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Summer 2023 Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium

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Ots Role In The Interdisciplinary Team With Partial Hand Amputations And Prosthetics, Ashley Soebbing, Amy Lyons-Brown Aug 2023

Ots Role In The Interdisciplinary Team With Partial Hand Amputations And Prosthetics, Ashley Soebbing, Amy Lyons-Brown

Summer 2023 Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium

A mixed methods study that explores the barriers within the healthcare system to receiving a referral to a prosthetist after partial hand amputation.


Education And Training For Clients And Caregivers Related To Assistive Technology, Tristin Jones, Lisa Griggs-Stapleton, Lee Ann Hoffman Aug 2023

Education And Training For Clients And Caregivers Related To Assistive Technology, Tristin Jones, Lisa Griggs-Stapleton, Lee Ann Hoffman

Summer 2023 Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium

Education and training are extremely important element when prescribing assistive technology of any kind. Often, clients and caregivers return home with unanswered questions related to said devices. For the client to return home and be successful appropriate and adequate education and training is required for both the client and caregiver. The goal of this project was to ensure that clients returning home experienced increased independence and decreased assistive technology abandonment. This poster presentation outlines the benefits of increased education and training prior to discharge throughout an occupational therapy capstone program.