AOTA's Occupational Therapy Channel

In this episode of AOTA's Everyday Evidence Podcast, we explore what happens when occupational therapy is included in comprehensive health assessments for children entering foster care and why that moment may be one of the most important opportunities for developmental support.  Joining us are Kristine Fortin, MD, MPH, Anne-Ashley Field, OTR/L, BCP, and Judith Dawson, RN, BSN, from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Fostering Health Program. Their study, "Occupational Therapists Enhance Comprehensive Health Assessments for Children in Foster Care", examines how adding occupational therapy to multidisciplinary evaluations impacts developmental detection, referrals, and caregiver education.   Children in foster care face high rates of developmental delay, placement instability, and barriers to accessing services. This research explores how occupational therapy functions to identify needs early and provide real-time strategies during a critical transition period.   Additional Resources:  Interoception & Trauma: The Latest Science on Healing  Trauma, Occupation and Participation, Considerations in Occupational Therapy by Amy Lynch and Rachel Ashcraft   Sensory Healing After Developmental Trauma by Marti Smith   Complete the following survey for a contact hour certificate:  https://forms.aota.org/forms/everyday_evidence_copy?PODCAST=Everyday Evidence: Occupational Therapy and Foster Care: Strengthening Development at First Contact  

July 2024This podcast contains explicit sexual information and is not suitable for all audiences.  Listener discretion is advised.On today's episode we speak with certified sexuality counselor and Doctor of OT, Kathryn Ellis. We discuss the book Sexuality and Intimacy and she provides expert opinion and recommendations to help students, clinicians, and researchers improve how they address sexuality and intimacy in practice. AOTA Press: Sexuality and Intimacy an Occupational Therapy ApproachDr. Kathryn Ellis WebpageRead the episode transcript

On Today's episode, we speak with Kelsey Berg, Clinical Operations Manager at Evolent Health (formerly Magellan Health), and Gina Braswell, Senior Manager of Provider Relations at Evolent Health (formerly Magellan Health). They detail their roles in utilization review and share how they approach reviewing occupational therapy documentation and authorization requests. They share important recommendations for quality documentation and quality care.  Please help AOTA improve its podcasts and the translation of research to practice by completing this one-minute survey:   https://forms.aota.org/forms/everyday_evidence_copy?PODCAST=Billing and DocumentationAdditional Resources:  Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Webpage AOTA Documentation Practice Essentials 

On Today's episode we speak with AOTA’s Grassroots and Political Action Committee Specialist Jill Tighe. Jill manages AOTA's Legislative Action Center and AOTA's Annual Advocacy Events. We discuss advocacy, policy, and hear recommendations on how to begin or continue to advocate for occupational therapy.  Please help AOTA improve it's podcasts and the translation of research to practice by completing this one-minute survey:  https://forms.aota.org/forms/everyday_evidence_copy?PODCAST=Advocacy Additional Resources:  congress.gov AOTPAC aota.org/takeaction email [email protected] with advocacy related questions

On Today's episode we speak Malachy Clancy about the World Health Organization's Clinical Management of Covid-19 Living Guideline. He shares his role in contributing to the guideline and outlines important information and recommendations from the guideline and specifically chapter 24: Care of Covid-19 patients after acute illness. Please help AOTA improve it's podcasts and the translation of research to practice by completing this one-minute survey:  https://forms.aota.org/forms/everyday_evidence_copy?PODCAST=Covid-19 Living Guideline Additional Resources: WHO Living Guideline Long Covid Alliance Long Covid Physio

On today's episode we discuss the patient-reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS) with Brocha Stern and Craig Velozo. We discuss what patient-reported outcomes measures are and head from our guests how to access, administer, score and use them within organizations and throughout clinical practice. Please help AOTA improve it's podcasts and the translation of research to practice by completing this one-minute survey:  https://forms.aota.org/forms/everyday_evidence_copy?PODCAST=Patient Reported Outcome Measures Additional resources: Health Measures Site: https://www.healthmeasures.net/search-view-measures PROMIS Health Organization: https://www.promishealth.org/ AJOT Article: https://research.aota.org/ajot/article/76/2/7602090010/23200/Clinical-Potential-of-Patient-Reported-Outcome?searchresult=1

On today's episode we speak with Alyson and Arameh about the journey that brought them to become AOTA President and Vice President, the priorities and goals for their terms of service, and reccomendations for OT professionals across settings to propel our profession to new heights.  

On today's episode we discuss the Hot Evidence Infographics and clinical applications for practitioners with Katie Caspero. Listen along as we summarize the evidence and research found in the graphics and hear tips and takeaways for improving your own application of research and evidence to practice. See the graphics for yourself at https://www.aota.org/practice/practice-essentials/evidencebased-practiceknowledge-translation Please help AOTA improve it's podcasts and the translation of research to practice by completing this one-minute survey: https://forms.aota.org/forms/everyday_evidence_copy?PODCAST=Everyday Evidence: Hot Evidence with Katie Caspero

On today's episode we discuss the Chronic Conditions Practice Guidelines and clinical applications for practitioners with Dr. Stacy Smallfield and Dr. Beth Fields. Listen along as we summarize the evidence and research found in the guidelines and hear case studies, clinical recommendations, and major takeaways from content experts. Please help AOTA improve it's podcasts and the translation of research to practice by completing this one-minute survey: https://forms.aota.org/forms/everyday_evidence_copy?PODCAST=Everyday Evidence: Chronic Conditions Practice Guidelines Additional Resources: Institute for Health Care Improvement: http://www.ihi.org/ AOTA Position Statement: https://research.aota.org/ajot/article/74/3/7403420010p1/6636/Occupational-Therapy-in-the-Promotion-of-Health Self Management Resource Center: https://selfmanagementresource.com/ Practice Guidelines and Systematic Reviews: https://www.aota.org/practice/practice-essentials/evidencebased-practiceknowledge-translation

On today's episode we discuss Post-Acute Care Systematic Review with Dr. Beth Hunter and Julie Malloy. They give background on the importance of emphasizing quality care in OT practice and how you can help clients avoid adverse health events and increase their quality of life by participating fully in meaningful occupations. Please help AOTA improve its podcasts and the translation of research to practice by completing this one-minute survey: https://forms.aota.org/forms/everyday_evidence_copy?PODCAST=Everyday Evidence: Post Acute Care Systematic ReviewQuestions about quality? Email AOTA at [email protected]

On Today's Episode we speak with Dr.s Kelly Tanner and Lisa Juckett about the development of the knowledge translation toolkit. We discuss barriers to implementing evidence into clinical practice and outline resources that can enable practitioners across settings to implement evidence informed care into their clinical scope. Please help AOTA improve its podcasts and the translation of research to practice by completing this one-minute survey:  https://forms.aota.org/forms/everyday_evidence_copy?PODCAST=Everyday Evidence: Knowledge Translation Toolkit

Today we speak with Dr. Beth Hunter about her work with the Evidenced Based Practice Team at AOTA. Beth summarizes the basic principles of evidenced-based practice and shares how you can use systematic reviews, practice guidelines and additional resources to improve your knowledge and practice. Please help AOTA improve its podcasts and the translation of research to practice by completing this one-minute survey:  https://forms.aota.org/forms/everyday_evidence_copy?PODCAST=Everyday Evidence: EBP Basics

On today's episode we speak with current practitioner Julia Kuehn about her lived experience as a fieldwork student with AOTA's evidence based practice team. Fieldwork and life as a new practitioner can be stressful and overwhelming. Julia offers advice to help students select meaningful and successful fieldwork experiences, prepare for the NBCOT, transition to practice, and incorporate EBP in a fieldwork setting and as budding practitioners.  

Dr. Caitlin Synovec and Julie Miller share their experience developing the "Application of the OTPF-4 to Support and Advance OT" short course and outline three case applications using the OTPF in person, group, and population interventions. Help AOTA improve our podcasts by completing this one-minute survey: https://forms.aota.org/forms/everyday_evidence_copy?PODCAST=Everyday Evidence: OTPF 4th Edition Case Applications

On today’s episode we speak with the chair of occupational therapy at Ithaca college and the chair of AOTA’s Commission on Practice, Dr. Julie Dorsey. We discuss the importance and process of developing the practice framework, review the updates and changes to the guiding document of our profession, and explore the OTPF 4th edition’s implications for everyday practice.Help AOTA to improve our podcasts by completing this one-minute survey: https://forms.aota.org/forms/everyday_evidence_copy?PODCAST=Everyday Evidence: OTPF 4th Edition with Dr. Julie DorseyAdditional resources:OTPF 4th edition: https://www.aota.org/Publications-News/AmericanJournalOfOccupationalTherapy/access-framework-domain-otpf-download.aspxExploring the OTPF CE course: https://www.aota.org/Education-Careers/Continuing-Education/AOTACE/CE-Articles/fourth-framework.aspxHave additional questions about the OTPF? Contact [email protected]

We re-visit the 2021 Eleanor Clarke Slagle lecture titled “Using Measurement to Highlight OT’s Distinct Value” with featured guest Dr. Craig Velozo. Dr. Velozo offers a new perspective on applying measurement to practice and gives recommendations for OT practitioners to be leaders in using measurement in a more client centered way through Rasch analysis and item response.Help AOTA improve podcasts and the translation of research to practice by completing our 1 minute survey: https://forms.aota.org/forms/everyday_evidence_copy?PODCAST=Everyday Evidence: Measurement in OT with Dr. Craig Velozo  Additional Resources: Free Key-form recovery maps: Patientprogress.org

As an occupational therapist, occupational therapy assistant, educator, or student, you help people to participate in the things they want and need to do. In today’s episode, we speak with occupational therapists Shannen Marie Coley and Dr. Heather Jackson-Pena, who are using their platforms to educate thousands in celebration of Occupational Therapy Month. If you missed this year’s OT Month celebration, don’t forget that you can celebrate occupational therapy throughout the year. Share your OT pride every day by shopping our OT Month products and exploring our list of ideas at www.aota.org/otmonth.