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For the first time in two years, 来自正规澳门赌场网络的学生能够参加年度会议 摩洛哥职业治疗协会国际会议(OTAM) in person on Jan. 7.
摩洛哥职业治疗协会成立于2016年,旨在促进职业治疗行业的利益,改善摩洛哥的医疗保健, where occupational therapy is a relatively new, yet rapidly growing, field.
本次会议的主题是“专业内和专业间的合作与沟通:迎接挑战,庆祝成功”.” Held on UNE’s Tangier, Morocco, campus, 该活动汇集了来自五大洲13个国家的学术领袖和职业治疗专业人士.
为期一天的活动以赛义德·纳菲(Said Nafai)的介绍开始.T.D., M.S.OTAM总裁,CLT, OTR/L, Anouar Majid博士.D., UNE’s vice president for Global Affairs and founding director of the Center for Global Humanities.
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UNE的Tara Paradie, PT, MSPT, DHSc在会议上发言.
While reflecting upon the event, 马吉德分享说,这个会议是一年一度的机会,让OT和PT的教师和学生发现我们的全球校园,并了解摩洛哥和其他全球专业人士在这些领域的不同运作方式.
“我认为,对我们的医疗保健专业人员来说,尽可能多地接触国际医疗保健系统是很重要的,” he said.
Kris Winston, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA,项目主任,副教授 UNE’s Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (M.S.O.T.) program, 解释了本次会议的主题如何展示了全球OT和PT从业者之间跨专业协作和沟通的重要性.
“As a whole, 会议强调了跨专业工作的重要性,旨在为我们合作的客户提供更好的服务,” Winston said.
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Elise Parker (M.S.O.T.他是前往丹吉尔参加OTAM会议的11名正规澳门赌场网络学生之一.
帕克分享了演讲者如何涵盖与当前和新兴职业治疗实践相关的各种主题.
“最让我产生共鸣的演讲包括正规澳门赌场网络伤口护理方式的信息, minimal cost assistive technology, 以及未来混合职业治疗项目的形式,” she said.
In addition to attending the conference, OT和PT学生花了一周的时间在丹吉尔和周围的社区旅行,在那里他们在几家机构从事职业和物理治疗工作. Some of the organizations include:
Watch: video recap of the conference
- 丹吉尔的残疾人联谊会, more commonly referred to as "The Brotherhood," a school for young children
- 家庭保护中心是舍夫沙万的一个妇女和儿童组织
- 这是丹吉尔一家政府资助的孤儿院
- 瓦尔·弗勒里,当地一家物理治疗门诊诊所
Watch: Video recap of a service day in Morocco
Jenny Audette, PT, Ph.D., program director and associate professor of UNE’s Doctor of Physical Therapy Program认为跨文化体验对学生的整体PT教育至关重要.
“Physical therapy is a world profession. We aren’t just a U.S. profession. 我们的工作有一个全球社区,这对学生们来说非常重要,”奥德特说.
“A lot of times, 像这样的国际经历对那些没有机会旅行的学生来说真的是一种转变.”
Abigail LeBlanc (D.P.T., ’24)有一个独特的机会去观察全膝关节置换手术,然后在当地诊所旁听物理治疗. “我一直对了解患者在物理治疗前的手术过程越来越感兴趣,” she said.
LeBlanc, along with classmate Tim Whitney (D.P.T., ’24), 分享访问两个不同的孤儿院并与婴儿和儿童一起工作的影响.
对惠特尼来说,这段经历是他永远不会忘记的. “看到我们自己的教员通过翻译教授孤儿院工作人员一些新的物理治疗技术和疗法,真是太棒了,” Whitney recalled.
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除了他们的社区参与活动, OT和PT的学生能够探索历史悠久的媒体,并在摩洛哥分享许多新的遭遇. Whether it was the experience of riding camels, belly dancing, or staying with host families, 学生们留下的记忆将持续一生.
M.S.O.T. student Jordan Agabin (’23) 通过社交媒体记录了他在摩洛哥的旅行. 对于阿加宾来说,这次旅行开阔了他作为一名学生职业治疗师的视野. “有能力看到文化和环境如何影响个人和他们的社区是如此富有成效和难忘的经历,” he remarked.