesso…

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Understanding the Promise and Limitations of AI in Healthcare Delivery: Dr. Bradley Max Segal, Department of Health, South Africa 34:43

1M ago34:43

34:43

In this installment of in our Next Gen Journeys series featuring conversations with learners and early career practitioners in medical professions around the globe, we introduce you to Dr. Bradley Max Segal, a physician in the Department of Health, South Africa with a self-described passion for technology and innovation. Although he’s only a few ye…

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A Look at Medical Education in Northern Europe: Dr. Povilas Ignatavicius, Vice Dean at Lithuanian University of Health Sciences 25:05

2M ago25:05

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Today on Raise the Line, we make a stop in Northern Europe on our ongoing tour of medical education around the globe and bring you the perspective of Dr. Povilas Ignatavicius, a hepato-pancreato-biliary and liver transplant surgeon and vice dean at Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, which is the largest institution of higher education for bi…

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The Role of Social Prescribing in Treatment of Chronic Illness: Special Series from The Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illnesses at Mount Sinai 41:15

2M ago41:15

41:15

Last year’s declaration by the U.S Surgeon General that loneliness and isolation are a public health crisis was based on research showing that they have a negative impact on mental health, blood pressure, cognitive performance and, most relevant to our discussion today on Raise the Line, immune system function. That’s why it’s important for people …

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123: Getting Over Over-Pronation: Ankle & Foot Function (Rebroadcast) 55:24

2M ago55:24

55:24

In celebration of Til Luchau's upcoming "Ankle Issues" livestreamed course, Til and Whitney pulled one of their favorite ankle-related episodes (#43) out of the archives. Listen in as they geek out on ankle- and foot-related conditions, anatomy, function, biomechanics and more. Topics include: How the structure of the foot/ankle complex determines …

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Balancing Work and Wellbeing as a Resident: Dr. Kyle Dymanus, Urology Resident at Rush University Medical Center 38:06

2M ago38:06

38:06

Medical school and residency are daunting enough without dealing with a chronic illness on top of it, but that has been the reality for our guest today, Dr. Kyle Dymanus. In this candid interview with Raise the Line host Hillary Acer, Dymanus shares a wealth of wisdom about balancing studies, work and wellbeing gained during her years as a med stud…

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Guidance for Treating Children with Post-Acute Infection Syndromes: Special Series from The Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illnesses at Mount Sinai 44:24

2M ago44:24

44:24

Having a child with a complex illness can be especially challenging for parents because of differing opinions among providers about causes, symptoms and treatments for disorders such as long COVID and chronic Lyme. “A common theme I would hear from parents is that they really had to push their providers to consider Lyme. Sometimes they even had to …

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Why Treating Complex Illness is Like Rock Climbing: Special Series from The Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illnesses at Mount Sinai 44:06

2M ago44:06

44:06

“Helping patients with complex illnesses is a lot like rock climbing. You're looking for toe holds and finger grips that you can use to get from where you are to where this patient wants to be,” says Dr. Leo Galland, an internist and author who specializes in undiagnosed or difficult to treat illnesses. His fellow guest on this episode of Raise the…

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122: Performing Arts Massage (with Christian Green) 43:15

2M ago43:15

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🎙️In this episode Whitney talks with Christian Green about working with athletes and performing artists. They cover some of the unique facets of working with these special populations. There is much more than specialized techniques necessary to work in these environments and Christian shares some unique and interesting perspectives. 🔍🗣️👥🔊 Watch the…

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The Role of Physical Therapy in Post Acute Infection Syndromes: Special Series from The Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illnesses at Mount Sinai 55:59

3M ago55:59

55:59

One key theme in this episode of Raise the Line is that attention to details matters for both patients with post-acute infection syndromes and the clinicians helping them as they grapple with often debilitating symptoms caused by dysautonomia, cardiac complications and other disorders. For patients, it’s about paying close attention to their bodies…

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Voice As a Vital Sign: Caitlyn Brooksby, Vice President of Marketing and Strategic Partnership at Canary Speech 19:35

3M ago19:35

19:35

We continue our Year of the Zebra focus on rare diseases today by exploring the ability of AI technology to aid in the diagnosis of rare and other conditions by analyzing the voice and speech of the patient. This approach is promising enough that the National Institutes of Health has invested in research projects to test its effectiveness, and the …

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Unraveling the Mysteries of Post-Exertional Malaise: Special Series from The Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illnesses at Mount Sinai 51:22

3M ago51:22

51:22

Exercise is good for you, except in very specific cases when it isn’t. One of the few examples, post-exertional malaise (PEM), is the subject of today’s Raise the Line episode in our series on post-acute infection syndromes produced in collaboration with the Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illnesses at Mt. Sinai. “The key to understa…

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121: Analyzing Manual Therapy (with Whitney Lowe) 40:04

3M ago40:04

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🎙️ In this episode Whitney discusses a 2024 paper on modern manual therapy teaching and practice. The paper describes traditional manual therapy principles, including clinician-centered assessment, pathoanatomical reasoning, and technique specificity, and their criticisms based on recent research. He then outlines a proposed new framework for manua…

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Neuropsychiatric Impacts in Post-Acute Infection Syndromes: Special Series from The Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illnesses at Mount Sinai 50:05

3M ago50:05

50:05

It’s hard for many to believe a tick bite or case of COVID can lead to severe mental illness, but we’ll be hearing from someone on this episode of Raise the Line who lived through just that experience. Dr. Raven Baxter also happens to be the host of this special series on post-acute infection syndromes produced in collaboration with the Cohen Cente…

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Education As An Art: Alex Kendall, Program Director of the Emory University School of Medicine's Physician Assistant Program 41:07

3M ago41:07

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“I think education is very much of an artistic process. I love to think of this as kind of being in a museum. It's about curation of an experience,” says Alex Kendall who oversees the physician assistant training program at Emory University. As he takes on the role of director, Kendall’s background in art and anthropology give him an interesting pe…

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The Role of Clotting in Long COVID: Special Series from The Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illnesses at Mount Sinai 41:00

3M ago41:00

41:00

Why do patients with long COVID have such a wide array of symptoms affecting so many bodily systems? That bedeviling question is the focus of this episode of Raise the Line featuring Dr. Resia Pretorius, head of the Department of Physiological Sciences at Stellenbosch University in South Africa and a renowned researcher in coagulation. “The underly…

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120: Kinesiology, Pain Management, & Massage (with Justin Solace) 46:53

3M ago46:53

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🎙️In this episode Whitney and Justin discuss the benefits of a diverse educational background and the value of pursuing additional higher education for clinical massage practitioners. They also delve into some of the key facets of how massage and corrective movement can be used most effectively for pain management. 🔍🗣️👥🔊 Watch the video and get the…

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Clinical Manifestations in Post Acute Infection Syndromes: Special Series from The Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illnesses at Mount Sinai 51:05

3M ago51:05

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In a word cloud generated from this episode of Raise the Line, ‘communication’ would dominate: communication between the immune system, nervous system and connective tissue; communication between patients and providers; and communication among providers to solve challenging diagnostic puzzles. As our special series on post-acute infection syndromes…

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Next Gen Journeys Series: Dr. Brian Ogendi, Resident Physician at UVA Health 34:28

4M ago34:28

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If we didn’t know Dr. Brian Ogendi, we might be concerned about someone being able to pull off a residency and two fellowships while being a father of two young boys, but we do know Brian through his work with our Osmosis Medical Education Fellows (OMEF) program in which he played a major role while earning both his MD and MBA degrees. In other wor…

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Diagnosing Post-Acute Infection Syndromes: Special Series from The Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illnesses at Mount Sinai 58:12

4M ago58:12

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Diagnosing Post-Acute Infection Syndromes: Special Series from The Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illnesses at Mount Sinai “Tick-borne illnesses are incredibly stealthy and complicated and if I wasn't living and breathing it every day and seeing the intensity of these symptoms in patients, I would never believe it,” says Shannon Del…

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119: The Ankle's Most Sensitive Fascia (with Rachelle Clauson & Nicole Trombley) 1:01:10

4M ago1:01:10

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🎙️In this episode, educators, authors, and massage therapists Rachelle Clauson and Nicole Trombley discuss the surprising sensitivity and functional significance of the ankle’s fascial retinaculum. Their conversation with Whitney and Til also ventures into Rachelle’s work on the Fascial Plastination Project, and their hands-on anatomy educational o…

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Looking Abroad for Solutions to the Nursing Shortage in the US: Bhavdeep Singh, Founder and CEO of Global MedTeam 36:36

4M ago36:36

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Today, we add another voice to our ongoing conversation on Raise the Line about how to improve the nurse staffing crisis faced by the US healthcare system. That voice belongs to Bhavdeep Singh, founder and CEO of Global MedTeam, a startup focused on bringing foreign-born nurses to the US to fill staff shortages. When Singh, who has deep experience …

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The Building Blocks of Post-Acute Infection Syndromes: Special Series from The Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illnesses at Mount Sinai 51:10

4M ago51:10

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Today, we’re excited to bring you the first episode in a special Raise the Line series that Osmosis from Elsevier has created in partnership with the Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illnesses (CoRE) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital. PAIS: Root Causes, Drivers, and Actionable Solutions is a ten-part examination …

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Growing the Workforce for Psychedelic Assisted Therapy: Dr. Ingmar Gorman & Dr. Elizabeth Nielson, Co-Founders of Fluence Training 42:21

4M ago42:21

42:21

For those proponents of psychedelic-assisted therapy concerned that demand for therapists will outstrip supply in the coming years, you may be reassured by today’s conversation with Dr. Ingmar Gorman and Dr. Elizabeth Nielson, psychologists who have been involved in FDA-approved clinical trials of MDMA and psilocybin, and the co-founders of a compa…

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Scalable Education for Cancer Patients and Their Loved Ones: Dr. David Grew, Founder and CEO of PRIMR 27:09

4M ago27:09

27:09

Part of why we love bringing Raise the Line to you is we get to introduce you to creative, committed people who see challenges in the healthcare system as opportunities to improve it. Today’s guest, radiation oncologist Dr. David Grew, is a perfect example. In the depths of COVID when his patients had to meet with him unaccompanied by a support per…

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118: Massage Down Under (with Paula Nutting) 54:15

4M ago54:15

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🎙️In this episode Whitney engages in a wide-ranging discussion with Paula Nutting about the world of massage therapy in Australia and beyond. They compare notes about the professional landscape, education and numerous other topics. We all learn and grow so much when we look at things through the lens of others, so this is a great opportunity to ref…

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“Less Fear, More Go For It”: Dr. Desiree Franco Lugo, Regional Lead in the Osmosis Medical Education Fellowship 25:51

4M ago25:51

25:51

“Maybe we think we’re just students and we’re just learning, but you can have an impact as a medical student,” says Dr. Desiree Franco Lugo, who has acted on that insight throughout her recently completed journey at Anáhuac University, Mexico and during her participation in the Osmosis Medical Education Fellowship, where she has served as a Regiona…

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Bringing Innovation and Hope to Alzheimer's and Dementia Care: Eleonora Tornatore-Mikesh, Stephani Shivers and Dr. Anne Kenney of CaringKind 44:58

4M ago44:58

44:58

Promising research, a growing respect for the patient voice and innovative ways of using technology to support patients might be adding up to a new reality of Alzheimer’s and other dementias being experienced as chronic diseases like some cancers are now considered to be. We’re going to learn about that trend and other positive developments in the …

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A Revolutionary Moment in Transplant Surgery: Dr. Andrew Cameron, Surgeon-in-Chief of Johns Hopkins Medicine 42:45

4M ago42:45

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“There is a revolution at hand in which, after years of struggling to locate a new source of organs, there may finally be an answer and to everyone's surprise it is animal organs. Pigs may save the day,” says Dr. Andrew Cameron, chief of the Division of Transplantation at Johns Hopkins Medicine. While he’s encouraged by recent progress in using gen…

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A Mother’s Perspective on Childhood Cancer: Bethan Keall 20:37

4M ago20:37

20:37

Today’s Raise the Line guest has a simple but powerful message for medical providers, born of a mother’s heartbreak. “It's going to be rare in your career to meet a zebra but the impact you can have is phenomenal. An early diagnosis could make the difference between life and death for these children,” says Bethan Keall who lost her young daughter M…

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117: Ankle Issues Demystified (with Whitney Lowe & Til Luchau) 56:56

5M ago56:56

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🎙️Whitney Lowe and Til Luchau explore the complexities of ankle anatomy and stability, discussing everything from the mortise and tenon structure to valgus and varus alignments. Join them as they debate ligament injuries, nerve compression, and practical strategies for addressing ankle issues. Tune in for valuable insights into the importance of cl…

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The Many Paths to Excellence in Emergency Medicine: Dr. Sharon Bord and Dr. Amelia Pousson, Emergency Medicine Clerkship Leaders at Johns Hopkins University 47:46

5M ago47:46

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Today, we're continuing our close look at clerkships and residency programs and what students can do to be successful in them with Dr. Sharon Bord and Dr. Amelia Pousson, who are both physicians and assistant professors in emergency medicine at Johns Hopkins University, where, as most listeners know, Osmosis co-founder and Raise the Line host Shiv …

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Current and Future Changemakers in Healthcare: Drs. Lawsen Parker, Rebecca Wolff and Stephanie Koplitz of the Student Osteopathic Medical Association 36:16

5M ago36:16

36:16

Medical school is so demanding that it’s always impressive to meet students who make time for other activities, and doubly impressive when what they devote their precious free time to is intended to improve healthcare. That’s why we’re delighted to welcome Drs. Lawsen Parker, Rebecca Wolff and Stephanie Koplitz to Raise the Line today. As they were…

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Changing the Culture and Climate of Medicine: Dr. Susan Mackinnon, Director of the Center for Nerve Injury and Paralysis at Washington University School of Medicine 55:15

5M ago55:15

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Today’s guest is a trailblazing surgeon who performed the first successful nerve allograft, among other important achievements, but that’s actually not what host Shiv Gaglani wanted to focus on in this interview with Dr. Susan Mackinnon. After seeing her speak recently at a Johns Hopkins Grand Rounds presentation, Shiv immediately asked her to be a…

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A Partner for Nursing Programs: Dr. Kathy Chappell, CEO of the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing 42:50

5M ago42:50

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There are more than 2,600 colleges and universities with nursing degree programs in the United States, offering a mix of options from associate-level degrees to doctorates. Ensuring that those programs deliver high-quality education is the focus of today's guest, Kathy Chappell, PhD, RN, the CEO of the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nurs…

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116: Anatomy Trains Updated (with Tom Myers) 1:08:50

5M ago1:08:50

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🎙️This episode of the Thinking Practitioner podcast features an in-depth interview with Tom Myers, author of the influential book Anatomy Trains. Host Til Luchau and Whitney Lowe discuss Tom's bodywork background, and how his goal of providing a holistic framework for understanding the body's fascial connections lead to the development of his "Anat…

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Creating Therapeutic Journeys with Music: Kerry Devlin, MMT, Senior Music Therapist at the Johns Hopkins Center for Music and Medicine 41:24

5M ago41:24

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When Raise the Line host and third year medical student Shiv Gaglani witnessed the creation of a “heart song” at the bedside of a terminal patient during his recent neurology clerkship, he immediately wanted to know more about the clinical applications of music therapy and realized the Osmosis audience would want to as well. That’s why we’re happy …

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Building a New Appreciation for the Value of Nursing: Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, President of the American Nurses Association 37:24

5M ago37:24

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We've had the pleasure of speaking to nursing leaders at a variety of health systems and at nursing schools on past episodes of Raise the Line, but today we're going to zoom out for a big picture perspective on the profession and its current and future challenges and opportunities with Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, PhD, RN, MBA, president of the America…

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Facilitating Mentorship, Advocacy and Professional Development - Lauren Lodico, President of the National Student Nurses Association 33:10

5M ago33:10

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By Lauren Lodico, Hillary Acer

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115: New Evidence: Can Massage Spread Cancer? (with Cathy Ryan & Erika Slocum) 55:34

6M ago55:34

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🎙️Two new studies are re-opening the age-old discussion about whether massage is safe with clients with cancer. Til and Whitney review the new evidence, the implications, and discuss best practices with expert guests Cathy Ryan and Erika Slocum. 🔍🗣️👥🔊 Watch the video and get the full transcript of their conversation on Til or Whitney's sites: Til L…

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Bringing Best Practices and Clinical Tools to Under-resourced Providers - Dr. Rebecca Weintraub, Director of Better Evidence at Ariadne Labs 31:01

6M ago31:01

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After working alongside healthcare providers in under-resourced countries, today’s Raise the Line guest Dr. Rebecca Weintraub came to see that the desire to serve patients and the curiosity to learn how to be the best clinician possible are universal, but the best tools to do so are not. That’s what led her to launch the Better Evidence program at …

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