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Articles for OT CEUs
Introduction to Burns
October 31, 2014
I have had the pleasure of working with an excellent surgeon, Dr. Robert Sheridan, who states that an active and involved therapist ranging frequently is more effective than an isolated splinting prog... Read More
Neurological and Physical Disabilities Seating and Positioning, Wheelchair Mobility
On the Road Again; OT and Driver Rehabilitation
August 7, 2014
AOTA is very supportive of OT's role in driving rehabilitation or community mobility. It is exciting to have such great resources under AOTA. I wanted to recognize that there is a specialty certificat... Read More
Assistive Technology and Environmental Modifications Gerontology and Aging Acute Care, Community and Home Health Neurological and Physical Disabilities Seating and Positioning, Wheelchair Mobility
Evidence for Exercise in Breast Cancer Survivors
July 8, 2014
I have made an assumption through this presentation that you have some understanding of breast cancer diagnosis and reconstruction, but I will talk through that more as I am not sure how many of you h... Read More
Evaluation and Management of Pain
June 30, 2014
In today’s presentation, I aim to provide you with an overview of the physiological background of pain, to distinguish between acute pain and chronic pain, and go over some of the factors we need to... Read More
Ergonomics and Industrial Rehabilitation Pain Neurological and Physical Disabilities
An Occupation-Based Approach to Cardiac Rehabilitation
June 10, 2014
By the end of today’s session, I hope you will be able to recognize the physical and psychological benefits of physical activity, and be able to apprise the precautions and contraindications with an... Read More
Gerontology and Aging
Evidence for Exercise in Cancer Related Fatigue
June 5, 2014
We are going to talk about evidence for exercise in cancer-related fatigue. We are going to talk a lot about fatigue today and cancer-related fatigue. I would like you to be able to treat patients who... Read More
Occupational Therapy and Scleroderma (Systemic Sclerosis)
June 3, 2014
It is a pleasure to speak to you today about Scleroderma and the Role of OT. The objectives of this presentation are to identify symptoms of systemic sclerosis or scleroderma; to discuss occupational... Read More
Hand, Upper Extremity, and Orthopedics
Low Vision Assistive Technology and Community Adaptation for People with Neurogenic Vision Impairment
May 19, 2014
The objectives are to define what neurovisual deficits are and describe their relationship to acquired low vision diseases. Acquired low vision disease are those diseases that we typically think of in... Read More
Assistive Technology and Environmental Modifications Neurological and Physical Disabilities Vision
Young Children's Participation: Contemporary Theory and Assessment Approaches to Guide Best Practice
May 12, 2014
There are essentially four major areas that I would like for us to dive into in this next hour. The first is the significance of young children’s participation as an important service related outcom... Read More
Pediatrics
Return of a Second Hand: Studies in Neuroplasticity after Stroke
April 30, 2014
I would like to share some recent studies and understandings that we now have about the brain, a person's ability to recover after stroke, and how this affects the treatment we provide as occupational... Read More
Hand, Upper Extremity, and Orthopedics Neurological and Physical Disabilities
Practical Clinical Outcome Measures for Upper Extremity Spasticity Treatment
April 21, 2014
As you probably already know, spasticity can be a very disabling and complicated condition to treat. First off, how do we know that someone has spasticity? How can we differentiate spasticity versus h... Read More
Hand, Upper Extremity, and Orthopedics Neurological and Physical Disabilities
Using the OT Practice Framework in Recovery-Based Mental Health: Guiding Communication & Treatment for Effective Outcomes
March 24, 2014
We are going to talk about how to use the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF) in mental health recovery. Our goal here is to look at the basic outline of the OTPF, especially if you are som... Read More
Mental Health, Health and Wellness
Stroke Critically Appraised Topic: Task-Specific Training vs. Strength Training.
March 13, 2014
Looking at our agenda, we are going to review clinically appraised topics using PICO questions. After that, we will look at how to identify the highest quality of evidence and that will help to justif... Read More
Cognition and Executive Function Hand, Upper Extremity, and Orthopedics Neurological and Physical Disabilities
Effective Treatment Strategies for Dementia Management
March 3, 2014
Along with that we have an Advocacy Model of Care and this is really important as we start to look at treatment. The restoration level of that Advocacy Model is not something we are going to be doing... Read More
Cognition and Executive Function Gerontology and Aging
Infant Massage: An Intervention for the Occupation of Family Social Participation
February 26, 2014
I hope to really make the connection between our scopes of practice as occupational therapists, namely the occupation of family social participation, and how therapeutic touch, like massage, is relate... Read More
Mental Health, Health and Wellness Pediatrics Early Intervention and School-Based
Complementary/Alternative Medicine and Occupational Therapy
February 20, 2014
Occupational therapy actually started as an alternative to traditional or allopathic medicine in the early 1900s. When I was a young occupational therapist in the late 1950s and early '60s, occupation... Read More
Gerontology and Aging Mental Health, Health and Wellness Pain
Interventions for the Co-Occupation of Feeding: Considerations for the Experienced Clinician
February 12, 2014
One of my objectives today is to talk about the role of occupational therapy on multidisciplinary teams. I want view this through a top-down approach. It will help us identify our role in being occupa... Read More
Feeding and Swallowing Pediatrics Early Intervention and School-Based
Introduction to safe patient handling: A paradigm shift in the way therapists handle and move patients
February 3, 2014
After the hour, I hope that you will have knowledge of the historical perspective of patient handling. I will give you an outline of our history and future on this topic. I will also talk about why, a... Read More
Ergonomics and Industrial Rehabilitation Gerontology and Aging Pediatrics Early Intervention and School-Based
Ethics in Rehabilitation: A Clinical Perspective for Occupational Therapists
January 14, 2014
The objectives for today are going over the basic principles of ethics and their application to occupational therapy. We are going to talk about the code of ethics that governs OT practice. We are goi... Read More
Professional Issues Early Intervention and School-Based
Opportunities for OT in breastfeeding promotion: environmental & contextual interventions
January 2, 2014
I am very excited to share with you my interest in breastfeeding promotion and the role and opportunities for OT. My own interest evolved from my clinical practice in the NICU and early intervention s... Read More
Feeding and Swallowing Pediatrics