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OT News: Discover What's Happening
Browse the latest OTA updates, industry news and OT developments across Australia.
OT Week 2019 Around the World
In preparation for OT Week 2019 (and OT Day 2019, 27 October), we’re taking a look at how our profession is being celebrated across the world:
- International (WFOT): The global theme for this year is “Improving World Health and Wellbeing”, and WFOT offers a number of resources and graphics to download
- New Zealand: OT Week in New Zealand will run from the 21-25 October, with World OT Day rounding off the week on the 27th
- United Kingdom: Running 4-10 November, OT Week in the UK will focus on the theme: Small Change, Big Impact
- Italy: On 26 October the Italian Association will be celebrating with their event: “The Occupational Therapist: Skills and quality at the service of the citizen”
- Netherlands: Ergotherapie Nederland is calling on OTs to make a short video of a story about ergotherapy and what it means to their clients, their community or themselves
- Brazil: The occasion was celebrated earlier this week on 13 October—the anniversary of the regulation of the profession in Brazil
- Canada: With the entire month of October a celebrating of OT, our Canadian peers are running the interactive campaign: “If an OT were prime minister then…”
- Please note: This is not an exhaustive list of OT Day/Week celebrations and other associations (including South Africa, Singapore, Argentina, Mexico and America) celebrate at other times throughout the year
And of course here in Australia, we’re getting behind our #ThisIsOT campaign to raise awareness of the value that occupational therapists bring to their communities.
Together we will shine a spotlight on how OTs work to support people of all abilities to engage in activities they find meaningful.