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This virtual conference will be a celebration of the role of occupational therapy in Major Health Conditions, which include Cancer Care, Cardiac and Respiratory, Palliative Care and End of Life and HIV.
This is an opportunity to share current practice, explore evidence informed practice and enjoy networking opportunities with others in your field of work.
This event is free to members of the RCOT Specialist Section for Major Health Conditions. £30 to non-specialist section members.
**Draft Agenda** This is subject to change.
9.00-9.15
Registration / Familiarisation with live survey apps
9.15-9.30
Welcome - Jeni Woods, Chair
9.30-10.00 Open Plenary Speaker
Zoe Merchant, Programme Manager Prehab4Cancer
10.00-10.30
Gemma Allen, Chair of the Palliative Care for People with Learning Disabilities Network
10.30- 10.45 Break
10.45-11.15
Jackie Pottle, Macmillan North Wales Allied Health Professional Therapy Cancer lead Advance Care Planning and the Role of Occupational Therapy
11.15-12.15 Panel Discussion
Frailty, Major Health Conditions and the Role of Occupational Therapy
12.12-13.15
Lunch & opportunity to network
13.15-14.15
Breakout sessions for the following clinical fora: Cancer care, palliative care and end of life, cardiac and respiratory. (Abstract submission presentations)
Cancer Care Breakout session
Mary-Jane Sweeting, Occupational Therapist, Complex Regional Pain Team, Royal United Hospital Baths
'Embracing nature: incorporating nature into occupational therapy practice ina cancer rehabilitation service'.
Adina Morris, Team Lead Macmillan Occupational Therapist, UCHL Macmillan Information Centre.
Transforming patient experience and optimising health outcomes in the UCLH Macmillan Cancer Centre - AHP Collaborative Project between UCLH and Macmillan
Jenny Welford and Raigan Rafferty, Freeman Hospital
The utility of a brief clinical frailty scale (CFS) in predicting prognosis and discharge destination in oncology inpatients- an occupational therapy led project
14.15-14.30
Break
14.30-15.15
Lara Cowpe, Research Lead for RCOT Specialist Section for Major Health Conditions & Occupational Therapy Lecturer at Cardiff University.
Palliative Rehabilitation
15.15-15.45 Closing Plenary
Sarah Lawson, Co-Author of TRAMm CPD, Occupational Therapy lecturer at Wrexham Glyndŵr University and PhD Candidate.
Developing Learning Communities as Part of CPD
15.45-16.00
Closing Summary
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
RCOT Specialist Section for Major Health Conditions, Royal College of Occupational Therapists, 106-114 Borough High Street, SE1 1LB London, UK, London, United Kingdom
Tickets
GBP 0 to GBP 30