Artificial Intelligence can potentially improve Occupational Therapy practice, but there are some potential risks and ethical pitfalls. Drs. Stover and Jacobs discuss using AI in their practice and encourage others to do the same to improve patient outcomes. This is part of the Continued Learning Podcast series.
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Course Type: Audio, Text
CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.1 Intermediate, Professional Issues, 10209; CE Broker/1.0 CE Broker #20-1240468; IACET/0.1; NBCOT PDUs/1.25 Intermediate, Education And/or Research
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to examine artificial intelligence applications occupational therapy practitioners may or have used in practice.
- After this course, participants will be able to analyze ethical considerations of using artificial intelligence in practices and how those concerns might be mitigated.
- After this course, participants will be able to distinguish at least one way that artificial intelligence could be used in the learner’s occupational therapy practice.
Course created on August 19, 2024
Agenda
0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
5-15 Minutes | Overview of AI and OT |
15-30 Minutes | Ethical Issues Related to AI and OT |
30-50 Minutes | Practical Uses of AI in OT Practice |
50-60 Minutes | Summary |
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Karen Jacobs
EdD, OT, OTR, CPE, FAOTA
Dr. Karen Jacobs is a distinguished occupational therapist with a career spanning over four decades. She is the Associate Dean of Digital Learning and Innovation, the Program Director of the post-professional doctorate in occupational therapy program, and a Clinical Professor of Occupational Therapy at Boston University’s Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. She has worked at Boston University for 41 years.
She holds a Doctor of Education (EdD) degree from the University of Massachusetts, a Master of Occupational Therapy degree from Boston University, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Washington University.
She has expertise in various areas, including ergonomics, artificial intelligence, marketing, entrepreneurship, and advocacy. Her passion for enhancing occupational performance has led to extensive research, publications, and presentations worldwide.
Dr. Jacobs has played a pivotal role in advancing backpack safety through AOTA’s National Backpack Awareness Day and promoting the recognition of occupational therapy through the creation of Occupational Therapy Global Day of Service. Both are held on World Occupational Therapy Day on October 27.
As a Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association (FAOTA), the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), and the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), Dr. Jacobs has been recognized for her outstanding contributions as a scholar, professor, advocate, and mentor, who has inspired countless students and practitioners.
Throughout her career, Dr. Jacobs has held leadership positions such as the president and vice president of the American Occupational Therapy Association, contributing to the growth and development of occupational therapy at both national and international levels and received awards, including being a 2005 recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship in Iceland, the 2011 Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lectureship Award, the 2020 AOTA Oustanding Mentor Award and receiving the 2024 AOTA/AOTF Presidents' Commendation in Honor of Wilma L. West.
Her advocacy for the profession is underscored by her involvement in various organizations and committees working tirelessly to promote occupational therapy as an essential component of healthcare.
Dr. Jacobs has authored numerous publications, including books and articles, and was the founding editor-in-chief of WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation in 1990.
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Alyson Stover
MOT, JD, OTR/L, BCP
A childhood family trauma introduced Alyson to the power of occupational therapy. A subsequent lifetime of study and practice convinced her that consumer advocacy was every bit as essential as her technical practice of occupational therapy. She obtained her Masters in Occupational Therapy from the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt), where she later returned and obtained a juris doctorate in Law with a post-graduate certificate in Health Law. Alyson owns a private outpatient pediatric practice north of Pittsburgh, PA, and co-founded a non-profit organization that uses occupation to address community, societal, and population needs. Integrating her lived experience with her professional training, Alyson continues to develop new programming and provide direct client care at Capable Kids. She also uses her occupational therapy lens in her private consulting business. Alyson has an appointment as an associate professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Pitt, as well as an appointment as affiliated faculty for the Center of Bioethics and Health Law at Pitt. At the University of Pittsburgh Alyson has served on numerous grants, including PI for the SAMHSA grant, “SBIRT-Plus Training for Students of Rehabilitation Professions,” and the Pitt CTSI grant, “Pennsylvania Ties That Heal (PATH),” examining the experiences of kindred caregivers in rural counties. Her work at Capable Kids has also led to the awards of 3 grants, including the pilot grant, “Influencing Recovery amidst the Opioid Epidemic through Improved Mother and Infant Outcomes,” PA funded grant, “Trauma-informed Occupational Therapy for Children with Sexual Trauma Experience,” and a community collaboration grant, “Multidisciplinary Approach to Sustained Recovery for Individuals with Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder.” Her areas of practice expertise include emotional regulation and functional community participation in pediatrics and holistic, occupation-centric approaches to substance misuse and trauma. She is AOTA Board Certified in Pediatrics. Alyson has long admired occupational therapy’s approach that fully embraces the whole person and appreciates the occupational therapy practice framework’s recognition of the influence of spirituality, values, and beliefs in the individual’s experience of wellness. Her own self-care routine is inclusive of daily practice of her Christian faith. Alyson's national OT focus includes using occupational therapy as a powerful driving-force for larger healthcare change, advancing occupational therapy’s national and global relevance, and occupational therapy’s role as a leader in policy development and implementation. On July 1 2022, Alyson commenced her position as President of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). She is humbled and honored to serve in this role and is eager to hear the voices of all members of the occupational therapy community, at home and across the world.
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Dennis Cleary
MS, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Dr. Dennis Cleary has over 25 years of experience as an occupational therapist. Dennis’ clinical practice has been primarily with children and adults with intellectual disabilities to encourage their full participation in all aspects of life at home, work, and in the community. He has had faculty positions at The Ohio State University and Indiana University. As a researcher, he has been on teams that have received over seven million dollars in grants from state and federal agencies, including a National Institutes of Health multisite trial of the Vocational Fit Assessment, an age-appropriate transition assessment, which he co-created. He has numerous publications and national and international presentations. Dennis is passionate about increasing the role of Occupational Therapy in transition-age service with the goal of improving outcomes and quality of life for all.
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