How She Made Cancer Patient Education Go Viral

Published: Dec. 16, 2020, 11 a.m.

b'One of our Top 20 Episodes from 2020 is with Dr. Leslie Waltke. \\n\\n\\n\\nShe\\u2019s know as \\u201cThe Arm Whisperer\\u201d the \\u201cExplainer in Chief\\u201d and \\u201d Vitamin L.\\u201d Down to earth style and humor combined with decades of clinical cancer rehab experience have\\xa0made the world better for tens of thousands of cancer patients and survivors in the US and across the globe.\\n\\n\\n\\nLeslie Waltke is a Cancer Rehab physical therapist, educator, and consultant. She is known as \\u201cThe Arm Whisperer\\u201d,\\xa0the \\u201cExplainer in Chief\\u201d and \\u201d Vitamin L.\\u201d\\n\\n\\n\\nLeslie was on the show previously to talk about treating and educating cancer patients. THIS EPISODE she gives us the backstage pass on how she creates her educational content and video production.\\n\\n\\n\\nLeslie\\u2019s videos started out as a dare, but with hard work, picking an appropriate audience and knowing her intent, she now has The Recovery Room with educational videos for patients to view anytime online. Check out her Youtube channel and Facebook:\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Youtube:\\xa0https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChlrKLC6U3jYRyomCCf3NCA\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xb7\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Facebook:\\xa0https://www.facebook.com/pg/lesliewaltkept/videos/?ref=page_internal\\n\\n\\n\\nLeslie discusses how to engage your patient with the acronym VET-M: Validate, Explain, Teach, and Motivate. She has found this beneficial especially with cancer patients. \\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\nVideo, lighting, and sound are all factors Leslie considers and shows us how she incorporates these into creating her content.\\n\\n\\n\\nQUOTES\\n\\n\\n\\n35:54 \\u201cExercise like your life depends on it.\\u201d \\u2013 LESLIE\\n\\n\\n\\n38:49 \\u201cTreat yourself like you are the important person on the planet because you are.\\u201d \\u2013 LESLIE \\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\n27:02 \\u201cTalk like your audience listens. Listen like your audience talks.\\u201d \\xa0\\u2013 Jimmy\\n\\n\\n\\n20:10 \\u201cProfessionalism matters and there is a step to that in how you present yourself in video.\\u201d \\u2013 LESLIE\\n\\n\\n\\nPARTING SHOT\\n\\n\\n\\n2:04 \\u201cVideos can be ever green so never put a date on anything.\\u201d \\u2013 LESLIE\\n\\n\\n\\n1:12 \\u201cYoutube is a microphone. Use it.\\u201d \\u2013 LESLIE\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\nwww.WaltkeAcademy.com'