Dr. Katherine Sylvester, Founder of Operation M.I.S.T. Background: In 2022, we found an acute care physical therapist who started a remote vital sign monitoring company that monitors: perinatal blood pressure heart rate SPO2 temperature heart rate variability glucose sleep quality   Dr. Katherine Sylvester, PT, DPT is the Founder of Operation M.I.S.T. and is presenting her annual lecture on the strongest evidence that OTs and PTs can use to determine when to offer a rehab evaluation in the hospital and home after birth. Therapists will learn how to consults directly with families on: healthcare providers and community partners to add to their team based on their data and social determinants of health work/maternity leave requests lifestyle modifications to keep their vital signs in optimal range during pregnancy and throughout the first 12 months postpartum Join us on Tuesday, September 10th at 7 PM ET! REGISTER HERE

Jena Roeber, OTR/L, PHS This course covers how to collaborate with maternal health professionals in your hospital and community to expand access to rehab services for families who benefit the most during high-risk pregnancy and immediately after birth prior to returning home.  Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET REGISTER HERE!

Pelvic health is not about OT vs PT qualifications, insurance reimbursement, or physician preference. It's about Race. As the largest recipients of c-section and hysterectomy worldwide, Black women are becoming more aware that their surgical recovery is considered Low Priority by surgeons and rehab professionals alike. On Wednesday, November 6th, join acute care therapists who publicly discuss how they challenged the status quo in order to expand access to rehab after birth across 12 hospitals in their health system to include the largest recipients of cesarean section surgery: Black women. Special guests: Jasmine Dockett, OTR/L and Rachel Lewis, OTR/L, Acute Care Occupational Therapists from Sentara Health, Virginia. VIEW HERE

  World Health Organization: Women account for 67% of the global health and social care workforce. Deloitte: Women pay $15.4 billion more than men for annual out-of-pocket expenses. U.S. Department of Labor and Statistics: Women make up 75% of total employment in hospitals. The New England Journal of Medicine: Female primary care physicians spend 15.7% more time with their patients yet earn 8 to 29% less than male counterparts. BMC Primary Care: Women are more likely to visit their primary care physician for physical and mental health concerns than men. Is rehab education staying current with academic medicine and including the largest healthcare consumers in the world: Women? If so, where are the rehab and early recovery protocols after the most commonly performed major surgeries in the world including cesarean section, hysterectomy, and mastectomy? In this 1-hour workshop with Rebeca Segraves, you will learn how to develop early recovery care plans called rehab protocols, that prioritize the mental and physical function of patients who currently lack early access to occupational and physical therapy to enhance their recovery after major procedures. Open to women's health advocates, occupational therapy practitioners, physical therapy practitioners, nurse practitioners, physicians, midwives, doulas, fitness/wellness professionals, and more! ACCESS HERE

Were you ever frustrated with how many people struggled with pelvic floor symptoms before they received help? Have you ever heard someone say, "Why didn't anyone tell me about pelvic floor therapy sooner?" OR "I had to wait several months to get an appointment with you?!" How did it make you feel? After years of practice, Dr. Janelle Howell, PT, DPT, WCS, a pelvic health therapist, discovered how to help more people than she ever could in her 1:1 visits with one of the most intimate conditions that people deal with for years before receiving proper care. As a women's health clinical specialist in physical therapy and expert on vaginismus, she grew her social media following to an audience of more than 300K across Instagram and Tik Tok in less than 2 years. Her channel, @vaginarehabdoctor is one of the most sought-after resources on relieving pain with intimacy. In her annual workshop, Raising Your Value as a Pelvic Health Provider, she teaches professionals how to use their most valuable asset to reach the people who benefit the most from their services sooner rather than later. REGISTER HERE to join her workshop live or to access the recording! See you soon!