Tracey
Vause Earland,
PhD, OTR/L, FNAP
Associate Professor, Jefferson Center for Interprofessional Practice & Education
Thomas Jefferson University
Tracey Vause Earland, PhD, OTR/L, FNAP is an Associate Professor in the College of Rehabilitation Sciences at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA. For over 20 years, she has served as a Co-investigator, project coordinator, and research interventionist on various funded studies centered on patients with complex health and social needs, frailty, neurocognitive disorders, low vision, and veterans with traumatic head injury. Dr. Earland currently mentors students in the post-professional and entry-level occupational therapy doctoral program at TJU in the area of primary care of older adults.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
This Lightning Talk will describe and introduce a pilot research study using the Liberating Loneliness Program, a novel occupational therapy (OT) intervention, to address loneliness and chronic disease management among older adults in the primary care setting. The primary care setting is often fast-paced and requires the expertise and coordination of multiple professionals to provide the best quality of care. In addition, loneliness is a complex condition to address, as each person’s situation is unique. This intervention takes a holistic approach and requires building a relationship between…
Individuals with complex medical and social needs are acutely vulnerable to the fragmented healthcare system. Social and economic factors, physical environments, and structural racism can further compound health and healthcare inequities. Prior experiences of bias due to race, nativity, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic status, health literacy, and disability may influence current interactions with systems and providers, leading to missed care, poor experiences, and adverse outcomes. The next generation of healthcare professionals must be prepared to care for individuals with complex social…
The Lightning Talk will focus on my occupational therapy doctoral capstone research conducted at the Jefferson Center for Healthy Aging, a geriatric primary care clinic in Philadelphia. The project aimed to reduce caregiver burden and increase caregiver self-efficacy by utilizing Skills2Care- Primary Care, a modified version of the evidence-based practice Skills2Care. Skills2Care is a non-pharmacologic occupational therapy intervention for caregivers of individuals with dementia. The study explores the novel approach of utilizing Skills2Care for an expanded sample of caregivers of patients…