Hi Jimmie: Could you possibly send me a copy of the Powerpoint presentation too. I would very much like that.
Thanks, Biraj Jimmie Arcenaux wrote: > Ron, > I wish you luck with your endeavor. I have a power point presentation that > I use for nursing education relative to OT. If you would like to see it, I > could email it to you. > Jimmie > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ron Carson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 5:02 PM > To: Jimmie Arcenaux > Subject: Re: [OTlist] Large Fl. Hospital Case Managers and OT referrals > > Hello Jimmie: > > Sounds like you are being very proactive... but isn't it frustrating?? I > am always so miffed because our profession is so old but so under > utilized. > > I am planning to go back to the hospital in a couple of weeks to provide > in-service education. > > Ron > > ============================================= > > On 8/5/2003,[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > JA> Hey Ron, > > JA> I have had the same experience. Part of my duties has to do with > JA> therapy utilization at the home health care company I work for. OT > JA> and ST utilization were both extremely poor when I started. I have > JA> been working at it by increasing awareness, auditing charts and > JA> developing programs. What bothers me most about this in the home > JA> care setting is that OT is probably the best discipline to intervene > JA> with a home care patient. There is a definite identity crisis at > JA> work. Nursing has really no idea what OTs does. They either have > JA> developed their own ideas of OT or have received erroneous > JA> information about the UE only thing. > > JA> -----Original Message----- From: Ron Carson > JA> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 3:49 PM > JA> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [OTlist] Large Fl. Hospital Case > JA> Managers and OT referrals > > JA> Hello: > > JA> This morning, I met with one of Central Florida's largest hospital's > JA> case manager staff. I personally asked with approximately 10 case > JA> managers and asked if the refer their d/c'd patients for OT. Every > JA> one of them said something like: "not too much for OT, but quite a > JA> bit for PT". > > JA> How can it be? How can a large hospital's case manager staff not > JA> refer to OT, except in rare cases? > > JA> I get so frustrated with such scenarios because, in my experience, > JA> it happens all the time. It is so rare to speak with someone in the > JA> medical field that utilizes OT for clients with occupational > JA> performance issues. On those rare occasions that someone does > JA> mention OT, it has been from an orthopedic setting and they refer to > JA> OT for upper extremity issues.... YUCK! > > JA> Ron > > JA> P.S. Just needed to vent! > > JA> *****************************��********************************** > > JA> To remove yourself from the OTnow mail list, send a message to: > > JA> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > JA> In the message's *body*, put the following text: > > JA> unsubscribe OTlist > > JA> - > > JA> List messages are archived at: > > JA> http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > JA> *****************************��*********************************** > > JA> *****************************��********************************** > > JA> To remove yourself from the OTnow mail list, send a message to: > > JA> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > JA> In the message's *body*, put the following text: > > JA> unsubscribe OTlist > > JA> - > > JA> List messages are archived at: > > JA> http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > JA> *****************************��*********************************** > > *****************************��********************************** > > To remove yourself from the OTnow mail list, send a message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the message's *body*, put the following text: > > unsubscribe OTlist > > - > > List messages are archived at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *****************************��*********************************** > > *****************************��********************************** > > To remove yourself from the OTnow mail list, send a message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the message's *body*, put the following text: > > unsubscribe OTlist > > - > > List messages are archived at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *****************************��*********************************** *****************************��********************************** To remove yourself from the OTnow mail list, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message's *body*, put the following text: unsubscribe OTlist - List messages are archived at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] *****************************��***********************************
