Promoting EBP skills in OT: a collaborative education approach

Ted Brown Assoc. Prof. Occupational Therapy

Paula Todd MNHS Subject Librarian

Allie Ford MNHS Learning Skills Adviser

Allied health 4-year (UG honours) or 2-year (PG) course

Young profession with emerging research base

Focus is on improving independence by helping people engage with daily occupations

Academic education + 1000 hrs practical fieldwork

Evidence-based practice (EBP)

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EBP in the OT curriculum

No explicit EBP;Library orientation& drop-ins

*EBP ‘getting started’ unit(explicit)

EBP ‘building skills’ unit(explicit)

EBP ‘integratingskills’ unit(implicit)

OCC2022 *in 2015 moving to 12 credit point unit

OCC3041

But…

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Librarian and Learning Skills adviser increased our involvement in unit.

Idea of a video project and team effort to apply for grants.

What can we do?

Questions we asked the clinicians…..

Background questions – what they do and where do they do it?

Career path – why they chose to become an OT

Inter-professional relationships – role in teams

Evidence based practice – how they use EBP in their work

Future direction of profession – changes impacting work

What advice do they give to students

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What we still need to do…. Editing of the videos – ready for semester 2

Structure of unit – where/ how we will be involved

Assessment – what form this will take and where in the curriculum

Pre & post test / focus groups

Report writing for grants, article on project.

Collaboration can lead to other things…