Occupational Therapy and hospice care practitioners improve quality of life in patients by helping people engage in those meaningful occupations, even if it is at their end of life. Karmella Bognot MS, OTR/L shares her experience working in occupational therapy in oncology and palliative care people in a hospice setting and how our role as […]
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I love that LSVT BIG Program® is determined to help OT practitioners learn evidence based treatment strategies to help clients that have Parkinson’s Disease (PD). In this article we will dig into the what and how occupational therapy practitioners can use this program with our patients. What does LSVT BIG Stand For? LSVT BIG program
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Patient refusal of care can be very frustrating in occupational therapy (OT)! What do we do? There are supervisors to appease, productivity to adhere to, patients to help and ethical dilemmas to resolve. So let’s dig into: why do patient refusals happen what to do about it and how to document it What is it
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Why is sleep so difficult for our patients that have dementia? Through addressing occupational therapy dementia sleep problems, we can assess and develop a treatment plan by asking ourselves “WHY” they are having difficulty and look at the patient holistically. Occupational therapy dementia care and sleep problems among our patients is a common challenge. These
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How do we utilize therapeutic use of self in occupational therapy (OT)? Or should we? It should come as no surprise that patients and clients are placed in a vulnerable position when undergoing rehabilitation after injury, disease, surgery, or any debilitating condition that inhibits function. Occupational therapy practitioners get to witness the good, the bad,
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The Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) for occupational therapy practitioners in SNFs is a hot topic these days. I get questions all the time asking, “What does PDPM mean for therapy?” and “What is PDPM’s impact on therapy services?” I have the privilege of listening to your stories on how this change of payment systems
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In this inaugural “Speaking of OT” Betweenisode on the OT Podcast, Mandy and Sarah chat about the pros and cons of working as a PRN OT practitioner and talk about how eating weird foods snagged their future husbands… Resources from the show: Blog Post: Pros and Cons of Working PRN in OT Learn more about
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Have you ever wondered, “how should I be prescribing home exercise programs” or “what type of approach is best to address my patient’s upper extremity dysfunction?”Anthony Mucci COTA, discusses how we should be using a combination of a biomechanical frame of reference, in conjunction with occupation based techniques, to help our patients achieve their optimal
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Have you ever wondered what really is the difference between an OTR vs OTA? What are the differences in responsibilities between an occupational therapist and an occupational therapy assistant? How can we work on this OT/OTA collaboration to create successful partnerships? Melissa Tilton OTA, BS, ROH (and AOTA Board Member) talks about her passion for being an
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