Living Life To Its Fullest Podcast

Holiday Blues

Lisa Schubert is an assistant professor of occupational therapy at University of Tennessee Health Science Center and a post-professional doctoral student at Boston University. Ms. Schubert will be discussing the topic of health literacy and its importance in occupational therapy practice with Dr. Kris Barnekow, assistant professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Together, they will be identifying both research evidence and recent social policy on the topic of health literacy, along with a discussion on the recent adoption of AOTAâ??s Societal Paper on Health Literacy on April 12, 2011.

Julie Dorsey, assistant professor at Ithaca College and doctoral student, Post-Professional OTD Program, Boston University, discusses the emerging area of practice called green ergonomics with Dr. Karen Jacobs, clinical professor of occupational therapy at Boston University. They will describe how occupational therapy practitioners can contribute to sustainable building design through marketing their expertise in ergonomics to the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) green building certification system as well as the green school movement. The green school movement is in 19 states with the mission of promoting greener & healthier learning environments through education and awareness. http://www.projectgreenschools.org/

Universal Design is a framework for the design of places, things, information, communication and policy to be usable by the widest range of people operating in the widest range of situations without special or separate design. Most simply, Universal Design is human-centered design of everything with everyone in mind. Vanessa Roberts OTR/L of VA Puget Sound Healthcare System in Seattle, WA and Michele Luther-Krug, COTA/L, SCADCM, CDRS of Shepherd Center Driving Program in Atlanta, GA discuss Universal Design (UD) and its link with occupational therapy. Theyâ??ll touch on accessibility, new research and technology and how OTâ??s can get involved.

Becky Austill-Clausen, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA President of Austillâ??s Rehabilitation Services Exton, PA www.austills.com. discusses how she uses Living Life to Its Fullest in her practice.

AOTA President Florence Clark discusses AOTA's centennial vision and how the profession has evolved since 1917

Patricia Crist, PhD, OTR, FAOTA, chairperson and professor of occupational therapy at Duquesne University and Letha J. Mosley, Phd, OTR/L, FAOTA, assistant professor of occupational therapy at the University of Central Arkansas discuss the role of occupational therapy and obesity.

AOTA's pediatric coordinator Sandra Schefkind and Susan Bazyk, professor of occupational therapy at Cleveland State University, discuss the role of occupational therapy in children's mental health.

Occupational therapy student Vanessa Roberts interviews practitioners Jo Solet and Sharon Schwartzberg about the definition of occupational therapy.

Sabrina Casaneda, an occupational therapy student at Boston University, and Dr. Karen Jacobs, a clinical professor of occupational therapy at Boston University, discuss yoga and occupational therapy.

Dr. Andrea Capachietti, a Humanitarian Aid consultant and university lecturer on refugee resettlement issues, and occupational therapy practitioner Carrie Taguma-Nakamura discuss the role of occupational therapy in disaster response, with a particular focus on amputees.

Occupational therapy experts from around the world discuss how occupational therapists can help prepare clients and the public for emergencies and help them respond.

EPISODE14 - Diabetes

EPISODE15 - Older Driver Safety

Mack Ivy, former president of the Texas Occupational Therapy Association and senior occupational therapist at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer, and colleague, Sheila Longpre