Integration Sub-Committee

One of ISWP’s key objectives is to ensure more people in need of wheelchairs are provided with properly fitted wheelchairs through competent training and delivery. To enable this, a committee of experienced stakeholders across the globe has formed to focus on promoting the integration of wheelchair service provision training materials in the curriculum of rehabilitation professional education programs (including occupational therapy, physical therapy, prosthetics and orthotics, and community-based rehabilitation). This committee aims to understand the global current standard of education, as well as barriers and facilitators to this education. The committee also develops new resources, collects existing resources and shares resources in order to promote improved wheelchair service education in educational institutions worldwide. If you’re interested to participate in the Integration Subcommittee activities, please contact ISWP Research and Training Coordinator, Krithika Kandavel at krithikak@pitt.edu

The Integration Subcommittee meets on the 2nd Wednesday of every month via Adobe Connect for one hour. Conference call information are provided below:

When: 2^nd Wednesday of every month 7:00-8:00 a.m.(EST)
Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US and Canada)

1) Audio conference details: Conference Number, United States: +18008320736

URL for international access numbers: http://www.meetingone.com/Access_Phone_Numbers
MeetingOne Conference Room Number: *3597242#

2) To join the video portion of the meeting: https://iswp.adobeconnect.com/training_wg_sc/

“SMART is a key component of a comprehensive wheelchair education and training.”

Hassan Sarsak
Professor, Al Batterjee Medical College, Saudi Arabia

“The resources on SMART helped me plan an interactive workshop on wheelchair skills for 2nd year OT students.”

Lori Rosenberg
Professor, Hebrew University, Israel

“The SMART helped me organize a hands-on workshop on wheelchair skills and the students' feedback was overwhelmingly positive.”

Lori Rosenberg
Professor, Hebrew University, Israel

“SMART is a promising toolkit that suggests an opportunity to initiate global partnerships between universities for a standardized and more comprehensive wheelchair education.”

Hassan Sarsak
Professor, Al Batterjee Medical College, Saudi Arabia

“With the help of the SMART, the next generation of therapists will know how and why to teach wheelchair skills to their clients.”

Lori Rosenberg
Professor, Hebrew University, Israel

“Integration of the SMART into wheelchair education worldwide helps guide rehabilitative educational curricula development with the ultimate goal of improving the quality of wheelchair service provision.”

Hassan Sarsak
Professor, Al Batterjee Medical College, Saudi Arabia

“SMART is an open access resource that has been a very friendly user toolkit for all of us.”

Hassan Sarsak
Professor, Al Batterjee Medical College, Saudi Arabia

“We all know how important it is to teach these skills and help the future generation of therapists feel confident to pass on the skills to their clients.”

Lori Rosenberg
Professor, Hebrew University, Israel