OT Potential Podcast | Occupational Therapy CEUs

Even if you don't work with stroke patients, I highly suggest you take time to read about the conversation going on around high-repetition, task-specific OT interventions for stroke.A lot of research is being done around this topic and I think it is going to end up having ripple effects for therapists in many practices areas.To participate in the forum discussion about this topic, please go here: https://otpotential.com/ot-potential-club(Another great way to support our podcast is to use our MedBridge promo code!) Support the show

Have you ever felt like our understanding of occupation doesn't fully capture what matters to people and motivates them?If so, you are not alone.In this week's article, we find an argument that our current models of occupation are missing one of the prime human motivators of activity: belonging.This is our first OT-specific article and our first theory-specific article, and I can't wait to hear your thoughts on it!To join our online occupational therapy journal club please go to otpotential.com. (Another great way to support our podcast is to use our MedBridge promo code!) Support the show

I'm going to call it official. Research about biomarkers to assess the efficacy of occupational therapy is a trend in the OT Potential Podcast.This week on the Podcast we are discussing our second article about biomarkers for balance recovery after stroke.Even if you don't work with stroke patients, this is a topic that we all should be paying attention to, because my prediction is it is going to be impacting your practice in the next decade.We also briefly talk about some updates to the OT Potential Club. (Another great way to support our podcast is to use our MedBridge promo code!) Support the show

This week in the OT Potential Club, we look at a randomized control trial of the PLAY Project, which is an early-intervention program that treats young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).While this sounds very specific, I think it's applicable to all OTs, since some broad themes and questions arise from the research. One of the biggest questions, which applies to all patients, involves both time and money: How in the world can we get patients enough treatment time to actually see meaningful outcomes—and how can we do this in a cost-effective way?We also briefly talk about our new blog post, How to Become an OT, as well as some updates to the OT Potential Club. (Another great way to support our podcast is to use our MedBridge promo code!) Support the show

This week’s podcast, looks at 10 priorities that have been set for future Parkinson’s Disease (PD) research.Whether or not you work with PD patients, I encourage to check the article out, because we discuss some interesting points on how research agendas are set.To discuss the article further, you can sign up for The OT Potential Club, your online occupational therapy journal club. (Another great way to support our podcast is to use our MedBridge promo code!) Support the show

There is a growing body of research studying how timing impacts the quality of medical interventions.This week's article examines how the time of day (and day of the week) that a patient is admitted to the hospital can impact the quality of care (including OT care) that he or she will receive.You'll be intrigued by the findings, and I am sure you will walk away eager to learn more about your facility's staffing processes!To discuss the article further, you can sign up for The OT Potential Club, your online occupational therapy journal club. (Another great way to support our podcast is to use our MedBridge promo code!) Support the show

When patients with rare conditions come through our doors, it can be a little nerve-racking. We want to feel confident that we are giving them the OT interventions possible—and that means having a foundational knowledge and understanding of their diagnoses.That's why I'm thankful to have spent time reviewing this week's article on osteogenesis imperfecta (OI).To discuss the article further, you can sign up for The OT Potential Club, your online occupational therapy journal club. To further support the OT Potential Podcast, please consider using our promo code for MedBridge. Students can use our MedBridge Student Discount. If you are looking for a group discount on a MedBridge subscription for your business/clinic, check out the Enterprise Solution! Support the show

This week on the OT Potential Podcast, we are looking at a very timely and important issue: OT's role in pain management, specifically with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.As the article itself states, OT's role is ESSENTIAL in providing treatment and functional recovery for these patients.I hope this review makes you feel confident in the care you can provide to CRPS patients.To discuss the article further, you can sign up for The OT Potential Club, your online occupational therapy journal club. To further support the OT Potential Podcast, please consider using our promo code for a discount on MedBridge. Students can use our MedBridge Student Discount. If you are looking for a group discount on a MedBridge subscription for your business/clinic, check out the Enterprise Solution! Support the show

This week's article is technically about analyzing the cost of different lumbar fusion techniques.But, in actuality, it is about so much more than that.At the end of the day, this article illuminates the problems of the fee-per-service and of the lack of transparency regarding healthcare costs. And, these are issues that we are facing in almost all OT settings.Here's the article:  A perioperative cost analysis comparing single-level minimally invasive and open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (Another great way to support our podcast is to use our MedBridge promo code!) Support the show

Is my OT care helping my patients?That is one of the primary questions we all want answers to in our work. And, biomarkers represent a new frontier in helping us answer this question.In this week's OT Potential Potential article review, we will look at how biomarkers can be used in stroke rehab and take a high-level look at this medical trend that we should all be following. Here's the article we'll review: Connectivity measures are robust biomarkers of cortical function and plasticity after stroke. To further support the OT Potential Podcast, please consider using our promo code when you purchase MedBridge (works for OT, PT, and SLP!). Students can use our MedBridge Student Discount. If you are looking for a group discount on a MedBridge subscription for your business/clinic, check out the Enterprise Solution! Support the show