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Vision Screening Instructions

February 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
Navigating vision deficits can feel like untangling a complex web — this screening tool helps unravel those threads. This guide walks you through key points to look for with clinical interview and observation, assesses for oculomotor deficits, acuity, contrast sensivity, visual field deficits, and more.
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Occupational Therapy Interventions to Improve Performance of Daily Activities at Home for Older Adults with Low Vision: A Systematic Review (2013)

February 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
Low vision is considered a visual impairment that cannot be corrected by regular eyeglasses, contact lenses, medication, or surgery, and interferes with the ability to perform everyday activities. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and cataracts are the four main causes of low vision in older adults. These conditions result in progressive and, in […]
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Introduction to Treatment of Lymphedema

January 30, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This course will include a very brief overview of the lymphatic system and its functions, causes of lymphedema and a review of the stages. Discussion will then focus on recommended treatment based on the stage of lymphedema, precautions and contraindications for treatment and an overview of complete decongestive therapy.
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Addressing Sex and Intimacy

January 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
Learn strategies for addressing sex and intimacy regardless of clinical setting, including selecting assessments, intervention considerations, and assistive devices.
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Introduction to Lymphedema

December 26, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Participants in the introductory course will receive an overview of the lymph system and its functions. Additionally, the course will discuss the causes of breakdown of the system that lead to lymphedema, along with the stages, characteristics that identify each stage, preferred treatments for lymphedema as well as precautions to observe when treating lymphedema patients […]
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Cycle of Inactivity

December 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This piece describes the cycle of inactivity and provides a visual illustration.
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Motivational Interviewing for Rehabilitation Professionals

November 16, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
What’s a therapist to do when patients do not comply with treatment recommendations? In this course we explore the process of motivational interviewing as a way to improve the therapist-patient relationship, and ultimately patient outcomes. We discuss the perils of persuasion and automatic problem solving for our patients. We identify and develop skills for guiding […]
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Goals of Care Conversation

November 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Therapists play an integral role in providing information regarding cognition and mobility. This material includes further information regarding goals, barriers, considerations, framework, and timing related to goals of care conversations.
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