2023 Conference Programme

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Keynote Theatre
  1. RCOT has a vision that people everywhere will value the life-changing power of occupational therapy. We have a strategy to bring this to life that is gathering momentum and Steve will provide an updat ...
  2. Medicine mends us and cures us. Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy help us to help ourselves. When I was at the Rehab Hospital (and after) I learned that getting better wasn't simply a matter of w ...
  3. An overview of the OT profession through the lens of a black minority member with the privilege of being Head OT at a large teaching hospital as well as Chair of Council for the profession. The presen ...
Theatre 1
  1. Somerset has adopted an Optimal Handed Care programme for modernising how it provides people with care and moving & handling assistance. Rather than using a traditional targeted project, this is a sys ...
  2. This is the story about a very special demography within the UK populous. As a people they have led the way in efforts to teach society about the meaning of humanity in the face of occupational injust ...
  3. Project providing raizer lifting chairs to domestic care providers to prevent hospital admissionTo develop an understanding of how a long lie can negatively impact a person and their support needsTo e ...
    Sponsored By
    Raizer lifting chairs in domestic care setting
  4. This session will look at what is ‘necessary and appropriate’ around the purposes of the DFG, with particular reference to the Redbridge Judicial Review https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2022 ...
  5. How the QCS Pool Activity Level Engagement Measure was introduced into 6 care home settings. From promoting the benefits of measuring the outcome of activity over time and training staff to use the me ...
Theatre 2
  1. Rebecca is a Physiotherapist with a passion for complex assessment and postural care, working holistically to maximise an individual’s quality of life. As the Clinical Specialist at CareFlex, Rebecca ...
  2. Enfield council has historically taken great pride in community engagement with its diverse community. Building upon community initiatives already in place, Enfield council has embarked on a pure co-p ...
  3. An overview of the role of SCI Clinical Specialist within the Spinal Injuries Association. The presentation will explore the challenges and opportunities within the role and complex needs of people wi ...
  4. In 2021, we embarked on a project to implement single handed care at the point of discharge from hospital. The aim of this was to ensure care provision was more proportionate to our patients needs, wh ...
Theatre 3
  1. In 2003, the Occupational Therapy service in Cambridgeshire County Council TUPE'd into local community NHS services under a Section 75 Partnership Agreement. This session will explore some of the oppo ...
  2. Special yoga has changed the way that I meet, assess and treat children. It has given me tools such as therapeutic listening (presence) co-regulation strategies (your state matters) sensory integratio ...
  3. I have teamed up with Lancaster University to start a new service offering self assessments for Frailty and we plan to go live this Autumn. This will include a 5 year research study to evaluate the im ...
Showcase Theatre
  1. Nutrition can help support health and wellbeing in later life. Explore why diet matters for positive ageing and learn more about some of the factors that might influence our ability to eat well as we ...
  2. Join Stiltz as they launch the fully wheelchair-accessible homelift, the Trio Classic L. This seminar outlines the product’s features, and detail how the larger Trio Classic L assists with seamless tr ...
  3. Introduce the Arjo Positive Eight philosophy [i] ,defining the potential positive effects arising from maintaining or improving a person’s functional mobility, presenting the benefits for the resident ...
Innovation Theatre
  1. A workshop for occupational therapists and healthcare professionals, designed to guide the process of identifying and procuring safe, inclusive and comfortable transport solutions for wheelchair users ...
    Sponsored By
    Assessing Transport for Wheelchair Occupants
  2. This presentation elaborates CoMoveIT Smart, a high-tech head and/or foot steering system that unlocks people with complex movement disorders and enables end-users to control an electric-powered wheel ...
    Sponsored By
    CoMoveIT Smart: a new high-tech powered wheelchair steering system for people with complex movement disorders.
  3. Witherslack Group provides education and care across England through its independent schools, care homes and integrated care-and-education learning centres.  Our Occupational Therapists work as part o ...
Theraposture - On Stand Education - Stand H52
  1. Shaun Masters, Occupational Therapist, will explore the latest approach to safe transfers into, out of, and away from a bed. From a clinical point of view, Shaun will demonstrate why a Theracare Leg L ...
  2. Shaun Masters, Occupational Therapist, will explore the latest approach to safe transfers into, out of, and away from a bed. From a clinical point of view, Shaun will demonstrate why a Theracare Leg L ...
  3. Shaun Masters, Occupational Therapist, will explore the latest approach to safe transfers into, out of, and away from a bed. From a clinical point of view, Shaun will demonstrate why a Theracare Leg L ...
  4. Shaun Masters, Occupational Therapist, will explore the latest approach to safe transfers into, out of, and away from a bed. From a clinical point of view, Shaun will demonstrate why a Theracare Leg L ...
  5. Shaun Masters, Occupational Therapist, will explore the latest approach to safe transfers into, out of, and away from a bed. From a clinical point of view, Shaun will demonstrate why a Theracare Leg L ...
HKD Solutions - On Stand Education - Stand K40
  1. We all know that sleep is essential to well-being – even considered ‘an occupation’ due to its importance.  We all know how we feel when we don’t get enough sleep and how that feels when that goes on ...
  2. We all know that sleep is essential to well-being – even considered ‘an occupation’ due to its importance.  We all know how we feel when we don’t get enough sleep and how that feels when that goes on ...
Keynote Theatre
  1. The World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) is the key international representative of occupational therapy and occupational therapists worldwide and has been in official relations with the ...
  2. OTs play a key role in the award of Disabled Facilities Grants. In this session we will go through the legislation, regulations and case law that you need to know. And discuss how you can collaborate ...
  3. Social Prescribing has grown from a social movement to National Policy at breakneck speed. NHS England now funds over 3500 Social Prescribing Link Workers through a General Practice delivery model. Ho ...
  4. The impact of traumatic experiences can be profound, not always obvious and often not related to one specific event. In all settings Occupational Therapists will be working with people whose histories ...
Theatre 1
  1. To share the experience of a team of adult social care Occupational Therapy staff working in partnership with NHS Long Covid services in Essex.To provide an introduction to Long Covid, common symptoms ...
    Sponsored By
    Reflections on an Adult Social Care Long Covid service
  2. It was August the 23rd, a Wednesday and I was coming to the end of my afternoon walk with my dogs. It was about 5.15.My phone rang and I knew without looking, that it was our son Pete because somehow, ...
  3. Occupational formulation is a process and outcome of occupational assessment and professional reasoning that informs the development of measurable therapy goals. This session will introduce you to the ...
Theatre 2
  1. As a Health & Social Care Professional you appreciate the importance of continuously refining your practice to provide the best possible service provision for the individuals you work with. At CareFle ...
  2. Demands for Occupational Therapy services in schools, both mainstream and specialist, seem to be increasing year on year leaving OT's struggling to meet demand and often feeling overstretched and frus ...
Theatre 3
  1. Travel training consists of a graded approach to integrate students into local communities. It involves appropriately using modes of public transport to get to their desired destination as well as car ...
  2. The World Health Organisation says that the climate crisis is the biggest health crisis facing our world today. We know that there is poor air quality throughout the UK which is a huge cause of premat ...
  3. For over a decade many changes have been made to the size and structure of Social Services long term OT teams as Local Authorities sought innovative ways to maintain services while reducing costs. OT ...
  4. An exploration of the role and the transition from working in statutory services to working as a Case Manager in the independent sector.This keynote speech will utilise both client case studies and th ...
  5. Sandra Brooks reflects on the importance of advocating for occupational therapy in eating disorders services1. Build awareness of the multi-faceted role occupational therapists have in encouraging eat ...
Showcase Theatre
  1. Introduce the Arjo Positive Eight philosophy [i] ,defining the potential positive effects arising from maintaining or improving a person’s functional mobility, presenting the benefits for the resident ...
  2. Join Stiltz as they launch the fully wheelchair-accessible homelift, the Trio Classic L. This seminar outlines the product’s features, and detail how the larger Trio Classic L assists with seamless tr ...
Innovation Theatre
  1. This presentation elaborates CoMoveIT Smart, a high-tech head and/or foot steering system that unlocks people with complex movement disorders and enables end-users to control an electric-powered wheel ...
    Sponsored By
    CoMoveIT Smart: a new high-tech powered wheelchair steering system for people with complex movement disorders.
  2. A workshop for occupational therapists and healthcare professionals, designed to guide the process of identifying and procuring safe, inclusive and comfortable transport solutions for wheelchair users ...
    Sponsored By
    Assessing Transport for Wheelchair Occupants
Theraposture - On Stand Education - Stand H52
  1. Shaun Masters, Occupational Therapist, will explore the latest approach to safe transfers into, out of, and away from a bed. From a clinical point of view, Shaun will demonstrate why a Theracare Leg L ...
  2. Shaun Masters, Occupational Therapist, will explore the latest approach to safe transfers into, out of, and away from a bed. From a clinical point of view, Shaun will demonstrate why a Theracare Leg L ...
  3. Shaun Masters, Occupational Therapist, will explore the latest approach to safe transfers into, out of, and away from a bed. From a clinical point of view, Shaun will demonstrate why a Theracare Leg L ...
  4. Shaun Masters, Occupational Therapist, will explore the latest approach to safe transfers into, out of, and away from a bed. From a clinical point of view, Shaun will demonstrate why a Theracare Leg L ...
  5. Shaun Masters, Occupational Therapist, will explore the latest approach to safe transfers into, out of, and away from a bed. From a clinical point of view, Shaun will demonstrate why a Theracare Leg L ...
HKD Solutions - On Stand Education - Stand K40
  1. We all know that sleep is essential to well-being – even considered ‘an occupation’ due to its importance.  We all know how we feel when we don’t get enough sleep and how that feels when that goes on ...
  2. We all know that sleep is essential to well-being – even considered ‘an occupation’ due to its importance.  We all know how we feel when we don’t get enough sleep and how that feels when that goes on ...

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