RSCC Occupational Therapy Assistant Program

great utube video about 4 mins. long has some great ideas about aging in place that we as OT could suggest to future patients...

good info for people learning about aging in place

Xtranormal video by Joe and Deneicee

This is a story on the burn victim Teri showed us in class. I was interested in finding out more about her story and thought I would share it with you guys. Very sad.

O MY... I have seen this before but I can never watch it without crying! thank-you for sharing this Kerri :)

Soft tissue sarcomas and treatments.

Occupational therapy practitioners have the knowledge and expertise to modify activities and environments to allow individuals to do the things they want and need to do to maintain quality of life. The role of occupational therapy in oncology is to facilitate and enable an individual patient to achieve maximum functional performance, both physically and psychologically, in everyday living skills regardless of his or her life expectancy.

Info about the radioactive seeds we talked about in class, really nice info!!

We are not victims, we are survivors! True stories of burn survivor's. To raise public awareness for burn survivors and survivors in general. Share your story for Free and help someone.

Most burns are minor injuries that occur at home or work. It is common to get a minor burn from hot water, a curling iron, or touching a hot stove. Home treatment is usually all that is needed for healing and to prevent other problems, such as infection.

OTs and OTAs as ergonomic consultants. Article in OT Practice 2000 written by an OTR who is the owner of Ergonomic Consultants in Asheville NC

60 Minutes on CBS News: Apps for Autism - Autistic people whose condition prevents them from speaking are making breakthroughs with the help of …IPAD APPS...

Lots of info about nanotechnology in cancer treatment and other links to help teach people about it.

AOTA describes the role of OT in Health and Wellness

question 4 : caught my interrest CAN NEW GRADS WORK IN HOME HEALTH SETTING???

Kerri wanted the link! :)

Thanks Cabby!!

this is a must see u tube video... created by a group of OT Student. It really makes you think of what it might be like if there was no OT in this world! * This may be of some help in writing the AOTA paper! *

By the way I don't know how real those pictures are but the diagrams at the bottom seem pretty helpful....

Pretty awesome that we have the ability to know if we are at risk of having breast cancer!