2024-09-17 Webinar: From Classroom to Clinic: The Novel CARESTREAM Approach to Health Science Education and Health Systems Improvement

Erin Thomas, PT, DPT, Clinical Associate Professor, co-assistant Director of Clinical Education within the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS), division of Physical Therapy, at The Ohio State University. She is a founding member of the Eclipse Group (Education for Clinical Interprofessional Simulation Excellence) and serves as the Interprofessional Program Liaison for the physical therapy division. She serves on the university wide BUCKIPE calendar workgroup as co-head representative for all programs within SHRS. She serves on the SHRS Interprofessional Education Committee that is responsible for development and strategic planning for interprofessional activities within SHRS. Dr. Thomas is primary author of an article related to an interprofessional simulation for occupational and physical therapy students. She has presented nationally and internationally on interprofessional education and simulation. She has served on the ACAPT board of the Simulation in Physical Education Consortium that is developed an interprofessional simulation training certification course targeted for rehab professionals as well as currently serving as the secretary for the APTA Acute Care Academy.  

Dr. James P. Crick, Jr., PT, DPT, PhD, is a clinician-scientist with broad health services research interests including understanding variations in healthcare service delivery, enhancing health outcomes through quality improvement, and optimizing peri-hospital care, including hospital care and post-discharge transitional care, for older adults. Dr. Crick received his PhD from The Ohio State University in 2024 and his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Bellarmine University in 2015.

Catherine Quatman-Yates, PT, DPT, PhD is an assistant professor at The Ohio State University with clinical expertise in sports and orthopedic injuries in the pediatric population. She has extensive experience in concussion/mild traumatic brain injury rehabilitation clinical research and health services knowledge translation and implementation research for a variety of patient populations. Dr. Quatman-Yates is the lead author on the now published Clinical Practice Guidelines for Physical Therapy Evaluation and Treatment After Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and teaches the evidence-based practice courses for a variety of health and rehabilitation science professions at The Ohio State University. Her work has been funded by a variety of funding agencies including the National Institutes of Health, several foundations, and philanthropic donations. She has over 40 peer-reviewed publications and has presented her work in over 70 national and international venues. Dr. Quatman-Yates has received a number of awards related to her research including the Excellence in Research Award and New Horizon Award from the American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy and the Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy’s Toby Long Award.