Date: December 2023
On this episode we speak with Stacy Smallfield and Liz Metzger, the co-authors of the Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Adults Living with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Neurocognitive Disorders. We discuss the research, case studies, and clinical recommendations included in the practice guidelines and they provide recommendations to help all practitioners enhance their practice when working with this population.
AJOT Systematic Review Briefs
Alzheimer's Association
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Date: November 2023
On this episode we speak with Beth Pyatak and Elissa Lee, who co-edited a book in the 50 studies Every Doctor Should Know series, 50 Studies Every Occupational Therapist Should Know. We discuss seminal research included in the book and they provide tips, tricks, and recommendations to help all practitioners find, consume, and apply evidence to practice.
Date: October 2023
On this 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.
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Journal of Acute Care Occupational Therapy
Youtube Channel
Twitter
Date: September 2023
On this 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.
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Dr. Lisa Jaegers @drLjaegers
Transformative Justice Initiative @slu_ottis
Justice-Based Occupational Therapy @ot4justice
Date: August 2023
On this 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.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Geriatric Health Services Research Lab
CHAT Assessment Tool
Augmented Reality Tool for Home Assessments
Date: July 2023
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.
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Date: June 2023
On this 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.
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Date: May 2023
On this 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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Previous guidelines available in the AOTA store
WVU TBI Services Program
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Date: April 2023
On this 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 strategies for implementing quality improvement initiatives.
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AOTA Quality Page
Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Early Childhood: Birth through 5 years
The Early Childhood Coaching Handbook
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Date: March 2023
On this episode we speak with Amanda Newchok and Erin O'Hara about the Ready to Learn and Play sensory regulation framework. We discuss the "why's" of sensory based intervention, how they developed this framework to make sensory regulation accessible and understandable to clients and caregivers, and how to share your OT magic with clients to facilitate regulation and improved occupational performance.
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Ready to Learn and Play website
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Date: February 2023
On this episode we speak with Kristie Patten, the 2022 Eleanor Clarke Slagle award recipient and the Vice Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of occupational therapy at NYU. We discuss her research and implications for practice related to autism.
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Slagle lecture
Neurodiversity Strengths checklist from this book
BASC Behavior Assessment
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Date: January 2023
On this episode we speak with Dr. Mary Hildebrand and Dr. Amanda Mack about the Systematic Review addressing the question “What is the evidence for the effectiveness of interventions within the scope of occupational therapy practice for caregivers of people who have had a stroke that facilitate maintaining participation in the caregiver role?”. We discuss principles and implications of caregiver interventions and the evidenced related to their implementation to promote increased health and well-being for patients and caregivers.
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AJOT home page
Systematic review brief
Family Caregiver Alliance website
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