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Supervised Wheelchair Mobility in Pediatric Clients
February 19, 2014
How do payors view supervised wheelchair mobility in young clients? Will they pay for a power wheelchair? Read More
Assistive Technology and Environmental Modifications Cognition and Executive Function Acute Care, Community and Home Health Pediatrics Early Intervention and School-Based Seating and Positioning, Wheelchair Mobility
Pediatric Splinting with Tape
February 17, 2014
Does the use of tape with splinting in pediatrics irritate their skin? Read More
Hand, Upper Extremity, and Orthopedics Acute Care, Community and Home Health Neurological and Physical Disabilities Pediatrics
Splinting Material Characteristics Appropriate for Fractures
February 3, 2014
What splinting material characteristics are appropriate to use with fractures? Read More
Gerontology and Aging Hand, Upper Extremity, and Orthopedics Neurological and Physical Disabilities
Including Family in Treatment Sessions to Help Children with Self Regulation Skills
January 29, 2014
Do you include parents/caregivers into the treatment sessions when teaching children, who have experienced trauma, self regulation skills? Read More
Acute Care, Community and Home Health Mental Health, Health and Wellness Pediatrics
High Tech and Low Tech Options for Computer Modifications for Visual Impairments
January 15, 2014
What are some high tech and low tech computer modifications for visual impairments? Read More
Assistive Technology and Environmental Modifications Gerontology and Aging Vision
Long Term Care Facilities Acceptance of High Tech Devices
January 8, 2014
Are LTC facilities receptive to high tech devices? Read More
Assistive Technology and Environmental Modifications Gerontology and Aging
Challenging Behavior of Children with Autism
October 4, 2013
What are some beliefs about challenging behavior when dealing with children with autism? Read More
Acute Care, Community and Home Health Pediatrics Early Intervention and School-Based
Time to Start the Diagnostic Process for Autism
September 27, 2013
When is the ideal time to begin the diagnostic process for autism? Read More
Pediatrics Early Intervention and School-Based
Task Analysis in Home Modification Evaluation
September 16, 2013
What are the two pieces of a task analysis with home modification? Read More
Gerontology and Aging Acute Care, Community and Home Health
Principles of Shoulder Impingement Treatment Applied to Hemiplegia
September 13, 2013
Can some treatment principles for adhesive capsulitis and shoulder impingement be applied to hemiplegia? Read More
Gerontology and Aging Hand, Upper Extremity, and Orthopedics Acute Care, Community and Home Health Neurological and Physical Disabilities
Importance of Patient Goals in Evidence-Based Practice Treatment
September 11, 2013
How important is the patient’s goals in evidence-based practice treatment? Read More
Professional Issues
Fall Risk Factors
September 11, 2013
What are the fall risk factors? Read More
Acute Care, Community and Home Health Assistive Technology and Environmental Modifications Gerontology and Aging
Process of Pharmacokinetics in Older Adults
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September 10, 2013
What is pharmacokinetics? How does that differ in older adults versus the general population? Read More
Gerontology and Aging Acute Care, Community and Home Health Neurological and Physical Disabilities
Types of EADL Units for Clients with Cognitive Impairments
September 6, 2013
With clients with cognitive limitations, what Environmental Activities of Daily Living (or Environmental Control) Units would you suggest? Read More
Assistive Technology and Environmental Modifications Cognition and Executive Function Acute Care, Community and Home Health
OT and PT Both Receive a Screening Referral for the Same Problem
September 5, 2013
What would you suggest when OT and PT both get a screening referral from nursing for the same issue, for example transfers? Read More
Gerontology and Aging
Protocol When a Client or Family Member Wants a Restraint
August 28, 2013
How would you approach a situation when an actual client is requesting something that may be considered a restraint? For example, someone, who has had a stroke, requests a full lap tray because they... Read More
Gerontology and Aging Seating and Positioning, Wheelchair Mobility
Becoming an Evidence-Based OT
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August 28, 2013
How do you become an evidence-based OT? Where do you start? Read More
Professional Issues
Types of Patients Seen by a Pediatric Feeding Team
August 22, 2013
What are the types of patients seen by a pediatric feeding team? Read More
Feeding and Swallowing Pediatrics
Time to Start Potty Training
August 22, 2013
When should you start potty training? Read More
Pediatrics
Pain as a Contraindication for Constraint Induced Movement Therapy
August 22, 2013
Is shoulder pain or pain as a result of spasticity a contraindication for CIMT? Read More
Neurological and Physical Disabilities Pain Hand, Upper Extremity, and Orthopedics