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CAOT Water Cooler Talks

CAOT is pleased to present Water Cooler Talks, a new series of free webinars to exchange information and update members on CAOT projects and member benefits.  These free webinars will be available on the last Thursday of each month, beginning in January 2010.

Water cooler talks are exclusive to CAOT members only and provide opportunities in continuing education for professional development. 

These webinars are conducted online and by telephone, so participants will need access to a telephone and a computer that is connected to the internet. Once registered you will receive an email with login and access instructions to the webinar.

Please note, there is a minimum number of registrations required for each session, so please register in advance.

To register for any of these sessions, visit our registration page and scroll down to 'Water Cooler Talks.'

Date	Title of Water Cooler Talk	Presenter
September 30, 2010	Enabling Occupation II: A Review and Discussion	Janet Craik
October 14, 2010	Seniors Caring for Seniors: Examining the Literauture on Injuries and Contributing Factors Affecting the Health and Well-Being of Older Adult Caregivers	Janet Jull
October 28, 2010	Professional Practice Insurance	Brian Gomes
November 25, 2010	CAOT on Parliament Hill	Liz Taylor

September, 2010

Enabling Occupation II: A Review and Discussion

CAOT has a long history of working together with members to provide a vision for the conceptual grounding, processes and outcomes of occupational therapy in Canada. In 2007, CAOT launched the eighth set of guidelines for occupational therapy in Canada, Enabling Occupation II:  Advancing an Occupational Therapy Vision for Health, Well-being, & Justice through Occupation. This guideline document introduces the Canadian Practice Process Framework (CPPF).

This session will help address practice concerns using the CPPF for documentation and practice. Building upon practitioners’ expertise, participants will gain an appreciation of the potential benefits of the process framework and its utilization in daily practice to enhance occupation-based enablement. 

Presenter: Janet Craik, CAOT Director of Professional Practice
Date: September 30, 2010
Time: 12:00-1:00pm (EDT)

October, 2010

Seniors Caring for Seniors: Examining the Literature on Injuries and
Contributing Factors Affecting the Health and Well-Being of Older Adult Caregivers

The health and well-being of caregivers is an emerging public health issue. Given the aging population and projected numbers of older members of Canadian society requiring care, the issue of injury prevention for older adults in a caregiver role is an area in critical need of development. Join Janet as she provides a summary of a paper developed by CAOT on behalf of the Public Health Agency, Division of Aging and Seniors.

Presenter: Janet Jull, CAOT Policy Analyst
Date: October 14, 2010
Time: 12:00-1:00pm (EDT)

Professional Practice Insurance

Join AON representative Brian Gomes for a discussion and review of liability and insurance needs for your clinical practice.

Presenter: Brian Gomes, AON Risk Services Vice-President
Date: October 28, 2010
Time: 12:00-1:00pm (EDT)

November, 2010

CAOT on Parliament Hill

Join us for a discussion of CAOT activities in the promotion and representation of the profession of occupational therapy at the federal level.

Presenter: Liz Taylor, CAOT President
Date: November 25, 2010
Time: 12:00-1:00pm (EST)

While we encourage group participation, we can only provide certificates of completion to those that have formally registered for the session.

Please contact education@caot.ca for more information.