Karina Jackson, Msc Ot, Pmh-C Email & Phone Number

Montreal

Hand therapy, which includes the specialized assessment and treatment of conditions affecting the hands and upper extremities. Perinatal occupational therapy, which works to ensure that women and families who are pregnant or have given birth receive comprehensive, holistic, and evidence-based care personalized to the perinatal period.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Montreal, Canada Area

• Provide hand therapy services for patients with specific hand and upper extremity conditions following traumatic injury and/or surgery, through an individualized approach that includes assessment, treatment, education.
• Design individualized treatment programs that (i) maximize patient’s return to baseline function, (ii) optimize wound healing/scar remodeling, (iii) manage edema and pain, and (iv) prevent further injury through.
• Produce custom-fabricated orthotics and assist patient’s decision-making for prefabricated orthotics.

Montreal, Canada

Montreal, Canada Area

• Evaluated functional, physical, and cognitive capacities of older adults
• Led therapeutic activity sessions
• Communicated patient assessment results to interdisciplinary team members
• Administered swallowing screens to clients with potential swallowing difficulties
• Documented initial evaluations and progress notes using OACIS

British Columbia, Canada

• Evaluated and treated a wide range of conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, traumatic brain injury and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
• Conducted initial intake interviews for newly admitted rehabilitation patients
• Assisted in assessment of seating, transfer and mobility for newly admitted rehabilitation patients
• Administered and scored cognitive assessments
• Interpreted assessment results and proposed intervention plans using short and long-term goals
• Communicated effectively with other care providers

Montreal, Canada Area

• Provided second line occupational therapy services to reactivate patients with chronic pain
• Performed evaluations of functional capacities through interviewing and activity simulation
• Administered and scored standardized questionnaires including McGill Pain Questionnaire, Patient Health Questionnaire, Pain Disability Index, Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia and Pain Catastrophizing Scale
• Assisted in evaluation of patient work environments following work-related injury
• Planned individually-designed treatment programs
• Documented initial evaluations, progress notes, and discharge summaries

Montreal, Canada Area

• Administering pre-tests including Auto-refraction, Non-Contact Tonometry, Humphrey’s Visual Field, Color Blindness, Visual Acuity
• Completing patient charts (chief complaints, previous eye examinations, medical history)
• Assisting with patient inquiries

Master Of Science (Msc), Occupational Therapy

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Psychology

Activities and Societies: Science College; Golden Key Society

Dec, Pure And Applied Sciences