Cognitive Orientation to Occupational Performance
(CO-OP)
| Occupational therapists who have no prior experience in CO-OP | - Therapists who have knowledge of the CO-OP approach will be able to efficiently utilise cognitive strategies to improve motor performance and functional skills in children with movement disorders as well as adults living with the effects of chronic stroke
- Therapists will also be better equipped with the skills to perform patient-centered practice and improve patient care and satisfaction
- The use of the evidence-based CO-OP therapy approach will optimize the quality of clinical care provided
| Dr Helene Polatajko Dr Wong Su Ren Ms Emily Koh
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Enhancing Patients’ Change & Treatment Adherence for the Allied Health and Nursing Professionals | Allied Health Professionals (e.g. physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dieticians, pharmacists, social workers) and nursing professionals | - Identify and discuss implications of psychosocial predictors and barriers of health behaviour change and treatment adherence using latest evidence from literature
- Understanding the stages of using the Transtheoretical Model and its applications
- Applying basic principles and practice of Motivational Interviewing skills through role play
- Apply and practice learnt skills through local Allied Health and nursing case studies
| Dr Sandra G. Zakowski, PhD
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The Nuts and Bolts of Nutrition Focused Physical Examination – A Head to Toe Approach | Allied Health Professionals (i.e. physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dieticians, pharmacists, social workers) and Nursing Professionals | - Define nutrition focused physical exam (NFPE) and assessment (NFPA) and explain how identification and diagnosis of malnutrition is a part of NFPE
- Describe the role of the RDN in NFPE and integration of NFPE findings into practice using examples of adults with chronic diseases and malnutrition
- Recognise the components of NFPE with a focus on orofacial NFPE, dysphagia screening and identification of malnutrition and signs and symptoms of micronutrient deficiencies
| Dr Riva Touger-Decker, PhD, RD, CDN, FADA
Dr Rebecca Brody, PhD, RD, LD, CNSC |
Health Psychology : Delivering Bad News to Patients and Families - Health Professionals’ Communication Techniques | Allied Health Professionals (e.g. physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dieticians, pharmacists, social workers) and nursing professionals | - Identify patient/family-centered models for delivering bad news
- Identify barriers to delivering bad news to patients
- Identify stages of the SPIKES (Interview, Perception, Invitation, Knowledge, Emotions, Strategy) model and apply basic steps
- Address health professionals’ emotions and self-care
- Apply learned skills to local case studies via role-play
| Dr Sandra G. Zakowski, PhD
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De-prescribing: Achieving a Collaborative Approach | Pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals who are interested in understanding about de-prescribing programmes | - Discuss the scope and impact of polypharmacy
- Explain the concept and process of rational de-prescribing
- Summarise potential benefits and harms of de-prescribing
- Use screening tools, guidelines and other tools to facilitate de-prescribing for individual patients
- Discuss implementation strategies for de-prescribing initiatives
- Apply a shared decision-making approach to de-prescribing
- Discuss common pitfalls and challenges to de-prescribing
- Identify factors and conditions critical to the success of a sustainable de-prescribing programme
- Construct strategies to implement a successful and sustainable de-prescribing programme
- Design a national de-prescribing programme
- Develop efficient evaluation matrices for de-prescribing and other pharmacy related programmes
- Propose a programme evaluation that incorporates a plan for continuous improvement
| Barbara Farrell, BScPhm, PharmD, FCSHP
Wade Thompson, BScPhm, PharmD, MSc |
Critical Conversations in Diagnostic Radiography and Radiation Therapy | Diagnostic radiographers and radiation therapists | - Identify the factors that facilitate and deter effective communication
- List the characteristics of a critical conversation
- Explain the role of patient advocate in the context of critical conversations for diagnostic radiographers and radiation therapists
- Describe what constitutes success in critical conversations
- Discuss and analyse clinical scenarios in diagnostic radiography and radiation therapy that warrant critical conversations
- Practice basic competence in the conduct of critical conversations with healthcare professionals and patients in various clinical contexts of diagnostic radiography and radiation therapy practice
| Associate Professor Jenny Sim, Programme Director, Medical Imaging
University of Auckland, New Zealand
Ms Heather Gunn, Professional Teaching Fellow
Department of Anatomy and Medical Imaging
University of Auckland, New Zealand
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Critical Conversations in Ultrasonography | Sonographers and
ultrasound practitioners | - Identify the factors that facilitate and deter effective communication
- List the characteristics of a critical conversation
- Explain the role of patient advocate in the context of critical conversations for sonographers and ultrasound practitioners
- Describe what constitutes success in critical conversations
- Discuss and analyse clinical scenarios in ultrasonography that warrant critical conversations
- Practice basic competence in the conduct of critical conversations with healthcare professionals and patients in various clinical contexts of ultrasound practice
| Associate Professor Jenny Sim, Programme Director, Medical Imaging
University of Auckland, New Zealand
Ms Heather Gunn, Professional Teaching Fellow
Department of Anatomy and Medical Imaging
University of Auckland, New Zealand
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RESNA (the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America): Assistive Technology Professional | Rehabilitation and other healthcare professionals working with Assistive Technology, including (but not restricted to) Suppliers, Technologists, Therapists, Rehabilitation Engineers, Educators, Doctors, Nurses and individuals with keen interest in assistive technology | - To learn about terminology, principles and application of clinical issues as they relate to assistive technology
- To identify etiologies and pathologies involved in disabilities that can benefit from AT
- To develop an understanding of the general assessment process and principles; goal-writing and related measures of functional performance will be discussed
- To discuss Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice, systems and other confounding factors which might affect AT service delivery
| Theresa Frasca Berner, MOT, OTR/L, ATP
Meghan Lee Donahue, M.S., ATP
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