October 2018
Occupational Therapy Recovery Conference 2018: Evidence-based Restorative Strategies – Skill Building for the Wholehearted Caring Professional
SAOT Members Save! Select the SAOT Member option below. Discount applies to all categories of SAOT membership! The Edmonton Zone Occupational Therapy Practice Council is pleased to present a two-day event to addiction and mental health service providers. Our featured speaker, Lynn Festa OTR, CHT, CDWF, will provide a two-day workshop, in lecture format, with a strong emphasis on hands-on practical learning skills that can be applied to the clinical OT and educational setting immediately following the workshop. Lynn will…
Find out more »Women’s Health and Occupational Therapy – Pelvic Health and Maternal Mental Health
This three-part workshop addresses two major areas in the exploding area of Women’s Health in Occupational Therapy – Pelvic Health and Maternal Mental Health. Part 1: Foundational Skills in Pelvic Health for Everyday Practice Urine leakage? Pelvic pain? Pelvic Organ Prolapse? Despite estimates that approximately 50 to 75% of women experience some form of pelvic health issue in their lifetime. Very few people are aware that there is evidence-based therapy to alleviate these issues in both men and women. This…
Find out more »November 2018
Smart But Scattered – Improving Executive Skills to Promote School Success
Youngsters with poor executive skills are disorganized or forgetful, have trouble getting started on tasks, get distracted easily, lose papers or assignments, forget to bring home the materials to complete homework or forget to hand homework in. They may rush through work or dawdle, or they make careless mistakes that they fail to catch. They don’t know where to begin on long-term assignments, and they put the assignment off until the last minute in part because they have trouble judging…
Find out more »Lower Extremity Edema Management
Presenter: Glyn Murgatroyd, BPE, BScOT SAOT members receive a $50 discount. 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 Drugs Medical will be…
Find out more »February 2019
Seating & Mobility – Adult and Geriatric Populations
Register for one or both days! Therapy Assistants can attend for 50% off the registration fee when attending with their OT! Day 1 – February 23, 2019 It IS More Than 4 Wheels!: How The Mat Assessment Influences the Prescription of Seating and Mobility Devices in the Adult Population Session Level: Beginner – Intermediate Learning objectives: • Describe surfaces on which to complete a hands on Mat Assessment • List three components of three-point positioning • List three components of…
Find out more »March 2019
Private Practice Bootcamp
March 30, 2018 - 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 31, 2018 – 8:30 a.m. to Noon (Due to low registrations, the dates of the Private Practice Bootcamp have changed to March 30 and 31, 2018.) Are you thinking about starting a private practice? Are you already in private practice but need some new information? This workshop brings together a host of presenters to address many of the questions and considerations for those looking at beginning or expanding a private…
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