About the IEOT Portal

In Canada, occupational therapy is a regulated health profession. Occupational therapists work in highly diverse settings, including hospitals, rehabilitation centres, private clinics, nursing homes, in the work place, schools, and in community-based programs.

The IEOT Portal is a joint initiative of the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT), Association of Canadian Occupational Therapy Regulatory Organizations (ACOTRO) and Association of Canadian Occupational Therapy University Programs (ACOTUP). The IEOT Portal is funded by the Government of Canada’s Foreign Credential Recognition Program.

This portal was created to provide internationally educated occupational therapists with a gateway to information about the practice of occupational therapy in Canada. Primarily, it focuses on registration requirements – which are determined by the province or territory in which a person wants to work. It also leads visitors to valuable information about immigration, education, jobs, and even first-hand accounts of what it is like to work in Canada.

For many internationally educated occupational therapists, Canada is a desirable place to live and work. Browse this portal and see for yourself the many benefits of working in Canada.

‘Shaping the Future’
The Regulation of Health Professionals

The World Health Professions Alliance and the World Confederation for Physical Therapy are pleased to announce the second World Health Professions Conference on Regulation (WHPCR). The aim of the WHPCR 2010 will be to shape the future of health professional regulation within the context of global health systems’ redesign and evolving roles, always keeping in mind that public protection is the primary objective of health professional regulation

The objectives for WHPCR 2010 are to:

• Debate the future control and direction of health professionals’ regulation within the context of changing scopes’ of practice
• Examine the regulatory & professional issues related to the international migration of health professionals
• Critically evaluate the relationship between health professional education, regulation and standards of practice

Regulation is becoming an increasingly important topic around the world. The WHPCR 2010 is a must for those who are involved in health professional regulation.

The WHPCR 2010 will include:

• Top international speakers, who are leaders in their fields
• Sessions crossing all health professions but also sessions specific to each profession
• Plenary sessions and smaller workshops
• Networking opportunities
• Presentation of the first global survey on regulation conducted by WHPA and WCPT

Participants will have direct access to the results of the first global survey for regulation conducted by the World Health Professions Alliance and the World Confederation for Physical Therapy. The survey results will be discussed during the conference.

The event will be of particular interest to:

1. CEOs, registrars, board members and policy advisors of health professional regulatory bodies
2. Senior government officials and legal advisors with responsibility for health professional regulatory legislation
3. CEOs, presidents and policy advisors of professional organisations
4. Academic leaders
5. Future leaders of health professions and health services
6. Leaders from patient groups

For more information, click here.

When & Where
February 17-20, 2010
San Diego Convention Center
111 West Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101 USA

The Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) focuses on programming designed by all 18 of APTA’s specialty sections. This spectacular event brings together more than 7,500 physical therapy professionals from around the nation for 5 stimulating days of exceptional programming, networking opportunities, and an exhibit hall filled with products and services to keep you and your practice on the cutting edge.

Register by December 23 for early-bird discounts. Advanced registration ends January 20, 2010.

For more information, visit the American Physical Therapy Association website.

The slogans for the World AIDS Day materials were designed to bridge that gap and underscore the importance of awareness of Human Rights.

Among the key slogans adopted:
I am accepted.
I am safe.
I am getting treatment.
I am well
I am living my rights.
Everyone deserves to live their rights
Right to Live
Right to Health
Access for all to HIV prevention treatment care and support is a critical part of human rights.

The aim was to provide concise, informative texts designed to illustrate the relationship between Human Rights and Universal Access.

For more campaign materials (including visual ads for your HDTV), visit www.worldaidscampaign.org.

Occupational Therapy Week will be celebrated in Australia from 25 to 31 October 2009. This year’s theme is “OT: Live Life to the Full.”

The key message for the week is that occupational therapy enables people to live life to its fullest by enhancing their ability live better with injury, illness or disability. Occupational therapists can be the difference between existing and living life to the full and making the best of each moment in life.

Before we all get too excited about artificial christmas trees, make sure to visit the OT Australia website for more information on how to participate in this week-long event.

The aim of this conference is to facilitate collaboration between internationally renowned researchers across all disciplines to help find the answers to cerebral palsy. The conference will have a theme of ‘Across the Life-span’.

The conference will consist of invited key note addresses, scientific paper presentations, scientific poster discussions, seminars and advanced practitioner workshops.

Themes

• Aetiology and Prevention of Cerebral Palsy
• Basic Science – Implications for Aetiology or Intervention
• Early Intervention
• Neuroscience
• Upper-limb Rehabilitation and Measurement
• Long-term Outcomes of Intervention
• Outcomes – Impacting on Participation and Quality of Life
• Adult Cerebral Palsy Outcomes

For more information, please click here.