Chapman, A.M.

Hai, H.H.

Hayashi, Y.

Kono, M.

Smith, Y.

Tanemura, R.

Thomas, Yvonne

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Relevant education in Myanmar PT: 2 existing (Yangon & Mandalay)        *4-year B.S. & 2-year MSc., taught by Burmese faculty utilizing textbooks in English(Physical Rehabilitation, 2001)               Relevant education in Vietnam PT: 5 existing (01 in Hai Duong, 01 in Da Nang, 02 in Ho Chi Minh & 01 in Can Tho) + 1 planned (Ha Noi)                    *2.5-year diploma & 4-year B.S., taught by Vietnamese faculty utilizing textbooks in Vietnamese ST: 1 existing (Ho Chi Minh) + 1 planned (Ha Noi)                    *2-year diploma targeted Vietnamese B.S. holders, taught by the Australian ST utilizing textbooks in English               LG MG                             Seeding occupational therapy                  in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam                -A collaborative approach of on-line education- Yumiko Hayashi1, Yvonne Thomas2, Yda J. Smith3, Ann Maree Chapman4, Rumi Tanemura5, Mokoto Kono6, Hoang Hoa Hai7,MD                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       1HIMIP(healthcare consulting Co. Ltd),Vietnam *in being processed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     2University of Worcester, U.K.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      3University of Utah, U.S.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     4AVI(Australian Volunteers International), Vietnam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    5Kobe University, Japan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     6Kyorin University, Japan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     7City International Hospital, Vietnam  Regulations of the Vietnamese Ministry of Education & Training (MoET)  “The university must employ at least  1 permanent lecturer holding a PhD and  3 others with a Master’s degree  in the field they are going to teach.”  Any ideas, comments, collaboration and cooperation are highly welcome  toward the development of occupational therapy education in CLMV.   Introduction The ASEAN Economic Community’s goal of Regional Economic Integration in 2015 includes narrowing the gap between new members, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, and the remaining six countries. The international organizations such as OECD point out that the gap between Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV), and ASEAN-6 (the remaining countries) is widest in poverty and human resource development (OECD, 2013).  Meanwhile, the United Nations (UN) has pointed out: the pace of ageing in developing countries is more rapid than in developed, developing countries will have less time to adapt to the consequences of population ageing. Vietnam, indeed, will face population ageing faster than Japan has faced, according to the World Population Prospects by UN.    Regarding human resources in the healthcare industry, particularly rehabilitation professionals, no educational programs in occupational therapy exist in CLMV, whereas physiotherapy education has been provided by their respective human resources in all the ASEAN countries except Brunei.    The development of occupational therapy education in CLMV through a collaborative approach of on-line education would contribute to more equity in health in ASEAN countries.  Project framework Business  Partnership  ・University in Vietnam ・Universities overseas Targeted  students  ・Appropriate English language proficiency ・Motivation to contribute to healthcare development in the region Curriculum  ・Four-year undergraduate ・Delivered in English ・On-line lecture ・Face-to-face fieldwork supervision at hospitals in Vietnam The project  is  in a standstill. Ha Noi Medical University (under the Rehabilitation Dept.) -Under consideration to launch the first education of OT with 4-year B.S. taught in English    collaborated with a university in Japan. -Current issue  financial source to launch the OT education  Da Nang Technical University of Medicine and Pharmacy -In progress; An Australian occupational therapist has taken the role    to expand OT components in the physiotherapy curriculum under the project    by VNAH(Vietnam Assistance for the Handicapped, U.S.) since 2013. -Current issue  Occupational therapy human resources to create OT curriculum Ho Chi Minh City -Under discussion to launch a private OT training program through a collaborative approach. -Current issue  No universities in southern Vietnam are appropriate to launch OT education   under the regulations of MoET of Vietnam.  University of Medical Technology in Yangon -3 Burmese have been  studying in a master’s degree at a university in Japan under the scholarship by the Japanese university.   -Current issue  unsure whether the OT education will be planned to launch or not. University of Medical Technology in Mandalay  -The faculty of Physiotherapy Department has an interest in OT    as they can accept the visiting lecturers from overseas in following regulation changes.   -An occupational therapist at a US university is ready to be involved with this university as a visiting lecturer. -Current issue  Under careful consideration   

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