Terri Cassidy's guest appearances

Terri Cassidy

GeriPal

MisUnderstanding Dementia Podcast

John Newman

Scott Bauer

Ava Duvernay

BJ Miller

Andy Cohen

Aaron Kesselheim

Tom Ziglar

Aaron Walker

Babe Ruth

Louise Aronson

David Johnson

Haider Warraich

Lewis Cohen

Stephanie Rogers

Tim Anderson

OwlTail

Emmy Betz

The science of balancing safety and independence of older drivers has come a long way.  Some key points from our podcast today with Emmy Betz (emergency physician-researcher) and Terri Cassidy (occupational therapist and certified driving rehab specialist) include:  It’s no longer gouache to say “taking away the keys” - which sound punitive and risks infantilizing  Instead the new lingo is “driving retirement” Driving retirement can be a process, similar to a harm reduction model, in which the activity is not eliminated all together but restricted to minimize harm: e.g. driving only during the day, or avoiding freeways. A  JAGS randomized trial demonstrated that a  free online tool that assess readiness to stop driving helped older drivers with the difficult decision about driving cessation. Often the work of the certified driving rehab specialist is to assess the older drivers goals, assess prognosis for driving, and help the family navigate discussions around driving cessation (hmmm…sounds like an approach to family meetings). There is a dearth of Certified Driving Rehab Specialists: 12 for the entire state of Colorado!  We learned this and much more, and I had a great time making engine noises singing the Woody Guthrie song “driving in my car.”   Additional Links: (A to Z – under driving)https://decisionaid.ohri.ca/cochsystem.html (OT programs)https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4347878/ An Advance Directive for When Driving Becomes Unsafehttps://geripal.org/an-advance-directive-for-when-driving/ ADED (Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists)https://www.aded.net/search/custom.asp?id=2046

The science of balancing safety and independence of older drivers has come a long way.  Some key points from our podcast today with Emmy Betz (emergency physician-researcher) and Terri Cassidy (occupational therapist and certified driving rehab specialist) include: <ul> <li>It’s no longer gouache to say “taking away the keys” - which sound punitive and risks infantilizing </li> <li>Instead the new lingo is “driving retirement”</li> <li>Driving retirement can be a process, similar to a harm reduction model, in which the activity is not eliminated all together but restricted to minimize harm: e.g. driving only during the day, or avoiding freeways.</li> <li>A <a href="https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.17791" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> JAGS randomized trial</a> demonstrated that a <a href="https://www.healthwise.net/ohridecisionaid/Content/StdDocument.aspx?DOCHWID=zx3961" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> free online tool</a> that assess readiness to stop driving helped older drivers with the difficult decision about driving cessation.</li> <li>Often the work of the certified driving rehab specialist is to assess the older drivers goals, assess prognosis for driving, and help the family navigate discussions around driving cessation (hmmm…sounds like an approach to family meetings).</li> <li>There is a dearth of Certified Driving Rehab Specialists: 12 for the entire state of Colorado!</li> </ul> We learned this and much more, and I had a great time making engine noises singing the Woody Guthrie song “driving in my car.”   Additional Links: (A to Z – under driving)<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://decisionaid.ohri.ca/cochsystem.html__;!!LQC6Cpwp!u1oy2uj0ySg8r7CW-E5wh-8o_aCXj2Nryr0Fu9ZLOH6QO4A6DitxQaYdART5v4FPzuqp786swR0rAYS32bcokypaTfkQWOfJJA$" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://decisionaid.ohri.ca/cochsystem.html</a> (OT programs)<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4347878/__;!!LQC6Cpwp!u1oy2uj0ySg8r7CW-E5wh-8o_aCXj2Nryr0Fu9ZLOH6QO4A6DitxQaYdART5v4FPzuqp786swR0rAYS32bcokypaTfknHej6Lw$" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4347878/</a> An Advance Directive for When Driving Becomes Unsafe<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geripal.org/an-advance-directive-for-when-driving/__;!!LQC6Cpwp!u1oy2uj0ySg8r7CW-E5wh-8o_aCXj2Nryr0Fu9ZLOH6QO4A6DitxQaYdART5v4FPzuqp786swR0rAYS32bcokypaTflAF8COKA$" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://geripal.org/an-advance-directive-for-when-driving/</a> ADED (Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists)<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aded.net/search/custom.asp?id=2046__;!!LQC6Cpwp!r7SEjPXNuHCakLkwidIwCacwyBJkckIUzQ1HBh_s8y8c6oejsaqvQ5kE7sQ1uKH0FUeJZi_456G6uZXiFmkxxcegQVb1T8gc$" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.aded.net/search/custom.asp?id=2046</a>

Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

Kathryn Seibert

Today we have two awesome Occupational Therapists - Terri Cassidy and Kathryn Seibert. They are both certified Drive Rehabilitation Specialists.  In this podcast: 01:30 - Where are Terri and Kathryn located? 02:15 - How do we know if a patient can still drive or not? 04:30 - What kinds of tests do Terri and Kathryn do? 06:30 - How can you get a hold of a Drive Rehab Specialist? 09:00 - When should a person stop driving? What questions can you ask yourself to decide? 11:00 - How long is an evaluation with a Driver Rehab Specialist? 13:00 - How do you talk about driving to persons with dementia? 17:00 - How do you tell your dementia patient that they can’t drive anymore? 22:00 - How much does a consultation cost?  Terri and Kathryn’s website - healthpromotionpartners.com

Today we have two awesome Occupational Therapists - Terri Cassidy and Kathryn Seibert. They are both certified Drive Rehabilitation Specialists. In this podcast: 01:30 - Where are Terri and Kathryn located? 02:15 - How do we know if a patient can still drive or not? 04:30 - What kinds of tests do Terri and Kathryn do? 06:30 - How can you get a hold of a Drive Rehab Specialist? 09:00 - When should a person stop driving? What questions can you ask yourself to decide? 11:00 - How long is an evaluation with a Driver Rehab Specialist? 13:00 - How do you talk about driving to persons with dementia? 17:00 - How do you tell your dementia patient that they can’t drive anymore? 22:00 - How much does a consultation cost? Terri and Kathryn’s website - <a href="https://www.healthpromotionpartners.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">healthpromotionpartners.com</a>

What Is A Driver Rehab Specialist? With Terri Cassidy And Kathryn Seibert