Meeting the challenge of assessing clinical competence of occupational therapists within a program management environment

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-60

  Salvatori, Penny ^a   Simonavicius, Nijole ^b   Moore, Joan ^b   Rimmer, Georgina ^b   Patterson, Michele ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Trillium Health Centre Missassauga   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chart stimulated recall; Clinical competence; Program management; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 38949161211     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000841740807500109     Document Type: Review

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