Online Paediatric Pain curriculum- Free from SickKids in Toronto

============================================== Online Paediatric Pain curriculum https://www.sickkids.ca/en/care-services/centres/pain-centre/#pich The goal of the OPPC to provide a broad education platform for health-care professionals to learn about pain with clinical, basic science and ethical themes. They can be viewed independently and interchangeably. Features of the core curriculum include: Based on the International Association for the Study of Pain Core Curriculum for professional education in pain Available to anyone via the web, anywhere in the world Each module contains a number of cases illustrating the concepts covered in the module Recommended by Cary Brown: these 10 modules are an amazing learning opportunity for anyone working with children. You can do them at your own pace and for no cost- it is like an early birthday present! Please share widely ===============================

April 20th SAOT meetup re: Scopes of Practice, OT Deployments, and community concerns

Hi all,

I hope you are all doing well and coping with CoVid19.

In case you haven’t already heard, SAOT has teamed up with ACOT (Marianne Baird) and AHS (Carmen Lazorek) to provide “Monday Meet-Ups: CoVid19”. These meet-ups are a series of online meetings aiming to connect with Alberta OT’s, support one and other with questions and concerns that may be raised, and to gather more information about how CoVid19 is impacting OT’s.

The next scheduled meeting is April 20^th, where the group will aim to discuss Scopes of Practice, OT Deployments, and listening to community concerns.

https://www.saot.ca/event/saot-monday-meet-ups-covid-19-april-20/

 Last week we had a great turnout with many wonderful questions and some great discussion.

If there are questions or concerns that have been raised regarding CoVid19 and how it affects OT practice, please do connect and I will do what I can to address them.

The next SAOT board meeting will be schedule for April 21^st.

Cheers,

Robyn Scott

President

Special Interest Group Liaison

FREE ONLINE “parent talks” from an OT

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FREE ONLINE PARENT TALKS

As the world figures out how to cope with these challenging times, it is clear that children will need the support of their parents, families and communities in the days and weeks (and possibly months) to come.

To support parents as they take the next right steps, I am offering a series of FREE ONLINE “parent talks” - some are pre-recorded; others will be live, but ONLINE so we can maintain “social distancing” while we’re at it.  All are offered at NO COST.

Topics include:

- How to make sleep your child’s super power

- How to reassure and comfort children in times of crisis

- How to keep kids productively engage

- Getting kids to shift from conflict to cooperation

- Staying calm when your kids can’t

….and more….

Please feel free to share this email with parents so they can inquire about what is available and consider enrolling in sessions that might be of interest and use to them.  I can be contacted through the “contact” link at: www.kyokanconnect.com

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