Episodes

Welcome to part two of our conversation with some of the Philippine Physical therapy association's board of officers, Michael Gabilo, PTRP, DHPEd, Juan Doco, PTRP, Christian Rimando, PTRP, MSPT, Lily Bautista, PT, DPT, PTRP, and Patrick Bonnevie, PTRP, MRS. In this last part of the conversation, we focused on some of the issues that were raised and emerged in a physical therapy group forum. We asked about the boards' insights and stand issues like unlicensed practitioners hired in a physical th...

This episode was recorded live last September as part of the celebration of the World and National Physical Therapy Day last September 8th. I was joined by some of the Philippine Physical Therapy Association (PPTA)'s board of officers headed by its president Mr. Mike Gabilo, PTRP, DPH along with the external vice-president, Mr. Juan Doco, PTRP, internal vice-president, Christian Rimando, MSPT, PTRP, Secretary - Mr. Patric Bonnevie, PTRP, MRS, and Treasurer - Dr. Lily Bautista, PTRP, PT, DPT In ...

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 Australia get to work as a PT here in the US. He described non-immigrant and immigrant visas and their eligibility. He also talked about concerns about migrating with the family or if a non-immigrant working visa expires. He also gave some advice on other pathways to stay in th...

This is a recorded live stream of the podcast. I presented the result of the informal survey I made last July to see how much physical therapists charge for their homecare visits in the Philippines.

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 advice on starting and owning a business. She described how she started in entrepreneurship, and how she manages multiple companies. She also discussed some drawbacks in being a business as well as failures and challenges she encounter as a business owner. Lady Servillas, P...

This was a live podcast episode where we talked about some concerns Filipino PTs encounter when migrating and working here in the US. This conversation started back in CSM last February in San Antonio, Texas and we just thought of sharing it with everyone. You'll hear different stories of struggles and challenges as internationally educated and trained physical therapists when we all started our careers here. We discussed working in the US and adjusting to the new practice, lacking confidence in...

This podcast was recorded live in celebration of Pride Month. The discussion is about LGBTQIA+ concerns in Physical Therapy with Phil Dumaligan, Regina Araquel, and Jewels Racho. They shared stories of discrimination, healthcare access concerns of LGBTQ+, and competency and inclusiveness in PT practice.

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 what goes on in her program, her current project, and the lessons she has learned in her journey so far.

This was recorded from the recent live podcast episode I did where I recapped past episodes and teased about future ones. Plus, since June is Trauma Awareness month, let's talk about ways to strengthen mental health awareness.

In this episode, Jan Mikaela Ramos and Neil Zachary Aningalan share their experiences as physical therapy students about to become interns this coming academic year. We talked about what they liked about being physical therapy students and what they look forward to as interns and as professionals. We also talked about some of their current struggles while in PT school here in the Philippines. So if you're someone interested in studying physical therapy, this might be something that can help you ...

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 Therapy while still in the Philippines. They talked about why they chose their universities to earn their Doctor of Physical Therapy degrees and also discussed their respective programs, academic load, time to finish, and tuition. They also described how earning their DPT h...

Mayvhin Atienza, PTRP, HCPC Registered is a Band 5 Physiotherapist at Central London Community Healthcare. She graduated from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila last 2012 and was Clinical Supervisor at Metropolitan Medical Center - Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. In this episode, she discussed the steps she took to process her physiotherapist license in the UK. She also shared why she decided to establish her career in the UK. She described the difference and similarities in her practic...