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In this episode of the PTJ Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Sally Mastwyk, PT, MPhysio, and Casey Peiris, PT, PhD, about their recently published study, in which 230 participants received a 30-minute health screen in physical therapy private practices in Australia to determine the feasibility of physical therapists conducting client health screening with point-of-care testing. The authors discuss how they implemented the study in a network of private practice clinics, why they chose the three outcomes of acceptability, demand, and practicality, and how they can determine effectiveness in future research.  

Mastwyk and Peiris are co-authors of the article, "Metabolic Health Screening in Physical Therapy Private Practice in Australia: A Feasibility Study.” Read the article on the PTJ website and follow PTJ on LinkedIn and Bluesky for more research updates.  

Our Speakers

Steven George, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is editor-in-chief of PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal. He is the Laszlo Ormandy Distinguished Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery, and therapeutic area lead in musculoskeletal and surgical sciences at the Duke Clinical Research Institute at Duke University.

Sally Mastwyk, PT, MPhysio, is a senior lecturer in the Department of Physiotherapy, Podiatry, and Prosthetics and Orthotics at La Trobe University.

Casey Peiris, PT, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Physiotherapy, Podiatry, and Prosthetics and Orthotics at La Trobe University. She is also the head of allied health research at The Royal Melbourne Hospital.