SUPPLY CHAIN & SUSTAINABILITY
Diversity and inclusion in healthcare In addition to the pandemic , the world has embraced diversity and inclusion in the past two years , like a lifeboat of something tangible that humanity could collectively and successfully carry while failing to hold back the faceless COVID-19 .
“ We had a reckoning happen through 2020 here , at least from a social perspective , and there ' s been heightened awareness specifically on diversity in the physical therapy profession - or lack thereof ,” said Jannenga . “ So , I know that there has been quite a bit of work being done on the recruitment of a more diverse group of students coming into Physical Therapy school . In addition , we are improving the curriculum to understand how we can make sure that we ' re being inclusive with our patients and providing the best care .”
From a governance perspective , Jannenga regrets that she does not enjoy the same autonomy as other therapists internationally .
“ There ' s a huge advocacy , it ’ s always been here ,” says Jannenga . “ We advocate on behalf of ourselves as the therapy profession with the Centre for Medicare and Medicaid Services , which is our federal insurance programme . We try to make sure that they ' re covering telehealth , because even today ,
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