Posts Tagged ‘PROFESSIONAL ISSUES’
An occupational therapist honoured for her contribution to pandemic response efforts
Once again, projects led by APTS members have been rewarded with Stars du Réseau de la Santé (SRS) prizes from the Caisse Desjardins du Réseau de la santé. First prize in the High-Performance category went to a protocol – implemented in record time – that helped relieve the respiratory distress of COVID-19 patients by positioning them on their stomachs. Geneviève Thériault-Poirier, an occupational therapist at the CHUM who submitted the project, agreed to tell us about it.
Read More“Ça va bien aller…” But when?
After being forced stop work, an exhausted technologist shares this personal account of morale levels in her sector. Her experiences resonate with far too many health and social services employees in the spring of 2021.
Read MoreWithdrawal of services and reassigned workers: we need to be vigilant
APTS members began to experience severe disruption of their professional practice in April 2020 when services were withdrawn and employees reassigned throughout the health and social services system. By the time the second wave of the pandemic was declared on September 21, the APTS knew it needed a formal strategy to lessen the impact of a second round of service interruptions and staff reassignments.
Read MoreReinstating motivation at the heart of the professions
Is it possible to practise our professions in the current health and social service system as “actively engaged” practitioners? If so, under what conditions? These were the questions posed by a researcher specializing in engaged practice, Marianne Beaulieu.
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