Special Topics Episodes

March 19, 2023

126: Women's Month Episode with Empowered Women

Let's revisit some past conversations with empowered women and listen to their advice and nuggets of wisdom. Snippets from episodes with Jasmin Esguerra, Lady Servillas, Archelle Jane Tiuseco, Jenny Youssef, Roxanne Fernandez...

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March 11, 2023

125: Doctor of Science in Physical Therapy: What is it? with Janise A…

In this episode, we delve into the Doctor of Science in Physical Therapy (DScPT) program, with our guest Janise Alcantara, who is currently completing the program. Janise shares her firsthand experiences of the DScPT program,...

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Feb. 17, 2023

123: Gratitude, Mindfulness, and Performance in the NBA

This podcast features an inspiring conversation with Dr. Erwin Benedict Valencia, a physical therapist, high-performance clinician, life coach, and the team physical therapist and wellness lead for the New York Knicks. Erwin ...

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Feb. 4, 2023

121: APTA CSM 2023: Everything and Anything You Need to Know with Lad…

Join Arvie Vitente and Lady Servillas in this lively and informative podcast episode on the upcoming APTA CSM 2023 Conference happening in San Diego, California on February 22-25, 2023. We shared our experiences and expectati...

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Dec. 29, 2022

116: Recap on Unique Perspectives from the Other Side

Here's a recap for you with some highlights of their episodes. If you haven't seen or listened to these episodes yet, this is your sign to do so. Eleazar Tayag started us off with the roles physical therapists play in …

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Dec. 1, 2022

113: Motivating the Demotivated and Unmotivated with Marvin Zotomayor

This episode was recorded during the PT MEAL Podcast Live! I invited Asst. Prof. Marvin Zotomayor back on the show to talk about motivation and the lack of it in higher education and in life. Here, Marvin talked about how …

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Aug. 23, 2022

107: US immigration and visas to work as a PT

Here's another episode from a live podcast interview with Atty. Flomy Javier Diza of Reeves Immigration Law Group. In his episode, Atty. Diza talked about the different types of visas PTs from the Philippines, Canada, and Aus...

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July 21, 2022

105: Entrepreneurship in Physical Therapy with Lady Servillas

Lady Michelle Servillas, PT, CEEAA, CADDCT, CDP manages and owns several home health companies, outpatient clinics, and a foundation that provides for underserved populations. In this episode, she shared valuable insight and ...

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June 21, 2022

102: Life and stories of a PhD Student with Roxanne Fernandez

Ma. Roxanne Fernandez, MSPT, PTRP is a PhD student at the University of Waikato in New Zealand. In this episode, she shared what it's like to pursue her PhD degree and what motivated her to do so. She also shared …

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May 25, 2022

Taking the tDPT while in the Philippines with Jay Enriquez, Charmaine…

Jay Enriquez, PTRP, PT, DPT, DMS, Charmaine Geronimo, PTRP, PT, DPT, and Liezelle Soriano, PTRP, DPT share their experiences in taking the transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy (tDPT) or post-professional Doctor of Physical...

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Jan. 26, 2022

90: ICU, Sedation & Mobility with Kali Dayton

Kali Dayton, DNP, ACNP is an ICU nurse practitioner and ICU consultant. She is the host of the Walking Home from the ICU podcast where she talks to healthcare professionals and ICU survivors about their experiences in the ICU. In …

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Nov. 30, 2021

Ep. 83: Authorship and Publishing with Rolando Lazaro

Rolando Lazaro, PT, PhD, DPT is a professor in California State University, Sacramento. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from the University of the Philippines, Master of Science in Physical Therapy from ...

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Nov. 22, 2021

Ep. 82: Home Health Contract Business with Engelbert De Vera

Engelbert De Vera, PT, or Bert, is a physical therapist based in Texas. He's the founder of Rehabpreneur where he teaches PTs, OTs, and SLPs to become business owners. In our conversation, he shared his story about why he dec...

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Nov. 14, 2021

Ep. 81: Side Gigs and Side Hustles for Clinicians and Academicians wi…

We talked about his side gigs and how he started with them. He also discussed the proper mindset and motivation in starting your own side gigs and hustles. And also, he shared how to turn something you're passionate about into …

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Oct. 17, 2021

Ep. 77: Functional Training: What We Need to Know with Eugene Octavia…

Eugene Octaviano, PTRP, CPT, OMPT-C started his career in the fitness and wellness industry before going back to his roots in physical therapy profession. Having had that experience in both worlds, he brings that to his curre...

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