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Date Presented 06/04/19 This prospective observational study investigates the changes people with chronic cardiac conditions may experience after discharged from cardiac rehabilitation. The findings advance OT practitioners' knowledge on short-term and long-term changes in physical activity and participation level, cognition, motivation, and fatigue and understanding of OT roles for people with chronic cardiac conditions who are postacute and postcardiac rehabilitation. Primary Author and Speaker: Young Joo Kim Additional Authors and Speakers: Jonathan Reeve, Deena Walters, Molly Young Contributing Authors: Patricia Crane, Joseph Houmard, Damon Swift [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Date Presented 05/04/19 This quasi-experimental study with two groups examined the effects of face-to-face communication and written communication (documentation review) among OT, PT, and physician assistant students who made discharge decisions for a standardized patient in acute care. The findings advance the knowledge of the influences on effective communication among healthcare teams, how decision making differs between professions, and considerations for curricular planning. Primary Author and Speaker: Young Joo Kim Additional Authors and Speakers: Jennifer Radloff, Lynne Murphy, Christine Lysaght, C Stokes, Chia-Cheng Lin [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Date Presented 04/04/19 As technology use continues to advance in educational settings as well as daily life, effective use of computers, including keyboarding skills, is becoming increasingly more critical. This session will review two different keyboarding instructional approaches for the elementary-school setting. Outcomes including keyboarding speed, accuracy, and technique will be reported for approximately 1,900 total students included in this study. Relevance to OT services will be discussed. Primary Author and Speaker: Denise Donica Additional Authors and Speakers: Peter Giroux, Young Joo Kim [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]