VOTC Therapy Newsletter Summer 2021

 

VOTC Newsletter - Summer 2021 National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Rules, 2021: Q&A for Occupational Therapists in India Dr. Karthik Mani, OTD, OTR/L For the occupational therapy (OT) community in India, March 24, 2021, became a memorable day as it marked the passage of the much awaited National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021 (PRS India, 2021). The act regulates multiple allied and healthcare professions including OT. As a follow up to the passage of this act, on May 27, 2021, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare published the rules related to the act titled National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Rules, 2021 (MOHFW, 2021).  The rules highlighted the qualifications of part-time members of the commission and president/members of the professional council; salary details of chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary of the commission; specifications related to business meetings; travel allowances for part-time members; application procedures and fee; details of interim commission; and application details for the establishment of new allied and healthcare institution. This article analyzes the rules and highlights the salient points for OT practitioners in India in a Q&A format.  COVID-19 Resources IOTTT Published Telerehabilitation Guidelines for Occupational Therapists in India Indian Occupational Therapists Think Tank published Telerehabilitation guidelines to assist occupational therapists in India to deliver OT services via telecommunication technologies. IOTTT believes that these guidelines would be immensely helpful as practitioners resorted to telerehabilitation to ensure continued service delivery during COVID-19 restrictions/lockdowns. The guidelines are available free of cost here.  Centers for Disease Control & Prevention John Hopkins Coronovirus Dashboard Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Health & Family Welfare Department, Tamil Nadu     Disability News Goa: Survey on to gather info on persons with disabilities Vaccination camps held for PwDs in rural Trichy E-content for children with special needs must be diverse and flexible Rajasthan first to appoint people with disabilities in 73 urban bodies In the clamour for beds and vaccines, the voices of the differently abled are drowned out

Evidence Corner (Links to Research that Support OT Practice/Profession)   Impact of Corona Virus Disease-2019 on occupational therapy practice in India: An online national survey Scope of practice boundary violation in occupational therapy: An online survey of practitioners' perceptions in India Occupational Therapy for Reducing Disabilities in Persons with Disabilities in India: A Systematic Review Evidence Based Practice