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Abstracts Wednesday 29 June 2016
Parmelle, D. (2008). Team-based learning in health professions
education: why is it a good fit? In L. Michaelsen, D. Parmelee, K.
McMahon, and R. Levine (ed.) Team-based learning for health
professions education. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing: 3–8.
Keywords
Students, Research, Occupational therapy models and theory
Contact E-mail Addresses
roshni.khatri@northampton.ac.uk
Author Biographies
Roshni Khatri is a senior lecturer and programme leader at
the University of Northampton. Professional interests include
rehabilitation of adult and children with neurological deficits,
hand therapy, arthritis, vocational rehabilitation, and evidence
based practice with a special interest in the use of neurotechniques
in the rehabilitation of clients with stroke, brain
injuries and cerebral palsy. Roshni is currently completing a PhD
entitled: An evaluation of the impact of antispasticity splinting
on upper limb spasticity, functional independence and quality of
life for stroke survivors.
Leonie Siddons is the Programme Lead for the full-time
undergraduate occupational therapy degree course at The
University of Northampton. Her teaching focuses on anatomy
and physiology, research and dissertation. Leonie’s areas of
interest include curriculum development, cardiology and the
impact of the environment on occupational performance.
Along with a colleague, she is involved in a collaboration
with a university in Finland to organise a yearly, student
exchange event. Leonie is currently part of a team at the
university, involved in a project with the Motor Neurone Disease
Association to evaluate their wheelchair service.
Session 38
Reablement – part of the solution? Using evidence
and the development of national guidelines
Christie D, Stuart L, NICE
Across the UK there is an increasing focus on Health and
Community settings that deliver services that enable people to
remain living at home, a response provoked by growing demand
and escalating costs. In England a compelling case is being made
for a return to home rehabilitation, described by policy makers
as ‘Reablement’, a means of meeting needs and minimising the
whole life costs of delivering care. (CSED 2010)
Is Reablement a new innovative approach to rehabilitation? This
workshop will be delivered through two key themes.
Firstly to discuss ‘Reablement’ and whether this approach can
provide opportunities for home rehabilitation, recuperation
and tailoring support to meet individual needs. Using lessons
learned from practice the presenters will reflect on the impact of
Reablement and benefits to clients and carers.
Secondly the presenters will examine the requirement for
practice to be evidence–based. Occupational therapists recognise
the need for evidence–based approach, but can need support
and encouragement to achieve this (Taylor 2007, Lipton et al
2014). The presentation will examine the benefits of evidencebased
practice, highlight the challenges for practitioners and
make suggestions about successfully incorporating evidence into
practice (Bannigan & Birleson 2007).
Drawing together the two themes, and utilising the presenters’
experience, they will describe current work with the National
Institute of Clinical Evidence to produce national guidance
for Reablement. The method, process of systematic review,
consultation, expert examination and afting of guidance will be
explored and discussed. The reflections of participants will be
used to illustrate discussions.
During the workshop the presenters will lead the participants
in discussion providing the opportunity to reflect and debate
their experience of bringing evidence into practice, sharing the
challenges faced and what they have learned.
References
Taylor M C 2007 Evidence Based Practice for Occupational
Therapists 2007 Wiley Blackman 2 nd Ed
Lipton D, Stephens D, Williams B, Scuslock-Lewis L 2014
Occupational Therapists Attitudes, Knowledge and
Implementation of Evidence Based Practice – A systematic
Review of Published Work British Journal Occupational Therapy
2014 V77 pp24–38
Bannigan K, Birlesdon A 2007 Getting to Grips with Evidence
Base – The Ten Commandments British Journal Occupational
Therapy V70 pp345–348
Care Service Efficiency Delivery Programme 2010 Home Care
Reablement – Prospective Longitudinal Study Summary Report
Keywords
Adult physical health, Practice development, Pathways or models
of service delivery, Inter-agency
Contact E-mail Addresses
deecot1@gmail.com
Author Biographies
Dee Christie Dip COT, MA (Health Studies). CMS. Dee has
40 years experience as a practitioner, service manager and
leader. Dee has worked in a variety of settings, but primarily
Social Care, maintaining a career long interest in community
rehabilitation. She worked as Head of Service for a large county
council managing Occupational Therapy and other services,
leading many new initiatives from 1987 until her retirement in
2014. She is currently chairing a National Guideline Committee
on Reablement. Dee has served in a number of roles with the
College of Occupational Therapists and was elected Chairman of
COT Council 2006–9.
Laura Stuart BSc (Hons) OT, PGC Clinical Audit, MSc Applied
Professional Studies. Laura qualified in 1998 and has worked
in a number of settings including as Head OT working in
acute, outpatient and rehabilitation settings. Most recently
she was clinical lead at Kings College Hospital in London.
Laura is currently the Frailty Programme Manager for UCLP an
academic health science partnership. Laura served as Chair of
the COT Scottish Board 2006–2007 and was a member of the
Clinical Guideline Group for pressure ulcers in 2012–2014.
She is currently the subject expert of the National Guideline
Development Group for Reablement
Session 39.1
Mentalizing occupation: an approach to working
with ‘personality disorder’
Napier A, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation
Trust
The past two decades has seen the development of specialist
treatments and services for people with ‘personality disorder’
in the NHS following Government guidance and NICE
guidelines that identified the need to improve both service-user
experience and treatment outcomes (NIMHE, 2003 NICE, 2009).
Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT) is an evidence based
approach increasingly being adopted by specialist services. It’s
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