BACKGROUND
This presentation articulated a personal perspective of an Occupational Therapy (OT) practitioner regarding the changes already
happening within the field of rehabilitation before the COVID-19 pandemic and its cataclysmic role that accelerated changes in the delivery of
rehabilitation services, specifically in advancing the application technologies and innovative practices in the clinics, renewed focus on strengthening
and supporting OT and rehabilitation professionals’ health and well-being, and use of transformational instructions to prepare students for future
healthcare challenges. Included in this presentation is the global response to ensure the delivery of rehabilitation services, the exemplar of local
innovations and resilience among Filipino OT and the rehabilitation community, emerging opportunities and threats brought about by the
pandemic, and the lessons and innovations we bring forward as part of the new normal post-COVID-19 pandemic, and beyond.
Rehabilitation
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COVID-19 pandemic