We’re delighted to recognise Neelum as our High Contributor for Physiopedia, acknowledging her exceptional achievements and unwavering dedication. Because the nation focal particular person for Physiopedia in Pakistan, she excels in her function as a advisor for rehabilitation schooling and workforce capacity-building actions. Her resilience, persistence, and braveness allows her to advocate for the rehabilitation professions with diplomacy and willpower, breaking obstacles in her nation of Pakistan. Neelum’s adeptness at managing challenges with grace, her coordination of regulatory efforts, and her eager consideration to stakeholder communication have made her a useful asset to our staff. Her orchestration of 12 educational applications throughout 4 establishments for the implementation of the tutorial program reflection instrument (APRT), and her profitable organisation of revolutionary interprofessional scientific schooling programs spotlight her dedication to advancing occupational remedy and entry to rehabilitation companies. Balancing these achievements, whereas finishing a Grasp’s in Well being Care Administration, and her roles as a mom, colleague, and pal, Neelum really exemplifies what it means to be a rare human being. Neelum, you might be as gifted as you might be clever. Your talents shine via all that you simply do. Congratulations, Neelum, on this well-deserved recognition!
Your identify: Neelum Zehra
Time lively with Physiopedia: I’ve been related to Physiopedia for the final 2 years and 4 months.
Present function with Physiopedia: I’m the nation focal particular person for Physiopedia with ReLAB-HS actions in Pakistan as a advisor in rehabilitation schooling and workforce capability constructing.
The place did you go to college/faculty? I’m lucky sufficient to name many locations my studying establishments.
2023- MS Well being Care Administration, Ziauddin College.
2018- Accelerated Doctorate of Occupational Remedy from Ziauddin College.
2017 – Submit Graduate Diploma in Well being Care Administration from the Institute of Enterprise Administration, Karachi.
2015 – Transit bridging in Bachelor’s of Science Occupational Remedy, Dow College of Well being Sciences, Institute of Bodily Medication and Rehabilitation.
2000 – Bachelor’s of Well being Science in Occupational Remedy College of Karachi, Jinnah Submit Graduate Medical Faculty.
The place do you’re employed? I put on a number of completely different hats with Physiopedia and outdoors of Physiopedia.
- Nation focal particular person for workforce growth, Physiopedia
- Principal Faculty of Occupational Remedy, Ziauddin College
- Marketing consultant Occupational Therapist Ziauddin Hospital
- Vice President of Finance, Pakistan Occupational Remedy Affiliation Assistant
- Affiliate Editor Pakistan Journal of Rehabilitation
- Member of Growth Group WHO 2030 Intervention for Rehabilitation COPD
Describe your function: As you possibly can see, I’m blessed to have many alternative roles in my life. I’ll summarise each, so you possibly can see how I spend my time.
OT (Occupational Remedy)
In my function as an Occupational Therapist, I present complete assessments and therapy plans for sufferers with complicated trauma, comparable to traumatic mind accidents and spinal accidents. I utilise scientific reasoning to interpret evaluation outcomes, set up remedy objectives, and monitor intervention progress. I ship individualised or small group remedy and coordinate with staff members and caregivers to make sure a holistic strategy to occupational efficiency and day by day residing abilities.
Administration and Administration
As an administrator and supervisor, I effectively handle my scientific caseload and make sure the correct upkeep of therapy information in step with hospital insurance policies. I write skilled reviews, attend overview conferences, and deal with problems with confidentiality and consent in line with Basic Knowledge Safety Regulation (GDPR) rules. Moreover, I’m answerable for the protected use and supervision of kit and for accessing common scientific supervision classes.
Industrial Collaborator
In my capability as an industrial collaborator, I discover alternatives for pupil engagement in well being and educational setting, and develop networks amongst rehabilitation service suppliers. I work to determine evidence-based operational requirements for tutorial practices and foster private-public collaborations to boost service supply.
Teachers
Academically, I design and construction actions for the Physician of Occupational Remedy classes, facilitate studying, and supervise fieldwork. I coordinate with instructing and scientific staff members, contribute as a member of the reviewer committee for the Pakistan Journal of Rehabilitation, and help within the journal publication course of as an assistant editor, working to enhance the journal’s affect issue.
Physiopedia
For Physiopedia, I counsel on the implementation of digital platforms for on-line instructing and mentoring in Pakistan, and assist the event and adoption of internationally related rehabilitation schooling toolkits. I promote large open on-line programs (MOOCs), facilitate the persevering with skilled growth (CPD) integration, and collaborate on workforce growth initiatives. Moreover, I attend staff conferences and promote Gender Fairness and Social Inclusion (GESI) in all job-related actions.
What’s the most rewarding a part of being a clinician, or working with Physiopedia?
It’s a good looking factor when work turns into ardour! As a clinician, I consider that we’re the chosen ones to make a distinction in folks’s lives – as a clinician with sufferers and as teachers with pupil involvement. One wants data, steady upgradation in skilled growth and promotion of well-being. So essentially the most rewarding half is within the steady journey of studying and remodeling it to others on the particular person, group, organisation and group ranges.
Physiopedia in my profession is that swivel, which facilitated my private {and professional} progress – not simply mine, however most of the rehabilitation professionals inside my circle. Essentially the most rewarding a part of being a part of the Physiopedia staff is the respect, openness of sharing concepts and data, teamwork, the supportive perspective and studying past borders.
I by no means thought that I’d be part of such a prestigious and superior international staff the place the tempo of know-how, abilities and data is past my ideas and expertise… Initially, I used to assume… am I in the precise place? I’m nonetheless working laborious to develop, however slowly and steadily the household at Physiopedia helped me grow to be extra concerned and inspired me to take part in numerous duties. The appreciation on the spot is superb! This encouragement and publicity given throughout the work and even past that’s so motivating that I really feel like working with Physiopedia all day, every single day.
It is sort of a “trouble-shooter” in rehabilitation studying for me, and this is without doubt one of the most rewarding elements of being at Physiopedia. When my college students are doing programs and integrating their studying into their practices, sharing their studying experiences and changing into assured of their work – it offers me a sense of “nobody is left behind in studying ….” Thanks Physiopedia, for being equitable and interesting us within the technique of steady studying.
What are a number of the tougher facets about your work? At clinics, the prognosis is essentially the most difficult side as the end result could be very delayed and typically it’s tough to maintain the consumer hopeful too. With time and expertise, it’s realized you could solely see the sunshine on the finish of the tunnel. The therapist needs to be clever and expert sufficient to switch the positivity to the consumer and preserve the will to enhance in efficiency. Equally, I discover it very perplexing to speak to college students easy methods to follow the “artwork of being an impactful therapist”.
Advocating for the occupational remedy scope of follow is a steady problem, whether or not it’s in direction of different healthcare professionals or the final group inside my area. Folks solely see the significance after they expertise it for themselves. I’ve been combating exploring and creating proof and displaying the significance of occupational remedy (OT) in numerous domains of companies. In my 24 years of expertise, I’ve confronted many challenges in beginning tasks like acute care occupational remedy, substance use rehabilitation, OT in traumatology in addition to an extended listing – comparable to OT involvement in burns, cardiac situations and many others. Growing these capacities in class are nonetheless within the pipeline.
What are a few of your skilled passions? To pursue a PhD, develop post-graduate applications in my nation, grow to be a world contributor and coach for different rehabilitation tasks and final however not least, end writing my books.
What are a number of of your private passions? I wish to convey life-style modifications. I need to carry out my non secular obligations. I try to get my youngsters impartial sufficient to grow to be supportive in direction of others.
What can be your recommendation to a newly graduating skilled? I would really like the professionals and contemporary graduates to know that the scope of rehabilitation and the affect of the companies in healthcare and group companies – lengthen past the boundaries of fundamental data of understanding within the curriculum and clinic.
Rehabilitation is not only healing, but in addition preventative. One must discover the scope of their very own follow. Particularly inside my nation, there’s a want to know the demand and flexibility of the occupation. Occupational remedy care might be in a hospital, clinics, colleges, retirement or nursing houses, inside the group, forensic care, policy-making, business like developmental authorities …..analysis, innovation and teachers… there may be a lot potential!
To all new grads – be unstoppable! Continue to learn and profit from the good period.
The place do you see your self in 5 years? Sure, there’s a universe past the celebs, and I wish to discover the utmost potential of rehabilitation professions, particularly occupational remedy, not simply in my nation however globally. Particularly inside lower-middle revenue nations, for the functionally productive inhabitants. I wish to be a part of international schooling and the workforce growth at Physiopedia, the World Well being Organisation and the World Federation of Occupational Remedy.
What are one of the best issues about being part of the Physiopedia staff? It’s the true sense of the phrase “staff” at Physiopedia. Physiopedia displays all of the elements of the values said on their web site, in it’s true sense. It’s an open supply for studying past the person perspective, sharing of information, tradition, experiences and good worth with respect is superb, and it’s by no means ending! I’ve been part of this staff for over two years and after each assembly and meet-up, I give you new concepts and a greater work and private perspective. It’s like rising professionally and personally, I hope I’m additionally contributing the identical method to the organisation.
How has being a Physiopedia staff member helped your skilled growth/profession development? The staff member’s openness, and acceptance are excellent! They’re all the time there to help and share the work. I’ve realized the real approach of creating curriculum via Cheryl Footer, the way in which she talks about it and relates it to the experiences she has had all the time encourages me in direction of betterment and provides me the boldness to debate these revolutionary concepts with higher administration – who respect my studying and growth as an educational.
Yara Peterko’s understanding of insurance policies and rules enhances the significance of its want and implementation on the affiliation degree. I’ve developed an perspective of understanding in direction of the chief degree of councils and even different rehabilitation professions. Each staff member has their very own spark that brightens their view. Martina could be very revolutionary and all the time has a number of options for potential roadblocks – which could be very supportive for bringing plans into motion.
Kim Jackson and Vidya Acharya are so devoted and motivated that it makes me assume outdoors of the field and encourages me to speak to new folks. Jorge Rodríguez’s fast response in troubleshooting with login IDs is quicker than lightning in all probability… Angela Patterson has given me a greater understanding of this system and the innovation required for curriculum constructing – her sharing of experiences has assisted me in creating proof and persuading stakeholders of the wanted modifications in OT schooling particularly. Amanda Ager’s kindness and politeness has taught me easy methods to be understanding in direction of folks of various cultures and backgrounds. Effectively, there’s a listing of individuals I wish to identify and it will likely be by no means ending….
Rachael and Tony Lowe have made Physiopedia a household, which has no boss… I’ve realized the gist of managing, or working with a staff, whereas being a staff member and on the similar time main. I’m studying easy methods to be extra composed and put the concepts into impact. Work speaks louder than phrases, so be trustworthy and assured about what you might be doing.
What are your hopes and aspirations for Physiopedia? I want Physiopedia will proceed to develop and have a global attain – no matter the financial standing of a person. It could be superb if it turns into a useful resource for all via all world associations.
I hope Physiopedia will grow to be the most important platform to remodel rehabilitation professionals from throughout the globe, into common learners via the trade of information and experiences – no matter their financial background.
What’s your favorite Physiopedia Plus course? Management and skilled ethics are superb and most of the trauma-related programs, comparable to spinal wire harm rehabilitation and traumatic mind harm.
Anything you wish to share? There are numerous folks in my nation of Pakistan who’re utilizing Physiopedia and rising their careers. They usually name me and categorical their gratitude, which I wish to give to you immediately Physiopedia. You make a distinction in folks’s lives via data, service, higher alternatives and values.
Thanks Physiopedia.