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On The Table: A podcast presented by Massage Therapy Canada

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Massage Therapists frequently work in sole-practitioner or small enterprises and seek perspective on attracting and retaining patients, managing operations, responding to regulatory changes and work opportunities. Practitioners experience few opportunities to intermingle in order to fully comprehend regulatory impact or external threats to practice, or to dialogue and debate solutions in a self-determining way. Existing opportunities for engagement such as association annual meetings, quarterly publications or broad social media cannot meet the demand for current information, engagement and debate. Practitioners require a gathering place to contemplate professional-cultural issues and plan advocacy in the face of government regulations, insurer and gatekeeper health discipline relations and adverse perception in the public and media. On the Table incorporates a 40- to 50-minute podcast format with thought-leaders exploring the deeper questions with guest experts. Each show begins with a background on the subject, guest Q & A, and closes with relevant regional updates on professional advocacy. Our audience consists of: • Keen, business-savvy practitioners that are entrepreneurial and looking for contemporary information to help them operate their practices • Traditional practitioners who are marginally aware of the issues facing the profession and want to be more "in the know," while taking opportunity to have their voices heard and opinions shared • RMT students seeking to be ahead of the curve in understanding what being in the massage therapy industry entails. Real talk for the real (RMT business) world.

Latest episodes

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Massage Therapy Canada Podcast Episode 11: The role of empathy in massage

The role of empathy in the therapeutic relationship: Are massage therapists properly equipped, in their training and informed by evidence, to respond appropriately to pat

Apr 6 2022
43 min

Podcast episode 12: Oncology massage safety and considerations

In this episode, Editor Jannen Belbeck interviews Janet Penny (RMT) and Rebecca Sturgeon (LMT), co-authors of the book "Oncology Massage: An integrative approach to cance

Apr 6 2022
45 min

Returning to practice in pandemic times

Massage Therapists are struggling through an unprecedented event in their lifetime – a pandemic. This pandemic necessitates physical distancing and suspension of practice

May 26 2020
46 min

On-demand mobile massage

With the advent of phone apps and the desire for convenient, on-demand services, mobile massage has become popular in North America. Much like Uber popularized on-demand

Feb 25 2020
37 min

Who has the power in the treatment room?

In part II of our interview with Pam Fitch we explore ethical dilemmas and what makes them complicated. Specifically, we discuss issues related to “power”. Although massa

Jan 27 2020
35 min

Responsibilities, Communication Skills + Challenges

“We connect with our clients physiologically, yet our touch is interpreted psychologically.” Talking Body, Listening Hands: A Guide to the Massage Therapeutic Relationshi

Nov 4 2019
50 min

Working with Vulnerable, Stigmatized Patient Populations

Casey House opened its doors in 1988 as Canada’s first and only stand-alone hospital for people with HIV/AIDS. It’s a place where clients can receive holistic care in a n

Oct 8 2019
21 min

Is Regulation Too Burdensome?

The act of massage therapy has been regulated for 100 years. In the recent 25 years, regulation has increased in complexity and the level of compliance demanded of its me

Sep 9 2019
39 min

Insurers Signal Change in Massage Therapy Coverage

Many patients utilize workplace benefits to pay or partially pay for their massage therapy care. Insurers agree, there are benefits to receiving massage therapy, but are

Aug 6 2019
44 min

Patient safety and adverse events

Donelda Gowan maintains adverse events are common with massage therapy intervention. In her 2017 dissertation, Gowan posits, "Safety in massage therapy is understudied. T

Apr 15 2019
50 min

Public Perception and Media Relations – Do it Right!

Massage therapists frequently experience strained relationships with the public and media. Associations with the sex trade, sexual abuse, alternative therapies and insur

Mar 8 2019
38 min

Relationship between massage therapists and insurance companies

Without provincial health funding, clients of RMTs rely heavily on employee health benefit plans (EHBPs) to finance their massage therapy care. Worker's compensation and

Feb 8 2019
46 min

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