AOTA Podcast

On today's episode we speak with the Chairperson of the Volunteer Leadership Development Committee (VLDC), Moira P. Bushell. She describes the role of VLDC and outlines how volunteering with AOTA can enhance knowledge, practice, and community.

Additional resources:

Get Involved: https://www.aota.org/community/get-involved

Volunteer Groups: https://www.aota.org/community/volunteer-groups

Volunteer Center: https://communot.aota.org/volunteer/volunteer-center

Email: [email protected]

On today's episode we speak with Hannah Oldenburg and Jennifer Bergstrom, the founders of the Journal of Acute Care Occupational Therapy. They share the story of starting the journal and provide recommendations for practitioners to consume and apply evidence to enhance their practice.

Please help AOTA improve it's podcasts and the translation of research to practice and receive your contact hour for listening by completing this one-minute survey: https://forms.aota.org/forms/everyday_evidence_copy?PODCAST=Everyday Evidence: Journal of Acute Care Occupational Therapy

Additional Resources:

Journal of Acute Care Occupational Therapy

Youtube Channel

Twitter

On today's episode we speak with the Executive Director of Memory Care Home Solutions Jill Cigliana, and Scott Trudeau, the Director of Practice Engagement at AOTA. They outline the Guiding an improved Dementia Exerpeience Model (GUIDE) recently announced by the Centers for Meidcare and Medicaid Services and provide recommendations for how OT practitioners can advocate for their own involvement in the model's application.

Additional resources:

GUIDE Model

Dementia Care Evidence Based Programs

Family Caregiver Alliance

Alzheimer's Association

Teepa Snow

Memory Care Home Solutions

On today's episode we speak with Dr. Lisa Jaegers about working with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Centers of Excellence for Total Worker Health, founding the Saint Louis University (SLU) Transformative Justice Initiative (TJI), directing the OT Transition and Integration Services (OTTIS) program, and Facilitating the Justice Based Occupational Therapy network. She details how occupational therapy can play a role in the justice system and provides recommendations for practitioners across settings.

Please help AOTA improve it's podcasts and the translation of research to practice and receive your contact hour for listening by completing this one-minute survey: https://forms.aota.org/forms/everyday_evidence_copy?PODCAST=Everyday Evidence: The Transformative Justice Initiative

Additional resources:

https://linktr.ee/drljaegers

https://linktr.ee/slu_ottis

https://linktr.ee/ot4justice

On today's episode we speak with Frank Gainer, Vice President of meetings and events at AOTA about the background, concerns, and additional measures and efforts related to the INSPIRE 2024 conference in Orlando Florida. 

To learn more, join AOTA’s virtual INSPIRE Update on September 6, 2023 from 8:00 – 9:00 pm ET. There is no cost to attend but registration is required. https://www.aota.org/events/calendar/orlando-update

On Today's Episode we speak with Beth Fields about her research and efforts that examine the quality, access, and outcomes of caregivers across the continuum of care. She shares evidence and practical applications to help you be not only client centered, but client and family centered in your practice.

Please help AOTA improve it's podcasts and the translation of research to practice and receive your contact hour for listening by completing this one-minute survey: https://forms.aota.org/forms/everyday_evidence_copy?PODCAST=Everyday Evidence: Caregivers

Geriatric Health Services Lab: https://kinesiology.education.wisc.edu/research/geriatric-health-services-research-lab/

Care assessment tool: https://www.mdpi.com/2039-4403/11/3/49

CHAT assessment tool: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/24/13355

CHAT assessment tool: https://academic.oup.com/innovateage/article/7/2/igad011/7028437

CAPABLE: https://www.caregiving.pitt.edu/research-projects/capable-scale-project-university-pittsburgh-and-area-agency-aging

Augmented Reality Tool: https://education.wisc.edu/news/tool-developed-by-uw-madison-researchers-will-help-seniors-age-in-place/

On today's episode we discuss the March 2023 special issue of the journal Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment on substance use and occupational therapy. Emily Rothman, Amy Mattila, and Deirdre Ryan share information related to occupational therapy's role in working with people effected by substance use disorder and provide evidenced based recommendations for clinical practice, education, and research.

Please help AOTA improve it's podcasts and the translation of research to practice and receive your contact hour for listening by completing this one-minute survey: https://forms.aota.org/forms/everyday_evidence_copy?PODCAST=Everyday Evidence: Substance Use and Occupational Therapy

Additional Resources:

Article links:

https://journals.sagepub.com/topic/collections-sat/sat-3/sat

Webinar Link:

https://bostonu.zoom.us/rec/share/2Tl-6bRXK7RWIveDK5yjDN_pbpCsSjzKl4Bl-xi5jZBkKm00QIX--UEiCc_FKuKR.nI1luoP5kqWuc9cD?startTime=1683214349000 Passcode: qXK!Jc!3

On today's episode of Everyday Evidence we speak with the editor and chief of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy, Stacey Reynolds. We talk all things AJOT, discuss the state of the science within occupational therapy, and she shares recommendations on how you can get involved and improve your own consumption and application of research to practice.

Please help AOTA improve it's podcasts and the translation of research to practice and receive your contact hour for listening by completing this one-minute survey: https://forms.aota.org/forms/everyday_evidence_copy?PODCAST=Everyday Evidence: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Additional Resources:

AJOT Homepage: https://research.aota.org/ajot

On Today's episode we discuss the Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Adults with traumatic brain injury and the work Dr. Steven Wheeler and Dr. Amanda Acord-Vira do conducting research related to TBI at West Virginia University.

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Additional Resources:

Previous guidelines available in AOTA store: https://myaota.aota.org/shop_aota/product/900386?_ga=2.131410575.164824537.1683567977-2097165767.1609778166

WVU TBI Services Program: https://tbi.cedwvu.org/

On today's episode we are joined by Taelor Coyle and Kelly Tanner who were part of a multi-site quality improvement project titled "Implementing Parent Coaching in Occupational Therapy for Young Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Multi-Site Project". We discuss their project, outcomes, and stategies for implementing quality improvement initiatives.

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Additional Resources:

AOTA Quality Page

AOTA Practice Guidelines

The Early Childhood Coaching Handbook

IHI Website