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Why occupational therapy needs evidence of participation in continuing professional development. 2009

Carol McKinstry, and Rebecca Allen, and Michelle Courtney, and Lin Oke

School of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. c.mckinstry@latrobe.edu.au

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009788	Occupational Therapy	Skilled treatment that helps individuals achieve independence in all facets of their lives. It assists in the development of skills needed for independent living.	Ergotherapy,Therapy, Occupational,Ergotherapies,Occupational Therapies,Therapies, Occupational
D011785	Quality Assurance, Health Care	Activities and programs intended to assure or improve the quality of care in either a defined medical setting or a program. The concept includes the assessment or evaluation of the quality of care; identification of problems or shortcomings in the delivery of care; designing activities to overcome these deficiencies; and follow-up monitoring to ensure effectiveness of corrective steps.	Quality Assessment, Health Care,Health Care Quality Assessment,Health Care Quality Assurance,Healthcare Quality Assessment,Healthcare Quality Assurance,Quality Assessment, Healthcare,Quality Assurance, Healthcare,Assessment, Healthcare Quality,Assessments, Healthcare Quality,Assurance, Healthcare Quality,Assurances, Healthcare Quality,Healthcare Quality Assessments,Healthcare Quality Assurances,Quality Assessments, Healthcare,Quality Assurances, Healthcare
D011787	Quality of Health Care	The levels of excellence which characterize the health service or health care provided based on accepted standards of quality.	Pharmacy Audit,Quality of Care,Quality of Healthcare,Audit, Pharmacy,Care Quality,Health Care Quality,Healthcare Quality,Pharmacy Audits
D002983	Clinical Competence	The capability to perform acceptably those duties directly related to patient care.	Clinical Skills,Competence, Clinical,Clinical Competency,Clinical Skill,Competency, Clinical,Skill, Clinical,Skills, Clinical,Clinical Competencies,Competencies, Clinical
D004496	Education, Continuing	Educational programs designed to inform individuals of recent advances in their particular field of interest. They do not lead to any formal advanced standing.	Continuous Learning,Life-Long Learning,Lifelong Learning,Continuing Education,Learning, Continuous,Learning, Life-Long,Learning, Lifelong,Learnings, Life-Long,Life Long Learning,Life-Long Learnings
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001315	Australia	The smallest continent and an independent country, comprising six states and two territories. Its capital is Canberra.	Canton and Enderbury Islands,Christmas Island,Christmas Island (Australia)
D013192	Staff Development	The process by which the employer promotes staff performance and efficiency consistent with management goals and objectives.	Human Resources Development,Cross-Training, Employee,Cross Training, Employee,Development, Human Resources,Development, Staff,Employee Cross-Training,Resources Development, Human
D016134	Organizational Policy	A course or method of action selected, usually by an organization, institution, university, society, etc., from among alternatives to guide and determine present and future decisions and positions on matters of public interest or social concern. It does not include internal policy relating to organization and administration within the corporate body, for which ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION is available.	Institutional Policy,Institutional Policies,Organizational Policies,Policies, Institutional,Policies, Organizational,Policy, Institutional,Policy, Organizational
D058992	Social Participation	Involvement in community activities or programs.	Social Citizenship,Social Engagement,Citizenship, Social,Engagement, Social,Participation, Social