The OT Flourish Podcast

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Top Tips for Edema + Lymphedema w/ Mandy Perez MOTR/L CLT Aug 28, 2017

Show notes

In occupational therapy, we see a lot of patients that have edema and lymphedema. How should we be intervening? What should we be educating our patients on? When should we be referring to a lymphedema specialist? Well, you are in luck because Mandy Perez MOTR/L CLT is here to answer all those questions (and more!).

Resources from the Show:

Understanding the Lymphatic System

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*Check out the other podcasts in the Senior Rehab Project family at http://www.SeniorRehabProject.com/Podcasts

Addressing Driving (without being a driving rehab specialist) Aug 15, 2017

Show notes

�Occupational therapy practitioners sometimes do not address driving in the general clinical setting. Why? Should we? and how?

Check out the education bomb Kimberly Kearney COTA gives about not only how to address this topic with your patients, but TONS of resources to get you started.

Click here to get the ENTIRE driving for OT reference list PDF

Resources from the Show:

The Ethical and Professional Obligation to Address Driving when Delivering Occupational Therapy Services

Will help with senior transportation: RidesinSight.org

Practitioner Assessments:

OT-DORA: Occupational Therapy Driver Off-Road Assessment Battery

Client Assessments:

AAA Roadwise Review: A Tool to Help Seniors Drive Safely Longer

Family Assessments:

Driving Decisions Workbook - University of Michigan

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LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR SPONSOR

This episode is sponsored by Great Seminars and Books: Get $25 off a Great Seminars Course! Go to http://www.seniorrehabproject.com/GREAT & use promo code: SRP25

Thanks for Listening!

I appreciate you taking the time to join me this week.

If you have ANY suggestions on OT podcast topics focusing on the older adult, I'd love to hear your suggestions. Head on over to SeniorsFlourish.com/podcast.

And don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates and be sure to not miss an episode. Plus, it's free!

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*Check out the other podcasts in the Senior Rehab Project family at http://www.SeniorRehabProject.com/Podcasts

(5/5) YOUR Documentation Questions Answered by Kornetti & Krafft Health Care Solutions Jul 31, 2017

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Don't worry if you missed the Documentation Webinar with Kornetti & Krafft Health Care Solutions - we decided to record and share - some of YOUR questions answered!

HUGE thank you to Kornetti & Krafft for their expertise and advice this month. Feel free to get in contact with them at http://ValueBeyondTheVisit.com

Also be sure to get your: Skilled Terminology Quick Reference with Key Phrases for Billing and Reimbursement PDF

Looking for more documentation information? Head over to: Documentation Domination for OT Practitioners Working with Older Adults

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(4/5) The ULTIMATE Guide to Simplify Documentation: PLAN Jul 25, 2017

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Episode 4/5 with the focus on the PLAN portion of documentation. Do YOU have questions about documentation, management, OASIS assessments, & regulations?

Click here to sign up for our LIVE Interactive Webinar with the best in the biz - Dee Kornetti & Cindy Krafft of Kornetti & Krafft Health Care Solutions! The Webinar takes place on Wednesday, July 26 at 8p EST.

You'll get an exclusive invite link that will give you access to the Webinar on Wednesday, July 26 at 8p EST, where you can ask any of your burning documentation questions!

Also be sure to get your: Skilled Terminology Quick Reference with Key Phrases for Billing and Reimbursement PDF

Looking for more documentation information? Head over to: Documentation Domination for OT Practitioners Working with Older Adults

(3/5) The ULTIMATE Guide to Simplify Documentation: Assessment Jul 18, 2017

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Episode 3/5 with the focus on the ASSESSMENT portion of documentation. Do YOU have questions about documentation, management, OASIS assessments, & regulations?

You'll get an exclusive invite link that will give you access to the Webinar on Wednesday, July 26 at 8p EST, where you can ask any of your burning documentation questions!

Also be sure to get your: Skilled Terminology Quick Reference with Key Phrases for Billing and Reimbursement PDF

Looking for more documentation information? Head over to: Documentation Domination for OT Practitioners Working with Older Adults

(2/5) The ULTIMATE Guide to Simplify Documentation: Objective Jul 12, 2017

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Episode 2/5 with the focus on the OBJECTIVE portion of documentation. Do YOU have questions about documentation, management, OASIS assessments, & regulations?

You'll get an exclusive invite link that will give you access to the Webinar on Wednesday, July 26 at 8p EST, where you can ask any of your burning documentation questions!

Also be sure to get your: Skilled Terminology Quick Reference with Key Phrases for Billing and Reimbursement PDF

Looking for more documentation information? Head over to: Documentation Domination for OT Practitioners Working with Older Adults

(1/5) The ULTIMATE Guide to Simplify Documentation: Subjective Jul 03, 2017

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Episode 1/5 with the focus on the SUBJECTIVE portion of documentation.

Do YOU have questions about documentation, management, OASIS assessments, & regulations?

You'll get an exclusive invite link that will give you access to the Webinar on Wednesday, July 26 at 8p EST, where you can ask any of your burning documentation questions!

Also be sure to get your: Skilled Terminology Quick Reference with Key Phrases for Billing and Reimbursement PDF

Looking for more documentation information? Head over to: Documentation Domination for OT Practitioners Working with Older Adults

Virtual Reality and OT Neurorehabilitation with Lauren Sheehan OTR/L Jun 21, 2017

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How do you (or do you?) use virtual reality with your patients that have neuro involvement? The progress and research in this area has grown greatly in recent years and it is exciting to see how occupational therapy and virtual reality will work together to help our patients now and in the future! Subscribe here on: iTunes or Stitcher

Resources from the Show:

Virtual Reality Product Review

Rapael Smart Glove by NEOFECT

Music Glove and FitMi by Flint Rehabilitation

Saebo VR

Shin, J.-H., Kim, M.-Y., Lee, J.-Y., Jeon, Y.-J., Kim, S., Lee, S., … Choi, Y. (2016). Effects of virtual reality-based rehabilitation on distal upper extremity function and health-related quality of life: a single-blinded, randomized controlled trial. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 13, 17.

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LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR SPONSOR

This episode is sponsored by Great Seminars and Books: Get $25 off a Great Seminars Course! Go to http://www.seniorrehabproject.com/GREAT & use promo code: SRP25

Thanks for Listening!

I appreciate you taking the time to join me this week.

If you have ANY suggestions on OT podcast topics focusing on the older adult, I'd love to hear your suggestions. Head on over to SeniorsFlourish.com/podcast. And don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates and be sure to not miss an episode. Plus, it's free!

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*Check out the other podcasts in the Senior Rehab Project family at http://www.SeniorRehabProject.com/Podcasts

Talking Home Health with Monika Lukasiewicz OTR/L Jun 07, 2017

Show notes

Is Home Health OT for you? Talking the good, the bad and the ugly as well as documentation, scheduling and why home health is quintessential OT at its finest!

Resources from the Show:

Medication Log created by guest Monika Lukasiewicz OTR/L:

"I (Monika Lukasiewicz OTR/L) created this and have found it really helpful when I am asked to come on board to help with complicated medication cases (which so many ARE!) - Click Here to Access the PDF

E-Books/Books

Homebound status:

https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/home-health-services.html

Objective Measures

What is Home Health?

Motivational Interviewing

https://otpotential.com/blog/motivational-interviewing-ot

Home Health Tips Articles

Flow Survey

https://otpotential.com/share/ot-flow-survey

Applicable CEUs:

Series: Defensible Documentation for the Home Health Therapist

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR SPONSOR

This episode is sponsored by Great Seminars and Books: Get $25 off a Great Seminars Course! Go to http://www.seniorrehabproject.com/GREAT & use promo code: SRP25

Thanks for Listening!

I appreciate you taking the time to join me this week.

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*Check out the other podcasts in the Senior Rehab Project family at http://www.SeniorRehabProject.com/Podcasts

Health Promotion for Older Adults in Our Communities w/ Carole Lewis PT May 22, 2017

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How do we get out there to promote health to the older adults in our communities? What types of programing should I be doing and where do I start?

Resources from the Show:

Book: Age Defying Fitness

Home Study Course: Health promotion and Exercise for the Older Adult

MovingTargetScreen.com: The MTS is a performance-based functional assessment tool (Moving Target Screen) to be used with middle age and older adults to evaluate the key aspects of fitness central to optimal aging: posture, flexibility, balance, endurance, and strength.

Rehabilitation using manual mobilization for thoracic kyphosis in elderly postmenopausal patients with osteoporosis

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR SPONSOR

This episode is sponsored by Great Seminars and Books: Get $25 off a Great Seminars Course! Go to http://www.seniorrehabproject.com/GREAT & use promo code: SRP25

Thanks for Listening!

I appreciate you taking the time to join me this week.

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*Check out the other podcasts in the Senior Rehab Project family at http://www.SeniorRehabProject.com/Podcasts