What is the OPN Method
The OPN Method is a communication program that promotes trust, freedom of expression and understanding through the use of a cyclical structured format. What sets the OPN Method apart from other communication methods is the OPN Method guides the clinician as to how to engage the patient throughout the process from evaluation to discharge. This format is not a checklist or simple guidelines to follow. The OPN Method explains what questions to ask and the order in which to ask the questions. The OPN Method’s simplicity is its driving force. It can work in nearly any healthcare setting for patients (and families) with any diagnosis.
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Each course has its own measurable objectives. For example, Part 1 objectives are:
- Assist a patient in understanding his/her role in the treatment planning process.
- Assist a patient to identify a specific concern.
- Assist a patient to transform the major concern into a specific goal.
- Identify common barriers and potential solutions to involve patients in treatment planning.
Where You've Seen Us!
- APTA Private Practice Section Article.
- LeadingAge Illinois 2021 Annual Meeting & Expo, Lisle, IL
- Northern Illinois University, A Taste of Therapy
- Published, Journal of Physical Therapy Education, Spring 2009
- Chicago, IL 2016 Planetree International Conference
- Montreal, Canada International Conference on Communication in Healthcare
- Montreal, Canada Creating Constancy of Purpose in Healthcare
- Syracuse, New York Therapists are from Saturn, Patients are from Jupiter
- New York City, NY 19TH ANNUAL INTERNATION DEMING RESEARCH SEMINAR(White paper)
- Chicagoland Area Elgin Community College Report to the Community
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Communication Series!
The OPN Method is split into a series of workshops, all detailing how to actively involve a patient in treatment planning using the OPN Method. There are two shorter, more concise workshops (lasting between 2-4 hours) that describe the OPN Method and the evidenced-based research that supports it, and there are three full-day workshops that explore all aspects of patient-centered communication and treatment planning. Each full-day workshop builds on the knowledge from the previous one. Also available for local schools and businesses is a six-week workshop that divides the OPN Method into weekly two-hour classes.
All of these workshops expect your active participation in group discussion, group experiential learning, critical analysis of clinician-patient video-taped interviews, and group role play.
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