The Awards Ceremony at CAOT Conference in Vancouver
included a number of exciting announcements for the BC occupational therapy
community.
CAOT-BC is happy to announce that the 2018 Outstanding
Occupational Therapist of the Year Award recipient is Stephen Epp! Stephen will
be giving a speech at the cOnnecT Day in October, stay tuned for more details.
Lori Cyr and Tal Jarus received the CAOT Fellowship Award.
The Fieldwork Educator Award recipient was Holly Hurgesheimer.
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As part of the ceremony, incoming CAOT President
Catherine Backman received the CAOT pin from Nicola McNaughton.
Dr. Susan Forwell was awarded the Muriel Driver Memorial Lectureship to be delivered at the 2019 CAOT
Conference in Niagara Falls.
In addition, CAOT-BC announced the creation of the Dianna
Mah-Jones Memorial Grant for Innovation, established in memory of Dianna
Mah-Jones, who was a creative and tireless advocate and activist for innovation
and excellence in client care. This is an annual grant of up to $500 with the
purpose of supporting the BC occupational therapy community in best practice
and innovation in direct client care. The grant can be used towards
registration fees to any course, workshop, conference, or other educational
session that is relevant to the applicant’s area of practice. Applications will
be accepted annually between February 15 and May 31.
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