Karen Jacobs, OT, EdD, OTR, CPE, FAOTA
Associate Dean of Digital Learning and Innovation; Clinical Professor of Occupational Therapy
Boston University
Karen Jacobs is the Associate Dean of Digital Learning and Innovation, a Clinical Professor of occupational therapy and the Program Director of the online post-professional doctorate in occupational therapy program at Boston University, College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College. Karen is an occupational therapist and board-certified professional ergonomist (CPE). She has worked at Boston University for 39 years and has expertise in the development and instruction of on-line graduate courses, use of technology to enable social participation among various populations of persons with disabilities, ergonomics, telehealth, and health care marketing.

Presenting at the Nexus Summit:

BACKGROUNDWhile interprofessional teams often work with clients in home-based care, students often do not receive training on working in the home environment, and interprofessional collaboration in home-based care. This training is often left to field agencies, leading to variation in depth, standardization, and quality of training.In April 2024, 33 students in social work, occupational therapy, physical therapy, nutrition, and speech language pathology programs participated in an interprofessional home-based assessment training. The training incorporated six asynchronous online modules…