Duke University’s Occupational Therapy Doctorate program students and faculty were strong contributors to this year’s North Carolina Occupational Therapy Association Fall Conference held November 3-5 at Rowan Cabarrus Community College.
Along with key presenters, Capstone Coordinator and Assistant Professor Cambey Mikush, OTD, OTR/L, was honored with the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award at the Annual Lunch and Awards Ceremony (Read more)
Short Courses and Breakout Sessions
Peyton Gemmell led a short course session on her Customized Learning Project work, An Occupational Perspective on Navigating Food-Related Occupations for Adults with ADHD. It focused on the occupational impacts of ADHD on food-related occupations - meal prepping, grocery shopping, cooking, eating, food storage, and clean up. (Read more)
OTD’s medical instructors, Carol Siebert, OTD, OT/L, FAOTA, and Valerie Fox, OTR/L, CPRP, led short courses and break-out sessions on mental health, diabetes in acute care settings, and delivering value in acute care settings.
Poster Presentations
Dissociative Identity Disorder and Sensory Processing Patterns During ADLs: A Case Study - Stephanie Timmons, OTD-S
Evaluating the Impact of an Occupational Therapy Acute Care Course on Knowledge, Confidence, and Career Trajectories for Duke OTD students - Sydney Mitchell, MSOT, OTR/L, Melissa Kandel, OTR/L, BCPR, Cambey Mikush, OTD
Spatial Neglect is Not a Visual Field Defect: A Guide for Clinicians - Kimberly Hreha, EdD, OTR/L, Lunar Singsomphone, OTD-S
Understanding a Strengths-Based Approach in a Workplace - Emily Duenas, OTD-S, Justina Kutmen, OTD-S, Brecka Erdmann, OTD-S, Yesenia Terrell, OTD-S