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COURSES AND EVENTS 5 NOVEMBER AND 7 NOVEMBER 2019 The care expert perspective (small changes that make a big difference) Jacqueline Webb & Co Ltd Joint hosted by one of our care experts who is an experienced occupational therapist. Find out what a care expert does and how this work sits alongside your current occupational therapist role, offering professional development and enhancing your clinical skills. With an open Q&A section, you will leave this session knowing if care expert work would suit you. We have different start times. Venue: Online. Cost: Free https://bit.ly/2mkeZdm 6 NOVEMBER 2019 RCOT Scottish Eastern Region – Small Change, Big Impact Scottish Showcase RCOT Scottish Eastern Region An event to showcase occupational therapy practice. Julia Scott, Chief Executive, Royal College of Occupational Therapists will join the RCOT Scottish Eastern Region in Edinburgh during Occupational Therapy Week 2019. During this afternoon session occupational therapists will share the small changes that they have made to create big impacts across their services. Venue: Smart Centre – Astley Ainslie Hospital, 133 Grange Loan, Edinburgh, EH9 2HL. Cost: members and non-members £5. https://bit.ly/2LCecjx 6 NOVEMBER 2019 RCOT Buckinghamshire Local Group meeting RCOT Buckinghamshire Local Group An evening of networking, CPD, supporting and encouraging each other. A presentation on occupational therapy in the older adults CMHT and memory clinic; with the home-based memory rehabilitation approach, sponsored by Accora with product demonstrations of the configura chairs and Floorbed2. Venue: The Whiteleaf Centre, Bierton Road, Aylesbury, HP20 1EG. Cost: Free. Contact: [email protected] to book 7 NOVEMBER 2019 Networking day: A digital first approach to occupational therapy Digital solutions offer the potential to significantly enhance people’s experiences, for the NHS workforce, and people accessing health and care services. This event will explore the opportunities available to occupational therapists to develop digitally ready services. Venue: Royal College of Occupational Therapists HQ. Cost: Free. Contact: [email protected] 7 NOVEMBER 2019 RCOT Scottish Northern Region – Small Change, Big Impact Scottish Showcase and RCOT roadshow RCOT Scottish Northern Region An event to showcase occupational therapy practice and the 62 OTnews October 2019 RCOT roadshow. Julia Scott, Chief Executive, Royal College of Occupational Therapists will join the RCOT Scottish Northern Region in Aberdeen during Occupational Therapy Week 2019. During this afternoon session occupational therapists will share the small changes that they have made to create big impacts across their services. Lunch included. Venue: Council Chambers, Woodhill House, Westburn Road, Aberdeen, AB16 5GB. Cost: Free for members, £5 for non-members. https://bit.ly/2lrP6Yh 8 NOVEMBER 2019 Illustration exhibition and pizza night RCOT Northern Ireland Region Join us for a social evening in Belfast to celebrate Occupational Therapy Week 2019. Occupational therapists are invited to celebrate the launch of the latest RCOT campaign: Small Change, Big Impact, championing the impact of occupational therapy on the lives of service users. We invite you to enjoy an exhibition on this theme by artist Jayde Perkin. Pizza, prosecco and soft drinks included. Venue: Clockwise Café, 1st Floor, Riverhouse, 48-60 High Street. Belfast, BT1 2BE. Cost: £5 – members only. https://bit.ly/2k08AD2 12 NOVEMBER 2019 Look before you leap business start-up training course RCOTSS – Independent Practice One-day workshop endorsed by RCOT; aimed at occupational therapists either considering the leap into, or new to, independent practice; providing a broad understanding of the practical aspects of business start-up and the opportunity to explore the rewards and challenges that it brings; and led by an established independent occupational therapist. Venue: Irwin Mitchell Solicitors, Glasgow. Cost: members £175 (standard); non- members £215. https://bit.ly/2lYePI7 12 NOVEMBER 2019 RCOTSS-CYPF London – Supporting children with skeletal dysplasia’s focusing on children with achondroplasia RCOTSS-CYPF London 6pm. Jill Massey, clinical specialist occupational therapist at the Evelina London Children’s Hospital works with the multidisciplinary skeletal dysplasia team where she has established the occupational therapy role. Jill will use her experience in this role to explore the current occupational therapist role within this area, including the emerging evidence base. Venue: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG. Cost: Student members free; student non- members £2.50; RCOTSS-CYPF members £4.50; non-members £10 plus booking fee. https://bit.ly/2mVQvYg