Pamela Toto, professor at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Occupational Therapy, shares details on the Pitt Healthy Home Laboratory which develops and evaluates technologies and home services to help people live safely and independently at home.

About Pam

Pamela Toto, PhD, OTR/L, BCG, FAOTA, FGSA, is a Professor at the University of Pittsburgh and senior scientist in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Healthy Home Laboratory. She is also a Doctor of Clinical Science in Occupational Therapy Program at the University of Pittsburgh, an online post-professional clinical doctorate focused on strategies to implement best evidence in clinical practice. She is an occupational therapist, researcher and educator who is internationally recognized within her field for her expertise in gerontology.

Board Certified in Gerontology and a Fellow of  the American Occupational Therapy Association and a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, Dr. Toto has over 30 years of clinical experience as an occupational therapist providing services for older adults in the community and in long term care settings. Dr. Toto’s clinical and research interests focus on the implementation of client-centered interventions in “real world” settings to promote independence, participation and healthy aging in older adults.  She is a national trainer

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