Hope you can join me 💚 @thercot.bsky.social @rcotpolicyscot.bsky.social

♦️Ops Team Meeting today♦️. We took some time over lunch and discussed so many new things coming to the @elizabethcasson.bsky.social ⭐️Watch this Space⭐️

♦️What we Do♦️

Dates for my next cognition and executive function courses with the University of St Andrews are out. Always a pleasure to deliver these. medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/short-courses/

Just a reminder for any @theRCOT members planning on attending @ukstrokeforum in Aberdeen this year. RCOT is a coalition member as explained in the OT News article below. The code was shared in the RCOT Neuro network chat.

Ready for Year One? It's that time of year when #ots qualify and it's daunting! Don't panic @elizabethcasson.bsky.social has your back. We have lots of online guides and information. Check out elizabethcasson.org.uk/your-develop... #occupationaltherapist

Thank you so much to @welshstrokeconf.bsky.social for the honour of asking me to deliver The Bhowmick Lecture yesterday. Great to be able to highlight #lifeafterstroke and catch up with so many colleagues.

And we are in print! Feasibility trial of managing post stroke fatigue suggesting some positive signels in data. doi.org/10.1177/0269...

Please see the study below by @kwilson2.bsky.social from Queen Margaret University and participate if you can. Are you a healthcare professional working with people with MS in the UK? Please consider completing this short survey: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/qmu/pilot-...

It's more than just an event, it's more than just a meeting. It's a day designed to lead OT into the future. Join us for an exciting day of insight and connection. 🗓️ Tue 17 June. 📍 Edinburgh International Conference Centre 🎟️ Book today 👉🏽 loom.ly/aUWVQ3E

♦️Courses - CPD Funding♦️ Have a course or development session you want to attend to support your career in OT? We can help with funding support. OPEN ALL YEAR More Info & Apply: elizabethcasson.org.uk/funding/cour...

Looking forward to what looks like a very valuable event in my work home town of Edinburgh on 17 June. It will be great to see people in person again. My last two times at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre were to see Bill Bailey and the Singing Kettle! @thercot.bsky.social

Thank you to Robyn for inviting me to deliver a cognition session to the @nhsforthvalley.bsky.social occupational therapists at Strathcarron Hospice. It was wonderful to work with such a dedicated and experienced group of clinicians. I enjoyed the conversations about such interesting examples.

TIA - Neurological symptoms NOT fully resolved within 24 hours! An interesting prospective cohort study looking at fatigue up to 12 months after #TIA @ismalias.bsky.social @avrildrummond1.bsky.social @pareshmalhotra.bsky.social @imperialbrains.bsky.social pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40367404/

elizabethcasson.org.uk Yesterday I was scrolling the @elizabethcasson.bsky.social web & was reminded that the trust has some incredible resources for OTs all available free - our masterclass videos for example. Why not find out more about our work and resources! Follow the link and take a look 👇🏻👇🏻

Changing practice is difficult. Read examples of practice changes reported by clinicians who attended a face to face balance workshop last year. We'd appreciate hearing examples of how people have changed their practice in accordance with evidence. #strokerehabilitation #strokeeducation

Thank you for sharing @elizabethcasson.bsky.social I must say that it is a privilege to have joined you as a trustee and have the opportunity to contribute to all your wonderful work.

Memorial lectures TONIGHT with our own Trustee @charliechung90.bsky.social

Spring into 2025. Join us on the 30th April at 3.30pm, where podiatry, physiotherapy and occupational therapy will be talking about ways to look after our health and wellbeing. To Register 👉tinyurl.com/tuc3dsw5

In our 2024 MOOC live Q&A session, we answered therapists' questions on all topics, big and small. Here’s Karl’s response to a question on passive movements. Our 2025 MOOC registration opens on 5th of May 2025, so mark your calendars! #strokerehabilitation #strokeeducation #strokerecovery

Our new service @bounceot.bsky.social An Occupational Therapist (OT) helps people of all ages overcome challenges completing everyday tasks or activities – what we call occupations An occupation is any activity that we need, want or like to do to live and look after our physical and mental health

We need some OTs to apply for this CEO role. Very tight deadline here so start phoning your friends to apply.

Fantastic news and as @elizabethcasson.bsky.social moves into its next phase, having just joined as a trustee, I can see clearly the amazing impact that current chair @connected2deeot.bsky.social and current team and board have had in supporting the occupational therapy profession.

Spring into 2025, join @AhpDementia webinar on 30th April where AHPs will be talking about ways to support you to look after your health and wellbeing. To Register 👉tinyurl.com/tuc3dsw5 @meetingcentresscot.bsky.social

Happy Easter from us all @elizabethcasson.bsky.social May your weekend be full of hot cross buns and chocolate eggs 🐣

🚨 Call for Abstracts #OPSYRIS2025 ! 🚨 Conducting research into psychological aspects of #stroke? Submit your abstract & present at the OPSYRIS Conference @officialuom.bsky.social on 11th July! 🧠✨ 🔗Submit abstracts: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🔗Registration: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/opsyris-20...

The 8th Biennial Occupational Science Europe Conference is at the University of Essex in August 2025, and our call for abstracts closes midnight on 3rd Feb. Please do consider submitting your work. Full conference details and abstract guidance here: www.essex.ac.uk/events/2025/...

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Just registered and great to see so many familiar people from the occupational therapy, stroke and neurorehabilitation and research communities.