Hey Brent, Just curious...what brought you to USA?
Neal C. Luther,OTR/L Rehab Program Coordinator Advanced Home Care 1-336-878-8824 xt 3205 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home Care is our Business...Caring is our Specialty The information contained in this electronic document from Advanced Home Care is privileged and confidential information intended for the sole use of [EMAIL PROTECTED] If the reader of this communication is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the person listed above and discard the original.-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brent Cheyne Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 3:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [OTlist] expertise To Ron and the OTList> I was glad to see the COPM mentioned more than once in rhe recent discussion as I was born raised and edcuated in Canada and have been taught by some of the designers of the COPM. I need to go back and get a copy of that material and start using it in practice. The OT profession in Canada is strong and dynamic, at least it was when I left 15 years ago. I wonder if some of the problems in practice related to occupation-based treatments are related to the different healthcare system(?) being a single payer system vs our US system which has a lot of big business influences. I have written earlier about what the Medicare PPS system and RUGS classification and Rehab companies have done to OT practice in SNFs..productivity, staffing, etc.. have made it hard to practice in a more ideal OT way. And it has created bad habits for the profession in terms of good occupation-based interentions. Good to hear about some EBP going on our there too...but I know that a great majority of therapist don't really use it at this time including me. But objective validation of practices through science would clarifiy a body of knowledge and level of expertise. If OT is a powerful idea it will be shown through the evidence. \Good Discussion Brent Cheyne OTR/L -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
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