Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists

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Occupational Therapy
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Volume Five • Issue Four
     July/ August • 2003

Table of Contents

CAOT Conference 2003 Brighter horizons through occupation
Another great conference! Read about the highlights and if you missed this year’s events, start making plans for Prince Edward Island now.

News from the Canadian Occupational Therapy Foundation
The Foundation celebrates its 20th anniversary at Conference.

Enhancing research in practice
Mary Egan summarizes an on-line project designed to enhance practitioners’ use of research.

In touch with Assistive Technology
Opening “Windows” to accessibility
Andrea Morrison, Baljit Samrai and Steve Terhljan take readers step-by-step through adapting a Windows interface for greater accessibility.

Tools for Living Well: Updates from our pilot sites
Mary Lou Boudreau, project coordinator, updates us on the latest news from the project.

NEW COLUMN DEBUT!
Moments
Hadassah Rais suggests we take a moment to reflect on those times when a focus on occupation really works!

National OT Week
The lazy days of summer are the ideal time to plan your strategies to promote occupational therapy for this coming awareness week. Dates are October 19-25, 2003.

2003 CAOT award recipients
Join us in congratulating our leaders and volunteers extraordinaire.
     Fellowship Awards
     Award of Merit
     Muriel Driver Memorial Lectureship Award
     Life Members
     Certificates of Appreciation
     CAOT Student Awards
     CAOT/Provincial Association Citation Awards

Intensive Behavioural Intervention for children with autism: A review of the evidence
With one in every 200 children in Canada diagnosed with autism, it’s time we knew what works. Lindsay Finch and Christie Raffaele explore the literature on the effectiveness of IBI.

On your behalf
      CAOT board meeting synopsis
      Annual General Meeting highlights
      Update on the Fieldwork Placement Service

Bridge health and occupation in Canada’s charming Prince Edward Island

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