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Learn more about our guest: Torrie Niewohner, OTR/L
Supplemental Materials
Read the article and discussion upon which this podcast is based.
See the handouts from John Hopkins about COVID Recovery.
Course Description
Released Nov 29, 2020 from Aurora, NE
So much about the COVID-19 era feels unpredictable and beyond our control.
But, the research analysis covered in this course will open your eyes to some ways where we can be extremely helpful. Not only can you use your occupational therapy skills to help patients in acute care, but you can even help those who are home with mild symptoms.
I know we say this at OT Potential a lot, but your skill set is desperately needed.
The course will begin with a breakdown of some current research on COVID. Then, Torrie Niewohner, an occupational therapist who treats patients with COVID-19 in the inpatient setting, will join us to discuss practical takeaways.
Primary Research Explored
When you log in, be sure to check out the OT Potential Club’s written breakdown of the following research article, then share your questions and thoughts with fellow practitioners.
Wang, Tina J. MD; Chau, Brian MD; Lui, Mickey DO; Lam, Giang-Tuyet MD; Lin, Nancy MD; Humbert, Sarah MD Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COVID-19, American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: September 2020 - Volume 99 - Issue 9 - p 769-774 (Free to access)
Learning Objectives
- You will be able to identify 4 specific considerations for patients with COVID-19 in the inpatient setting.
- You will be able to identify 4 specific considerations for patients at home with mild symptoms resulting from COVID-19.
Agenda
Intro (5 minutes)
Breakdown of research analysis of COVID-19 Rehab (10 minutes)
- Who wrote this paper and why we chose it
- General principles for COVID rehab
- Outpatient management of mild COVID cases
- Acute inpatient management of COVID cases
- Post-acute COVID rehab
- Assessments recommended
- Recommended further reading
- What the authors concluded/discussed
- Takeaways for OT practitioners
Discussion on practical implications for OTs (with guest Torrie Niewohner) (45 minutes)
- Walk us through how your hospital structured rehab for patients—starting with when you got some of the earliest cases in the US—and explain how your care has evolved over time.
- Walk us through an average day on the COVID unit, and an average session working with a patient who has COVID.
- What specific considerations do you have when you see COVID patients?
- How is treating patients with COVID similar to/different than how you’d treat other patients?
- What unique considerations do you have when thinking about discharge for these patients?
- Did any recommendations from the article we read jump out to you?
- What do you think is the most important takeaway for those listening to this podcast episode?
Contact Hours
1 hour (0.1 AOTA CEUs)
Target Audience/Educational Level
Occupational therapy practitioners who work with patients who have COVID-19. The educational level is introductory.
Instructional Methods/Registration/Special Needs Requests/Cancellation Policy
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.
If this course were to be cancelled, please see our cancellation policy on our terms page.
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
Torrie Niewohner, OTR/L
Torrie never wants to stay in one spot. After graduating with her bachelor’s degree in Early Education and Child Development, she went on to get her OT degree at Nebraska Methodist. Now, as a licensed therapist, she works at Nebraska Medicine in the surgical intensive care unit and the step-down critical care unit, where she has found a passion for early intervention with poly-trauma patients.
She hopes to continue learning as she works toward a transition into the neonatal therapy world, providing early intervention to children 0 to 5 years of age. Outside of OT, Torrie enjoys being outdoors, spending time with her goldendoodle, Miley, and baking delicious treats for friends and family.
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 has 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 of Aurora, Nebraska (home of the strobe light) to raise her children.
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I’m so glad the podcast was helpful to you! My favorite job ever was a setting where I worked with residents who had a psychiatric condition plus ID/DD. As the OT on the unit, I always felt the responsibility of being the one person on the team, who had a background in physical rehab (everyone else had a psych background). So, alls that to say I can see how helpful it will be to your team to have an understanding of what COVID rehab should entail. Keep up the good and important work.