Acknowledgements
Author: Jessica Shapland (B. Occ Thy)
Jessica Shapland would like to acknowledge the Simulated Learning in Paediatric Allied Health (SLIPAH) team and the Occupational Therapy and Music Therapy Department at the Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital, Brisbane.
Occupational Therapists Lisa Findlay, Dr. Megan Simons, Dr. Zephanie Tyack, Tamsin Mahoney, Dr. Emma GeeKee, Briony Norris, Dimity Rynne, Jane Harling Zoe Jones, and Dr. Kate Miller are acknowledged and thanked for their contribution to the content development and in collecting photographic and video footage for this eLearning course.
Sarah Wright, Cameron Greenland and the SLIPAH Team are acknowledged for their assistance in the eLearning course content support and development.
Lisa Findlay, Anna Young, Penny Power and the LCCH Occupational Therapy Surgical Stream are acknowledged for the operational, professional and peer support provided to the author to enable the completion of this eLearning course.
Dr. Megan Simons, Dr. Zephanie Tyack and Tanja Klotz are acknowledged and thanked for their time, clinical expertise and roles in reviewing the content of the final course.
The content in this course has been developed for Occupational Therapy undergraduate and graduate learners new to the area of Burns and is based on the available evidence relating to paediatric burns at the time of writing. The content reflects clinical practice trends within Children’s Health Queensland, however the author acknowledges that Occupational Therapy practice may vary across clinical sites; and that research, evidence and interventions used in burns will continue to evolve over time and influence practice guidelines within paediatric occupational therapy.
Finally, Jessica would like to thank the LCCH Pegg Leditschke Children’s Burns Centre (PLCBC) and the families and children who receive treatment for their burn at this facility and have kindly allowed their photographs and images to be included in the eLearning course.
This course was peer-reviewed by:
Tanja Klotz
Senior Occupational Therapist – Burns and Hands
Royal Adelaide Hospital
The Paediatric Occupational Therapy in Burns eLearning course has been developed in conjunction with the Clinical Skills Development Service (CSDS).
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Care has been taken to confirm the accuracy of the information presented; however, the authors are not responsible for errors or omissions, or for any consequences from application of the information in this course, and make no warranty, express or implied, about the contents of this course.
