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ONLINE DEPARTMENTAL SEMINAR ” CONSCIOUS MOTOR PROCESSING AND MOVEMENT DISRUPTION: IMPLICATIONS FOR FALLS REHABILITATION”
Topic: Conscious motor processing and movement disruption: implications for falls rehabilitation Speaker: Dr Thomson Wong Assistant Professor (Physiotherapy) Department of Rehabilitation Sciences The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Date: 30 September 2020 (Wed) Time: 12:30pm – 02:00pm Language: English ►Platform： Online (Zoom) Meeting ID will be sent to successful registrants. ►PT and OT CPD points will be accredited to registered attendees. A certificate will be sent through e-mail after the seminar. *If the number of participants exceeds the capacity limit of Zoom meeting, a recording of the seminar will be sent to those who cannot get into the meeting room afterwards, but those participants WILL NOT be able to grant the CPD points. Enquiries: Mr Fergus Tse (email: rs.crm@polyu.edu.hk) Registration Deadline: 28 September...Đọc Thêm
Read moreHome-modification interventions addressing falls and participation in activities of daily living among older adults: a scoping review protocol
Gifty M Georlee1, Abiram U1, Pham Ngoc Dat2, Nguyen Khac Tuan3, Shashank Mehrotra4 Abstract Introduction Falls are the second leading reason for incidental or unexpected deaths worldwide. Many older adults who fall, regardless of whether they are injured or not, tend to experience fear of fall and this can lead to decreased participation in activities of daily living (ADLs). Subsequent falls lead to weakness, a decline in physical functioning, increased chances of falling and a negative impact on the instrumental ADLs. Here, we present our scoping review protocol to appraise the literature to describe and explain the home-modification interventions used by occupational therapists to address falls and participation in ADLs among community-dwelling older adults. We are aiming to review the available home-modification intervention protocols, facilitators and barriers to such...Đọc Thêm
Read moreWFOT Occupational Therapy International Practice Guide
Working in a different country/territory can be a unique, enriching, professional and personal experience. You should ensure that your personal physical and emotional health is excellent before embarking on your transition to another country/territory. You must be able to withstand with changes in climate, nutrition, working hours, conditions and human attitudes to enable you to be an effective occupational therapist in a new country/territory. These guidelines are designed to provide general information and guidance based on experience of the others. They are not exhaustive and you are strongly recommended to research as much information as possible before re-locating to another country/territory. Further information, please visit HERE Download [12.04 MB] ...Đọc Thêm
Read moreCulture, race and ethnicity and the impact on Occupational Performance
“Culture us profoundly and inextricably tied to matters of health and healthcare” – Jaime Phillip Munoz (2007) PRACTICE DILEMMA 1: The young, Caucasian occupational therapy (OT) student walked into the clinic of a large urban hospital knowing that the first patient of the day was a 54-year-old African – American man who was a day laborer on the piers. He had recently had hand surgery for a Dupuytren contracture release and needed functional activities to stretch the tendons in the third and fourth fingers of his dominant right hand. She greeted him warmly and then went to the cupboards and pulled out a sand painting kit. She was a technically smart student and knew that pushing the colored sand into the the frame to make a small wall hanging would provide the kind of sustained finger stretching that the patient needed. Following the session, as the student reflected...Đọc Thêm
Read moreVIETNAM – NATIONAL SURVEY ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES 2016
The General Statistics Office (GSO) has successfully conducted The National Survey on People with Disabilities. This survey belongs to the National Statistics Survey issued by the Prime Minister at Decision No.803/QD-TTg dated on June 28th, 2012. This is the first time Vietnam conducted a large scale survey with comprehensive information which used the measures based on the international standards on disability. The report is in bilingual (Vietnamese – English). Scroll down for further reading. Download [10.21 MB] ...Đọc Thêm
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