Media Advisory – Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists’ Annual Conference First Time North of 60

OTTAWA, May 26 – More than 300 occupational therapists and related health care professionals from across Canada and internationally will gather in Whitehorse, Yukon for the annual conference of the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists. Themed “Exploring the frontiers of occupation,” the conference will offer presentations on First Nations and Inuit health, obesity and healthy occupation, mental health services in the north, older driver safety, primary health care, rehabilitation through technology as well as consumer presentations. <>

The opening ceremony will feature a welcome from the Yukon government by The Honourable Brad Cathers, Minister of Health and Social Services, Councillor Florence Roberts, Deputy Mayor, City of Whitehorse as well as representatives from the Kwanlin Dun First Nation. A highlight of the ceremony is an address by the keynote speaker Madeleine Dion Stout, a leader in First Nations and Inuit health, who will speak on the importance of how traditions, cultures, relationships and material worlds affect daily living. Join conference delegates at the Yukon Arts Centre, 300 College Drive at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 12 for the official opening of the conference.

About CAOT

The Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) was founded in 1926 and is a national, non-profit professional organization. It strives to advance excellence in occupational therapy practice and to promote access to quality occupational therapy services for all people of Canada. CAOT, along with its provincial and territorial affiliates, represents over 10,000 occupational therapists and almost 1,100 students.

For more information on CAOT and the conference program, please visit www.caot.ca.

For further information: Wade Scoffin, Association of Yukon Occupational Therapists, (867) 334-1553