RSCC Occupational Therapy Assistant Program

Good resources from the AOTA about OT and cancer care

Comprehensive list of cancer types from the National Cancer Institute that also includes, description, treatment, statistics, information, resources, and even clinical trials

EKR Foundation website has lots of good info and resources on grief, palliative care, support, and even financial help

Our occupational therapists aim to make your job easier and better. We define your "job" as anything you do to occupy your time, and which you feel is important to your quality of life.( Cancer Treatment Center of America)

OT helping a burn victim with hand ROM.

Reasons you should join AOTA.

Great student video! I find it shocking that only 1/3 of OTs are members of AOTA. PTs have a higher membership, and more lobbyist. JOIN!

information about burns

An OT discusses lessons she has learned from her patients.

Adrienne Lauer, an Occupational Therapist, discusses Occupational Therapy's important part of rebuilding the life of so many Burn Survivors and others that have been injured or ill.

The writer of this article does a great job exploring the different areas that occupational therapy care can impact a burn victim's recovery. Some of them are obvious but I admittedly forgot some aspects such as integration back into the community.

the role OT can play in recovery from natural disasters

Article from AJOT OT and breast cancer survivors

A really good site alot about different types burns also first aid treatment do's and don't's, some pics of 2 nd, 3 rd and radiation burns, everything from meds to coping strateges. Prevention By: Mayo Clinic staff To reduce your risk of common household burns: This would be a good check list that maybe we as OT might want to use for a future reference.

this is so funny and helps to understand the 5 "Stages of Dying" aka "Coping Strategies" Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance

pressure garments for burn patients

information on how to treat burn patients

This website provides a lot of information about the types of treatment that are provided on an outpatient basis and from what I see is very OT related. It includes info on scar control and massage, pressure garments and how to put them on, therapeutic exercises including using the PNF technique, work hardening, common interventions, modalities, ADLs , and the different splints used and why they are used.

It covers the do's and don'ts of burn rehab as well as how to administer different exercises, garments, and scar massages.

music therapy used to provide an overall sense of well being in cancer patients

Nice. The article is specific to music therapy in helping cancer patients, but I like that it mentions it's usefulness in reducing pain, in general.

canine helpers visit patients in the hospital with cancer