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Expertise with heart – that's our secret ingredient at Physicians for Peace. In every session, our volunteer therapists combine top-notch skills with deep compassion, offering more than just physical healing to those we serve. It's about empowering communities for a healthier tomorrow. #GlobalHealthcare #MedicalExcellence #CommunityEmpowerment" 

People's experiences matter! Research on community diagnostic centres sheds light on the shift towards more accessible care. Understanding people's encounters at these centres provides valuable insights for enhancing community-based diagnostic services. #CommunityHealth #HealthcareResearch

Medically fragile patients experiencing homelessness all too often receive either a lower level of care (I.e.-congregate shelter, street outreach, etc…) or a higher level of care (SNF, long term care, etc…) than what is needed to support their illness because of the dearth of available resources to fill the gap. We need more programs like these that fill care gaps and to think more broadly about the impact they have on the health and well-being of our communities.

Thank you, Las Vegas HEALS, for interviewing me and publishing a short article on innovation. Innovation leads to growth in the healthcare industry and improvement of patient outcomes, so it is a win-win. However, it sometimes feels too risky, even though not innovating is much riskier in the long term. Ask me about a systematic approach to #innovation in #healtcare. I can share with you some inspiring examples.

This is fantastic to hear about. I wonder what occupational therapists think about this, especially knowing our role in working outside of healthcare settings, promoting health, wellbeing and connection through occupation, for social inclusion? We can look at the excellent work happening in Brazil on the social occupational therapy movement, as an example. Did you know that occupational therapists are specialists in partnering with you to help you explore occupational opportunities for wellbeing? Like GP’s ‘prescribe’ medications and, in this example, community-based activities, occupational therapists not only ‘prescribe’ activities with you, but actively work with you to tailor those activities to meet your needs, using evidence-based tools, goal setting measures, opportunities to meet for reviews on your progress through your activity participation, and finally reflect on the journey with you. Social prescribing is more than just stating an activity will be good and then to just do it and you’ll be ‘better’. Social prescribing with an occupational therapist will help you guide the process through evidence-based strategies and expertise on understanding how particular activities can foster the right person-environment-occupation fit. In fact, occupational therapists engage in four years of tertiary education (or two-four years through a graduate entry masters or professional doctorate program) specifically on the therapeutic use of ‘occupation’, or the activities that we do. That’s right, our entire degrees centre on understanding the link between activities and human health, functioning, wellbeing, and quality of life. Occupational therapists can use social prescribing as an intervention to meaningfully and purposefully enable capabilities and opportunities, as well as resources, within inclusive environments to promote human flourishing through occupation (activities), for social inclusion and deep connections to you as a person (human, occupational, social, and spiritual being), to other people, and to the planet. GPs, communities, social prescribers, please do not undervalue the role that occupational therapists can play with person-centred and outcomes-based social prescribing. The tools are at your disposal. You can refer to us through Medicare plans for social prescribing interventions (See Medicare Item 10958 as an example). I’m happy to chat more about this with potential referrers. That is why my office is located within a community centre surrounded by a plethora of potential social prescribing opportunities, as well as creating my own social prescribing (occupation-based) interventions. For more, contact me at Pear Tree Occupational Therapy in Corio, Victoria https://lnkd.in/gh4Sy8fQ #socialprescribing #occupationaltherapy Occupational Therapy Australia

Have a yarn about virtual care. “I think virtual care is a great initiative for Aboriginal people, for them being culturally safe within their own home, and not having to venture out to to see a doctor or see a nurse. It can all be done at home.” Michael Donovan. Check out Michael's story and learn more about virtual care for Aboriginal communities: https://lnkd.in/gTnVScBv #aboriginalhealth #virtualcare #remotepatientmonitoring #nswhealth

1 in 4. Remember this statistic. It’s the number of people who are served by Health Centers across the United States of America. Over the past 50 + years the movement has become more and more significant and quite frankly, critical. This movement is like no other. It’s about courage, fortitude, perseverance, and compassion. It’s not a job it’s a way of life. It’s about advocating for all. It’s about being a solution for the ills of the world. It’s about lifting up while strengthening America’s landscape. With just a little federal funding, every dime is stretched and generating 6 times over. The person wins, the employee wins, the local economy wins, the state wins, and more significantly, the nation wins. Special thanks to Congress and to all U.S. Presidents over the past 50 years who have allocated funding to this beautiful movement. We are super excited to support our team who sacrifice daily to ensure that the mission lives on. To all the leaders, employees, patients, and families we salute you. To all of the volunteer and consumer board members, your service matters. #NationalCHCWeek🎉 #HealthCentersBridgingGaps #Advocacy #AmericaWinsWithCHCs #CelebratingQualityinHealhcare #EVERYONEMATTERS #INCLUSIVCARES

More details attached regarding Mass Home Care's selection as one of 20 grantees of USAging's Center of Excellence to Align Health and Social Care (COE)!

Stop and Go: Barriers and Facilitators to Care Home Research. Ritchie, L.A. et al.. https://lnkd.in/egjAVtrQ #CareHome