A Career in Inquiry

Cohen, Helen S.

doi:10.5014/ajot.2015.696001

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“…In 1989, Farber (1989) subsequently advocated the integration of OT and neuroscience in her ECS lecture entitled, “Neuroscience and Occupational Therapy: Vital Connections,” in which she argued that “[n]eurobiological information can be used to design research to evaluate our existing treatment philosophy and methodology and to develop new theories and technology [in occupational therapy].” Moreover, in 2001, Dunn (2001) delivered her ECS lecture, “The Sensations of Everyday Life: Empirical, Theoretical, and Pragmatic Considerations,” which focused on understanding the sensory basis of human occupation. Finally, in 2015, Cohen (2015) eloquently described the role of scientific inquiry in OT theory and practice, providing examples of neuroscience research.…”

Section: Integration Of Movement Science With Occupational Science Anmentioning

confidence: 99%

Promoting Translational Research Among Movement Science, Occupational Science, and Occupational Therapy

Sainburg

Liew

Frey

et al. 2017

Journal of Motor Behavior

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Integration of research in the fields of neural control of movement and biomechanics (collectively referred to as movement science) with the field of human occupation directly benefits both areas of study. Specifically, incorporating many of the quantitative scientific methods and analyses employed in movement science can help accelerate the development of rehabilitation-relevant research in occupational therapy (OT) and occupational science (OS). Reciprocally, OT and OS, which focus on the performance of everyday activities (occupations) to promote health and well-being, provide theoretical frameworks to guide research on the performance of actions in the context of social, psychological, and environmental factors. Given both fields’ mutual interest in the study of movement as it relates to health and disease, the authors posit that combining OS and OT theories and principles with the theories and methods in movement science may lead to new, impactful, and clinically relevant knowledge. The first step is to ensure that individuals with OS or OT backgrounds are academically prepared to pursue advanced study in movement science. In this article, the authors propose 2 strategies to address this need.

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Section: Integration Of Movement Science With Occupational Science Anmentioning

confidence: 99%

Promoting Translational Research Among Movement Science, Occupational Science, and Occupational Therapy

Sainburg

Liew

Frey

et al. 2017

Journal of Motor Behavior

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“…Throughout the years since the 1970s, many other occupational therapists have embraced scientific inquiry. In her Slagle Lecture last year, Helen Cohen (2015) urged occupational therapists to base their careers on inquiry on a daily basis, making inquiry an ADL for all occupational therapists.…”

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The Prepared Mind

Garber

2016

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Every day, in clinics and hospitals around the world, occupational therapists care for patients with serious problems requiring viable solutions. Each patient is unique, and his or her problem does not necessarily correspond to existing practice models. Practitioners must adapt standard approaches to provide effective outcomes, yet problems exist for which few or no beneficial approaches have been identified. Such clinical issues require solutions to be generated de novo from the practitioner's body of knowledge and past experience. Yet, no single new intervention can be used without prior validation of its efficacy. Only a therapist with a prepared mind can accept such challenges, recognize what is known and not yet known, design studies to acquire that needed knowledge, and translate it into successful clinical treatment strategies. The occupational therapist with a prepared mind is one willing to seize unexpected opportunities and construct new paradigms of practice. Innovation through scientific inquiry requires a prepared mind.

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“…There is significant heterogeneity in the clinical degree held by self-identified clinician scientists. This non-exhaustive list includes medical doctor (Doctor of Medicine, MD), registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and nurse practitioners [1,2]. These individuals are also called clinical scientists, clinician investigators and translational scientists [3,4].…”

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Physician Scientists Of Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow

Kirkpatrick

Boyd

2021

CIM

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While the separate roles of physicians and scientists are well defined, the role of a physician scientist is broad and variable. In today’s society, physician scientists are seen as a hybrid between the two fields and they are, therefore, expected to be key to the translation of biomedical research into clinical care. This article offers a narrative review on physician scientists and endeavours to answer whether there is an ongoing need for physician scientists today. The historical role of physician scientists is discussed and compared with physician scientists of the 21st century. Fundamental differences and similarities between the separate roles of physicians and scientists are examined as well as the current state of bench to bedside research. Finally, the ability of 21st century physician scientists to impact their respective medical and scientific fields in comparison to non-physician scientists will be discussed. This paper speculates as to why numbers of physician scientists are dwindling and uses the COVID-19 pandemic as an example of rapid translational research. Ultimately, we suggest that physician scientists are important and may have the most impact on their field by working to connect bedside and bench rather than simply working separately in the bedside and bench. To do this, physician scientists may need to lead clinical research teams composed of individuals from diverse training backgrounds.

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A Career in Inquiry

Cited by 4 publications

References 46 publications

Promoting Translational Research Among Movement Science, Occupational Science, and Occupational Therapy

Promoting Translational Research Among Movement Science, Occupational Science, and Occupational Therapy

The Prepared Mind

Physician Scientists Of Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow

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