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OT Role in Hospice Care - Seeking Mentorship

Hello OT Community!

I'm an Entry-Level OTD student who is incredibly passionate about hospice and end-of-life care, and I'm looking to connect with an occupational therapist who shares that passion.

Beginning in February 2027, I'll complete my 14-week doctoral capstone at a residential board-and-care home serving individuals receiving hospice care. My capstone focuses on exploring and promoting the role of occupational therapy in hospice through the development of educational resources and interventions.

I'm hoping to find a mentor with experience in hospice who will be willing to connect with me occasionally throughout the capstone to discuss interventions and resources, or to share experiences working in this unique practice setting.

If this sounds like something you'd be interested in, I'd love to connect!

Best,

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September 10, 2024

OT Role in Sexual Health

Hi all, looking to connect with pelvic floor therapists for a needs assessment project for OT school.

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Jamie Grant

Sep 10, 2024

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Hi @Maddie Post - I don't work in this area of occupational therapy, but it might be worth you having a look at a related past month of The OT Journal Club:

'The role of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in Women's Health Occupational Therapy' - https://www.theothub.com/forum/the-ot-journal-club/the-role-of-pelvic-floor-muscle-training-in-women-s-health-occupational-therapy

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Hope it's helpful background reading!

October 23, 2023

OT in Primary Care

Hello, I am a student in an MSOT program, and I’m taking an advocacy class and would like some help from the community with an assignment regarding integrated healthcare. My group and I have done some research and noticed that our local government has an integrated health strategy, however it doesn’t have much momentum in our state as not many primary care offices have OTS in our area. We understand that as an OT, we can provide services to educate patients, work on symptom reduction strategies by helping manage various I/ADLs, work, leisure, sleep, and med management skills. These skilled OT services can help prevent/manage many chronic conditions, promote health, and increase independence for many people. Despite the potential benefits, we have not seen many ( or any) PCP offices that focus on integrated healthcare that include OT services in our area.

We would love to gather the perspectives of…

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Abigail Brown

Oct 24, 2023

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Hi Monica, I work in a community mental health team in Hereford (UK), and have an aspiring role in relation to integrative healthcare. The newest part of my role involves working in collaboration with primary care (GP surgeries) to support with earlier mental health access. My role is specifically mental health but as an OT, I feel we are better suited to offer holistic in rervention to clients with a range of physical and mental needs. A lot of the work focuses on basic ADL's, sleep, health promotion and community integration (voluntary support sector). I think that more research is needed in practice to evidence our role (for further funding/posts) and support integrative healthcare. Happy for further conversations. Abigail

September 20, 2023

OTs working in Virtual Wards

I am an OT working in a newly created virtual ward post in the UK (NHS).

Has anyone got any experience working in virtual wards? How is it for you? I would love to hear your experiences and feedback.

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Naomi Thornley

Jul 11, 2024

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Do you mind telling me how the Virtual Ward is going now? I start a new job in a couple of weeks on a virtual ward and I'd be interested in knowing what other people have found works/doesn't work?

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