Society of Alberta Occupational Therapists
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April 2019
Lower Extremity Edema Management
Presenter: Glyn Murgatroyd, BPE, BScOT SAOT Members Receive a $50 Discount on this Two-Day Workshop Lower Extremity Edema Management is a comprehensive two-day seminar, focusing on developing strong foundational skills in the practice of edema management. This course covers the full spectrum from theory, assessment, technical skills of vascular and sensory assessments, compression therapy and compression stockings/systems. Participants will have an opportunity to practice vascular assessments using doppler ultrasound and photoplethysmograph machines. Vendors from 3M Canada, BSN Medical and Market…
Find out more »May 2019
Chronic Pain Management
This is a dynamic, interactive workshop with an emphasis on making a complex, biopsychosocial experience and its treatment easier to explain to your colleagues and clients. It includes group learning and small group discussion and problem solving. Stories and metaphors will be used to illustrate concepts. You will apply the information provided in the workshop to case examples. Discussion of the participants’ various practice environments will add further opportunity to apply this learning to real world clients and settings. Learning…
Find out more »June 2019
Getting Kids “In Sync” at Home and School – NEW Date Added!
Some children resist participating in family and school activities or respond in unusual ways to ordinary sensations of touch and movement, sights and sounds. Because of a common disability called Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), they don't behave as we expect – not because they won’t, but because they can’t. SPD interferes with the neurological process of organizing information about ordinary sensations that we get from our body and environment to use in daily life. A child, adolescent or adult with SPD may…
Find out more »Getting Kids “In Sync” at Home and School – June 14, 2019 – SOLD OUT
Some children resist participating in family and school activities or respond in unusual ways to ordinary sensations of touch and movement, sights and sounds. Because of a common disability called Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), they don't behave as we expect – not because they won’t, but because they can’t. SPD interferes with the neurological process of organizing information about ordinary sensations that we get from our body and environment to use in daily life. A child, adolescent or adult with SPD may…
Find out more »Bringing Seniors Into Focus – Health Professionals Mini-Conference
$100 Registration Fee – Includes Lunch, Refreshments & Certificates of Completion 15 Expert Presenters! Practical Information! Extraordinary Value! Relevant for All Levels of Care – Home Care, Supportive Living & Long-term Care Of interest to occupational therapists, physiotherapists, recreation therapists, nurses, social workers… Highlighted Sessions Challenging Balance and Building Strength the Bender Ball Way - Leslie McEwan, Older Adult Training Specialist Complimentary ball for every participant, courtesy of Flaman Fitness! Learn how to incorporate these easy to follow core/balance exercises…
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