#1: Self-Management for Stroke with Lauren Sheehan (CE Course)

[lauren2 (Lauren Sheehan)]

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Supplemental Materials

Read the article and discussion upon which this podcast is based.

See the documentation examples, which features self-management interventions.

Download our Self-management Handout.pdf (140.8 KB) , which contains key takeaways from the podcast.

Course Description

Released Sept. 1, 2020 from Aurora, NE

In this 1-hour course, occupational therapy practitioners will learn about promising research regarding stroke rehab—specifically, interventions that are geared toward self-management.

The good news is that much of the research backs what we are already doing. The authors build upon our existing foundations of OT, providing practical ideas for tweaking your care to leverage the principles of self-management.

The course will begin with a breakdown of the research, and then Lauren Sheehan, OTD, OTR/L, an occupational therapist and stroke-care expert, will join us to discuss practical takeaways.

We’re excited to explore this topic with you!

Primary Research Explored

Be sure to check out our written breakdown of the self management and stroke research, and discuss your questions/thoughts with fellow practitioners.

Parke, H. L., Epiphaniou, E., Pearce, G., Taylor, S. J., Sheikh, A., Griffiths, C. J., . . . Pinnock, H. (2015). Self-Management Support Interventions for Stroke Survivors: A Systematic Meta-Review. Plos One,10(7). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0131448 (Free to access)

Learning Objectives

1. You will be able to identify core skills that foster self-management in patients following stroke.

2. You will be able to summarize specific ways to meet the psychosocial and physical needs of patients, as viewed through the lens of self-management.

Agenda

Intro (5 minutes)

Breakdown of a meta-analysis of research on self-management in stroke (10 minutes)

• Self-management seems like a big topic—what does it actually include?
• What did the authors hope to contribute to the research on stroke and self-management?
• How was this research conducted?
• What types of reviews did they examine?
• What outcome measures/assessments did they find?
• What were the results?
• What did the authors conclude/discuss?
• Takeaways for OT practitioners

Discussion on practical implications for OTs (led by Lauren Sheehan, OTD, OTR/L) (45 minutes)

• Where are we currently, regarding self-management? How do you see principles of self-management already being incorporated into OT practice?
• In our current healthcare systems, what are the biggest barriers you see to more actively incorporating self-management principles?
• Where do you see self-management in stroke care going in the future?
• You walk into the room of a patient post-stroke: what is one thing you would do differently after reading this article?
• How are you thinking differently about the future of OT and stroke care after reading this article?

Contact Hours

1 hour (0.1 AOTA CEUs)

Target Audience/Educational Level

Occupational therapy practitioners who work with stroke patients, or are interested in self-management strategies.

Instructional Methods/”Registration”/Special Needs Requests

This course is an independent/self-study course delivered via podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play and Stitcher. See your listening options on the OT Potential Podcast page.

If you need accommodations to take this course, please contact us and we will address your needs on an individual basis.

Course Completion Requirements

In order to receive a certificate for this course, you must first listen to the podcast in its entirety. Then, you will need to take the test (found at the top of this page) and earn 75% or higher. If you pass, a certificate will be automatically generated and sent to your email.

Speakers

Lauren Sheehan, OTD, OTR/L:
Lauren has been an occupational therapist for 10+ years in a neuro-rehabilitation clinical setting, working with individuals with neurologic injuries and illnesses. She also spent a handful of years working in clinical administration and director of rehab roles for both small community hospitals and facilities in large, urban areas. She has spent the last three years of her career working for rehabilitation technology companies, assisting with product and process development for products that serve stroke patients. She’s currently the Field Clinical Manager for NeuroLutions, a device company committed to developing quality products that incorporate innovation such as BCI (Brain Computer Interface) stroke rehabilitation technology. She has a passion for supporting individuals with neurologic injury and illness through greater accessibility to technologies that can be used at home to increase function and improve quality of life. Outside of work, Lauren enjoys singing, cycling, and traveling.

Sarah Lyon, OTR/L:

Sarah’s passion is helping fellow OT practitioners translate evidence into daily practice. Sarah earned her BA in religion from St. Olaf College, then earned her master’s degree in occupational therapy from New York University in 2011. Since then, she’s worked in numerous facilities, including a critical access hospital, an acute trauma hospital, and a state inpatient psychiatric hospital.

In 2011, Sarah launched OT Potential because she realized we needed a reliable source of quality occupational therapy-related content and resources. She has also had the opportunity to create content for brands like WebPT, MedBridge, Saebo, and NeuroLutions.

She launched the OT Potential Club in 2019 to marry her love of simplifying complex topics with her desire to help therapists access the most important OT-related research released each year.

Sarah is a prairie girl at heart, which is why she returned to her hometown to raise her children in Aurora, Nebraska (home of the strobe light).

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Please share any other feedback below! Including, ideas for future programming, and most importantly, how you feel this podcast will impact your practice!

[sridevi (Sridevi Surampudi)]

It was good. I thought the interview with the guest went on a little longer than I expected.
Content was good; science based/evidence based. And VERY OT !

[SarahLyon]

Thank you, @sridevi!! It is so great to have feedback…and I love that you keyed in on how the interview went a little long- that was my thoughts as well. We probably could have trimmed 5-minutes off our interview, but I wasnt quite sure how much time would be cut down by editing!

I think that managing the time during the interview is going to be one of my biggest challenges, because it is hard to cut out content during an edit without disrupting the flow! Luckily, @lauren2 will be my guest next time as well, and she is THE BEST interviewee to work with!!

[sridevi (Sridevi Surampudi)]

Also, strange that research/ evidence indicates that rehab does not change mood.
In my experience and interactions it was clearly visible that patients/clients looked forward for a therapist’s visit to the extent the therapist could make that connection by being understanding, thoughtful and compassionate-especially with stroke survivors.
Unless they assessed mood over a long period. Which again proves that therapy is required over a longer duration of time. Even if we see them just 1-2 days/ week over a longer period of time.

[sherry (Sherry Stancliff)]

I agree with Sridevi; Pod cast met the objectives. The content was presented in an easy to listen to format. It was longer than typical for your podcast. Lauren offered the expert opinion which is always helpful as well as the clinical view. I love the take way handout which I can keep for reference.

[SarahLyon]

Hi @sherry !! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts! I’m especially glad you like liked the handout! It was fun to be able to have Lauren on for the longer format…in my perfect world I would like to do shorter podcasts on our weeks in-between our CE courses. I’m hopeful we can keep building our team to make this possible!

[sridevi (Sridevi Surampudi)]

Sarah,

Did you get anymore feedback re the PodCast ? I checked everyday but did not see anything. Maybe you got it as a separate email to you ? I wanted to read what others thought of it.

Anywa, you have a good wknd. Stay safe and healthy.

Devi

[SarahLyon]

Hey @sridevi!! I’ve heard from people, but mostly to my email! (When I sent it out, I said people could reply to the email and let me know what they thought.) Moving forward, I will definitely encourage people to share their thoughts on the course page so everyone can see them!! I’m getting really excited about the next podcast, and continuing to improve the process!!

[sanchala (Sanchala Sen)]

Sarah,
I just finished listening to the Podcast. I agree with Sridevi and Sherry that it was a good listen and I liked the additional resources such as the “feeling wheel” and the corresponding SOAP notes.
I think since this was the first Podcast, a little extra time may have been spent in the introductions and summary of the article. I realize that some people may not have read the breakdown of the article and the Podcast provided a detailed description for a CEU course. Lauren provided some great resources which can be used in the clinic. I enjoyed listening to your conversation which was easy-going and your voices sounded nice. I definitely think that you should continue with these CEU Podcasts. Thank you both.

[jolanda (Jolanda Cablay)]

Totally agree with 100% of @sanchala I thought this was a beautiful podcast as I listened while doing meal prep and followed the conversation clearly step by step. I enjoyed the extended intro of the purpose and how you were inspired to start his and how you shared the breakdown outline of the talk so it was easy to follow. I felt as if Lauren and you were both talking to me as a friend and professional.
I am new to Primary Care OT and thought this was very inspirational, practical, evidence based. I liked the term emotional management and never have done this before as I fear what will I say/how will I stay professional and evidenced based/how do I manage our time if i ask about emotions or feelings. I generally have assumed these things vs asking directly about them. So I liked Lauren’s suggestion to use the emotional scale to identify the emotions and track improvements. I need to still download this but this was one of the many takeaways. I was encouraged that patients care often more about us being “with” them verus how we willl be there “for” them thus focusing on self-managment vs management and reliance on the professional. Anyway, thank you and I agree again to continue these CEU Podcasts!

[stefanie (Stefanie Ebrahimoff)]

After pushing aside making time for CEU courses, I finally sat down to listen (first listen around was while driving). I am not sure why I waited this long! This podcast episode / course was extremely informative and interesting. It spoke about real and effective ways to connect to patients as people and not just someone who had a stroke. Making sure there is carry over to real life settings outside of the hospital and making sure the patient really understands what is going on and how to deal with all the physical, emotional, and real-life situations (awareness, community, doctor appointments, socializing, etc.) is a huge part of stroke recovery. During my fieldwork rotations (my last interactions with stroke patients), these aspects were emphasized a lot, but I feel like some OTs and healthcare providers emphasized these more than others. It’s really important for patients and healthcare providers to be apart of stroke recovery both at the beginning and after leaving the hospital or rehab center. Thank you for such an interesting episode!

[gretchen (Gretchen Gerstenkorn)]

As a long-time practitioner (inpatient rehab unit), I address these areas of self-management before discharge, but I neglect to document everything that I address. So my takeaway from this podcast is to improve my documentation, even using the term “self-management” in my notes, because it really does showcase OT and the strengths we bring to the patient’s recovery process.

[purnima (Purnima Karia)]

I have been practicing the same principles in my outpatient program, including home and community reentry . This article helps in documenting our role beyond ADL’s and addressing patient’s emotional and self-efficacy very well, which has been a challenge in our settings.
Thanks Lauren and Sarah for a great presentation.

[sonja (Sonja Kee)]

Very interesting, with thanx.
As my son(35) had two strokes a year ago this was very helpfull.

[SarahLyon]

Hi @sonja, I’m sorry to hear about your son’s strokes. I’m glad this podcast was helpful. As OTs, we are so lucky to have the knowledge base we do to help our clients— but also to help our own loved ones…

[mary42 (Mary Johnsen)]

This was a very good podcast that addressed where OT needs to focus on the future of stroke rehab and assisting the patient to become more successful in his daily life post stroke.