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WFOT: Disaster Management for Occupational Therapists – Online Module launched

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Forward by Marilyn Pattison, Dip.COT(UK), B.App.Sc(OT), MBA, FWFOT
President
World Federation of Occupational Therapists
admin@wfot.org

WFOT is pleased to announce the launch of a new online module – Disaster Management for Occupational Therapists. This self-paced programme enhances occupational therapists’ knowledge and skills for tackling complex issues such as disaster response, resilience and disaster risk reduction. Information will be provided in innovative ways through real time interactive simulations as well as online documents. Participants will enhance their critical thinking through real life and fictitious problem solving activities. The textbook, Disaster and Development: An Occupational Perspective will offer the adjunct materials to enhance learning and integration and a copy is included in the purchase price*

WFOT is also celebrating the launch by offering the first 100 people to purchase the online module a free copy of the Disaster and Development publication. Price $99 USD** or equivalent ($140 USD** thereafter). Enrol now on http://dmot.wfot.org

* Purchase price includes Shipping and Handling fees of the textbook from the United Kingdom and may take up 14 working days to arrive. Already have a copy of the textbook? Consider donating the one offered to an education programme in a low/middle income country

** Purchase price will be converted from United States Dollar to Australian Dollar equivalent when purchasing through the WFOT website. Exchange rates may vary.

Winter Newsletter

In case you missed it, our latest newsletter is available online: Newsletter 7 (PDF 3,850 kB). 
This edition contains information on; preparations for the Annual Meeting in Zagreb taking place in October 2017, update of the 2-3 December Board meeting in Winterthur, new Board profiles, project updates as well as much more.

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Would you like to feature in our Spring/Summer Newsletter?

Please share any recent activity, collaboration or event that has or will take place in your occupational therapy department since January 2017. The piece should be no more than 200 words and a photograph is required also. Please send your contribution to info@enothe.eu

Closing date for news or short articles is 7 April 2017.

Update of the ENOTHE Board Meeting held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 22–24 September 2016

Firstly the ENOTHE Board and office would like to thank Amsterdam School of Health Professions, Soemitro Poebodipoero and Stephanie Saenger (President of COTEC) for being excellent hosts. 

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The Board had a guided tour of the new facilities led by Danée Arends, an Occupational Therapy student of the University.

The University provided an excellent lunch in the dining room and enabled new Board members to meet with our Colleagues from COTEC.

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Financial Advisory Reference Group Meeting (FARG)

A FARG meeting took place in Abcoude, Amsterdam. Ton Satink and Luc Vercruysse met with the ENOTHE office staff and Ursula Gubler Thomann (Treasurer) to discuss ENOTHE finances. The role of FARG is to monitor how ENOTHE members’ money is being for used.

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ENOTHE Board

The new ENOTHE Board had three full days meetings as there is a great deal of work that the network requires progressing by the Board. Topics included working as a team, identifying roles and responsibilities, developing an action plan based upon the ENOTHE Strategy 2016 – 2020 and reviewing project applications.  The Board were very pleased to receive six project proposal applications.  All project applicants will receive a response in the very near future.

Discussion and evaluation took place following the first 2016 COTEC ENOTHE Congress held in Galway, Ireland and preparations for the 2017 ENOTHE Annual Meeting to be held in Zagreb, Croatia were considered.

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OT-EU developments

Joint meetings took place between the two presidents and vice presidents, and the full ENOTHE Board and the COTEC Executive Committee with the focus being on how to progress OT-EU developments.

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ENOTHE Strategy 2016 – 2020

The final version of the ENOTHE Strategy 2016 – 2020 is now available under ENOTHE Documents.

This reflects the networks desire to be mindful of European policy and the need to be more strategic and proactive in addressing health, social and educational issues across the European region.

This strategy document will enable members to participate in discussions and development of yearly action plans for the strategic period.

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The Parkinson’s Disease Foundation- Online Course for OT’s

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Occupational Therapy: Across the Parkinson’s Disease Continuum

This course was developed by the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation in collaboration with the American Occupational Therapy Association.

This online course was designed by expert occupational therapy practitioners in the field of Parkinson’s to help their colleagues to ensure best practice care for people living with the disease.

The course provides practical, evidence-based knowledge across the continuum of Parkinson’s care (from diagnosis to advanced PD) to help occupational therapists evaluate and treat individuals in all settings — including in home care, community rehabilitation and long-term care practice settings.

Participants will be able watch each of the four courses separately or all at once.

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