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Your brain’s age is not your birthday. 🧠

In my keynotes I show brain screens from recent aging research — and they surprise every room. Two people. Same chronological age. Completely different neurological age. The two numbers don’t move together the way we assume.

Which is why “older professionals can’t learn AI” is a myth with it backwards: a brain with decades of pattern recognition isn’t behind — it’s differently loaded. And neuroplasticity doesn’t retire.

So tell us: if your brain’s age isn’t your birthday — younger, older, or right on time — what do you think yours is? 👇

Follow @thesarahbaldeo + @drsaramargolin + @agingtogetherpodcast for neuroscience that respects your age.

#Neuroscience #BrainHealth #Aging #Longevity #Neuroplasticity

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I LOVE THE CRUNCH 🍂🍁🍃 #puppy #puppylove #puppylife #puppiesofinstagram #fall

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I'm presenting at the Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association conference!

Sunday, September 27 at 10:00 AM

Teaching in the Age of AI: Augmenting Student Clinical Reasoning

The conference itself is in person, but my session is virtual during the Program Directors’ Meeting.

Background: Our students are building clinical reasoning they will use unassisted, in front of real patients, for decades. What happens to that reasoning when AI is available for every assignment along the way?

The research is starting to answer it, and the answer is not to ban the tools. It is that sequence matters. Students who do their own thinking first and bring AI in second build judgment that holds up when the tool is taken away. Students who lean on it from the start can finish the assignment, feel more confident than ever, and still not have built the reasoning the credential is meant to certify.

So this is a session about teaching design, not about restrictions. What to change in an assignment so AI strengthens clinical reasoning instead of quietly standing in for it.

If you are a program director and you will be in that meeting, I would genuinely rather hear what you are wrestling with in your own curriculum than talk only about what I think should be happening.

And if you will not be there, the same material runs through my newsletter! Link in bio.

#OccupationalTherapy #AIinOT #OTeducation #OTstudents #AILiteracy #POTA Teal flyer for a Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association webinar, Teaching in the Age of AI: Augmenting Student Clinical Reasoning, Sunday September 27 2026 at 10:00 AM, presented by Pooja A. Patel, DrOT, OTR/L, BCG, with The OT Algorithm branding.

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Hi, I'm Pooja.

I'm a double-board-certified occupational therapist and gerontologist, and I built The OT Algorithm to fill a gap.

My background is in acute care at a major trauma hospital. I know what it's like to have 15 minutes to make a clinical impact inside a sea of complex systems.

I've also spent a decade mentoring and teaching, so I know the invisible workload of curriculum, syllabi, assignments, and weekly lectures. And as a private practice owner, I understand the administrative burden that quietly fuels burnout.

Here's the part that surprises people. I immersed myself in generative AI not to replace OTPs, but to protect them.

Used responsibly, AI can offload the tasks that drain time and energy, so OTPs can reinvest in judgment, connection, and care.

That's why I'm here. Join me in this journey!
#OccupationalTherapy #AIinOT #OTpractice #AILiteracy Portrait of Pooja A. Patel smiling, with a navy band reading Hi, I'm Pooja, and a subhead naming her a double board certified occupational therapist and gerontologist and founder of The OT Algorithm.

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September w/the best souls 🫂

🙌🏾 Chicago South Asian Women's Brunch
🙌🏾 Kasam Advisory board x E-Board Dinner
🙌🏾 Birthday celebration & friend catch ups

[Networking, birthdays, connection, community]

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Engage, learn, and grow!

The 🟢 𝙊𝙏 𝙀𝘾𝙃𝙊 September 2026 Session recording is ready...

Proactive Care Planning:
Community-level Health and Wellness of Older Adults (and their family caregivers)
by Pooja A. Patel, DrOT, OTR/L, BCG, CDP, CFPS (🇺🇸 United States)

Find the 🔗 link in the comments!

#OTECHO #Mentorship
#OT #OccupationalTherapy
#OTMentorship

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✨ this is two 🎉🐶🎀 #puppylove #puppy #puppybirthday #puppiesofinstagram

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🟢 𝙊𝙏 𝙀𝘾𝙃𝙊
September 2026 Session

Proactive Care Planning:
Community-level Health and Wellness of Older Adults (and their family caregivers)
by Pooja A. Patel, DrOT, OTR/L, BCG, CDP, CFPS (🇺🇸 United States)

#OTECHO #Mentorship
#OT #OccupationalTherapy
#OTMentorship

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Caregiving is no longer just a personal responsibility, it’s becoming an important workplace conversation.

Dr. Pooja Patel (@poojka), founder of @agingtogetherpodcast explores how organizations can better support employee caregivers through flexibility, empathy, and understanding, while recognizing that supporting caregivers is also good for business.

🎙️ Missed Episode 7? Catch the full conversation on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music & Apple Podcasts.

#SouthAsianSuccess #SASPodcast #Caregiving #ElderCare #FutureOfWork WorkplaceCulture EmployeeWellbeing Leadership Podcast CareerGrowth

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One landmark study found that strained caregivers have a 63% higher risk of dying when compared to their peers who aren't caregiving at all.

However, it's not the caregiving that increases that risk.

It's the strain associated with the tasks involved in caregiving.

Tune in tomorrow to hear our entire conversation about how we need to do a better job of ensuring that caregivers are taking care of themselves too.

#aging #CarePlanning #caregiving #CaregiverSupport

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🐶 life lately 🎀

sometimes I sit like a human

Evenings in the park have been based

sometimes I watch tv

I have severe separation anxiety

I have friends

sometimes I’m sassy just bc

I think I like the beach now

ahhh my fav spot

this was fun - wherever it was

I went on a boat

I’m on a boat

waiting for dinner

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Advocating for OT!

Dr. Pooja Patel and Dr. Laura Mraz discussed significant legislation of concern to OT with Rep. LaPointe and Senator Villa at a recent event.

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