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Oncology is described as an emerging practice area in the world of OT, and currently not many OT/As are working with people with cancer and their families. There are certainly efforts to change this, but for right now many people - both within and outside the profession - are very unfamiliar with how occupational therapy can help cancer patients.

Here's a student made rap on the fundamentals of MOHO.

This AOTA article includes the definition of arthritis as well as OT's role in the treatment of arthritis. There is also a great tip sheet for treatment of arthritis by current need which can be downloaded for ease of use.

This is a printable tip sheet for people with arthritis. It has columns for what you want to do, tips for doing it, and how an OT can help.

Useful tips for how to help someone with arthritis, whether it is a family member or a patient.

This video gives a good demonstration of just a few ways to massage a scar. I had never heard of scar care before our hand lab with Carrie, and didn't know that OT had anything to do with it. Not all of us will get to be CHT, but we will all have patients with scars. Good information to tuck away for later.

Video showing how to massage a scar to soften it.

So I thought this would be beneficial for everyone because we were just discussing "burns" in lecture. This massaging technique would be good for a patient who has a localized burned, but could be used for a patient who has a massive portioned burned. I like how she explains what she is doing, and how it helps the healing process. This technique could be used for any type of scar tissue, so it is very universal in therapy.

This really helped me prepare for Splinting lab, and gave concise tips for the process. Carrie said a lot of the same things, but I like how this is put together.

This article provides a quick fact list about helpful tips when forming a splint. This will be a handy resource if working in an orthopedic setting.

Here's a site which offers CE's some are free while others you will have to pay for.

This article discusses how healthcare is changing and the ways it benefits OT. Making emphasis on treating the individual according to their values and what they find rewarding in life.

This was a neat article on low vision patients and keeping their needs met through occupational therapy. Very interesting read!

My friend's little girl was in Erlanger last week and got to visit with a therapy dog. She loved it! (She wasn't there because of cancer and is doing good now) This page talks about the pet program at Erlanger and gives information on how to join.

This is a study about how OT students stress and cope with it. Guess what the biggest stressor is? Exams :). But apparently we have good, constructive coping skills!

I am finding myself more interested in cardiopulmonary care as my grandma was in the hospital over 5 weeks and received NO occupational therapy. I think it would be beneficial to spread awareness that this is in fact within our scope of practice. This is a brief description of how OT can be involved as part of a treatment team within a hospital. It is just one example of how and who all is involved in care of cardiac/lung patients at a hospital.

This is pretty amazing. Although this method is in the trial stages it is able to repair burns within 4 days. I am not sure if it depends on the level of burns but this guy has second degree (partial thickness) and this treatment was very successful.

This. is. AMAZING! You must watch!

I like the format and content of this article. The format is a chart that is easily readable and useful for both the new therapist starting out and a handy guide to give a patient. It is educational in that it reminds and teaches in a clear concise way. There are many tips for home safety and energy conservation. Enjoy!

canine helpers visit patients in the hospital with cancer

This is a brief informational from the AOTA on the role and job of OT in the oncology department.

This fact sheet is from AOTA. It talks about the role of occupational therapy in oncology, who can benefit from it and where services are provided.

Lots of people have a workout schedule, but this article has a nice daily schedule for people with autism. With this schedule they will get to work on something different every day with breaks added in.

I know this says it is or physical therapy, but a few of these activities could definitely work for OT. Especially "finger twister", it would help ROM so much. There are other activities for fine motor skills as well.

I don't know about the rest of you but I have trouble coming up with fun and purposeful activities for older adults. I came across this webpage that has ideas on activities for dressing, activities for cancer patients, arthritis patients, stroke victims, and more. Some of the "toolkit" you have to pay for but a lot of the handouts for home exercises are free and fairly simply to understand. I feel like there is something for almost every topic we have talked about his semester.

I hope I'm not the only one freaking out about job hunting in the future. I found this article that will help prepare us for job interviews with some sample questions. It is always good to be prepared.

This post comes from the same OT based blog from my last diigo posting, but with all of this resume/cover letter/job talk and coming up in the very near future, I wanted to share this post as well! It is very helpful. It goes into types of questions we may encounter in a job interview and how you should go about answering them! Very helpful info to add to our portfolio of info!

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