Shows
REHABICA PODThe Rehabilitation Workforce: A conversation with Thaaniyah GydienIn this episode, Thaaniyah Gydien takes us through her perspective on the rehabilitation workforce from the point of view of a speech therapist in South Africa. There are quite a number of factors that affect patient outcome and the strength of the multidisciplinary team plays such an important role.
Connect with Thaaniyah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thaaniyah-gydien-16157010/?originalSubdomain=za
2022-02-2024 minREHABICA PODDynamics of team building among rehab professionalsIn this episode, Dr Kweku Laast shares his insights on team building strategies within a rehabilitation team and how he is contributing to improving the rehabilitation workforce in Ghana.
Key points
Exposing the younger generation to quality education and practice
The need for collaboration and team strengthening
Increasing patient satisfaction through teamwork and referrals
The call for effective leadership within healthcare teams
Reach out to Dr Laast here2021-12-0835 minREHABICA PODEducational approach in Africa for medical rehabilitation professionals in a post-covid eraCreating an educational system that is accessible to all in Africa to facilitate the training of medical rehabilitation professionals is becoming a priority amongst educators as we join the WHO to adopt a competency-based educational system. With us on this podcast is Michael Rowe, an Associate Professor and the Departmental Chairperson of Physiotherapy at University of Western Cape. He is the co-founder of In Beta, a virtual community of physiotherapy educators, and the founding editor of OpenPhysio, an open access journal with a focus on physiotherapy education.
To find Michael Rowe's research papers, click Here and to...2021-10-3045 min
REHABICA PODA community for rehabilitation in Africa- how it startedThis episode features a special edition with the community leads of Rehabica( Ayobami Fasuba, Krista Asoluka, Damilola Martins) as they share how the idea "REHABCA" was formed, the experiences so far and the plans to create an all-inclusive rehabilitation community to foster growth.
To Join our mailing list sign up here
https://bit.ly/rehbaica_signup2021-06-3036 minREHABICA PODAn Introduction to WHO rehabilitation programme with a focus on AfricaThis month, we kicked off our Pan-African webinar series titled the state of rehabilitation in Africa and we will be sharing a short adaptation of the keynote address delivered by WHO consultant Wouter De Groote. To watch the complete webinar recording kindly click here: https://bit.ly/PAW1Recording-Rehabica
The Rehabilitation 2030 goals were launched in 2017 which served as a call to action for rehabilitation organisations to unite to address unmet needs in rehab). In this podcast, you will learn about WHO strategic goals and implementation among the African Rehabilitation community. 2021-05-3115 minREHABICA PODIntegrating Rehabilitation in Nigerian Emergency Medical servicesNigeria is the largest black nation globally, with a current population estimated to be over 200 million. Nigeria is ranked the second-highest in road accidents and other emergencies(death and disabilities) among 193 countries of the world. Lagos is the only one with an organized state-run emergency medical service and a working public safety answering point/emergency communication centre of all the states in Nigeria.
In this episode, we are joined by Mr Charles Chiagoziem, a clinical prosthetist and orthotist who has focused on delivering ambulance services through his company (hiblance.com). We discuss the current state of emergency s...2021-04-2548 minREHABICA PODEar care Awareness with Benjamin Tetteh AmarteyWorld hearing day is an annual global advocacy event that aims to raise awareness on hearing loss and related issues. As part of our contribution to lend our voices to this awareness campaign, we hosted one of our community members, Benjamin Tetteh Amartey who is a Ghanaian audiologist. We explored the misconceptions of ear care and general conversations around hearing loss. 2021-03-0320 minREHABICA PODOut of Pocket payment in RehabilitationThis is the first part of a conversation on the "ACT OF BILLING REHABILITATION SERVICES" webinar we had in November with Mr. Felix Obi and Dr Oginni. This particular episode focuses on how rehabilitation services are currently paid for and the challenges it comes with especially for the African professional. 2020-12-1211 minREHABICA PODWhy occupational therapy with Victor IkiAn occupational therapist is well-respected members of the rehabilitation team. However, in Africa, we have seen an unproportionate ratio of occupational therapists to the population that require their services. So we ask Mr Victor Iki in this episode, why he chose occupational therapy and discuss generally OT practice in west Africa.2020-11-3035 minREHABICA PODHealthcare marketing tips for medical rehabilitation professionalsUnderstanding how to utilize digital tools to reach more people within our individual practices is a current trend that African Rehabilitation professionals should jump on. In this episode, Krista Asoluka gives marketing tips to help practitioners engage their target patients.2020-10-3120 minREHABICA PODCurrent trends in Speech language pathology in Africa with Natasha Pillay.In this episode, a community member, Mr Ibraheem Saloko engaged Natasha Pillay(a speech language pathologist) in a conversation about what is obtainable within speech language pathology practice in South Africa and Africa as a whole.2020-09-0834 minREHABICA PODCurrent trends in prosthetics in Africa.The Prosthetic industry is continuously evolving and growing around the world. In Africa, we want to examine how exactly these trends affect us and what is obtainable in our continent. Mr Joseph Thompson, a Prosthetist from CRS Ghana joins us for this conversation.2020-08-1826 min
REHABICA PODCovid-19 and the Therapist with Elvin WilliamDifferent members of the rehabilitation team are responding to the coronavirus pandemic with varying approaches. On this episode of Covid-19 and the therapist, Miss Olamide Mabel(a Nigerian Occupational therapist) interviews Mr Elvin William (Vice president of Occupational therapist Association, South Africa) about the situation in South Africa and how OTs are handling the entire pandemic.2020-07-1733 min
REHABICA PODCovid-19 and The Therapist with Bhavan BhavasarThis is another Episode under "Covid-19 and the therapist". We interviewed a Kenyan Physiotherapist who has been working at the frontline of the pandemic in Kenya.2020-06-2217 minREHABICA PODREHABICA POD (Trailer)2020-06-2100 min