College of Occupational Therapists Annual
Conference & Exhibition 2007
Two practitioners from the Lancashire
CMP were lucky enough to be delegates at this years annual Occupational
Therapy Conference held on 20th, 21st and 22nd June. The theme of
this year’s event was inclusion, and the COT chairman of council
Dee Christie opened the event by talking about the importance of
greater recognition being given to the relationship between health,
work and wellbeing.
Condition management had a key role in this year’s conference
with Tracy Webb from South Tyne and Wear sharing her experiences
in the opening plenary with a presentation called Condition Management
- Who benefits. There was also a workshop session held about being
a new CMP practitioner and a stand in the exhibition hall.
During the conference delegates were able to network with colleagues
from other areas and share their experiences within Condition Management
Programmes.
The conference emphasised the importance for Occupational Therapists
in influencing the future. Tina Hurley the COT professional affairs
officer stated to do this OT's need to look at new ways of working
including; being in the heart of modern health services, delivering
services in a timely fashion, working in partnership and introducing
new roles.
Alix White
Case Manager / Team Leader
A full report on the conference including a copy of Tracy Webb’s
presentation on CMP is held at www.baot.org.uk/newpublic/annual2007
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