Barry's Dad was a scholar, his Mum a machinist, both parents were immigrants and he was a confessed computer geek and introvert, so communicating the nuances of pain as a Physio was going to be an uphill battle. And it was. In this episode, Barry talks about; the challenges of coming from a Vietnamese culture where touch is not considered the norm and Physio was largely unknownhow Physio was so tough that he nearly stoppedstarting in private practice as an employee and only seeing a few clien...

Physio+10

Dr Doug Cary - PhD. MSK Physiotherapy Specialist

Barry Nguyen Clinician | Software Engineer | Educator

JUN 9, 202471 MIN
Physio+10

Barry Nguyen Clinician | Software Engineer | Educator

JUN 9, 202471 MIN

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Barry's Dad was a scholar, his Mum a machinist, both parents were immigrants and he was a confessed computer geek and introvert, so communicating the nuances of pain as a Physio was going to be an uphill battle. And it was.

In this episode, Barry talks about;

  • the challenges of coming from a Vietnamese culture where touch is not considered the norm and Physio was largely unknown
  • how Physio was so tough that he nearly stopped
  • starting in private practice as an employee and only seeing a few clients a day
  • starting his own side business, and the challenges of working in several GP clinics with a bottle of gel and portable plinth
  • how he developed his own PMS to manage appointments, (pre-Cliniko) and then sold it
  • how he realised that Physio as a business wasnโ€™t scalable, and he developed alternative ways to build his $$ income
  • misconception of employees about the ease of being an employer
  • how during COVID completed a boot camp for software engineers and since then has created some IT/Physio software startups
  • how AI will integrate into health practice to reduce admin and other repeated tasks
  • types of intelligence, fluid and crystalised and who has which

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