In this episode we speak with leading clinician:
Oli Williamson
Oli is a Senior Physiotherapist at English Institute of Sport, who is full time seconded to British Triathlon.
Previously he held roles within professional rugby, diving, badminton and athletics.
He also worked in private practice at CHHP (London) and MIHP (Manchester).
He currently operates a specialist triathlon endurance athlete clinic between Leeds and Manchester and is a guest lecturer on the subject of endurance related injury – Bone Stress Injury / Tendinopathy
He is tutor for HDPN having developed a Foot & Ankle course with Andy Walling
In this episode we discuss:
- Being a late starter to your healthcare career
- How travelling, charity/aid work and reflection on what he really wanted out of life helped his choices
- How personal injuries helped him empathise with the injured athlete, along with his interest in performance and the human body
- Why being exposed to a variety of different working environments early in his physio career was INVALUABLE
- His passion for helping and supporting others
- His enjoyment of cross fit
- Key mentors and clinicians who have helped Oli with his professional & personal development (Emma Deakin, Ian Pyper, James Moore, Lee Herrington, Dr James Brown & Dr John Rogers)
- His main clinical focus area of the Foot & Ankle and some superb content (webinars & courses) that are coming VERY SOON
- THREE key pieces of advice for up and coming therapists
- The huge importance of clear communication & messaging
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The Clinician Revealed
Welcome to The Clinician Revealed
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Meet the Hosts
Andrew Caldwell BSc (Hons) MSc MCSP
Consultant Physiotherapist | Sports Performance Specialist |Podcast Host
Andrew is a chartered physiotherapist, sports performance consultant and clinical director of Active Therapy Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic and has 23 years post graduate experience working with athletes of all standards from recreational to international standard to reduce injury risk and enhance performance.
Andrew host his own weekly podcast ‘The Sports Performance Show’ where he interviews world leaders in their field of sports performance and aims to provide listeners with practically applied information to enhance performance and reduce injury risk.
He has both undergraduate and post graduate degrees in physiotherapy and neuro-musculoskeletal healthcare respectively and is trained as an extended scope physiotherapist to offer services such as injection therapy, ultrasound imaging and imaging referrals such as x-ray and MRI scans. Andrew has provided physiotherapy services to clients including UK Athletics, Loughborough University, The FA, The LTA and is former Head of Physiotherapy & Sports Medicine at Hearts FC.
Andrew has provided expert editorial consultancy and provides media representation for The CSP on sports physiotherapy.
He is an enthusiastic clinical educator and forms part of the Rocktape UK medical team providing throughout the UK & Europe an presents at national conferences regularly in areas including sports performance physiotherapy, strategies for injury risk reduction and strength and conditioning. Andrew also regularly provides coach education seminars for clients such as The PGA, UK Athletics, England Athletics and England Golf.
As host of the Health Development and Performance Network podcast ‘Clinician Revealed’ he explores the journey of leading clinicians and discusses key areas around personal and professional development, skill acquisition and core competencies, leadership and management and delivers this in a format to place the power back in clinicians hands and facilitate professional development.
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