26. Rob Vining- The Current & Future Role of Technology in Physical Therapy Education and Healthcare

Rob Vining comes on the show today for a great discussion into where the healthcare system and the healthcare education sector stands in regards to technology. He also discusses how technology could improve student physical therapist clinical experiences and he discusses many more great topics! Biography: Rob Vining is a PT working on his 14th year of practice who has worked in nearly every setting, 9 years in outpatient with times spent in helping acute/inpatient and working in a flexible home health setting over the last 5 years.  He's been creating software and disrupting industries even before starting PT school. Anyone looking for a great story should google "rob vining david vs goliath". He co-hosts and produces the podcast PT TechTalk with Dave Kittle where they discuss the intersection of Physical Therapy and technology and the futuristic view of the profession. Rob and the tech-savvy/design-wizard Sarah Vining co-founded the patient engagement platform found at www.PTlive.me, where over 150 physical therapists answer high level questions from potential patients and automatically schedule evaluations with a push of a button using their smartphone. PT Live Website: www.PTlive.me    PT Tech Talk Website: https://www.pttechtalk.com/  PT Tech Talk Podcast on Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pt-techtalk-physical-therapy-physio-technology/id1130815069?mt=2  Rob's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robvining/  Rob's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robvining  Rob's Twitter: https://twitter.com/PTLiveGuy  Rob's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ptliveguy/   APTA Best Practices for Physical Therapist Clinical Education Task Force Report     Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh77sADfJcU#action=share  Executive Summary: http://www.apta.org/uploadedFiles/APTAorg/Educators/CETFExecutiveSummary.pdf