Occupational Therapy and Active Ageing:
Personal, Purposeful and Proactive
Annual Professional Development Event 2007
1st and 2nd November 2007
De Vere Belton Woods, Belton, Nr Grantham, Lincolnshire. NG32 2LN
The event theme: Active Ageing is not only about having an active physical life, but about the individual’s right to choice which affects all aspects of living - choices about where and who we live with; where and how we spend our money and time, and about enjoying the meaningful things in life. It’s about balance – not just between the things we do, but a balance between needs and wants as well as our likes and dislikes. So where is the need for meaningful doing? Where is the Occupational Therapy role in the ‘Active Ageing’ agenda?
Debate with us and amongst us, as we break the conventional boundaries and preconceived ideas of ageing.
There will be guest speakers together with paper presentations, workshops and posters delivered by members of the Specialist Section.
Draft programme (16KB PDF*)
Application form (17KB PDF*)
Cancellation policy (9KB PDF*)
Annual Professional Development Event 2006
Independence, Well-being & Choice:
The Next Steps for OTOP
This stimulating event took place on Thursday 2nd - Friday 3rd November 2006 at De Vere Belton Woods, nr Grantham, Leicestershire NG32 2LN
On the opening afternoon, after a welcome by Jennifer Wenborn, Chair of the Specialist Section - Older People, delegates were split into groups to take a ‘virtual bus journey’ to explore The future of older people’s services. The decision to make this ‘journey’ was as a result of a request from Professor Ian Philp to scope the progress we have made against the National Service Framework for Older People, and to identify the issues faced by occupational therapists working with older people arising out of The Next Steps document.
There was some excellent discussion on the themes of Dignity in care, Joined up Care and Healthy Ageing.
On the Friday, the full day of the event, we were delighted to welcome Julia Scott, Chief Executive of The College of Occupational Therapists, as the keynote speaker.
Julia was followed by really excellent paper and poster presentations from Specialist Section - Older People members, and ended with the launch of the Falls Management Guidance by Kate Robertson. The Annual General Meeting was also held.
The Specialist Section - Older People would like to thank the event sponsors:
Harcourt Assessment, Parkway Care, CosyFeet and Peta (UK).
Final thoughts - if you weren't able to attend this year, and were wondering if it would be a good idea to join us next time, this feedback and the accompanying photographs (277KB 
) might well sway you!
- Attending this conference has inspired me
- If I had to recommend one CPD event, it would be this one
- The programme has demonstrated the huge wealth of expertise and experience
- Excellent conference, professional presentations
- Well-balanced event with education, networking and social opportunities
How can you think of not attending in 2007??!
Eilidh Young
Conference Organiser
Paper presentations
| Title | Presenter |
|---|---|
| Managing the Baby Boom generation at Retirement - A challenge and an opportunity for Occupational Therapy | Julia Scott Chief Executive COT |
| Independence, well-being and choice: delivering an integrated service for older people | Michele Le Mero |
| Making sense of diversity of Occupational Therapy intervention | Lin Burton |
| Falls Prevention: Educating the NICE way | Eileen Mitchell |
| Environmental Assessment and Modification to prevent falls in older people | Alison Pighills |
| Pockets of Time - facilitating a person centered communication with continuing care patients | Jane Hopkins & Theresa Baxter |
| The Recovery group - Helping people resolve anxieties over their discharge | Lesley Haig |
| The Trials and Triumphs of a Tri-partite Day Rehabilitation Unit | Anne Coomber |
| Informing choice: service users' perspectives on accessible information | Mandy Sainty |
| Care with Flair workshop for carers of people with dementia | Rachel Thorpe & Yvonne Browning |
| Life story work: an occupational tool for promoting well being and choice | Amy-Jade Mitchelson & Matthew Molineux |
| What is meaningful activity for older people with dementia in care homes? | Barbara Harmer |
| Promoting Independence, well-being and choice: a role for occupational therapy? | Lyndsay Beck |
| Launch of COT Falls Management Guidance | Kate Robertson |
Poster presentations
| Title | Presenter |
|---|---|
| Assessing the validity and reliability of the Pool Activity Level (PAL) Checklist | Jennifer Wenborn, Professor David Challis & Professor Martin Orrell |
| 'Activity, Participation, Occupation' - maintaining well-being in younger adults with dementia | Karen J Stephens |
| Implementing Health Promotion within an Inpatient Intermediate Care Setting | Penny Cunliffe & Helen Hope |
Members can read reviews of the event and presentations in the Specials Event Supplement provided with the January 2007 edition of The College of Occupational Therapists Specialist Section - Older People Newsletter.
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