Live Webinar Date and Time: Wednesday, March 19, 2025 4–5:30 pm CT

Note: If you are unable to attend the live event, you will be automatically enrolled in the on-demand version.  The on-demand version will be available six weeks after the live broadcast.

Instructors: Kimberly Waddell, PhD, MSCI, OTR/L

Webinar Description: This webinar will discuss how to apply insights from behavioral economics, a field that studies human decision making, to help motivate patients to engage in their daily health. This includes examples from prior work that used gamification, feedback and incentives to help improve physical activity and medication adherence in clinical populations. Additionally, this webinar will offer examples from prior studies that used behavioral economic principles to nudge clinicians to implement evidence-based care into routine clinical practice. This includes discussion around how to incorporate the electronic health record and other digital technologies to design low-cost interventions that are scalable across settings and sustainable over time.

Learner Outcomes: Upon completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:  

1. Identify behavioral economic principles that can help promote behavior change for both clinicians and patients
2. Compare behavioral economic interventions and their impact on clinician and patient behavior
3. Identify opportunities to incorporate behavioral economic principles into quality improvement interventions within their health system
4. Determine which behavioral economic principles are most relevant for supporting health and maximizing outcomes among different patient populations

Successful Completion: Participants will be present during the live webinar in its entirety and complete an attendance verification and assessment in the Academy Learning Portal within one month of the live air date. 

Audience: Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants and Speech-Language Pathologists 

Continuing Education:

Occupational Therapists:

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Physical Therapists: This online course has been approved by the Illinois Physical Therapy Board for 1.5 Contact Hours. Approval #216-000069

The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is recognized by California and the New York State Education Department's State Board for Physical Therapy as an approved provider of physical therapy and physical therapist assistant continuing education for 1.5 Contact Hours on 6/11/2024.

Satisfies continuing education requirements in: CT, IA, MI, MN and WA

Speech-Language Pathologists: 

Disclosures: 
Course Directors and Planning Committee Members:
Julie Lenkiewicz, MS, CCC-SLP - Has nothing to disclose.
Melissa Kolski, PT, OCS, Dip MDT - Has nothing to disclose.
Leslie Marriott, OT - Has nothing to disclose.
Selah Bustamante, MSN, RN, CRRN - Has nothing to disclose.
Speakers, Moderators and Panelists:
Kimberly Waddell, PhD, MSCI, OTR/L - Has nothing to disclose.

Technology Requirements: To participate, you will need access to a device with an Internet connection. Computers, laptops, iOS and Android devices are supported.

High-speed broadband Internet access (LAN, Cable or DSL) is highly recommended. 
Additional requirements include: Web browser: latest stable version of Chrome, Firefox, or Safari, JavaScript and Cookies enabled, Speaker and microphone, or headset with microphone, or phone to listen to webinar facilitators, Do NOT use Internet Explorer as it is not supported.

Cancellation Policy: To request a cancellation of a live webinar, please provide written notice by email or by phone within 24 hours of placing your order and we will refund you the full course fee. If you cannot give notice within 24 hours, a credit towards a future course of equal value would apply.