Coming Events
January / February 2000 Table of Contents
2000 Listings
May 24 - 27, 2000 • Tri-Joint Congress - CAOT, Canadian Physiotherapy Association & Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists. Toronto, ON. Contact: Ron or Marianne Dewar, Meeting Management Services, 2267 Abbotsbury St., Burlington, ON L7P 4H7. Tel. (905) 335-7993, fax (905) 332-1587. Internet http://www.tri2000.org
2000 Listings
Endorsed by CAOT
Ongoing until July 2000. Home Study Program "Stress and Disease".
Contact: Mind Matters Seminars, P.O. Box 391120, Mountain View, CA 94039-1120.
Tel. (650) 949-0805 ext. 137.
January 19-21 • Ergonomics Certification - Phase I. Stratford, ON. Contact: E. K. Gillin & Associates Inc., RR #1, Gadshill, ON NOK 1J0. Tel. (519) 656-2268 or (888) 771-6754, fax (519) 656-2733, e-mail ekginc@ekginc.com, Internet www.ekginc.com.
January 22-26 • 2000 CARF Adult Day Services/Medical Rehabilitation Divisions International Conference, Essentials for Success in CARF Accreditation: Practical Applications. Tucson, AZ. Contact: CARF, 4891 E. Grant Road, Tucson, AZ 85712. Tel. (520) 325-1044, fax (520) 318-1129.
January 26 • Time Management for Results with Blair Henry. London, ON. Contact: Tel. (519) 858-2774, ext. 2074.
Endorsed by CAOT
February 4-5 • Beyond the Clinic: Managing Chronic Pain and Return
to Work. Oakville, ON. March 3-4 in Vancouver. April 7-8 in Calgary. Presenters:
Marla Rosenfeld & Carolyn Hay. Contact: The Positive Approach, P.O.
Box 32, Fonthill, ON L0S 1E0. Fax (905) 892-8845.
February 11-12 • Sensory Integration for Home and School. Saint John, NB. Contact: Christel Seeberger. Tel. (506) 432-3238, Registration tel. (506) 649-2657, e-mail seech@reg2.health.nb.ca.
February 16 • Sexual Education for Youth with Developmental Delays. London, ON. Contact: Tel. (519) 858-2774, ext. 2074.
February 16-18 • Ergonomics Certification - Phase I. Stratford, ON. Contact: E.K. Gillin & Associates Inc., RR # 1, Gadshill, ON N0K 1J0. Tel. (519) 656-2268 or (888) 771-6754, fax (519) 656-2733, e-mail ekginc@ekginc.com, Internet www.ekginc.com.
February 24-26 • 16th International Seating Symposium. Vancouver, BC. Contact: Elaine Liau, Tel. (604) 822-4965, e-mail: elaine@cehs.ubc.ca.
February 25-26 • Current Issues in the Management of Adult Dysphagia. Toronto, ON. Contact: Sherna Marcus, The Learning Workshop, 222 Winding Lane, Thornhill, ON L4J 5J6, Tel. (905) 709-3354, fax (905) 709-3341, Internet www.interlog.com/~jlucki.
March 2000 • Take the Pressure Off. Saint John, NB. Contact: Christel Seeberger. Tel. (506) 432-3238, Registration tel. (506) 649-2657, e-mail seech@reg2.health.nb.ca.
Endorsed by CAOT
March 3-4 • Beyond the Clinic: Managing Chronic Pain and Return
to Work. Vancouver, BC. Presenters: Marla Rosenfeld & Carolyn Hay.
Contact: The Positive Approach, P.O. Box 32, Fonthill, ON L0S 1E0. Fax
(905) 892-8845.
March 8 • Self Abusive Behaviours. London, ON. Contact: Tel. (519) 858-2774, ext. 2074.
March 9-10 • Ergonomics Certification - Phase II. Stratford, ON. Contact: E.K. Gillin & Associates Inc., RR # 1, Gadshill, ON N0K 1J0. Tel. (519) 656-2268 or (888) 771-6754, fax (519) 656-2733, e-mail ekginc@ekginc.com, Internet www.ekginc.com.
March 20-24 • 10th Annual Rotman Research Institute Conference, The Frontal Lobes. Toronto, ON. Poster deadline December 10, 1999. Contact: Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, 3560 Bathurst St., Toronto,ON M6A 2E1. Tel. (416) 785-2500 ext. 3550, fax (416) 785-2862, e-mail conference@rotman-baycrest.on.ca, Internet www.rotman-baycrest.on.ca/conf.htm.
March 22 • Learning Language and Loving It. London, ON. Tel. (519) 858-2774, ext. 2074.
April 7 • The 16th Annual Upper Extremity Update. Toronto, ON. Contact: Continuing Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 150 College St. Room 121, Toronto, ON M5S 3E2. Tel. (416) 978-2719, fax (416) 971-2200.
Endorsed by CAOT
April 7-8 • Returning to Work: Building Blocks for Success.
Calgary, AB. Presenters: Marla Rosenfeld & Carolyn Hay. Contact: The
Positive Approach, P.O. Box 32, Fonthill, ON L0S 1E0. Fax (905) 892-8845.
April 19 • What Makes Me Tic: Understanding, Living In, and dealing with Tourette's Syndrome and Associated Disorders. London, ON. Contact: Tel. (519) 858-2774, ext. 2074.
April 19-21 • Ergonomics Certification - Phase I. Stratford, ON. Contact: E. K. Gillin & Associates Inc., RR #1, Gadshill, ON NOK 1J0. Tel. (519) 656-2268 or (888) 771-6754, fax (519) 656-2733, e-mail ekginc@ekginc.com, Internet www.ekginc.com.
April 29- May 1 • Building Bridges: Creating an Integrated Approach to Women's Health. Victoria, BC. Contact: Pamela Gole, Health Association of BC, 750-1380 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2H3. Tel. (604) 806-5322, fax (604) 488-3983, e-mail pgole@ha.bc.ca.
May 5 • Advocating for Children with Disabilities. London, ON. Tel. (519) 858-2774, ext. 2074.
May 15-17 • The 18th King's College Conference on Death and Bereavement: Attending to the Spiritual Needs of the Dying and the Bereaved. London, ON. Contact: Dr. John D. Morgan, King's College, 266 Epworth Avenue, London, ON N6A 2M3. Tel. (519) 432-7946, fax (519) 432-0200.
May 15-19 • 68e Congrès de l'Acfas: Les sciences au XXIe siècle. Montreal, QC. Contact: Acfas, 425 rue De la Gauchetière Est, Montréal, QC H2L 2M7. Tel. (514) 849-0045, fax (514) 859-5558, e-mail congres@acfas.ca.
May 24 - 27 • Tri-Joint Congress - CAOT, CPA & CASLPA. Toronto, ON. Contact: Ron or Marianne Dewar, Meeting Management Services. Tel. (905) 335-7993, fax (905) 332-1587.
May 25 • Trauma Conference - Working Together We Make Tomorrows Happen. Dartmouth, NS. Contact: Pauline Poirier. Tel. (902) 473-1423, fax (902) 473-5835, e-mail emptp@qe2-hsc.ns.ca, Internet www.ehsns.com.
June 9-10 • Congrès de l'Ordre des ergothérapeutes du Québec. Trois-Rivières, QC. Contact: Carrefour Niverville Congrès OEQ2000, 800, rue Niverville, Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 2A8, Tel. (819) 379-6893.
July 4- 5 • 3rd Symposium on Systematic Reviews, Oxford, UK. Contact: Rochelle Seifas, Systematic Reviews Development Programme, Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Institute of Health Sciences, Old Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LF. Tel. 01865 226615, fax: 01865 226962, Internet www.ihs.ox.ac.uk/csm/srdphome.html.
July 9-18 • World Alzheimer Congress 2000, "With Change in Mind". Washington, D.C. Contact: Kathy Kean, Alzheimer Society of Canada, 20 Eglinton Ave. West, Suite 1200, Toronto, ON M4R 1K8. Tel. (416) 488-8772, fax (416) 488-3778, e-mail kkean@alzheimer.ca.
July 14-19 • The 2nd International, Interdisciplinary, Biennial Conference: Evidenced-Based Policies and Indicator Systems. Internet www.rmplc.co.uk/sites/e-beuk
August 23 - 27 • An International Conference Addressing Information Technology in Community Health - From Potential to Practice. Victoria, BC. Call for papers, Contact: ITCH 2000, c/o School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, PO Box 3050, STN CSC, Victoria BC V8W 3P5. Tel. (250) 721-8576, fax (250) 472-4751, e-mail: itch@hsd.uvic.ca, Internet itch.uvic.ca.
September 27-29 • VIth European Congress of Occupational Therapy. Paris, France. Contact: Association nationale française des ergothérapeutes, 38 rue Eugène Oudiné, 75013 Paris. Tel. (33) 145 83 50 38, fax (33) 145 86 81 71, e-mail anfe.seige@wanadoo.fr, Internet http://www.anfe.asso.fr/
August 26-31 • Therapy for the 21st Century - 20th International
League of Associations for Rheumatology Congress. Edmonton, AB. Contact:
ILAR Secretariat, Health Care Communications, 50 Burnhamthorpe Road West,
Suite 906, Mississauga, ON L5B 3C2. Tel. (800) 535-3330 or (905) 273-3080,
fax (905) 273-3611, e-mail healthcarecomm@sympatico.ca
CAOT Tel-education
(formerly Telemedicine Canada)
For a listing of CAOT Tel-Ed events please see http://www.caot.ca/pages/teleconferences.html
Coming events listing space is limited in our print version of Occupational Therapy NOW.
Priority is given to events that are endorsed, co-sponsored or offered by CAOT members. All events are listed in the language of presentation.
Co-sponsorsed continuing professional education activities are planned and organized by CAOT along with another provider and the event meets the CAOT Principles of Good Practice in Continuing Professional Education.
Endorsement by CAOT confirms that the event meets the CAOT Principles but the event is planned and organized independently of CAOT.
For more information, please contact Donna Goodz Klaiman at ext. 229 or e-mail:dklaiman@caot.ca.