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Episode 27: Sharing Resources

6/29/2018

Growing up in Austrilia, Tara Whiteford, now a Registered Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist, always knew she would do something in health but could never put her finger on what the most suited role for her was. After much research, she found occupational therapy and recognized that it seemed like a good fit, and she enrolled after high school at James Cook University in Townsville, Australia. After completing her studies, Tara moved to Rockhampton, Qld, for her first job working with children with autism. She has since had several other roles within Rockhampton, and she met her fiancé Tim along the way in her travels. Tara is passionate about sharing resources and “making it easy” for children and their families, and this is a key driver for the London-based organization she and Tim have founded called Look Hear Australia, a virtual library of allied health resources designed to assist families and professionals working with children with what she refers to as individual, additional, and complex needs.

On this episode of On The air, Tara talks about her work in establishing a resource library for allied health professionals and families of children with educational and healthcare needs. She reveals about how Look Hear Australia was formed, how it got its name, and what the vision and mission of the organization is as well as how others can connect and share resources through the group.

Resources & Recommendations from this Episode:

Look Hear Australia website
Retro Toddler: More Than 100 Old-School Activities to Boost Development, a book by occupational therapist Anne Zachry, PhD, OTR/L

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Episode 26: Trusting the Process

6/15/2018

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Tamara Calhoun, MOT, OTR/L, is an occupational therapist working in acute care in Memphis, TN. She graduated with a Master's degree in occupational therapy from The University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis in 2013 and is currently completing a post-professional doctorate in occupational therapy at Boston University.

On this episode, Tamara discusses the processes leading her into practice as an OT in acute care, to her decision to pursue a post-professional OTD, and to her research, which centers on increasing cultural competency among rehabilitation professionals in order to better serve the African American community.

Resources & Recommendations from this Episode:

Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity (COTAD)
COTAD Minority Mentoring Program
AOTA's Multicultural & Cultural Competency Toolkit
Article in OT Practice co-authored by Tamara: Enriching Kids' Lives - Addressing the Effects of Poverty on Health and Well-Being of School-Aged Children and Their Familieswww.aota.org/Publications-News/otp/Archive/2018/5-21-18-kids.aspx
Ear Hustle podcast

Connect with Tamara by email at calhoun_tamara@yahoo.com.

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Episode 25: Defensive Documentation

6/1/2018

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Jill M. Steinburg is an attorney specializing in litigation in the field of medical malpractice, nursing home liability, product liability, and premises liability. She has over 30 years of experience in the field and through her work has gained considerable insight into the documentation practices of OT practitioners and other healthcare professionals. On this episode, Jill discusses the importance of documenting observations and care in specific ways, both for continuity of care and to avoid lawsuits.

Jill is a shareholder in the office of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, a Memphis, TN-based law firm, and she has tried more than 30 jury trials. She is listed in Chambers USA as a leading medical malpractice defense lawyer in Tennessee and in The Best Lawyers in America in Medical Malpractice Law, Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation. Jill is also listed in the Mid-South Super Lawyers in Person Injury Defense: Medical specialty, and she is ranked among that publication's top 50 attorneys in the city of Memphis and the top 100 attorneys in the state of Tennessee.

Resources & Recommendations from this Episodes:

What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear - by Danielle Ofri, MD [book or audio book]
Audible.com - an app for listening to books

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