Telepractice Resource Links By Discipline
Occupational Therapist
- American Occupational Therapy Association
- New resources are available on the AOTA Coronavirus Resource to equip occupational therapy practitioners, educators and students to continue to navigate through complex situations resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more here
- Updated AOTA State Actions Affecting Occupational Therapy in Response to COVID-19 chart (as of June 30)
- Please complete a quick 8-question survey to share your experiences related to COVID-19. Survey can be found here. AOTA will use your feedback to inform state and federal agencies as they work to address health care issues related to COVID-19 and to inform new AOTA resources and education.
- To explore issues and share resources with fellow OT practitioners, join the new COVID-19 community on CommunOT. To advocate for occupational therapy protections that matter to you, visit the AOTA Legislative Action Center. For inspiration, watch a personal video message from AOTA President Wendy C. Hildenbrand, PhD, MPH, OTR/L, FAOTA.
- Please direct your coronavirus-related questions and insights to coronavirus@aota.org.
- Occupational Therapy Telehealth Decision Guide
- The American Occupational Therapy Association Advisory Opinion for the Ethics Commission Telehealth
- Evidence-based practice (EBP) to support efficacy of telehealth (offered by Kristin Key, MS, OTR/L, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Kristin.Key@childrenscolorado.org)
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- EBP to support the efficacy of telemedicine with the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) population using a parent coaching intervention.
- EBP examining access issues and caregiver satisfaction.
- Shortening the Distance: A Panel Discussion on Telehealth and OT with Children, Youth and Adults (COVID-19 and OT Webinar Series #COVID19andOT) (offered by Kristin Key, MS, OTR/L, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Kristin.Key@childrenscolorado.org).
- AOTA Position Paper – Telehealth in Occupational Therapy
- Occupational Therapists Role in the Use of Telehealth as a Model of Care Presentation
- Online Occupational Therapy in Action – Ideas for how to incorporate visual samples and demos for activities and exercises.
- Occupational Therapy and Telehealth State Statutes, Regulations and Regulatory Board Statements
Speech-Language Pathologist
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- A great overview of speech-language pathology telepractice basics and research behind specific applications.
- Free articles on speech telepractice can be found here.
- COVID-19 specific telepractice considerations (such as state by state licensure and reimbursement info) can be found here.
- Telehealth Recommendations for Dysphagia Management during COVID-19 – Purdue I-Eat Research Lab
Dietitian
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics overview of general telehealth rules and getting started
Physician
Nurse Practitioner
Psychologist
- American Psychological Association
- UCLA Pediatric Psychology Consultation Liaison Service, Telehealth Tip Sheet
- A great overview of telepsychology tips and considerations can be found here.
- State by State Telepractice guidelines from APA
Additional Resources
- HIPPA guidelines for Telemedicine
- Parent Education Resources for Teletherapy Sessions
- The Challenge of Feeding Kids During Coronavirus
- Graphics developed by Laura Thibault, MOT, OTR/L (lauraelise123@gmail.com) for her feeding evaluation follow-up with occupational therapy. She writes, “I find the first page helpful tor the caregivers to look at as we discuss the history and information from the Speech/OT evaluation and results from chart review of the other disciplines. The second page I use to give a vision for what is working and where we are going. The third page is filled out highlighting strength and areas for growth. Each exercise is preceded by a goal so that it is clear how the homework relates to the goal. In the best case scenario, I am able to use a strength to support each exercise. It is my pleasure to offer these.”
- Motivational material to improve the mealtime associations – Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio. Hosted by celebrity chef and TV personality Christopher Kimball, Milk Street Radio explores how food and cooking changes lives and cultures. Sit back and relax as you learn about food around the world. Take a break from the news, politics and pandemics to hear about fun cooking tips, recipes and history.
Telepractice Workgroup
In recognition of the rapidly evolving and unprecedented environment of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, IAPFS is starting a Telepractice Workgroup. Our goal is to create a forum for discussion by providers in a variety of practice settings and geographic locations to share knowledge and best practices for multidisciplinary telepractice in pediatric feeding and swallowing.
Are you interested in telemedicine? Just starting out? Been doing telemedicine for years?
Join the conversation by emailing admin@IAPFS.org to indicate your interest in joining the Telepractice Workgroup! Must be a current IAPFS member to join the workgroup.
Resources Across Disciplines
- This article discusses factors in the implementation of telehealth for feeding broadly.
- This article discusses specific development of a simultaneous feeding evaluation via telemedicine.
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) considerations when beginning telehealth can be found here.
- An overview of implementing telehealth with patients who have dysphagia from Purdue.
- Building rapport via telehealth
- A recording from a professional support group meeting focusing on telepractice (offered by Cuyler Romeo, MOT, OTR/L, SCFES, CLC, cromeo@feedingmatters.org)
- Topics covered are professional regulation resources, HIPPA, reimbursement, setting the stage for video visits (lighting, how to dress, how to prepare resources for you and your patient, scheduling considerations) and service delivery models (synchronous asynchronous, coaching through video modeling)
- Feeding Matters – Serving Kids with Pediatric Feeding Disorder
- Feeding Matters – Resource Library
- Feeding Matters – Telepractice Resources
- Center for Connected Health Policy
- National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
- Preparing for a Telehealth Visit
- United Healthcare Telehealth Patient Scenarios
Disclaimer: Information here has been largely “crowdsourced” through the IAPFS listserv or recommended by its members. While we have done our best to post accurate and unbiased information, we have not been able to fully vet all sources. Please contact the IAPFS Office (admin@iapfs.org) with any additions, corrections or concerns.
Laura Thibault, MOT, OTR/L and Rob Dempster, PhD- Telepractice Workgroup Co-Chairs