New campus with healthcare skill-labs opens for expanding use of simulation situations in educating occupational therapists. Are we using the opportunity?

Five skill-labs connected to Occupational Therapy program: Activity lab, a lab where the focus is enabling everyday activity i.e. Kitchen and homebased activities are adressed. Ergonomics- and mobility lab, a lab where... [ view full abstract ]

Five skill-labs connected to Occupational Therapy program:
Activity lab, a lab where the focus is enabling everyday activity i.e. Kitchen and homebased activities are adressed. Ergonomics- and mobility lab, a lab where transfers and adjusting ergonomics has focus. Multi-sensory lab, a lab to learn sensory patterns and therapeutic use of them. Art-lab, a lab to explore possibilties art gives in occupational therapy to communicate, to work through or to adapt meaningful activities. Splitting and test -lab, a lab where hand function is isssued and splints are made.
Other skill-labs on campus that we can benefit; advanced elektronic dummies in a hospital unit. Movement analyses lab, where movement and muscle use is mapped accurately.

This poster looks into how the new possibilties with skill-labs influence curriculum development. We review our previous and current curriculum and interview educational staff concerning program development.
This poster also asks if occupational therapy educations could benefit with a joint effort in development of programs using simulation situations and skill-labs.