OT Potential Podcast | Occupational Therapy CEUs
Earn your OT CEUs by listening for free to our episodes, then logging into the OT Potential Club to take a quiz and earn a certificate. In each episode, we discuss new OT-related research and invite an expert guest to pull out actionable takeaways. Perfect for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants. Episodes are released every other week.
Episodes
149 episodes
#95: What is OT in 2025? with Sarah Brzeszkiewicz
Through OT Potential, we’ve released over 94 episodes all exploring new influential OT research. As we enter 2025, it’s time to reflect on the research and ask: What trends are we seeing in OT? How is new research enriching how we t...
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#94: OT and Clinical Decision Support with Brad Willingham
Artificial intelligence is ushering a new era of healthcare tools. These range from ambient listening to streamlined practice management. But, the AI-supported that I believe will truly transform occupational therapy is: Clinical De...
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#93: OT and BPPV with Jeff Walter
The Epley maneuver is a 💎 rare gem 💎 in the OT toolkit.A patient can walk into our treatment room, and they can walk out cured.They can walk out with instant relief.(Yes, there is nuance to this. Sometimes the maneuver needs t...
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#92: OT and Multiple Sclerosis with USA Paralympian Sarah Adam
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the most common cause of non-traumatic disability in people aged 18-65 years. As rehab professionals, we know that exercise is one of the mainstays of treatment for these clients. Though...
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#91: Motor Learning in Neuro Rehab with Katie Riccio
As occupational therapists, many of us have witnessed the wonder of motor learning in neuro rehab. Yet despite years of research attempting to identify the most effective post-stroke interventions, the reality is that our understand...
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#90: OT and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome with Emily Rich
Unfortunately, research on the lived-experience for those with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome shows us that we as a profession need to be doing a better job.People with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome report:A lack of reliable information for...
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#89: AI in Documentation with Dennis Morrison
In 50 years, you will look back on your occupational therapy practice and see a clear line in the sand between pre-AI augmented documentation and today. Ambient AI augmented documentation is going to: ✅Make documenting Q...
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#88: OT and Driving with Ganesh M. Babulal
The population of the United States is older than it has ever been. And, by 2050 the older adult population (>65 years) is projected to increase a...
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#87: Community-based OT with Ryan Lavalley
In our OT work with individuals, there can be a feeling of futility. As there is a growing collective consciousness around what we, as OT professionals, experience day in and day out: The communities in which we live ...
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#86: Emotional Disability and OT with Michelle Flemen-Tung
Children with emotional disability (also known as emotional disturbance) are significantly more likely than children with other disabilities to:NOT be integrated into regular classroomsExperience a disciplinary removal...
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#85: OT and Interoception with Kelly Mahler
Interoception is having a moment. The popularity of the 8th sense is likely due to the fact that it gives words to sensations that we all experience, like: hunger, fatigue, heart rate, and pain.But, even though these sensatio...
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#84: Swim Safety in Autistic Children with Erika Kemp
If you have not been paying attention to recent statistics on drowning, you need to be. After decades of decline, deaths by drowning are on the rise. ...
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#83: OT and Functional Neurological Disorder with Naoya Ogura
Functional neurological disorder (FND) has been called a “silent epidemic,” a “crisis” in neurology, and psychiatry’s “blind spot.”And, I have to admit it has been a huge personal blind spot for me. Luckily, others in ...
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#82: OT and Leadership with Victoria Garcia Wilburn
The world desperately needs OT leaders.It needs leaders that can think holistically. It needs leaders that understand both individual level change and systems level change. It needs storytellers, collaborators, and compassionate thinkers...
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#81: OT and CRPS with Megan Doyle
In a massive 53 page treatment guideline on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), the authors state:“Occupational therapists are the ideal therapeutic leaders in the functional restoration process…”And, go on to devote 2 pages to...
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#80: Advocacy in Pelvic Health with Lindsey Vestal, Carlin Reaume, and Alyson Stover
In a rapidly changing world, we as OT professionals need collective mobilization like never before. But, it feels like our systems of advocacy are all underfunded and difficult to navigate. Against this backdrop, w...
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#79: OT Hopes and Fears for AI with Alyson Stover and Karen Jacobs
The idea of AI transforming occupational therapy stirs both hopes and fears. Will it help us revolutionize our broken systems? Will it augment the best of our care? Or will it bolster inequality and threaten our j...
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#78: OT and Habits with Zipporah Brown
There is a growing public consciousness around the power (and difficulty) of habit change, especially as the impact of chronic conditions soars. And, as we’ll see in the featured scoping review on OT and habit change/health promoti...
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#77: OT and Making the OTD Capstone Matter with Daniel Rortvedt & Alana Woolley
The number of OT entry-level doctoral (OTD) programs has been expanding rapidly. In 2017 there were 7 programs. As of 2023, there are 95, with an additional 76 in development. The article we'll cover in this course presents early...
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#76: OT and Pediatric Constipation with Quiara Smith
I’ve been surprised as my own kids enter elementary school to anecdotally find that constipation is a common reason to miss activities. But, this aligns perfectly with the research we look at today, and the growing concern that cons...
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#75: Knowledge Translation and OT with Tim Dionne
It takes an average of 17 years for evidence to make its way into practice. The fields of knowledge translation and implementation science are seeking to change this. And, today we are looking at a scoping review of knowledge...
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#74: Finger Prosthetics and OT with Haley Van Escobar
The art and science of digital prosthetics is rapidly advancing. Yet, many people with amputated fingers do not wear a prosthetic. Part of the problem may be our own fault as health providers. We may be stuck in old ster...
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#73: Diversity in OT with Arameh Anvarizadeh
In previous courses, we’ve discussed that one of the primary ways we can improve our care, as OT professionals, is to increase the diversity of our workforce—with the ultimate goal of having our workforce’s diversity mirror the diversity of the...
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#72: What is OT in 2024? with Ryan Lavalley and Carlin Reaume
Through OT Potential, we’ve released over 70 episodes all exploring new influential OT research. As we enter 2024, it’s time to reflect on the research and ask: What trends are we seeing in OT? How is new research enriching how we t...
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