“Roadwork Ahead! The Journey to Optimize Periodic Care in Pediatric Rehabilitation” was presented by Jennifer Angeli DPT, PhD and Anita Drabousky MBA, OTR/L on Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017.

Jennifer Angeli is a Physical Therapist and Director of Physical Therapy Research at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, OH.  Jennifer holds several degrees including a Bachelor of Arts in General Psychology from Miami University, a Masters of Arts and PhD in Experimental Psychology both from The University of Cincinnati, and a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of St. Augustine.  She is also currently an assistant professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Cincinnati.

Jennifer is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association, the Gait and Clinical
Movement Analysis Society, and the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine.
Jennifer is well published in her field and speaks regularly on her areas of expertise.

Anita Drabousky is the Coordinator for Occupational and Physical Therapy services at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Outpatient Center at Mason.  In this role, she leads strategic work in the areas of scheduling and patient access and has training in improvement science methodology. In her tenure at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Anita has also served as the Business Director for the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

Anita received a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy in 2008 followed by a Master of Business Administration degree in 2008, both from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.

At the end of the session, each participant will:

• Summarize the state of science behind episodic care,
• Reflect on current organizational practices and consider how they might be enhanced within the episodic framework,
• Recognize the value of the use of improvement science methodology to increase patient access to therapy services and drive measurable change,
• Describe how a scheduling system can support the delivery of “Just Right” Therapy and the improved use of outcome measures, and
• Articulate strategies to improve episodic model acceptance for clinicians and families.

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