#OTalk Transcript
Healthcare social media transcript of the #OTalk hashtag.
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 | #OTalk @OTalk_ Evening all welcome to tonight’s #OTalk hosted by me, @OT_rach about the #EqualityAct please let us know that your here! https://t.co/ObFyGCzX0j |
 | Holleigh Bryan 💚🏴 @HolleighLouise @OTalk_ @OT_rach Looking forward to tonight’s OTAlk #otalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ House keeping - don't forget we will not grab the transcript for at least 24 hrs so time to re-read and respond... #OTalk Just a little reminder about the 'House Rules' https://t.co/aBBXM9JwCQ |
 | Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT Hello folks! #OTalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ @HolleighLouise @OT_rach Nice to have you here, don’t forget the # in all your tweets so that we can see what you say #OTalk |
 | Sherlyn 🤔⭐️(she/her) @sherlynmelody Looking forward to tonight’s chat! I need a better insight into this Act. So kind of lurking...#OTalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Hello bill, tonight is about a UK act of parliament do you know what the equivalent would be in the USA to the equalities act? #OTalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Lurks always welcome #otalk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT In US, we have an equivalent act. https://t.co/UAtTEZfFdV #OTalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Nice to have you! #otalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Great |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Don't forget to include #OTalk in your responses folks, there are a lot of questions tonight I may miss retweeting some of the tweets without the # https://t.co/PrZUSgJyD2 |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Ok let’s get started #otalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Question 1 - Before tonights chat what was you knowledge and understanding of the equity act? #OTalk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @OTalk_ And here is one from my home country- Hong Kong. https://t.co/nD7JtOdAcd #otalk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @OTalk_ I have to be well versed with the ADA because I had to figure out ways to get accommodations not only for my education, but also workplace. #otalk |
| Sherlyn 🤔⭐️(she/her) @sherlynmelody #otalk I had a pretty good understanding. We have our own online training that I’ve done, not done a refresher but have assumed things have not changed too much since I started back in 2015, |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Sub question what Characteristics does it cover? #OTalk |
| Holleigh Bryan 💚🏴 @HolleighLouise @OTalk_ I think my main understanding is that you should treat everyone equally and according to their needs and not discriminate based on characteristics e.g. age, gender etc #OTalk |
| Sherlyn 🤔⭐️(she/her) @sherlynmelody #otalk yeah! Defo not inside out, but generally. |
 | Amie Jayne💚(she/her)🏳️🌈 @Amie_OT @OTalk_ I had equality act and human rights act training last year for work. It was optional but so helpful #otalk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT RT @HolleighLouise: @OTalk_ I think my main understanding is that you should treat everyone equally and according to their needs and not discriminate based on characteristics e.g. age, gender etc #OTalk |
| Holleigh Bryan 💚🏴 @HolleighLouise @OTalk_ Age, gender, sex, race, disability, pretty much any characteristics really I’d think #otalk |
| Sherlyn 🤔⭐️(she/her) @sherlynmelody #otalk Age, gender, race, disability, religion.. |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ @HolleighLouise I like this ‘equally according to needs’. Some say treat everyone the same? Why might we not treat everyone the same? #OTalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ @Amie_OT Should it be optional? #otalk |
| Amie Jayne💚(she/her)🏳️🌈 @Amie_OT @OTalk_ @OT_rach I’m a little late to the party but I am here #otalk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @Amie_OT @OTalk_ You guys are lucky. I don’t have one ever at my regular job. However, I now know I have to understand when ADA comes into play for my academia job. It will take some time for me to learn this from educator perspective. #otalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Always welcome #otalk |
| Holleigh Bryan 💚🏴 @HolleighLouise @OTalk_ Well we have to be holistic and treat everyone according to their needs. If we treated everyone equally regardless of need we would hoist every patient, and refer them onto services that they don’t need or want #OTAlk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @OTalk_ @HolleighLouise Hmmm... sometimes it is hard with certain situations. For example, I once heard a hospital setting turned away a placement student when she revealed she had weight lifting restrictions. #otalk |
| Sherlyn 🤔⭐️(she/her) @sherlynmelody #otalk on assessments you may have to provide extra time for someone who has a delay in speech, mobility...I may not be able to assess all things in one visit due to these issues which may be condition specific. |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT RT @LesleyHawkins5: |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT RT @HolleighLouise: @OTalk_ Well we have to be holistic and treat everyone according to their needs. If we treated everyone equally regardless of need we would hoist every patient, and refer them onto services that they don’t need or want #OTAlk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ #otalk the characteristics it covers are. age gender reassignment being married or in a civil partnership being pregnant or on maternity leave disability race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin religion or belief sex sexual orientation |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Love this #otalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Don’t forget that # #OTalk |
| Amie Jayne💚(she/her)🏳️🌈 @Amie_OT @OTalk_ I’ve seen this before and love it too, felt like it really explains OT #otalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ 🙀 the hashtag #otalk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @Amie_OT @OTalk_ Like for example, for somebody who is pregnant, I CAN’T pick lab practical items I think she can do. Instead, it will have to be random from a list of all practical items. If it happened to be ones she can do, then so be it! #otalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Do any of these surprise anyone? #otalk? |
| Holleigh Bryan 💚🏴 @HolleighLouise @colourful_ot @OTalk_ Exactly! Some patients may need some advice, some equipment, some care at home but it’s equality as long as that’s needs based and not based on characteristics I.e. providing equipment to a certain characteristic of people #otalk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @Amie_OT @OTalk_ If the random picks end up being items she can’t do at this time, then she will have to make those up when she no longer has those restrictions or with doctor’s clearance. #otalk |
| Holleigh Bryan 💚🏴 @HolleighLouise RT @laurafcliff: |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT RT @laurafcliff: |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT RT @HolleighLouise: @colourful_ot @OTalk_ Exactly! Some patients may need some advice, some equipment, some care at home but it’s equality as long as that’s needs based and not based on characteristics I.e. providing equipment to a certain characteristic of people #otalk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT RT @OTalk_: 🙀 the hashtag #otalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Do you think this is the case? We all have unconscious bias? Can we be sure that OT’s are different from other professionals? And should they be when it comes to this Act? #OTalk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT RT @OTalk_: #otalk the characteristics it covers are. age gender reassignment being married or in a civil partnership being pregnant or on maternity leave disability race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin religion or belief sex sexual orientation |
| Holleigh Bryan 💚🏴 @HolleighLouise @laurafcliff @OTalk_ I agree! What is meaningful to the individual person is completely different from one person to another and it’s important to respect that and provide every patient with the opportunity to meet their own needs, and to work on what is meaningful to them #OTAlk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Seen this one before it’s a good one!! #otalk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT RT @HolleighLouise: @laurafcliff @OTalk_ I agree! What is meaningful to the individual person is completely different from one person to another and it’s important to respect that and provide every patient with the opportunity to meet their own needs, and to work on what is meaningful to them #OTAlk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT RT @AshleyN64: |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Question 2 - Ok over to you now all please ask one question to hopefully further your knowledge and understanding (everyone is welcome to answer) #OTalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Is this others experience? #otalk |
| Amie Jayne💚(she/her)🏳️🌈 @Amie_OT @OTalk_ I think this is the ideal and where we hope to be, but in experience it's not always easy, then again I've known people to be treated differently and being discriminated against because they are staff side and not a service user in a previous role. #OTalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Your forgetting the hashtag - don’t discriminate against the hashtag! 😉 #OTALK |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT RT @Amie_OT: @OTalk_ I think this is the ideal and where we hope to be, but in experience it's not always easy, then again I've known people to be treated differently and being discriminated against because they are staff side and not a service user in a previous role. #OTalk |
| Sherlyn 🤔⭐️(she/her) @sherlynmelody RT @OTalk_: Love this #otalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ RT @Amie_OT: @OTalk_ I think this is the ideal and where we hope to be, but in experience it's not always easy, then again I've known people to be treated differently and being discriminated against because they are staff side and not a service user in a previous role. #OTalk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @Amie_OT @OTalk_ Speaking of getting treated differently, there are definitely times where I felt people forget that I am #actuallyautistic. #otalk |
| Holleigh Bryan 💚🏴 @HolleighLouise @OTalk_ I think it’s likely that everyone has some form of unconscious bias, but that’s why reflection is so essential. There’s a few studies on how healthcare professionals do not take pain complaints from women as seriously as men, which is quite upsetting to hear #otalk |
| Sherlyn 🤔⭐️(she/her) @sherlynmelody #otalk not at all! |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Can’t jump from one account to another, but this is @OT_rach talking, I want to challenge this, have people every felt discriminated against by our profession? #OTalk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @HolleighLouise @OTalk_ And same thing with invisible disabilities too. That is why sometimes I don’t like to be the top dog of something important in OT or clinically. Yes- they can be opportunities to grow, but mistakes will make me lose confidence. #otalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ And should own values impact our practice? #otalk |
| Holleigh Bryan 💚🏴 @HolleighLouise @ciderwithsophie @CommunityLD_OT @OTalk_ This is such an important point for OTs, often we want patients to have things that we feel they need but they may not want to have, due to our duty of care, but their choice is always the most important #otalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ So here is a great example of how within health care, we as professionals discriminate on the grounds of gender, even without thinking about it #otalk - interesting! |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @colourful_ot @OTalk_ I remembered when I disclosed my autism diagnosis to my OT classmates. They were like, “No way! You got through all this time in education with no accommodations? You maybe a little introverted, but you are a friendly guy. I never would have imagined!” #otalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ You need that hashtag in all your tweets #otalk so we can all see them |
| Sherlyn 🤔⭐️(she/her) @sherlynmelody #otalk oh yes always expected to do the work of a social worker....but I don’t see social workers doing moving and handling assessments 😝 #giveittotheOT #theycandoEVERYTHING Yes we are a super bunch of professionals but we are #human but I think there needs to be a line...💚 |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT RT @sherlynmelody: #otalk oh yes always expected to do the work of a social worker....but I don’t see social workers doing moving and handling assessments 😝 #giveittotheOT #theycandoEVERYTHING Yes we are a super bunch of professionals but we are #human but I think there needs to be a line...💚 |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ @HolleighLouise @ciderwithsophie @CommunityLD_OT Is capacity important here? Answering my own question later on but its capacity or having / not capacity a characteristic that is missing from this act? Or is that covered somewhere else? #otalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Don’t forget that hashtag #otalk |
| Holleigh Bryan 💚🏴 @HolleighLouise @OTLaurenC @OTalk_ It’s absolutely fascinating but it’s interesting to think that there are probably so many more unconscious biases that we do not realise even goes on everyday in healthcare! #OTalk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT RT @OTalk_: Don’t forget that hashtag #otalk |
| Amie Jayne💚(she/her)🏳️🌈 @Amie_OT @OTalk_ I think stereotypes have a lot to answer for when considering the way in which we approach people amd how we are taught to sort of 'naturally discriminate' against others #OTalk |
| Amie Jayne💚(she/her)🏳️🌈 @Amie_OT @BillWongOT @OTalk_ Unfortunatley i know it happens but try to be more aware myself #otalk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @OTalk_ @HolleighLouise @ciderwithsophie @CommunityLD_OT I think capacity is important because accommodations should not be a one size fit list... because each person needing such has unique combination of strengths and weaknesses. #otalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ @HolleighLouise @OTLaurenC Lots of evidence that healthcare is discriminatory towards men over women. Most drugs are only ever tested on males because the female body is interrupted by hormones and monthly periods so it confuses the statistics!! #otalk #madness |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @Amie_OT @OTalk_ I think part of it is also the byproduct that I have done some crazy amazing things. #otalk |
| Holleigh Bryan 💚🏴 @HolleighLouise @AshleyN64 @ciderwithsophie @CommunityLD_OT @OTalk_ Quite often being/becoming independent can come with a lot of energy exertion which can make it difficult for someone to find the energy to do the activities that they enjoy doing. So the person may choose some care over equipment or advice #otalk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT RT @OTalk_: @HolleighLouise @OTLaurenC Lots of evidence that healthcare is discriminatory towards men over women. Most drugs are only ever tested on males because the female body is interrupted by hormones and monthly periods so it confuses the statistics!! #otalk #madness |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT RT @SarahInnes16: |
 | Quetzalli Atlahuilli @Atlahuilli RT @OTalk_: Love this #otalk |
| Holleigh Bryan 💚🏴 @HolleighLouise RT @OTalk_: @HolleighLouise @OTLaurenC Lots of evidence that healthcare is discriminatory towards men over women. Most drugs are only ever tested on males because the female body is interrupted by hormones and monthly periods so it confuses the statistics!! #otalk #madness |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Question 3 - How if at all do you think this act impacts on or influences you’re clinical practise? #OTalk |
| Holleigh Bryan 💚🏴 @HolleighLouise @OTalk_ @OTLaurenC Wow I didn’t know that! It’s shocking to think that we may not know the full effects of drugs if they are not tested on women #otalk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @ciderwithsophie @OTLaurenC @CommunityLD_OT @HolleighLouise @OTalk_ I think it is definitely a fine line between empowering and discouraging. #otalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Can I just day you guys are great!! This for me a lovely and interesting chat!! #otalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ @HolleighLouise @OTLaurenC Once’s I’m not busy with this will find where I read that, I think it was in one of my feminist books recently- but will find the link for people #otalk |
| Holleigh Bryan 💚🏴 @HolleighLouise @OTalk_ Ensuring that we provide all our patients with the opportunity to address the things they are finding difficult, respecting their decision equally, providing them with equal choice #otalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ @DanWaldronOT Why? #OTAlk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @ciderwithsophie @OTLaurenC @CommunityLD_OT @HolleighLouise @OTalk_ Definitely is a fine line. Like when I decided to take on curating a TEDx event last year, many people were happy and excited! Now many people after knowing the risks associated with such, they were like, “I need to eat my words that I said to you in the beginning.” #otalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Interesting- what other area’s in health care do people see/ think that the sex of the service user instantly creates discrimination |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Question 4 - Is there anything not cover by the act that you think should be consider for future updates of the act? #OTalk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @ciderwithsophie @OTLaurenC @CommunityLD_OT @HolleighLouise @OTalk_ And they instead said, “Oh my gosh! You are taking on way more risk than I thought you would. I should have been a better friend and realizing that you are doing something way out of your comfort zone.” #otalk |
| Amie Jayne💚(she/her)🏳️🌈 @Amie_OT @OTLaurenC @OTalk_ I try my best to make sure I am more aware of my own actions and impact on others to avoid this though #otalk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @OTLaurenC @OTalk_ And I think such knowledge can also be helpful to help mentoring peers with disabilities with their CPD goals. #otalk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT RT @HolleighLouise: @OTalk_ Ensuring that we provide all our patients with the opportunity to address the things they are finding difficult, respecting their decision equally, providing them with equal choice #otalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ @laurafcliff @HolleighLouise And what do we mean by treating equally? #OTAlk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ @CommunityLD_OT No it was a great point! 👍🏾 #otalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Wow tonight’s has gone so fast - 2 questions left, sorry if I missed anything doing both the job of host and support tonight!! #otalk 😅 |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Question 5 - How can we as occupational therapist influence future act of parliament? #OTalk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @CommunityLD_OT @OTalk_ Like on me taking an academia position, I wanted to get my feet wet, master what is expected of me, and making sure I don’t step over toes for my first class. On top of that, do I have good chemistry with the program director? #otalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Love love love #otalk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT #otalk! |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT RT @laurafcliff: |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Don’t forget that hashtag let’s not discriminate against the #OTALK |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ @DanWaldronOT How do we change that as OT’s ? #otalk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @OTalk_ In US- we need students and practitioners to participate in state association hill days and hopefully also AOTA hill days, too! (AOTA also has a virtual hill day.) #otalk |
| Amie Jayne💚(she/her)🏳️🌈 @Amie_OT @OTalk_ By advocating what we do and promoting equality and shouting from the rooftops. Maybe I’m a little bit airy fairy.... but as an individual I don’t know what influence I can have but if we shout enough together there’s hope for change #otalk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT RT @Amie_OT: @OTalk_ By advocating what we do and promoting equality and shouting from the rooftops. Maybe I’m a little bit airy fairy.... but as an individual I don’t know what influence I can have but if we shout enough together there’s hope for change #otalk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @Amie_OT @OTalk_ I am trying to figure out too. I think me just finishing curating a TEDx event was an ambitious step for many in our profession. But I hope we all can learn from it and better game plan for next such effort from my mistakes. #otalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ These are interesting- are this a result of early discrimination? And is class a characteristic? #otalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ RT @AshleyN64: |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @Amie_OT @OTalk_ I know the Tedx event was not a perfect 10 in execution... which I don’t expect to because this was my first experience and my team had to get over mistakes I made! #otalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Don’t forget to include the #OTalk hashtag in ALL your tweets so everyone can see what you have to say & join in the conversation. |
| Amie Jayne💚(she/her)🏳️🌈 @Amie_OT @AshleyN64 @OTalk_ I think more focus at times needs to be on outcome measures within the service I am in to prove what we do works #OTalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Don't forget the #OTalk https://t.co/CDE0QkiraQ |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Last one - Question 6 - Don’t forget to fill in the reflective log (link on blog post) and do you have any suggestions for future chats about government Policy, legislation and or acts? #OTalk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT RT @Amie_OT: @AshleyN64 @OTalk_ I think more focus at times needs to be on outcome measures within the service I am in to prove what we do works #OTalk |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @OTLaurenC @OTalk_ @DanWaldronOT In terms of education, a training can be nice in terms of how to accommodate students. #otalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ You need the hashtag!!!!!!’n #otalk |
| Sherlyn 🤔⭐️(she/her) @sherlynmelody #otalk has there been any chats on MCA’s and Best interest decisions? |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ That hashtag again!!!#otalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ That’s me @OT_rach logging off!! #OTalk https://t.co/LLICImiNDE |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ Your all amazing and every #otalk rekindles my faith in the profession and my passion for the profession go you lot!!! https://t.co/cqCHbbWlAz |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT @OTLaurenC @OTalk_ @DanWaldronOT Yes- that was why I asked about policies for students who may need accommodations during orientation. It is good to know in the back of my mind. #otalk |
 | Lisa Knott @lisaKnott20 RT @OTalk_: Your all amazing and every #otalk rekindles my faith in the profession and my passion for the profession go you lot!!! https://t.co/cqCHbbWlAz |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT RT @0909cavendish: |
| Bill Wong, OTD, OTR/L @BillWongOT RT @SarahInnes16: |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ @0909cavendish Great easier done when your in the flow, but it will not go in the transcript with mout the # #OTalk |
| #OTalk @OTalk_ @mcmorrow_sharon Your forgive, this time! 😜 #OTalk |
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