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Reading Over the Counter Med Labels to Prevent Hospitalization from Harmful Interactions

March 31, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.

This structured activity practices reading real over-the-counter medication labels and provides opportunities to assess the risk for various interactions that may be harmful or fatal.

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Creating a Personalized Road Trip

January 31, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.

Rehearse executive function skills and strategies with a personalized road trip activity.

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Refilling Medications

January 31, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.

This therapy material works on skills required for refilling medications.

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Finding Medication Box Errors Set #3

December 31, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

The third in our series of locating med box errors, this activity challenges people to spot missing/extra pills given a set of prescription labels and pill shapes/colors.

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Psychopharmacology Reference

December 31, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This clinical reference sheet provides an overview of major medications used to treat mental health conditions commonly seen by occupational and speech therapy practitioners. This handout includes medications such as antidepressants, stimulants, mood stabilizers, and anxiolytics, with common generic and brand names and potential side effects relevant to occupational and speech therapy practice.

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Aging in Place: Supporting Nutrition & Hydration

December 31, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This resource provides information focused on supporting safe and proper nutrition and hydration in the elderly at home, including the risks of malnutrition and dehydration, contributing factors, and interventions. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2009). Healthy places terminology. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Jadczak, A. D., & Visvanathan, R. (2019). Anorexia of aging […]

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Guide for Reading and Understanding Prescription Medication Labels

November 30, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This material will help patients better understand the information they read on their prescription medication labels to ensure safety with medication management.

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Medication Safety

November 30, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This resource addresses safety with medication management. There are two methods for using this activity. One method directly pairs with the Therapy Insights Medication Management Kit (Version 2). The other option is a worksheet for those without the kit. The entire activity can be completed with or without the kit.

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Printable Pill Boxes

November 9, 2023 by Megan Berg.

In order to address goals related to medication management, establishing a functional organizational system is vital! These printable pill boxes allow you to practice med management with a person’s pills as well as identify which type of pill box (2/day, 3/day, or 4/day) works best for their medication list.

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Medication Management – How Many Pills?

October 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

To target medication management, the person must calculate the total amount of pills consumed in one day based on the medication labels provided.

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