Event Description
This session will review knowledge translation goals and outcomes for six doctoral projects completed by post-professional students at St. Catherine University. Topics include: handwriting and adolescence, health literacy and middle school special education, functional cognition and skilled nursing, traumatic brain injury and community-based programs, hearing loss and older adults, lymphedema and psychosocial factors. Presenters will provide recommendations for practice based on their review of the evidence and literature.

This event will be held virtually
1)     Participants are required to join the virtual session(s) 5 minutes before the start time and stay for the entire session(s).
2)     Participants are required to complete a brief quiz related to the learning objectives of the session(s) to verify attendance.
3)     Participants will be allowed to enter their questions in the chat session, but microphones and videos will be turned off.

Speaker Biographies
Presenters are graduate students completing their post-professional doctoral degree at St. Catherine University. Their doctoral project course has been guided by Dr. Julie Bass this semester.  Contact for more information:  [email protected]

Learning Objectives
For each doctoral project presentation:

1. Describe the goals for knowledge translation
2. Summarize evidence on populations, assessments, and interventions.
3. Identify evidence-based recommendations to guide practice.
4. Discuss professional resources for further learning.
   
   

Agenda ADJUSTED 5/20/20:

12:30-1:00 pm

Hayley DeMers, MA, OTR/L
Handwriting and Adolescents: Implications for Occupational Therapy and Educational Policy

Doctoral Advisors: Julie Bass PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA and Kathleen Matuska, PhD, OTR/L
Doctoral Committee Members: Dr. Stephanie de Sam Lazaro, OTD, MA, OTR/L, Dr. Michelle Mercado, OTD, MA, OTR/L

1:00-1:30 pm

Erica Jones, MS, OTR/L, CLT
Lymphedema Self-Management by Breast Cancer Survivors: A Focus on Psychosocial and Occupational Performance Factors

Doctoral Advisors: Julie Bass PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA and Kathleen Matuska, PhD, OTR/L
Doctoral Committee Members: Darla Coss, OTD, OTR/L, CHT, Kathleen Matuska, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, McKenzie Pergolotti, PhD, OTR/L

1:30-2:00 pm

Logan Reinhiller, MOT, OTR/L
Functional Cognition Assessments: Implications for Skilled Nursing Facilities

Doctoral Advisors: Julie Bass PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA and Kathleen Matuska, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Doctoral Committee Members: Moses Ikiugu, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

2:00-2:10 - BREAK

2:10-2:40 pm

Kami Holst, MOTR/L, CBIS
Acquired Brain Injury as a Chronic Condition: Self-Management and Clubhouse Programs

Doctoral Advisors: Julie Bass PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA and Kathleen Matuska, PhD, OTR/L
Doctoral Committee Members: Jill Schmidt, OTD, OTR/L, Michelle Messer, OTD, OTR/L

2:40-3:10 pm

Kristen Marie-Weber Chang, MOTR/L, CLT
Hearing Loss in Older Adults: Exploring Occupational Therapy’s Role

Doctoral Advisors: Julie Bass PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA and Kathleen Matuska, PhD, OTR/L
Doctoral Committee Members: Katelyn Brady, OTD, OTR/L, Julie Ann Nastasi, ScD, OTD, OTR/L, SCLV, CLA, FAOTA, Mary Bauer, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialist

3:10-3:40 pm

CANCELLED

Target Audience:  All
Educational Level:  Introductory

Continuing Education Credits: 2.5 CEUs (.5 CEU per presentation)

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