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Occupational Therapy: An Essential Component of Support for Young Children with Cancer (2022)

November 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
The authors established a hospital-based early intervention (EI) clinic with a multidisciplinary team to meet the unique developmental needs of infants and toddlers with cancer. The OT evaluation included an assessment of the child’s occupational history and experiences, patterns of daily living, interests, and the family’s values, needs, and contexts, and a standardized assessment of […]
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Dissident Genders and Sexualities in the Occupational Therapy Peer-Reviewed Literature: A Scoping Review (2022)

November 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
The word dissident refers to opposition to something—in this case, to the regulatory norms imposed by cisheteronormativity, heterosexism, and patriarchy. The concept does not negate or invalidate the identity categories; rather, it incorporates people who do not fit, nor want to fit, in such categories. OTs need to consider this concept to produce care strategies, […]
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Burn Care & Rehabilitation: An Overview of Therapy Management, Part One

October 7, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This course will provide an overview on burn care and rehabilitation. The focus for the program is to provide the attendee with the basic knowledge and skills required for effective management of burn care and to effectively provide interventions to support the functional recovery of the burn survivor.
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Modern Aging: Physiological Processes and Societal Responses

October 7, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This course will provide a brief overview of normal aging processes, ageism, the attitudes of individuals, healthcare students, educators as well as providers, its impact on clinical practice, evidence-based interventions to reduce ageism, as well as self reflection assessments. Upon completion of this course, participants will have a greater understanding of ageism in healthcare and […]
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Ice Massage Instruction Sheet

October 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This intervention piece is designed to instruct someone how to do an ice massage to reduce pain. It is a great handout to include with the home program for people with acute injuries.
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What is Osteomyelitis?

October 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This handout outlines what osteomyelitis is, symptoms, diagnostic testing, and what to expect with this condition.
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Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior in Parkinson’s Disease: Most Frequently Avoided Activities (2022)

October 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
The primary aim of this study was to determine which activities were reported to be avoided the most. Secondary aims were to determine if reported FFAB was different based on age, gender, disease severity, and fall history and to determine the association between avoidance of specific activities and fall history. 174 participants diagnosed with PD […]
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