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Role of Family in Early Dementia Detection
July 18, 2013
What is the role of the family in early dementia detection? Read More
Gerontology and Aging Acute Care, Community and Home Health
Defining a CAT or Critically Appraised Topic
July 15, 2013
What is a CAT? Read More
Professional Issues
Best Assessment Tool for Client-Centered Goals in Recovery Based Mental Health
July 3, 2013
What assessment tool facilitates client-centered goals the best in recovery based mental health? Read More
Acute Care, Community and Home Health Mental Health, Health and Wellness
Comparison of Asperger's Syndrome and Autism
July 2, 2013
Clarify the difference between Asperger’s syndrome and autism. Read More
Pediatrics Early Intervention and School-Based
Regaining Arm and Hand Use Post-Stroke
June 26, 2013
Why don’t people regain use of arm and hand after stroke? Read More
Gerontology and Aging Neurological and Physical Disabilities Hand, Upper Extremity, and Orthopedics
Licensure: Principle of Ethics or Not
June 24, 2013
Can you go over whether licensure is considered a basic or primary principle of ethics? Read More
Acute Care, Community and Home Health Professional Issues
Driving Assessment
June 19, 2013
When is it appropriate to recommend a driving assessment for a client? Read More
Assistive Technology and Environmental Modifications Acute Care, Community and Home Health
Benefits and Limitations of Electronic Aids to Daily Living (EADLs)
June 13, 2013
What are the benefits and limitations of EADLs? Read More
Assistive Technology and Environmental Modifications Gerontology and Aging Acute Care, Community and Home Health
Future of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
June 10, 2013
What is the future of CAM? Read More
Gerontology and Aging Acute Care, Community and Home Health Mental Health, Health and Wellness Neurological and Physical Disabilities
Managing Potty Training in a Clinical Setting
June 4, 2013
How do you manage all the potty training in the clinical setting? Do you usually schedule home visits for this to decrease anxiety around public restrooms? Read More
Pediatrics
Mental Imagery with Patients with Sensory Deficits
May 29, 2013
When using mental imagery with patients who have had a stroke, would the treatment be as effective with clients who have diminished sensation? Read More
Hand, Upper Extremity, and Orthopedics Acute Care, Community and Home Health Neurological and Physical Disabilities
Constraint Induced Movement Therapy with Injuries other than CVA
May 29, 2013
Can Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) be used with Injuries other than CVA? For example, burns? Read More
Hand, Upper Extremity, and Orthopedics
Cognitively Appropriate Activities in Long Term Care
May 20, 2013
Can you give an example of a cognitively appropriate activity in a LTC facility? Read More
Cognition and Executive Function Gerontology and Aging
Strengths and Limitations of Performance-Based Assessments
May 16, 2013
What are the strengths and limitations of Performance-Based Assessments? Read More
Cognition and Executive Function
Headrest Recommendations
May 15, 2013
Do you ever recommend headrests for different settings or activities? Read More
Acute Care, Community and Home Health Early Intervention and School-Based Seating and Positioning, Wheelchair Mobility
Importance of Staff Coordination and Documentation with the Spaced Retrieval Technique for Memory Loss
May 13, 2013
How important is it with the spaced retrieval technique to interact with the staff and make sure that you are not only telling them your goals and coordinating with them, but documenting that as well... Read More
Cognition and Executive Function Gerontology and Aging Acute Care, Community and Home Health
Use of Story Making with Children with Feeding Difficulties
May 8, 2013
Can you explain what story making is and how it can be used as an intervention with children with feeding difficulties? Read More
Feeding and Swallowing Acute Care, Community and Home Health Pediatrics Early Intervention and School-Based
Evidence to Support Early Intervention in Hand Injuries
May 8, 2013
Is it important for patients to have early intervention for hand injuries? Read More
Hand, Upper Extremity, and Orthopedics
Treatment Time for Stabilization Tape
May 7, 2013
How long should stabilization tape be applied for scapular stabilization? Read More
Hand, Upper Extremity, and Orthopedics Acute Care, Community and Home Health
Accommodating for Pressure when Making Wheelchair Adjustments
May 1, 2013
When you lower wheelchair leg rests, do you need to be concerned with increased pressure on the lower extremities? Read More
Gerontology and Aging Acute Care, Community and Home Health Seating and Positioning, Wheelchair Mobility