Susan
Toth-Cohen,
PhD, OTR/L
Professor
Thomas Jefferson University
Dr. Susan Toth-Cohen, PhD, OTR/L is a professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Thomas Jefferson University and a faculty lead for virtual interprofessional programs at the Jefferson Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education. She earned her doctorate in educational psychology from Temple University and holds a Certificate in Online Teaching and Learning through the Quality Matters organization. Presently she teaches in the all-online post-professional occupational therapy doctoral program and the Teaching in the Digital Age Advanced Practice Certificate. Her research interests include virtual interprofessional training, clinical reasoning and professional development, and qualitative methods.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Introduction: People experiencing homelessness (PEH) represent an underserved population that is highly stigmatized, due to stereotypes and negative perceptions from society at large and by health professionals (HPs). This stigma can impact access to and quality of care and risk for morbidity and mortality. To understand the magnitude of interprofessional HPs’ bias toward PEH in clinical and educational settings and to assess outcomes of interventions, attitudinal assessments are needed. However, evidence suggests that existing instruments measuring HPs’ attitudes toward homelessness may…