Background Story This year we had awesome participation for OT Month on social media. There were so many great posts advocating for the OT profession. I had a lot of fun participating in the #ABCsofOT challenge. So why stop there? Let’s do something just as profound in May! That’s how I got the idea to … Read more
This update has been long overdue. I first wrote about COVID-19 on February 10 – I think it was not even called COVID-19 at that point and people were still calling it coronavirus. Although I have been following the numbers, when I compared my first screenshot from the first post to today’s, my jaw dropped… … Read more
This is OTDUDE.com’s first year celebrating OT month. We are very fortunate to be apart of this amazing community of inspiring professionals working with clients and populations across the lifespan. This year’s motto: Occupational Therapy: EMBRACING CHALLENGES, ENHANCING LIVES. We will be participating in the social media’s ABCs of OT #ABCsofOT for this year’s month … Read more
3/3/20 Coronavirus Cases: 859,338 Deaths: 42,334 Recovered: 178,125 Social media has been spreading positive awareness, but also misinformation about the novel coronavirus. The general public has now become aware of the shortage of PPE for healthcare workers in the United States. There have been some posts from healthcare providers, including OTs that are sending some … Read more
Top 5 list of blogs that we recommend (and also follow ourselves) for all things Occupational Therapy. 1. AOTA’s CommunOT Welcome to the American Occupational Therapy Association’s blog! Get the latest information and news from AOTA staff here on AOTA’s blog. From advocacy and policy news to tips for your practice, we regularly blog about … Read more
What is in your OT pockets? I love my scrub pockets. They are so useful. Sometimes I almost have more things in my pockets than some of our nurses! Scrub shirt Chest pocket: pen, post-it notes, alcohol prep wipes (for wiping sunglasses, clean-up for taking manual blood pressures, giving them to nurses who need them … Read more
Key points from recent developments this year include: Apple is in talks with private Medicare plans about getting Apple Watches into the hands — or on the wrists — of millions of people over the age of 65. Apple has previously signed a deal with insurance giants Aetna and United Healthcare about subsidizing the cost … Read more
The Washington Post wrote an article titled, “Overzealous in preventing falls, hospitals are producing an ‘epidemic of immobility’ in elderly patients“. The content highlighted exactly what has been occurring in my hospital. In just a few days at the Ohio hospital, where she had no occupational or physical therapy, Twigg grew so weak that it … Read more
LA Times wrote a piece titled “Amazon Care may be to healthcare what Amazon Prime is to shopping”. Now that is quite a prediction! Amazon currently handles a lot of the Internet’s e-commerce, almost 50% at time of writing. Last year, Amazon joined Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan Chase with the intention of overhauling the … Read more
MoCA or Montreal Cognitive Assessment is an easy to administer screening tool for early detection of cognitive dysfunction. Conditions that the MoCA are commonly used for include Dementia, Parkinson’s Disease, and Stroke. Currently, any clinician, health professional, or worker can administer, score, and interpret the MocA should be trained and certified. Many practitioners may currently be using … Read more