Memo from the Executive Director

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To

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Member Organisations, Delegates, Executive and PCos

From

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Ritchard Ledgerd, Executive Director

Date

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June 2017

Ref:

Memo #11

WFOT Executive Management Team Meeting (EMTM), March 2017
The annual EMTM was held in Philadelphia, USA, in late March. This four day meeting
focused on the business of WFOT, addressing ongoing priorities, projects and mattersraised by Member Organisations.
Some of the outcomes for the EMT include: Strengthen the collaboration with WHO and other international stakeholders
 Formalise reciprocal arrangements with International NGO’s including Handicap
International and ISPO Preparation of the Strategic Plan 2019 – 2024
 Develop action plan for Rehabilitation 2030 to encompass all sectors for delivery
 Strategy to maximise impact of the Advocacy Toolkit for the International Labour
Organization to recognise occupational therapy as a profession
 Progress the promotion and delivery of the requirements for the Congress 2018 in linewith the critical path
 Extend the range of Position Statements and associated global surveys
 Progress the Assistive Technology Master Plan Revised strategic Mental Health Master Plan and collaboration with WHO Implement the MSEOT (Revised 2016), and action translations
 Undertake a comprehensive review of website functionality and datasets in
preparation for the launch of a new website and management tools Extend the range of WFOT online networks and learning opportunities, together with
the Occupational Therapy International Online Network (OTION)
An Actions list will be circulated as part of the Agenda for Council Meeting 2018.

2.

WHO/WFOT Collaboration
WFOT President Marilyn Pattison and Executive Director Ritchard Ledgerd attended the
WHO high level meeting ‘Rehabilitation 2030: A Call for Action’ in Geneva in February 2017.
During the meeting the following statement was submitted:
‘Statement in response to WHO Rehabilitation 2030 a Call for Action Plan’
During the meeting it was identified that collaboration between health professionals
and consumer/patient/client could be achieved through the development of a global

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Page 1 of 12rehabilitation consortium with stakeholders from a range of backgrounds forming acollaborative model of engagement. It was agreed that:o Global professional organisations would generate unified statements, using
consistent terminology in support of interdisciplinary, evidence-informed
rehabilitation practice.
o Such a consortium or collaboration would provide technical support as required to
inform the development of policy.
o National organisations should be encouraged to work collaboratively especiallywhere there are multiple organisations with common purposes.
WFOT is already an active participant in this consortium:
 Statements were also submitted to the WHO 140th session of the Executive Board(January 2017):
o Statement in support of Promoting the Health of Migrantso Draft global action plan on the public health response to dementia
WFOT’s collaboration with WHO is one of the pivotal activities WFOT engages in. WHO ispart of the United Nations and as a result WFOT has a direct collaboration via the UN asa member of the DPI/NGO international network through its Global Compact agreement.
WHO provides WFOT with a direct overview and global interaction mechanisms pertaining
to international policy and directives that are mandated to WHO Member States.
3.

United Nations (UN)As part of the requirements for ongoing relations with the UN, WFOT prepared an annual
report that was submitted in January 2017. Many of the requirements of the report arefocussed on the activities that the partner organisations are undertaking to support the UN
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). WFOT will continue to track such activities andinclude the relevant SDGs in WFOT programme and project plans and provide theinformation directly to WHO.
Information on the SDGs are available at https://www.unglobalcompact.org/
WFOT also supports the United Nations by regularly publishing information about key
International Days celebrated by the UN and WHO at www.wfot.org >News. Examples
include World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2017; World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue
and Development, 21 May 2017; and World Day for Safety and Health at Work - 28 April
2017. A schedule of these days is available at www.wfot.org >Resource Centre, ‘Key Dates
for your Calendar’. Member Organisations are encouraged to support WFOT’s collaboration
with the UN and WHO by promoting these significant days.

4.

International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO)WFOT has recently signed a formal partnership agreement with the ISPO to promotecollaboration and cooperation between the two organisations to contribute to a better world
for persons with disability. WFOT has previously had informal collaboration with ISPO on
areas such as staffing for instructional courses and presentations at conferences. WFOT
Executive Director Ritchard Ledgerd attended the ISPO Open Board Meeting andConference in May, in South Africa, to progress areas of mutual interest. For information on
ISPO, go to http://www.ispoint.org/

5.

Handicap International (HI)WFOT has also entered into a formal partnership agreement with Handicap International(HI). This partnership aims to ‘cooperate to contribute to a better world for people withdisabilities, to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities, and to influence thedevelopment of occupational therapists within the global health professionals community

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for a direct contribution to improve the quality of life and empowerment of people withdisabilities and vulnerable populations through activity and assistive technologies.’ For
information on Handicap International, go to http://www.handicap-international.org/

6.

Cochrane Rehabilitation
WFOT has been invited to join the Cochrane Rehabilitation Advisory Board. Cochrane
Rehabilitation serves to drive evidence and methods developed by Cochrane to the world of
Rehabilitation and to convey priorities, needs and specificities of Rehabilitation to Cochrane.
WFOT is delighted to accept this invitation, and looks forward to enabling occupational
therapy to be represented at this level and a fruitful collaboration. WFOT Interim
PCo Research Dr Liliana Alvarez Jaramillo will be the lead person for WFOT involvementwith Cochrane Rehabilitation.

7.

International Labour Organization (ILO)
WFOT has completed the advocacy plan for lobbying the ILO regarding the description ofoccupational therapists in the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO).
A tool kit has been circulated to Member Organisations for implementation in their countries.
Thank you to Member Organisations who are actively supporting this lobbying campaign –we hope this leads to the reclassification of occupational therapists in the next edition of the
ISCO.

8.

Minimum Standards for the Education of Occupational Therapists (MSEOT)(Revised 2016)
The MSEOT (Revised 2016) came into operation in January 2017, and following
engagement with WFOT Member Organisations and other key groups, a detailed plan for
all aspects for the international implementation of the MSEOT (Revised 2016) was agreed
at the recent WFOT Executive Management Team Meeting 2017, in Philadelphia USA.
Maintaining a comprehensive list of current and historic approved education programmeson the WFOT website is an integral part of the organisations business. As WFOT embeds
the implementation of the MSEOT (Revised 2016) an upgraded website with automatedfunctionality is being developed to support this process
WFOT is particularly grateful to the several Member Organisations who have alreadyoffered to support the translation of the MSEOT (Revised 2016) into their national language.
This support will ensure that the WFOT educational standards can not only be implemented
at national universities, but in addition can be provided to the governmental agencies inthese countries to ensure that the education of occupational therapists can be of the highest
standards, and have an international endorsement.

9.

Disaster Management for Occupational Therapists (DMOT) online module
WFOT was pleased to announce the launch of the new online module – ‘Disaster
Management for Occupational Therapists’, at the end of May. – Information was circulated
to Member Organisations and Higher Education Institutions, and posted on the WFOT
website and social media channels.
The launch was celebrated by offering a free copy of the textbook ‘Disaster andDevelopment: An Occupational Perspective’ to the first 100 people who purchased theonline module.
The launch of this online module is a significant achievement for WFOT, and I thank all who
were involved in its development and testing. WFOT looks forward to developing further
educational modules in the future.

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10.

WFOT Bulletin
Thank you to Member Organisations and Delegates who responded to the call for thenomination of occupational therapists to review manuscripts for the WFOT Bulletin(December 2016/January 2017). A significant response was received, and the nominations
are being followed up.
The WFOT Bulletin volume 73 issue 1 (April 2017): “Working with children” is now available
online via the WFOT website. This volume features a guest commentary in Spanish by
Enrique Henny (Chile). It includes the report of the WFOT Human Resources Projects.
Four articles follow the theme of working with children and their families, and one relates toworking with refugee adolescents. Articles on occupational therapy education complete theissue.
Please share the availability of the WFOT Bulletin with your networks. Individual Membersthat have registered their accounts online will be notified directly.
Calls for contributions to future editions of the Bulletin will be circulated soon.

11.

WFOT Congress 2018, 21-25 May 2018
The deadline for submission of abstracts has passed and a total of 2457 abstracts fromaround the world was received. 11.6% of the abstracts received were from Africa – this isan exciting outcome when we consider that African occupational therapists equate to 1.24%
of occupational therapists internationally (WFOT Human Resources Project 2016).
Abstracts are currently being reviewed by an international team of over 200 occupational
therapists.
The WFOT Grants programme was established for the Congress in 2006 in Australia, toassist attendance at WFOT Congresses and it has been used for every Congress sincethen.
The aims are to: raise funds to support the attendance of delegates in low / middle income countries
 ensure that successful applicants demonstrate a commitment to professional
leadership through disseminating the learning on returning home; this may be in an
association, academic, research or clinical context
 focus on providing access to as many in-country delegates as possible to attend theCongress, with the view to extend assistance to other low / middle income countries.
The WFOT Grants programme is open for Congress 2018 in South Africa, again to support
African and other colleagues to attend this exciting event in Cape Town. This programmeis based entirely on donations and is designed to respect the contribution the awardees canmake and encourages occupational therapists to talk about their local practice settings aswell as utilise the information gained on their return to their home country.
The options for donating are:1.

2.

Congress registration process – When you complete a registration form to attend thecongress, there will be an option to contribute your preferred amount to the Grants
Programme.
Online contribution form – A 'Grants Contribution' link will be set up on the Congress
website to enter in your contribution details and preferred payment method.
(Information coming soon).

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3.

Group Fund Raising project – Get together with your association, or with a group of
your colleagues, to help raise funds towards hosting a delegate to attend the Congress.
Paymentcanbemadethroughtheonlinecontribution
form
http://www.wfotcongress.org/grants-programme.php - or by contacting the WFOT
Congress Office. If you participate in a Group Fund Raising Project, you may also havethe opportunity to identify where your funds will be directed.
Contribute at the WFOT Fundraising portal

Two Keynote Speakers have been announced - Dr Elelwani Ramugondo(Associate Professor at the University of Cape Town) and Dr Karen Whalley Hammell(Honorary Professor in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada).
WFOT Executive Director Ritchard Ledgerd and Vice President Finance Samantha Shannvisited Cape Town South Africa in late February/early March. A week of productive
meetings addressed organisational arrangements for the WFOT Congress 2018, and the
Executive Management Team and Council meetings scheduled for the week prior toCongress. Thank you to colleagues in South Africa for hosting this visit, and for working
hard to provide an exciting and stimulating programme in Cape Town, May 2018.
Whilst in Cape Town attending the ISPO Conference, Ritchard Ledgerd also met with the
Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa (OTASA) and local organisers of the
WFOT Congress 2018.
WFOT encourages the promotion of Congress 2018 by all and has provided a range ofresourcesontheCongress
websiteforfree
download.
Goto
http://www.wfotcongress.org/resources.php Please feel free to use these in Member
Organisation publications, websites, etc.
The Congress 2018 website at http://www.wfotcongress.org/index.php is regularly updated.
News of Congress 2018 is also available via a dedicated Facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/WFOT18
12.

American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Centennial
Following the EMTM in Philadelphia, the EMT were delighted to join our USA colleagues at
the AOTA 2017 Annual Conference & Expo and Centennial Celebration. This event was a
resounding success, with over 14,000 delegates attending. The Executive participated in arange of meetings and conference sessions including: Meeting with Academic Leadership Council
 Meeting with Assembly of Student Delegates International Breakfast: World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) Partnering for Success A Globally Connected Profession (Short course): WFOT and AOTA Consolidating
Occupational Therapy Gains Internationally Conversations that Matter (session)
WFOT thanks AOTA for providing an Exhibition booth, at which WFOT promoted the WFOT
Congress 2018, and provided information on the activities and resources provided by
WFOT. It was exciting to meet so many delegates and share information and ideas.
Congratulations to Selin Engec, USA, winner of a free WFOT World Congress 2018
registration (sponsored by Sugarman Medical).
WFOT congratulates AOTA on celebrating 100 years of significant achievements anddevelopments for the profession in the USA and wishes continued success for the future.

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12.1 United Kingdom
Congratulations to the College of Occupational Therapists (UK) which achieved Royalstatus in February and is now the ‘Royal College of Occupational Therapists.’ This is asignificant event as it grants access to a broader range of forums at which RCOT can voice
opinions and influence outcomes.
12.2 Vale:
WFOT was informed of the passing of three occupational therapists who had served theFederation:
Katy Austin, New Zealand passed away in early December 2016
Katy was the WFOT Delegate, New Zealand, 1983-1989
She was the Chairperson of the WFOT Congress Committee, 1984; and Chairperson of theLegislation Committee, 1988.
Sue de Gilio, New Zealand, passed away April 2017
Sue was WFOT delegate 1973-1981; attended the 1974 council meeting in Canada, 1976
in Paris, 1978 in Israel and 1980 in South Africa. Her roles in the WFOT included Chair of
the Legislation Committee 1976-78, 2nd Vice President 1978-82 and 1st Vice President
1982-86.
Freda Jacob, Australia, passed away May 2017.
Freda served on several WFOT committees over many years.
She was WFOT Assistant Secretary/Treasurer 1962 – 1970. In 1970 Freda was elected
Chair of the Legislation Committee
Following twenty years of service to WFOT, Freda was awarded an Honorary Fellowship inrecognition of her significant contribution to WFOT at the 15th WFOT Council Meeting in
Amsterdam (Netherlands), in 1982
The WFOT acknowledges the contributions of these colleagues to the Federation and theprofession, and sends condolences to family, friends, Occupational Therapy New Zealand/ Whakaora Ngangahau Aotearoa (OTNZ-WNA) and Occupational Therapy Australia, andcolleagues.

13.

WFOT representation at international meetings and events:Date
6 – 7 February

7 February

7 February

8 February

10 February

Meeting / Conference
Representative
Rehabilitation 2030: A Call for Action Marilyn Pattison, President;
meeting WHO DAR, Geneva
Ritchard Ledgerd, Executive
Director
Meeting with International Society for Marilyn Pattison, President,
Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO)Ritchard Ledgerd, Executive
Director
International Society of Wheelchair Marilyn Pattison, President
Professionals (ISWP) High Level Ritchard Ledgerd, Executive
Meeting - Training on wheelchair Director
provision and use in the curricula ofrehabilitation professionals
Meeting with GATE Technical Officer Marilyn Pattison, President
regarding GATE summit
Ritchard Ledgerd, Executive
Director
Meeting with Pete Skelton, Handicap
Marilyn Pattison, PresidentInternational regarding disaster
Ritchard Ledgerd, Executive
preparedness
Director

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13 February
24 February –3 March24 - 28 March

30 March - 2
April
24 – 28 April

2 May
4 – 11 May

24 May5 June10 June16 – 17 June

19-20 June

21-24 June

29-30 June

Meeting with German Association of
Occupational Therapists e.V.
( DVE)
Meeting with Occupational Therapy
Association of South Africa (OTASA)
and Congress 2018 Committees, CapeTown, South Africa
Executive Management Team Meeting(EMTM), Philadelphia, USA

The American Occupational Therapy
Association Annual ConferenceCentennial Celebration
NATO International Conference On
Physiotherapists And Occupational
Therapists Education In Ukraine, Kiev,
UkraineAdvisory Board of Cochrane
Rehabilitation via webex link
International Society for Prosthetics andOrthotics (ISPO) conference; OTASA
meetings, Cape Town South Africa
WHO Global Alliance for Rehabilitation,
Geneva, Switzerland
Meeting with ANFE regarding Congress
2022 - travel funded by Creteil
University
Meeting hosted by COTEC with
APETO, Colegios and Associations,
MadridScientific Occupational Therapy
Conference, Bacau, Romania.
Attendance fully funded by the
University of Bacau
The College of Occupational
Therapists’ Annual Conference &Exhibition, ICC Birmingham, United
Kingdom
Canadian Association of Occupational
Therapists Conference and meetings
with AOTA, CAOT and RCOT,Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island,
CanadaWHO Framework of Rehabilitation
Services

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Marilyn Pattison, President

Samantha Shann, Vice
President Finance; Ritchard
Ledgerd, Executive Director
Marilyn Pattison, President;
Sue Baptiste, Vice President;
Samantha Shann, Vice
President Finance; Ritchard
Ledgerd, Executive Director.
Lyle Duque PCo Education;
Sandra Bressler PCo
Practice Development Liliana
Alvarez Interim PCo
Research; Athena Tsai PCo
Standards and Quality
EMTM

Samantha Shann,Vice President Finance

Liliana Alvarez,
Interim PCo Research
Ritchard Ledgerd, Executive
Director
Marilyn Pattison, President
via Skype
Samantha Shann,Vice President Finance
Samantha Shann,Vice President Finance
Samantha Shann, Vice
President Finance

Samantha Shann,Vice President Finance

Marilyn Pattison, President
Ritchard Ledgerd, Executive
Director

Samantha Shann
Vice President Finance

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Correspondence:
Marilyn Pattison, President, and other members of the Executive, on behalf of the Executive
Management Team and the WFOT sent the following formal correspondence:To:
Thelma Burnett
President
Asia Pacific Occupational Therapists
Regional GroupDr Gaudenz Silberschmidt
Director
Partnerships and Non-State Actors
Office of the Director-General
Geneva, Switzerland
Association of Bulgarian Ergotherapists
Cyprus Association of Occupational
Therapists
WFOT and International Society for
Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO)
Amy J Lamb, OTD, BS, OT/L, FAOTA
President
American Occupational Therapy
Association Inc
Solangel Garcia Ramirez
President
Colegio Colombiano de Terapia
Ocupaciona
WFOT and Ministry of Health of Ukraine
WFOT and Handicap International
Federation (HI)Rajiv S. Hanspal, President
Friedbert Kohler, President-ElectInternational Society for Prosthetics andOrthotics (ISPO)
LTO. Adriana García Bautista
Presidente de la Asociación deProfesionales en Terapia Ocupacional,
A.C.
Presidente del XII Congreso
Latinoamericano de Terapia Ocupacional.
Presidente del I Congreso Mexicano deTerapia Ocupacional
Professional Association of Occupational
Therapists from Romania
Nicola MacNaughton
President
Canadian Association of Occupational
Therapists / Association Canadienne desErgothérapeutes

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Subject
20 December 2016 – Congratulatory letteron their 10th Anniversary
9 March – Letter of thanks re WHO/WFOT
collaboration

23 March – letter of support
23 March – letter of support
3 April – Memorandum of Understanding
4 April – letter of thanks

13 April – letter of condolences - landslides
in Colombia
24 April – Memorandum of Collaboration
18 May – Memorandum of Understanding
18 May – letter of thanks

26 May – letters of acceptance to the
CLATO Congress

7 June – letter of support – Occupational
Standards for OT
26 June – letter of thanks

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Emails
The following emails were circulated to Member Organisations, Delegates and Universities:
11/01/2016
11/01/2017
14/01/2017
14/01/2017
17/01/2017
23/01/2017
23/01/2017
25/01/2017
03/01/2017
01/02/2017
01/02/2017
08/02/2017
16/02/2017
17/02/2017
24/02/2017
09/03/2017
15/03/2017
22/03/2017
10/04/2017

13/04/2017
13/04/2017
19/04/2017
01/05/2017
01/05/2017
02/05/2017
08/05/2017
16/05/2017
18/05/2017
24/05/2017
31/05/2017

WFOT: EMTM 2017 USA - Preliminary call for agenda items on
critical issues - for info/response by 30 Jan 2017
WFOT: Executive Director Memo #10 - for info
WFOT: APOTS last call for symposium abstract - for info/circulation
WFOT: Katy Austin WFOT delegate 1983-1989 - NZ - for info
WFOT: Call for E-News from Member Organisations for March
WFOT: Minimum Standards for the Education of Occupational
Therapists (revised 2016) - translation - for info/response
WFOT: Membership subscription 2017 due by 31 January 2017 - forinfo/response
WFOT: Minimum Standards for the Education of Occupational
Therapists (revised 2016) - translation - for info/response
WFOT: Call for Council Participation Fund to attend CM 2018 South
Africa - for info/response- reminder
WFOT: Congress 2018 Call for Abstracts - for info/response
WFOT: Membership subscription 2017 due by 31 January 2017 - forinfo/response
WFOT: APOTS last call for poster abstract - forinfo/circulation/response
WFOT: process standards OTNZ-WNA - for info/response
WFOT: Council Participation Fund to attend CM 2018 South Africa –for info/response
WFOT: Transition period for the WFOT Minimum Standards for the
Education of Occupational Therapists (2016) - for info
WFOT: Education Skype/Actions - Invite Reviewers - forinfo/response by 30 April 2017
WFOT: International Standard Classification of Occupations
Advocacy Toolkit - call for action
WFOT: Member Organisations - Logos - for info/response
WFOT: Letter of Invitation for inclusion as Guest Review Board
Members from WFOT , for Indian Journal of Occupational Therapy for info/response
WFOT: Landslide in Colombia
WFOT: Definitions of occupational therapy - for info/action - by 28
April 2017
WFOT Congress 2018: Invitation to apply to review abstracts Applications close 27 April 2017
WFOT: Congress 2018 Call for Abstracts - for info/response
WFOT: Bulletin 73:1 issue available online - for info
WFOT: Vale Sue de Gilio - NZ - for info
WFOT: Call for E-News from Member Organisations for June - forinfo/response by 29 May 2017
WFOT: Membership subscription 2017 - for info/response
WFOT: Definitions of occupational therapy - for info/action - by 28
April 2017 extended to 25 May 2017
WFOT: Congress 2018 update - for info
WFOT: Disaster Management for Occupational Therapists - Online
Module launched

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On the WFOT website you will also find the following:News (Current): WHO launches video courses on outbreaks and emergencies
 1st Newsletter of Cochrane Rehabilitation
 DPI/ NGO Relation Announcements - 19 June 2017
 World Refugee Day, 20 June 2017
 European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD)
June Newsletter World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 15 June “Understand and End Financial Abuse ofOlder People: A Human Rights Issue.” WHO Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health e-News: May
2017
 UN DESA Voice June 2017: Save our ocean, Disability rights, Public service innovation
 DPI/ NGO Relation Announcements - 5 June 2017
 World Environment Day, 5 June 2017 ‘Connecting People to Nature’ Alzheimer Europe Newsletter May 2017 The African Network for Evidence-To-Action in Disability (AfriNEAD) - Newsletter 18 May 2017
 World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2017 - ‘Tobacco – a threat to development’ Press release: WFOT’s Disaster Management for Occupational Therapists online
course awarded for excellence in its field World Day for Safety and Health at Work - 28 April 2017 ‘Optimize the collection anduse of OSH data' World Malaria Day - 25 April 2017 ‘End Malaria for Good’ Colombian landslide in southwestern border province of Putumayo, Mocoa, 1 April
2017
 World Health Day, 7 April 2017: ‘Depression’ World Tuberculosis Day, 24 March 2017 ‘Unite to End TB: Leave no one behind’ WFOT Congress 2018 Call for Abstracts
News (Archived)
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World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, 21 May 2017
UN Global Compact Bulletin - May 2017
European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD) May
Newsletter
International Day of Families, 15 May 2017
Sue de Gilio, New Zealand, passed away April 2017
World Malaria Day - 25 April 2017 ‘End Malaria for Good’
UN Enable Newsletter - April 2017
International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, 4 April 2017
UN General Assembly celebrates World Down Syndrome Day, 21 March 2017
Seating to Go - Oceania Seating Symposium 2017 - 20-22 November 2017, Rotorua,
New ZealandInternational Women’s Day, 8 March 2017: Women in the Changing World of Work
WHO - Consultancy opportunity - Technical support for evaluation project
WHO - Consultancies announcement
World Cancer Day 4 February 2017 ‘We Can, I Can’
WFOT submits statements to WHO 140th Session Executive Board Meeting, January
2017
Katy Austin, New Zealand passed away in early December 2016

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Events
 National Occupational Therapy Conference, Singapore 3-4 November 2017
 1st Asia Pacific Occupational Therapy Symposium in Taiwan - 20-27 October 2017 call for abstracts - early bird registration
Resource Centre:Articles of Associationo Articles of Association updated March 2016

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Educationo WFOT MonitoringFormNewEducationalProgrammesFeb2017

Generalo Awards Thelma Cardwello Awards WFOT Lectureshipo List of Honorary Fellows updated CM2016
o Merit Awards
o Past President of WFOT updated May 2017

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Guidelines / Policy
o Guidelines and Procedures for Translations of WFOT Documents and TranslatorsPosition Statements
o WFOT Code of Ethics revised CM2016

Banner Advertisements:
 USC – Summer of Occupational Therapy Immersion Program Queen Margaret University – MSc Occupational Therapy (Post-Reg)
About Us:

President’s Messageo President’s Message March 2017o President’s Message March 2017 in Germano President’s Message March 2017 in SpanishInternational Updates and Newso News from WFOT Member Organisationso March 2017o Newslettero COTEC Newsletter March 2017o OTARG Newsletter March 2017Classified:

Job Opportunities
o Western University, Faculty of Health Sciences: Director, School of Occupational
Therapyo Professor / Associate Professor in Occupational Therapy, School of Medical and
Health Scienceso Technical support for evaluation project - International Coordination Group (ICG)
Mechanism Secretariat
o Paediatric Occupational Therapist
o South Asia Regional Clinician, Motivationo Internship - Rehabilitation - WHO, Tajikistan

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Technical Officer – WHO – GATE Initiative
Professor / Associate Professor in Occupational Therapy, School of Medical and
Health Science

Researcho The Examination of Attitudes and Willingness to Treat Incarcerated Populations
Among OT Practitioners
o Exploring the promotion of meaning at the end-of-life from the perspective ofoccupational therapy.

Secretariat Activities
A major focus for the Secretariat has been the preparation for the implementation of the
new website. A review of the content of the pages and update of information is in progress.
The Executive Director has been working extensively with the website developers to ensurethat the new website provides clear and easy to access information, and facilitatescommunication via social media which is increasingly key to engaging with wide audiencesinternationally.

Ritchard Ledgerd
Executive Director WFOT

cc Executive Assistant
cc WFOT Secretariat

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