Pr Pract actising ising duri uring ng CO COVID VID-19 19 pa pandemic ndemic Andrew Charnock, Chief Executive & Registrar Mary Silcock, Professional Advisor 30 March 2020
Content of presentation 1. Occupational therapy and providing essential healthcare 2. Legislative framework which applies under a situation of national emergency 3. Advice from the OTBNZ perspective to help with ethical and clinical decision making 4. OTBNZ operations during the management of Covid 19
Occupational therapy and providing essential healthcare 1. As registered health practitioners occupational therapists are expected to provide and assist with delivering essential healthcare 2. OTBNZ has established a Special Purposes Scope of Practice – Responding to COVID-19. 3. Ministry of Health is co-ordinating the use of health practitioners who currently provide non-essential healthcare to support the health workforce to manage https://tinyurl.com/covid19nz 4. Employers can register to access healthcare workers if they need them 5. Ministry of Health Covid19 website provides information for use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
Legislative framework for practice 1. Health Practitioner Competence Assurance Act (2003) has allowances for states of emergency which are applied by the OTBNZ 2. Special Purposes Scope of Practice – Responding to COVID-19 has been established by OTBNZ 3. Practice needs to still be grounded in our OTBNZ Competencies, Code of Ethics and the Code of Rights 4. Application of other legislation such as the Health Information Privacy Code needs to occur for new ways of working in current environment 5. OTBNZ has guidelines for use of social media and electronic communication & is preparing a guideline of use of telehealth
Ethical and clinical considerations 1. Refer to Code of Ethics to guide decision making 2. We have ethical responsibilities to the people we work with as employers, managers, colleagues, service providers and to our own whanau bubble 3. Inequities in healthcare will be exacerbated when resources are limited 4. The Competencies for Registration provide clear standards of practice which expect equitable healthcare to be provided 5. Be mindful of who may be missing out on services and act on this
How OTBNZ will operate during lockdown 1. Prioritisation of any Ministry of Health workforce related work 2. Close collaboration with OTNZ-WNA & key occupational therapy leadership to provide consistent profession wide support 3. Business as usual with all staff working from home. Daily updates will be provided while necessary to keep the profession informed 4. ePortfolio auditing is being halted 5. Webinars will be planned when appropriate 6. Professional Advisor available for practitioners with individual practice issues
Useful Websites • Te Rōpū Whakakaupapa Urutā – National Māori Pandemic Group https://www.uruta.maori.nz • Ministry of Health https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19- novel-coronavirus • ACC https://www.acc.co.nz/covid-19/providers/?smooth-scroll=content-after-navs • NZ Telehealth https://www.telehealth.org.nz/ • Ministry of Health Personal Protective Equipment guidelines https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel- coronavirus/covid-19-novel-coronavirus-information-specific-audiences/covid-19-personal- protective-equipment-essential-workers • Occupational Therapy New Zealand-Whakaora Ngangahau Aotearoa (OTNZ-WNA) https://www.otnz.co.nz/
Andrew Charnock Chief Executive/Registrar General enquiries & andrew@otboard.org.nz technical support enquiries@otboard.org.nz 0800997755 Mary Silcock Professional Advisor mary@otboard.org.nz +64 4 918-4747 https://www.facebook.com/OTBNZ Toni Lancaster Manager Registrations & Audits toni@otboard.org.nz https://www.linkedin.com/company/otbnz/
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