UW OT Forum: Bridging Research and Practice
Calling all OTs! Join us during OT Month for the UW OT Forum: Bridging Research and Practice.
Formerly, the annual Clinician-Faculty Meeting, the goal of the UW OT Forum is to highlight innovation and impact in OT research and practice and share this with UW alumni and the clinical community. We want to bridge communication among researchers, faculty and clinicians, and elevate conversations about research and scholarship that advance OT education, evidence-based practice and client outcomes. We have impactful research happening in our UW Division of OT and in our OT community and this is one way to share that work more broadly. The UW OT Forum will be held virtually to extend our reach. CEUs will be awarded. This is a free event for OTs.
Register here:
https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrde6hrTIqHtwijqMoMTOjdNjv8BHkk42Q
Presentations:
- Using Research to Advocate for Home Health in Rural Communities by Tracy Mroz, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
- Developmental, Sensory and Behavioral Outcomes among Infants and Toddlers with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure by Misty Pruner, PhD, OTR/L
- Advocating for Statewide Services and Supports for Children Affected by Prenatal Substance Exposure by Katherine Zintel, MOT, OTR/L
- Presentation of Janet M Powell Alumnus of the Year Award
Tracy Mroz, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Tracy Mroz is an Occupational Therapist and Associate Professor in the Division of Occupational Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington. She is a health services researcher who studies the impact of policy and delivery systems on access to and quality of post-acute care. She co-directs the UW Advancing Health Services & Policy In Rehabilitation (ASPIRe) Lab and is an investigator with the WWAMI Rural Health Research Center and the UW Center for Health Workforce Studies. Tracy will share results from her research on home health care and discuss how she has communicated key findings to policymakers, including testifying before the US Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care.
Misty Pruner, PhD, OTR/L
Misty Pruner is an Occupational Therapist at the UW Child Development Clinic and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Diagnostic and Prevention Network Clinic. As part of an interdisciplinary team, she provides developmental and diagnostic assessments for children and youth with developmental concerns and makes recommendations for care. She is also a hub team member with ECHO Autism Washington. Misty will share results from her recent study and publication that reports on the “Developmental, Sensory and Behavioral Outcomes among Infants and Toddlers with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure” from the WA State FAS Diagnostic and Prevention Network clinic.
Misty is interested in clinical research and program development that is strengths-based and relationship-focused, and in support of young children with prenatal alcohol exposure and their parents.
Katherine Zintel, MOT, OTR/L
Katherine Zintel is a pediatric Occupational Therapist at IRG - Cascade Children's Therapy. She was previously an Occupational Therapist and Therapy Manager at Hope RISING Clinic for Prenatal Substance Exposure, where she supported a team of occupational, speech, and mental health therapists and was part of the monthly 4-Digit Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Diagnostic Clinic.
Katherine will be talking about her time at Hope RISING Clinic and the impact of advocacy in passing WA State House Bill 1168 that provides state funding for outpatient therapies supporting children impacted by prenatal drug and/or alcohol exposure(s).
Katherine believes in facilitating a child's development by providing playful experiences at the 'just right challenge.' She also loves helping caregivers to better understand their child's development by inviting them to participate in therapy sessions and providing education specific to their family.