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It is reported that the thesis section is available, to publish abstracts of postgraduate theses in the disciplinary field. Who submits your thesis, must present the title, abstract, key words (include Occupational Therapy), and a summary of 2 to 3 pages of your thesis. And `present it in Spanish, English and / or Portuguese.

Starting the area of occupational therapy in rehabilitation services "hospital el Carmen"

Authors

  • Paulina Alegría V. Hospital Clínico Metropolitano La Florida
  • Evelyn Puga P. Cooordinadora de vinculación con el medio de la Facultad de ciencias de la salud de universidad de las Américas.

Abstract

Demographic and epidemiological changes associated with aging population and increasing chronic diseases result in increased health demands. For this reason the State plans to open services physical medicine and rehabilitation incorporating the area of occupational therapy in the coming years.The objective of this document is to convey the experience of the implementation of the area of occupational therapy in a public hospital. Ten stages are identified throughout the implementation process and implementation, each with their facilitators and obstructionist. The main results are translated into the making of care protocols, technical documents associated with the intervention, strengthening coordination with the network of disability, occupational therapy as necessary discipline in these units, increased demand for care, the good reception of users, the importance of the work teams, and systematization document.As findings highlight the particular skills of the work team development process, coordination with network to clarify the relevance of user input, reference and counter processes. And finally, the importance of systematizing the experience that facilitates the transfer of information to teams that can run later

Keywords:

experience, commissioning, physical medicine and rehabilitation, occupational therapy, public hospital