Stephanie Stein, MS, OTR/L,MRMC

Staff and Program Development

• Provided mentorship and supervision to rotating and fixed staff on the inpatient and outpatient services to enhance clinical skills and incorporation of research into practice
• Developed Brain Injury specific learning modules for Occupational Therapists in conjunction with PT Supervisor for newer therapy staff which lead to a faster, and more thorough on-boarding process
• Implemented structured peer mentorship program for newer staff to enhance clinical skills
• Facilitated interdisciplinary patient care improvement initiatives including:
• School Re-Entry Committee – Member of interdisciplinary group who goal was to developed a standardized assessment of patient’s readiness to return to school and communication with schools to ensure optimal transition to school
• Memory Group- Assisted in creation and rolling out of “PTA Protocol”, an evidence based standard of care initiative developed for all staff/disciplines interacting with patients with severe memory impairment. Results from this initiative published the Journal of Head Trauma.
• Therapy Leader and Nursing Monthly Meetings- Co-led monthly meetings with nursing representatives to increase communication between teams and increase staff satisfaction
• Led multi site quarterly peer review meetings for Outpatient Brain Injury occupational therapists to encourage sharing of best practices amongst satellites
• Developed TBI specific curriculum for AOTA accredited OT Fellowship Program
• Serve as Team Leader for Family Training Sub Group which consists of RNs and Social Workers. Worked on re engineering family training process to increase patient satisfaction, care giver satisfaction, and to increase discharge to community
• Maintaining a “state of readiness” and on going compliance to regulatory best practices through ongoing staff education on infection control, patient and staff safety, and best practices for maintaining safe environment for patients and staff

Research:

• TRANScranial Direct Current Stimulation for POst-stroke Motor Recovery: A phase II sTudy (TRANSPORT 2)
• Served as lead therapist on this NIH funded Stroke Net trial which included recruitment, hiring and training of assessors and trainers for study
• Served as both primary trainer and standardized assessor
• Telerehabilitation initiated in early post-stroke recovery: A feasibility study
• Served as standardized assessor

Publications:

Tessa Hart , Mary Ferraro , Amanda Rabinowitz , Eileen Fitzpatrick DeSalme , Lauren Nelson , Elizabeth Marcy , Stephanie Farm & Lyn Turkstra (2020) Improving communication with patients in post-traumatic amnesia: development and impact of a clinical protocol, Brain Injury, 34:11, 1518-1524.

Presentation Highlights:

• “PTA Protocol: Best Practice for Patients in Post Traumatic Amnesia”: given to Occupation and Physical therapy staff outpatient staff, Inpatient Occupational Therapists, and at the 2019 Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania Annual Conference

• “Structuring Your Teaching Approach“ at 2018 and 2019 OT TBI Conference

• “TRANSPORT 2 Stroke Net Clinical Trial”- OT Monthly Inservice

•"Evaluation and Treatment of the Upper Extremity” in a Webinar for Advance Magazine to 365 attendees on evidence base evaluations and treatment for adults with hemiplegia. Webinar broadcasted worldwide, with over 800 registrants

• Presented “Addressing Age Related Orthopedic Conditions of the Hemiplegic Upper Extremity” at Moss Rehab’s biannual Stroke Symposium as well as the POTA’s annual Conference in 2014.

• Presented “Clinical Application of Robotic Therapy for Patients with Stroke and TBI” at World Congress of Neurological Rehabilitation 5/10/2016

• Organized, cultivated, and coordinated Level I and Level II student clinical affiliations with 12 local Occupational Therapy and Occupational Therapy Assistant programs

•Served as supervisor and mentor to clinical instructors for multiple Moss Rehab locations

•Mentored and coached over 20 students and their supervisors to create successful clinical affiliation.

Presented on developing and teaching professional skills to the Millennial Generation

• Researched and presented clinical best practices for upper extremeity rehabilitation to Physicians, , and Occupational Therapists:
• Presented “Evaluation and Treatment of the Upper Extremity” in a Webinar for Advance Magazine to 365 attendees on evidence base evaluations and treatment for adults with hemiplegia
• Webinar broadcasted worldwide, with over 800 registrants
• Oriented Resident Physicians around the role of OT and the foundations of splinting and casting at MossRehab in 2012 and 2013
• Presented “Addressing Age Related Orthopedic Conditions of the Hemiplegic Upper Extremity” at Moss Rehab’s biannual Stroke Symposium as well as the POTA’s annual Conference in 2014
• Presented “Clinical Application of Robotic Therapy for Patiens with Stroke and TBI” at World Congress of Neurological Rehabilitation 5/10/2016
• Summarized and presented Occupational Therapy interventions for upper extremity motor return post stroke at “Stroke Rehabilitation: Evaluation, Treatment, and Selected Topics” conference for Physical Therapists 4/10/16, Evaluated and treated patients in comprehensive rehab unit with various orthopedic, neurological, and post surgical diagnoses as well as patients on the stroke rehabilitiation unit
• Mentored two Level II students and one Level I student
• Organized and evaluated 20 published research articles on splinting for neurological conditions and creating splinting protocols for the Stroke Unit as a member of a research committee
• Coordinated interventions with multidisciplinary treatment team.
• Performed assessments during treatment to determine progress according to goals.
• Performed evaluations and assessments to recommend best treatment for individual patients.

• Evaluated and treated in both acute care and inpatient rehab settings; patients presented with various neurological, traumatic, and orthopedic conditions with treatments ranging from self care through cognitive exercises and activities
• Mentored two Level I and one Level II students; oriented and trained new therapists to the neurology and inpatient rehab department.
• Performed assessments during treatment to determine progress according to goals.
• Coordinated interventions with multidisciplinary treatment team.

• Assisted faculty in lab courses to facilitate student skill and understanding and support faculty in teaching endeavors.
• Applied variety of instructional strategies appropriate to needs of student population
• Evaluated student mastery of skills and competencies required by course learning outcomes.
• Provided both didactic lecture as well as facilitated hands on experiential learning