Digitalization of Healthcare Practice

Abstract THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR HAS ENTERED AN ECOLOGICAL EVOLUTION, A SYSTEMIC CHANGE CAUSED BY INTRODUCTION OF NEW TECHNOLOGY AND FINANCIAL CUTS, WHICH IS DEEPLY TRANSFORMING EXISTING PRACTICES IN RELATION TO SKILLS VALUES (NARDI & O’DAY, 1999). CONDUCTING PARTICIPATORY DESIGN PROCESS, AIMED AT DEVELOPMENT DIGITAL SIMULATION FOR EDUCATION OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, WE FOUND THAT ONGOING DIGITALIZATION CHANGING EDUCATIONAL WORKING PRACTICES, CHALLENGING PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY THERAPISTS GRADUATE STUDENTS, BUT ALSO INTRODUCING OPPORTUNITIES. USE PRAGMATIC CONSTRUCTIVIST PERSPECTIVE ON LANGUAGE GAMES DEFINED AS COLLABORATIVE CONSTRUCTION OUR WORLD THROUGH ACTION COMMUNICATION FULFIL PURPOSES HUMAN PRACTICE. THERAPY EMERGES PROFESSION FLUX MUST MOVE FROM THEIR TRADITIONAL ROLE HEALERS RETHINK THEMSELVES FREELANCERS OR EMPLOYED PRIVATE SECTOR. IDENTIFIED FOUR DIFFERENT GAMES, ARTICULATE HOW PURPOSEFUL PRACTICE EMERGING CONTEXTS RELATIONSHIP PATIENTS.