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LIH Healthcare Attracts Talent Overseas at AOTA Conference

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LIH Healthcare Brings Global Talent Together in celebrating 100 years of Occupational Therapy in AOTA

AOTA's Centennial bash

AOTA’s centennial bash

The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) 2017 Annual Conference took place from March 30 to April 2 this year in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This conference is THE LARGEST gathering of OT profession in the world, with more than 1,600 presentations and 4,000 speakers this year, it attracted occupational therapy professionals around the global

It was a special year of the AOTA conference as all professionals in the global occupational therapy community gathered to cheer for the centennial celebration of occupational therapy. LIH Healthcare OT Team delegates, Therapy Director of LIH Kunming SkyCity Rehabilitation Hospital, Dr. Fengyi Kuo, Interim Therapy Director of LIH Olivia’s Place Shenzhen, Ms. Kristi Troutman, and General Manager of LIH Olivia’s Place Beijing, Mr. Dai Hu attended this conference and brought LIH Healthcare to the stage by throwing a first-ever recruiting cocktail reception.

 

A well-attended event with the support of friends and partners

Kristi Troutman with delegates from the WFOT Volunteer Board

Kristi Troutman with WFOT leadership delegates

As a registered conference event, LIH Healthcare successfully hosted “Bring Your Talent to China: LIH Healthcare is NOW HIRING,” a special reception that aimed to connect and reconnect global OT talent with LIH Healthcare. The event attracted more than 70 people, including US occupational therapists, Chinese OT returnees, to global talent from countries other than US or China. In addition to many young professionals with an interest in joining LIH Healthcare, many of the company’s friends and partners attended the event, placing it in high regard as a great opportunity to greet and network with other professionals who share the same interest in China and the mission and service developments of LIH Healthcare. Their attention and warmhearted support ensured the success of this event. Many guests stayed beyond the end of the reception, with lively discussion about shared interests and a chance to further explore opportunities to support LIH Healthcare’s initiatives to provide high quality OT services across China. Special friends and partners included delegates from Children’s Specialized Hospital, Peking University, University of Southern California, the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT), long-term supporter, University of Pittsburgh, and Susan Hermes, a long-time support of LIH Olivia’s Place.

Delegates from Peking University and University of Southern California

Delegates from Peking University and University of Southern California

Kristi Troutman with delegates from Children Specialized Hospital

Kristi Troutman with delegates from Children Specialized Hospital

 

Leon Chang (Faculty, SUNY Stony Brook), Dr. Athena Tsai (WFOT Standards & Quality Program Coordinator), Dr. Jim Hinojosa (2007 AOTA Slagle Lecturer), Dr. Fengyi Kuo (WFOT IAG member for human rights), Serena Wen (Sr. OT)

Leon Chang (Faculty, SUNY Stony Brook), Dr. Athena Tsai (WFOT Standards & Quality Program Coordinator), Dr. Jim Hinojosa (2007 AOTA Slagle Lecturer), Dr. Fengyi Kuo (WFOT IAG member for human rights), Serena Wen (Sr. OT)

LIH Healthcare’s Professional Presence

As a longtime active member of AOTA, Dr. Fengyi Kuo and her research partner Kit Sinclair delivered a well-attended education session during the AOTA conference to address the topic of “Occupational Therapy’s Role in Working with Displaced Persons to Support Their Self-Efficacy and Community Integration.” Dr. Kuo is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Indiana University School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences in Indianapolis. She also currently serves as the Therapy Director of LIH Kunming SkyCity Rehabilitation Hospital.

 

 

LIH global recruiting initiative

LIH Healthcare has been rapidly growing since its establishment in 2013. The company has expanded its rehabilitation services in 4 cities, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Kunming. Three of these facilities are focused on developmental-behavioral pediatrics and therapy for children, while the fourth is the first comprehensive rehabilitation hospital in the southwest region of China. Equipped with a wide global professional network, LIH Healthcare has established a unique culture of diversity and inclusion that brings global talent together to achieve the ultimate goal of providing high quality rehabilitation services across China. To learn more about employment opportunities with LIH Healthcare, please contact our Talent and Development Team at careers@lih-oliviasplace.com (English) or by following this link http://www.lih-invest.com/job.php (Chinese).

 


LIH Healthcare Hosts Pre-Conference Workshops at ISPRMDC

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The International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine for Developing Countries (ISPRMDC) held its third annual conference from July 28 – 31 in Kunming, China. This year, the conference featured a special pre-conference workshop series hosted by LIH Healthcare, conference corporate sponsor. The workshop series was led by a group of internationally renowned rehabilitation experts, who are also members of LIH Healthcare’s Consultant Advisory Board. They discussed 3 trending rehabilitation topics, “Spasticity Management,” “Cardiac Rehabilitation,” and “Motor Control and Learning.” The workshops introduced cutting-edge concepts and included on-site demonstration with the most advanced technology in the field. Focusing on enhancing awareness on how to promote patients’ functional ability and quality of life, the workshop series gained attention from international and local rehabilitation communities.

Audience ISPRMDCThe first workshop, Spasticity Management, was led by Dr. Gerard Francisco and Dr. Heakyung Kim. Both are well known rehabilitation professionals. Two breakout sessions included “Contemporary Strategies for Post-Stroke Spasticity Management” and “Strategies of Spasticity Control in Cerebral Palsy Children.” Dr. Francisco is the current Director of the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Chief Medical Officer of TIRR Memorial Hermann. He is also a clinical professor and Chairman of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School. Dr. Kim is the Fellowship Program Director of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine and Director of Pediatric Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Medicine at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City; she also serves as A. David Gurewitsch Professor of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine and Professor of Pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medical Center.

”Cardiac Rehabilitation” workshop sessions were led by Dr. Matthew Bartels and Professor Alice Jones, also two very renown rehabilitation experts. The two breakout sessions included “Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine Physician in Cardiac Rehabilitation: Restoration of Function and Health” and “The role of a Physiotherapist in Cardiac Rehabilitation.” Dr. Bartels is the current Chairman of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. He has also been prominently engaged in the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Association of Academic Physiatrists, Association of American Physicians, and the International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation. Professor Jones is an international expert in cardiorespiratory physical therapy; she is currently an Honorary Professor at the University of Sydney.

The “Motor Control and Learning” workshop session was led by Professor Fengyi Kuo and Therapist Ching-Chun Lin. The session was rolled out with a deep dive from theoretical lecture to practical experience. Professor Kuo is currently an occupational therapy clinician at LIH Olivia’s Place, Shanghai, and a visiting professor at Indiana University/IU School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences in Indianpolis, Indiana, United States. She also serves on the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)’s Childhood Obesity Prevention and Health Promotion Work Group. Ching-Chun Lin is an experienced physical therapist with extensive clinical and research experience in neurology, pediatrics, orthopedics, geriatrics, and neurocognitive fields. She has previously served as Physical Therapist Lead of the Rehabilitation Medicine Department at Zhonghe Memorial Hospital of Kaohsiung Medical School.

ISPRMDC Pre-Conference Presenters and LIH Healthcare Executives

ISPRMDC Pre-Conference Presenters and LIH Healthcare Executives

The sponsor of the the pre-conference series, LIH Healthcare, is a leading rehabilitation provider in China, with multiple clinics in major cities including Beijing and Shanghai. In 2016, LIH Healthcare will open Shenzhen LIH Olivia’s Place, followed by Kunming SkyCity Rehablitation Hospital, the first large-scale rehabilitation hospital in southwestern China. LIH Healthcare’s mission to bring best high quality rehabilitation services and reputation for clinical and management best practices has gained the technical support of many national and international experts including the clinical experts represented on the company’s Consulting Advisory Board and Technical Advisory Board, as well as partner organizations including Children’s Specialized Hospital (New Jersey, US) and Montefiore Medical Center, (New York, US).


LIH HealthCare Brings Train the Trainer Model to Chinese Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

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“It exceeds far beyond my expectation; it is truly a training program that separates from most of the so called ‘training’ offered in the market these days.”

                                                      – Mr. Qian, training participant

 

The first Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Theory and Clinical Procedure Training Program came to a close on 30 July 2016 in Beijing. Instructed by a team of 14 highly distinguished trainers including Dr. Matthew Bartels, Chairman of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Professor Dayi Hu, Chairman of China Heart Federation, and Professor Leming Wang, Managing Director of Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine, the 7-day program has received record attention from the cardiopulmonary rehabilitation professional community and a well-established reputation since the first day of the training.

Training participants were the 61 national finalists selected from 200 applicants to join the first pilot program. All of them are current clinicians such as physicians, nurses, and therapists, as well as hospital administrators. By the end of the training, qualified graduates were awarded with the joint graduation certificate to become certified trainers recognized by LIH Healthcare, China Heart Federation, Montefiore Medical Center, and Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine.

 

Dr. Matthew Bartels, Member of the LIH Healthcare Consulting Advisory Board, teaching on the first day of the training program.

Dr. Matthew Bartels, Member of the LIH Healthcare Consulting Advisory Board, teaching on the first day of the training program.

High-Ranking Trainer Brings Quality and Perfection

“Dr. Matthew Bartels attracted crowds of training participants after the class,” said Dr. Jie Zhang, Executive Vice President of Strategy & Corporate Development and Director of Clinical Liaison Leadership at LIH Healthcare. Cultural differences are commonly seen as a challenge for many western rehabilitation trainers in the larger context of China’s medical environment. Dr. Bartels is well aware of the challenge and capable of bringing effective learning to Chinese audiences by collaborating with prestigious healthcare organizations in the local market. “Dr. Bartels is highly engaged with Chinese training participants, and is also well-guided thanks to the successful collaboration with our professional training team”, remarked Dr. Zhang.

Training participants expressed their opinion of the course on the post-training satisfaction survey. The training sessions led by Dr. Bartels claimed 100.00% satisfaction rate from 51 out of 61 training participants on almost all teaching topics.

 

Dr. Bartels conducting an Incremental Shuttle Walk Test with a training participant

Dr. Bartels conducting an Incremental Shuttle Walk Test with a training participant

Strong Emphasis on Practical Experience

As the key architect and instructor of this training program, Dr. Bartels is well recognized in the world of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation.  His teaching format stretched from lecture presentations to practical learning through case discussion and demonstration. Training participants gained a wealth of knowledge by having intense case discussion with their team members with a side selection of scenarios varying from hospital-based outpatient programs to home-based cardiac programs. In the session of Basic Exercise Physiology for Cardiac Rehabilitation, training participants were instructed by Dr. Bartels on the Incremental Shuttle Walk Test to strengthen their knowledge of aerobic training.

 

Participants discuss analysis of a 6-minute walking test provided to an 80-year-old patient.

Participants discuss analysis of a 6-minute walking test provided to an 80-year-old patient.

“It is actually a far better result than attending professional conferences overseas, the training has been a very effective learning experience in many different ways.”

-Ms. Liu, training participant

Due to the practical theme of the training, many participants found it extremely beneficial to have frequent opportunities to exchange ideas between instructors and fellow students, which consisted of experienced healthcare professionals from diverse disciplines, departments and backgrounds. Most of the practical experiences were closely integrated with clinical scenarios with specific and detailed explanations to demonstrate the mapping process of clinical reasoning and diagnosis.

 

The Future of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Training in China

Through examining the situation of limited highly qualified cardiopulmonary rehabilitation training resources in China, LIH Healthcare recognizes that the future of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation here will be realized through the delivery of high quality training services that offer participants the opportunity to gain professional skill and hone their expertise. LIH Healthcare believes in the value of investing in the development of China’s rehabilitation healthcare professionals and will continue its strong commitment to increase professionalism in the rehabilitation community in China.


Radio Show “Rehabilitation Classroom” Improves Awareness

August 19, 2016 Olivia's Place Comments Off , , ,

The Rehabilitation Classroom, a public benefit broadcasting program co-created by Kunming LIH SkyCity Rehabilitation Hospital and Yunnan News Radio Station, has been broadcast over FM105.8 since 1 July 2016. The program has been well-received, with excellent audience ratings.

 

Nelson Chow, CEO of LIH Healthcare, broadcasts at Yunnan News Radio Station.

Nelson Chow, CEO of LIH Healthcare, broadcasts at Yunnan News Radio Station.

The first guest of Rehabilitation Classroom was Nelson Chow, CEO of LIH Healthcare. In telling the story of his young daughter Olivia, who has Down syndrome, Nelson emphasized the important role that therapy has played in Olivia’s development. In another broadcast, Professor and Occupational Therapist Fengyi Gou (Taiwan), also with LIH Healthcare, introduced geriatric disease rehabilitation and shared experiences in how to live healthily and happily in one’s senior years. So far, seven experienced clinicians have been invited to this program to impart rehabilitation knowledge to listeners. By using plain language and related stories, the experts have made this program easy to understand and enjoyable to listen. Topics in July and August have included:

  • Olivia’s Story (presented in two parts)
  • Cervical Spondylosis Rehabilitation
  • Early Rehabilitation of Fracture
  • Give Yourself a Chance of Recovery
  • Healthy and Happy Old Age
  • To know CPR, To Improve Life Quality

 

Yunnan News Radio Station has an audience of 6.5 million throughout Kunming, many of whom are seniors. This program helps listeners learn more about rehabilitation and contributes to improve national awareness. The partnership between Kunming LIH SkyCity Rehabilitation Hospital and Yunnan News Radio Station will continue to invite rehabilitation medicine experts to provide community-based education to our audience, especially on topics that positively impact the lives of seniors, in the near future.


LIH Healthcare Graduates First Class from CARF-Supported Nursing Rehab Training Program

July 28, 2016 Olivia's Place Comments Off , , , , ,

“LIH has been doing the cutting edge things.”

– Dr. Kristen Mauk, Past President, Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (US)

Graduate Class of 2016 LIH Healthcare Nursing Rehabilitation Training Program

Graduate Class of 2016 LIH Healthcare Nursing Rehabilitation Training Program

 

It was a special day on 18 June 2016 for a group of nurses as they came to say goodbye to their classmates and teacher on the last day of a special training program, the first CARF-supported nursing rehabilitation training program in China. Smiling and holding their certificates, graduates captured the memory in a traditional group photo.

 

The Moments of the first CARF-Supported Nursing Rehab. Training Program

Demonstration of transporting a patient by presenting a detailed breakdown of each caregiver’s role in this task.

Demonstration of transporting a patient by presenting a detailed breakdown of each caregiver’s role in this task.

On 5 June 2016, LIH Healthcare reached a new milestone by presenting the first CARF-supported Nursing Rehabilitation Training program. “Professionally designed and implemented, this new training program was introduced in early May and received many inquiries and interest from the nursing community all over China, from the first day registration opened,” said Michelle Wang and Shirley Gao of the LIH Healthcare Training Division.

It was the first time for the nursing community in China to experience a full-length nursing course offered by Dr. Kristen Mauk, the recent Past President of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN) of the United States. Many participants reflected on the final day that the training program provoked participants’ learning experience in various effective learning formats, such as case studies, group activities, skills demonstration, and real practice with equipment. Dr. Mauk also sees a great potential to deliver these types of training programs in the long run, to support more nursing professionals in China. “The collaboration with LIH has been great, they’ve been doing the ‘cutting edge’ things in China,” said Dr. Mauk.

 

“New, refreshing, and eye-opening learning experience”

-Miss Zhao, Training Participant, Class of 2016

Training program participants working on a case analysis in a multidisciplinary team setting.

Training program participants working on a case analysis in a multidisciplinary team setting.

With little emphasis on training for clinical teamwork, especially working in multi-disciplinary teams in their prior experience, training participants had the opportunity to immerse themselves in rich learning formats such as group discussion, case studies about collaboration, and problem solving and presenting solutions based on real case scenarios. Two additional guest instructors, Peter Drzymala (Professional Practice Lead, Occupational Therapy) and Marla Blazer (Professional Practice Lead, Physical Therapy) of LIH Kunming SkyCity Rehabilitation Hospital were invited to co-teach the class on a regular basis. Miss Zhao, one of the participants in the class, reflected that conversation with the guest therapists was an eye-opening experience and led her to believe in the importance of working with different disciplines to provide the best course of action for treating patients.

 

Therapists Peter Drzymala and Marla Blazer share their perspective during a group discussion.

Therapists Peter Drzymala and Marla Blazer share their perspective during a group discussion.

Throughout the course of the training program, the class was given tremendous opportunity to have hands-on learning experiences. Skill demonstration and practice of evidence-based rehabilitation techniques were heavily applied to strengthen participants’ learning experience. As one of the training participants recalled, “I’ve seen the mechanical lift all my life but have never been able to try it by myself, it never occurred to me that I should and now I know why I should.”

 

Training participants take a close look at catheterization equipment that has not been well introduced in the practice of Chinese nursing community.

Training participants take a close look at catheterization equipment that has not been well introduced in the practice of Chinese nursing community.

 “Elder mistreatment and abuse” scenarios assess participants’ ability to identify the signs of elder mistreatment and abuse and distinguish normal conduct from abnormal conduct.

“Elder mistreatment and abuse” scenarios assess participants’ ability to identify the signs of elder mistreatment and abuse and distinguish normal conduct from abnormal conduct.

 

Dr. Mauk provides instruction and explanation on use of a mechanical lift.

Dr. Mauk provides instruction and explanation on use of a mechanical lift.

Was it a Success?

When the program came to a close, the LIH Healthcare Training Division immediately conducted a comprehensive evaluation and analysis. According to Michelle Wang, Training Supervisor, the learning format was the highest participant rated aspect of the program. Though experienced in more passive and traditional learning methods through their former education, almost ALL of the training participants showed an extremely high level of adaption and preference toward the new learning method introduced, even those that seemed to be out of their comfort zone. “Participants seemed very eager to jump out, ask questions, and experience practice regardless of the language barrier…,” recalled Ms. Wang. This successful learning experience resulted in 97% of participants claiming that they are willing to participate in more locally-offered training similar to this one provided by LIH in the future and would offer their assistance if the training was scheduled in their local area.

What comes next?

Since early this year, LIH Healthcare has developed and offered a series of groundbreaking training programs as the leading rehabilitation healthcare provider in China. With successful completion of the first CARF-supported Nursing Rehabilitation Training Course Series, LIH Healthcare will continue to focus on providing state-of-art training programs featuring more series on general competency learning and practices, advanced learning for senior nurses, and CARF Standards and Accreditation for Rehabilitation Nurse Leadership.

For more information, contact Dr. Jie Zhang, Director, LIH Healthcare Traning Division, at jie.zhang@lih-healthcare.com


Dr. Susan Cadzow Lectures at Beijing Medical Association Pediatrics Conference

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Susan 2 (2)Dr. Susan Cadzow, Director of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics for LIH Healthcare, attended the “2016 Beijing Medical Association Pediatrics Academic Conference held on 4 June in Beijing. She gave a lecture entitled “Best Practice for Assessing Children’s Developmental Problems: A Multidisciplinary Team Approach.”

Susan 1 (2)The conference attracted about 800 specialists, scholars, and medical staff. Dr. Cadzow’s lecture was included in a series of five parallel sessions. She specifically elaborated on developmental and behavioral pediatrics issues and shared her years of experience in multidisciplinary teamwork in this area with more than 100 pediatricians. At the end of the lecture, Dr. Susan Cadzow answered many questions from the audience, which won the praise of the pediatric doctors present.

Dr. Cadzow is a Behavioral/ Developmental and General Pediatrician from Australia. She graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia and was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Pediatrics) in 2000. Dr. Cadzow completed her internship and residency at Royal Brisbane Hospital in Australia and her specialist pediatric training at Royal Children’s Hospital, Brisbane.

Dr. Cadzow has extensive clinical and teaching experience in the areas of developmental and behavioral pediatrics and general pediatric medicine in addition to leadership roles in multidisciplinary and interagency teams working with vulnerable and at risk children and families.

 


Nelson Chow & Shawn Yang Featured on CCTV’s “Crossover”

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Crossover is a CCTV cross-cultural lifestyle English-language talk show that celebrates and explores life in China. Hosts discuss the most exciting issues of the day. Hot topics in news that feature the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews, and general entertainment are all part of Crossover.

Shawn Yang, a member of the LIH Healthcare communications team, was invited to “Crossover” on 23 March 2016. Shawn was diagnosed with progressive muscular dystrophy when he was eight years old and was not given an optimistic prognosis for his future. Years later, this diagnosis does not affect his outlook on life or his work at LIH Healthcare. Shawn is responsible for organizing the training for parents through LIH Olivia’s Place in Beijing and uses his excellent self-taught English skills to communicate with international clinicians working at and visiting LIH Olivia’s Place. Because of his own life experience, Shawn takes his job very seriously. He knows that the professional training of parents and high-quality rehabilitation services mean a lot to children with special needs and their families.

Nelson Chow and Shawn Yang speak with the hosts of CCTV's Crossover.

Nelson Chow and Shawn Yang speak with the hosts of CCTV’s Crossover.

Nelson Chow, CEO of LIH Healthcare and a founder of LIH Olivia`s Place, attended the show with Shawn. Nelson’s daughter, Olivia, is the namesake for LIH Olivia’s Place. Olivia was born with Down syndrome. In order to help Olivia and all children with special needs in China obtain high quality pediatric services, Nelson started Olivia`s Place, where he introduced advanced international rehabilitation concepts in Shanghai and Beijing over the last five years. Following a merger with LIH, the LIH Olivia’s Place division has plans to provide pediatric therapy and developmental behavioral medical services in several cities across China, reaching many more children and families, and hopefully changing perceptions of people with special needs as the company expands its reach.

Shawn and Nelson have both devoted themselves to the development of rehabilitation services and are excited about the role that LIH Olivia’s Place will play in a bright future for children with special needs in China.

You can  watch the show at:

http://english.cntv.cn/2016/04/09/VIDET9EHHTaVjJh0eut18mWZ160409.shtml


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