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PodChatLive is a regular video livestream show for podiatrists and other health professionals interested in the subject which is broadcast live on Facebook and it's also accessible later as a replay on YouTube, their website and the usual podcast sources such as iTunes and Spotify for the sound edition. In each show the two hosts have on a number of guests and go over a variety of issues of relevance to podiatry and the lower limb. Through the livestream, questions are usually asked by those watching during real time and the hosts and guests respond to them. The livestream has accumulated a wide following and is very well-liked among podiatrists.

The hosts of PodChatLive are Ian Griffiths and Craig Payne, both podiatrists. The livestream started off one night when Craig was visiting Ian and so they went live from Ian’s lounge to have a chat live on Facebook about what came up. It was later named PodChatLive because they noticed that it worked and they were getting a following. Craig is based in Australia and he admins the forum, Podiatry Arena and runs the online courses for the Clinical Biomechanics Bootcamp. Ian is a sports podiatrist in London. The livestream did start off as a weekly broadcast, but as it's not monetized, it was way too much work for the hosts to keep it up, so following the initial year it was transformed to a monthly show.

Occasionally the show focusses on clinical issues such as injuries, other times it talks about business topics like social internet marketing. Other times the guest is someone renowned inside the podiatry profession and they talk about a variety of issues with that guest. Some episodes are much more popular than the others and at times the hosts get amazed exactly how popular some episodes are as they were not necessarily expecting that episode to be as popular as what it turned out being.

Being able to take a good history is an important skill that all health professionals need. It is an important part of the data gathering in the process of making a diagnosis as to what might the clinical problem be and what impact that problem might be having on the client. All health professionals as part of their training need to develop good communication skills to be able to do this properly. Also important is those communication skills to education the client on the nature of their problem and what they suggest as the best course of action to manage the problem. An episode of the podiatry livestream of Facebook, PodChatLive was devoted to the whole issues of history taking and communication skills. The video of that episode is also on YouTube and there is an audio podcast version also available.

In that episode the hosts Ian Griffith and Craig Payne chatted with the Physical Therapist Jarod Hall to talk through just what a good history taking looks like and more importantly the language that should be used and the language and words that should best be avoid ed during the communication process. The episode also spent a lot of time on the very complex topic of pain and the importance that needed to be placed on educating those clients sitting across from him in his clinic office. Th use of the right language when dealing with people who are in pain is a crucial skill to develop. Jarod Hall first went to and graduated from Texas A&M University in 2011 with a B.S. in Exercise Physiology and Theories of Motor Control. After graduating from Texas A&M Jarod moved to Fort Worth to attend the UNT Health Science Center’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program. He then completed his doctorate in May of 2014 after being named the recipient of the Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence.

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What is the livestream, PodChatLive about?

The importance of taking a good history in clinical practice