NAP Occupational Therapy Academy Chair, Joy Doll, Gives TEDx Talk on Collaboration in Heath Care
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Collaboration in Health Care: The Journey of an Accidental Expert? | Joy Doll | TEDxCreightonU
Creighton alumna Joy Doll is at the helm of innovative clinical care at Creighton as the executive director of the Center for Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research. Creighton is one of the first in the nation to provide interprofessional education—a team-based approach to care drawing upon the shared knowledge of health care professionals to deliver better patient care. West Virginia-native Doll served in AmeriCorps VISTA before coming to Creighton to build interprofessional health outreach and address health needs with communities in Omaha, rural Nebraska and several countries.
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Health Policy Researchers Find Occupational Therapy is Only Spending Category That Reduces Hospital Readmissions
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An independent study by health policy researchers published in Medical Care Research and Review (Rogers, Bai, Lavin, & Anderson, 2016) found that “occupational therapy is the only spending category where additional spending has a statistically significant association with lower readmission rates” for the three health conditions studied: heart failure, pneumonia, and acute myocardial infarction.
The authors point out that “occupational therapy places a unique and immediate focus on patients’ functional and social needs, which can be important drivers of readmission if left unaddressed.”
The researchers point out that occupational therapy “focuses on a vital issue related to readmission rates—can the patient be discharged safely into her or his environment?” If not, occupational therapists address issues from physical barriers to daily function to support networks. They cite six particular interventions provided by occupational therapists that could lower readmissions:
- Provide recommendations and training for caregivers.
- Determine whether patients can safely live independently, or require further rehabilitation or nursing care.
- Address existing disabilities with assistive devices so patients can safely perform activities of daily living (e.g., using the bathroom, bathing, getting dressed, making a meal).
- Perform home safety assessments before discharge to suggest modifications.
- Assess cognition and the ability to physically manipulate things like medication containers, and provide training when necessary.
- Work with physical therapists to increase the intensity of inpatient rehabilitation.
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Let Us Know If You're Attending the Nexus Summit
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NAP is excited to have a presence at the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education's Nexus Summit coming up July 29-31 in Minneapolis. If you’re planning on attending, we’d like to hear from you!
NAP will have an exhibit table which provides a wonderful opportunity to engage with other NAP members, share who NAP is and the role we play in interprofessional healthcare with Nexus attendees. We are also planning a group NAP photo at the event.
Please send a quick note to
info@napractice.org
by Friday, July 20, letting us know you will be attending and we will share more details with you.
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NAP Council and Optometry Academy Member, Doug Benoit, Discusses How the National Academies of Practice is Working to Increase Access to Care
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DENVER - Douglas Benoit, OD, executive director of professional affairs at Visioneering Technologies, discusses the National Academies of Practice, and its Optometry Academy, which strive to make a difference in patient care and access.
NAP was put together in 1981 to influence legislators to bring health care to more people for less cost, he said.
"NAP uses an interdisciplinary group to have an easier transferred patient experience, such as a diabetic patient who would need to go to an audiologist and PCP and/or endocrinologist – all of these are more easily accomplished if we get a better platform for delivery," Benoit said.
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Submit Your Nominations for the NAP Class of 2019
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Do you have a colleague that would be a great fit for membership in NAP? Be sure to nominate them! The nomination deadline to be considered for the Class of 2019 is July 27 for Group A and September 14 for Group B.
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Get to Know Your NAP Council
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Joy Doll, OTD, OTR/L, Occupational Therapy Academy Chair
Title:
Executive Director, Center for Interprofessional Pratice, Educaton & Research (CIPER)
Academy:
Occupational Therapy
Year Inducted as a NAP Fellow:
2017
Education:
University of South Alabama and Creighton
Fun Fact:
I did a TED Talk in April on IPCP.
Number One Reason You Volunteer for NAP:
To advance IPECP and make the world a little better.
Twitter handle:
@joyot
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