Interference: COVID-19 and the Impact on Potential and Performance in Healthcare.

Background: COVID-19 has had a significant effect on all aspects of life and occupational performance most recently.

Objective: This aim of this article was to discuss the concept of interference and the role that interference plays in productivity and potential across healthcare settings.

Methods: The framework design was the application of Bolea and Atwater's interference framework to probe the COVID-19 pandemic within healthcare organizations.

Teaching interprofessional collaboration: using online education across institutions.

Interdisciplinary courses among students in occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology are important for addressing teamwork, communication, and understanding of professional roles, especially in pre-service training for early intervention and school-based practice where collaboration is essential. Although interprofessional education (IPE) as a part of higher education in the health sciences has been strongly encouraged, IPE courses are difficult to schedule and implement. This article discusses the challenges of developing and delivering two IPE courses in an online format, specifically the innovation that addresses logistics, time factors, and social presence for the IPE courses across two institutions.

Splinting the hand to enhance motor control and brain plasticity.

Theoretical constructs on the values of splinting the hand are reviewed. Therapists treating poststroke patients face a fast changing technology environment. This new technology allows scientists and physicians the opportunity to evaluate brain function.

Internships for women in higher education administration: springboards for success?

Administrative positions within higher education have been very homogeneous, reflecting an institutional culture in which males prevail. In an attempt to encourage women to consider alternatives in administrative positions, internship programs were developed to provide women with opportunities and a mechanism for career advancement. The purpose of this case study was to examine what women did as a result of participating in such an administrative internship program over a ten year time period at a comprehensive university.