In this episode, we sat down with Dr. Maxi Miciak to discuss Therapeutic Alliance and Therapeutic Relationship: - How are they defined? - How can clinicians influence them? - Why are they important for patient-centered care? Bio: Dr. Maxi Miciak strives to positively influence the care patients receive and the use of research evidence in health services and policy decision-making. Her work has broad reach, extending from clinic to system. Maxi draws on her experiences as a physical therapist to probe the factors that influence relational aspects of care. Her conceptual framework of the therapeutic relationship in physical therapy is being used in research with uptake in entry-to-practice and post-graduate education and clinical practice. Maxi also works to advance the nascent area of research impact assessment. She has collaborated with local, national, and international health system stakeholders to co-develop and implement frameworks to assess research impact on informed decision-making in health services and policy.   More about Dr. Maxi Miciak: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxiMiciak Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Maxi-Miciak LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxi-miciak-phd-57362920/   More about us: Website: https://e3rehab.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e3rehab/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/E3Rehab