Delighted to have Occupational Therapist & #UBCMOT fieldwork supervisor Nancy Forseth recognized as a recipient of the 2018 @UBCmedicine Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Community Practice Teaching -- Congratulations Nancy & thank you! 👏 ��🥇https://t.co/3SimxyoTd3
"Children with disabilities need better access to sport": @ConversationCA focuses on kids w physical disabilities, & @jillzwicker has shown that kids w neurodevelopmental disabilities (e.g. #autism, #ADHD, #DCD) have the most to gain but are least active. https://t.co/6zEBMnq0pV
Interesting interview with @RebeccaTwinley discussing previously unexplored or hidden aspects of occupation. Have a read! #OT365 https://t.co/W1ZyLX4hrR
#OccupationalTherapist & #Paramedic team collaboration keeps seniors at home instead of hospital after a fall
BBC News - Meet the NHS duo keeping the elderly safe at home https://t.co/BbIn9fmJ5F
So true! We need to break the Male stigma around this because men are less likely to talk about their feelings. Statistics show that over 75% of suicides are men, suicide is leading cause of death for men under 25, and men are less likely to access services #Endthestigma
"An occupational therapist is a person who finds out what is really important for someone to be able to do, then changes it so that the person is able to do it" - OT defined by a 6 yr old... yet this is something we still struggle to define as a profession! #Capstone2018
Abstract: Autonomous multi-joint soft exosuit with augmentation-power-based control parameter tuning reduces energy cost of loaded walking. https://t.co/utapbiSThs
#AssistiveTech#RehabWeek2019#digitalhealth#medtech
Congrats to everyone who graduated today with the Master of Occupational Therapy degree from the University of British Columbia. Thanks for inviting me to speak with you on your special day.
A perfect #capstone2018 day capped off by our boldest innovator and leader at #ubc. Thanks @ubcprez for closing the afternoon by reminding us that we are an ecosystem and need each other to thrive. @UBCOSOT
UBC President @ubcprez Prof. Santa J. Ono encourages #UBCMOT students to stick around and be there for each other, be bold to break barriers, be creative and passionate for the future. #UBCOSOT#OccupationalTherapy
Keynote speaker Erin Hawkes Emiru shares her experience living with schizophrenia. Prefers a journey of “discovery” rather than “recovery” because it looks forward instead of backward. #Capstone2018#UBCMOT@UBCOSOT
#UBCMOT students Minnie Teng & Mary-Lou Brown are presenting at #Capstone2018. They explore the experiences and challenges perceptions of blindness.