Using Embedded Encounters to Promote Cultural Humility in Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy Education

A method for providing high-volume interprofessional simulation encounters in physical and occupational therapy education programs.

With an increasing emphasis on interprofessional education within the allied health professions, simulation has potential for being a useful teaching modality for providing collaborative learning experiences for occupational and physical therapist students. However, there are many challenges associated with conducting simulations with large numbers of students. We describe the design, planning,...

Occupational and physical therapy

Hand therapy is a major sector of physiotherapy and one of great importance. The impairment of the hand and generally of the upper limbs can be the cause of social and financial hardship and a serious cause of physical and emotional deterioration. Major efforts are directed into developing therapy methods and procedures in order to standardise and therefore successfully apply treatment regimes ...

Productivity Fellowships for Research: Physical Education, Physical Therapy, Speech Language Pathology and Audiology and Occupational Therapy.

Research productivity grants: Physical Education, Physical Therapy, Speech Pathology, and Occupational Therapy

The research productivity grants (PQ) distributed annually by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico-CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development) have generated a number of concerns in the scientific community. It is the purpose of this editorial to shed light on the criteria adopted by the Multidisciplinary Health Advisory Committee (AC) for grant...

Physical therapy and occupational therapy in Parkinson's disease.

Current medical management is only partially effective in controlling the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. As part of comprehensive multidisciplinary care, physical therapy and occupational therapy aim to support people with Parkinson's disease in dealing with the consequences of their disease in daily activities. In this narrative review, we address the limitations that people with Parkinson's...