Title: Advancing Acute Care Occupational Therapy Through Research Partnerships 

Author:
Rebecca Ozelie, DHS, OTR/L, FAOTA

JACOT Volume 7, Issue 1

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The integration of academic knowledge and clinical experience is fundamental to the evolution of evidence-based practices in the advancement of occupational therapy and acute care. Collaboration between academicians and practitioners in acute care settings can significantly enhance research efforts, ultimately promoting improved patient outcomes. This partnership fosters a more comprehensive understanding of the complexities surrounding occupational therapy practices, particularly in high-stakes environments like the acute care environment. This synergy of academicians and practitioners is often referred to as “knowledge co-production” in the literature (McCabe, et al. 2021). Knowledge co-production aims to capitalize on the differences between academics and practitioners by adopting a comprehensive approach to complex, multi-dimensional problems that are too intricate for either group to tackle alone (Pettigrew, 2003; Van de Ven and Johnson, 2006).