The pandemic led a lot of healthcare workers into uncharted territory and even more so when long COVID brought patients to search for answers at healthcare facilities where they didn't quite exist yet. Listen to this episode where Elaina interviews Dr. Jamie Wilcox, a recognized leader in COVID-19 and post-COVID care about long COVID and OT's role in treating its impact on clients' daily occupations. Resources provided by Dr. Jamie Wilcox https://www.keckmedicine.org/covid-recovery-clinic/ https://www.wearebodypolitic.com/covid-19 https://www.meaction.net/resource/pacing-and-management-guide/ https://www.rcot.co.uk/conserving-energy Music credits Fashion Chill, by Coma Media https://pixabay.com/music/beats-fashion-chill-11950/ Sexy Fashion Beats, by Coma Media https://pixabay.com/music/beats-sexy-fashion-beats-simulate-11176/

Elaina kicks off Season 2 by interviewing one of the Trojans Talk OT podcast originators, Alyssa Concha-Chavez. They chat about how they discovered occupational therapy, their OT journeys, mentoring relationships, and how important community is to them in their personal and professional lives. Listen to also hear more about the early days of this podcast and where Season 2 is headed. Music Credits Fashion Chill by Coma Media https://pixabay.com/music/beats-fashion-chill-11950/ Sexy Fashion Beats by Coma Media https://pixabay.com/music/beats-sexy-fashion-beats-11176/

For so many frontline health clinicians around the nation and world, 2020 felt like the longest year of their entire careers. From the earliest hints of coming calamity in the spring, to receiving her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in December, hospital-based occupational therapist and University of Southern California faculty member Carnie Lewis looks back at “The Longest Year.” Published in the Fall 2020/Winter 2021 issue of the USC Chan Magazine.

Allison Cameron Gray, a talented young actress/comedian, uses humor to influence perceptions of disability. Podcast Contributors Allison Cameron Gray, Writer, Actress, and Comedian Music Credits Empty Rooms, by ghost

We hear excerpts from a panel at Writers Guild of America, West on the portrayals of people with disabilities in television and film. This panel titled, People First: Real Disabilities, Reel Stories, was presented by Hollywood, Health & Society, a program of the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center. Podcast Contributors Ann Neville-Jan, Former associate chair of curriculum and faculty and associate professor David Radcliff, writer and member of WGA Committee for Writers with Disabilities People First: Real Disabilities, Reel Stories (full panel video at YouTube) Music Credits Borealis, by pjmny1 A new beginning, by bensound Tenderness, by bensound

In this three-part episode, we explore the dilemmas surrounding disability. Our student producers, Alyssa Concha, Robert Russow, and Carly Wasserman, discuss the way we talk about disability and how it is portrayed in media with Ann Neville-Jan and Allison Cameron Gray. Dedicated to Dr. Ann Neville-Jan and her family. Dr. Ann Neville-Jan talks about language and disability. She shares stories from her experiences living, working, and teaching as a woman with a disability. Podcast Contributors Ann Neville-Jan, Former associate chair of curriculum and faculty and associate professor Music Credits Blue Circles, (ft. CSoul) by unreal_dm  Reverie (ft. Pitx), by Ghost Floating Shells, by Daysuit La Madeline Au Truffe, by Jeris Empty Rooms, by Ghost

This short podcast highlights the innovative work of Roger Ideishi and Ingrid Kanics, two creative OTs collaborating with organizations outside of the healthcare field. We learn how OTs make great advocates for creating a more culturally rich and accessible community experiences for children with disabilities and their families. We hope you are inspired by the work of these great OTs! Roger Ideishi Dr. Ideishi is an Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, PA. His area of research and practice is concerned with access and participation of children with special needs and their families in everyday community experience. He serves as a clinical advisor to the accessibility programs at the Imagination Stage, Bethesda, MD; the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC; the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; New Jersey Academy of Aquatic Sciences, Camden, NJ; and the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA. He has directed several community demonstration and research projects partnering with schools, preschools, and early intervention programs to develop inclusive and accessible programming at theaters and museums. He can be contacted at [email protected]. Ingrid M. Kanics, OTR/L Ingrid Kanics is the president of Kanics Inclusive Design Services, LLC. Feel free to contact her at [email protected], or visit Ingrid’s business Facebook page. Interested in more on inclusive play? Visit Play For Life. Music Credits Finally Moving (remix), by Pretty Lights. Dope, by grapes (feat. alexplaysguitar), is licensed under a Creative Commons license. Empty rooms, by _ghost, is licensed under a Creative Commons license. The Joy Jacket, by Pitx (feat. Unreal_dm), is licensed under a Creative Commons license. Maybe Tomorrow, by Pretty Lights. Used with permission.

This short podcast takes a close look at the OTAC Conference experience from the student perspective. We feature several interviews with students coming in from all over California representing Milligan College, the University of Southern California, San Jose State University, and the University of St. Augustine. We also hear from OTAC’s Alann Salvador and USC’s very own Sarah Kelly. Music Credits Artist: Pretty Lights Albums: Filling Up The City Skies Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 Tracks: My Other Love, The Time Has Come, Maybe Tomorrow, Fill Your Eyes, At Last I Am Free Used with permission.

This is the first of a series of podcast shorts (20 min or less) about conference experiences. This episode focuses on the Expo at the OTAC conference this past October. We hear about exciting new products in the world or rehab, and a reminder that OT associations are always there waiting for us to jump in and get involved. Conferences have a lot to offer… take a listen! Podcast Contributors Blue Marble Game Co., Forward Day & Ralph Santos. Music Credits café connection, by morgantj, is licensed under a Creative Commons license. Twilight of the Cinema, by septahelix, is licensed under a Creative Commons license. The Joy Jacket, by Pitx (feat. Unreal_dm), is licensed under a Creative Commons license. Dope, by grapes (feat. alexplaysguitar), is licensed under a Creative Commons license. Constructions normales (Je ne suis pas un remix), by vo1k1 (feat. Morusque), is licensed under a Creative Commons license.

Episode 1 features Dr. Samia Rafeedie, a clinical professor of Occupational Therapy at USC. The three-part interview begins with a discussion regarding membership in professional organizations. Dr. Rafeedie passionately breaks down how other practices are infringing the domain of occupational therapy and calls to action everyone who has not yet joined AOTA or their state organization to help save the profession.