Society of Alberta Occupational Therapists

11/12/2025

🌿 SAOT Annual General Meeting & Awards 2025
📅 Online via Zoom | 💚 Free Registration

✨ Special Presentation:
Using Technology While Still Keeping the Art in OT Practice
with Dr. Linda Miller, BSc. OT., ME Des., OTD, CCPE, OT Reg (AB)

Technology is transforming occupational therapy — but how do we keep the art alive?
Join us for an inspiring session exploring how innovation can enhance practice while preserving connection, creativity, and care.

🕕 Agenda
6:15 p.m. Registration
6:30 p.m. AGM & Awards
7:15–8:00 p.m. Presentation

🔗 Visit SAOT.CA and Register today! https://saot.ca/event/saot-agm-2025/

11/11/2025

🌺 Lest We Forget
On this Remembrance Day, SAOT honors and remembers all those who have served and sacrificed in times of conflict.

We reflect on the courage, dedication, and resilience of veterans, and we pay tribute to their commitment to peace and freedom.

Let us take a moment today to remember their contributions and the lasting impact on our communities.

11/07/2025

💧 Edema Management Seminar
📅 November 29–30, 2025
👨‍🏫 Presenter: Glyn Murgatroyd, BPE, BScOT

SAOT members save $50! 💚

Build strong foundational skills in edema management — from theory and assessment to compression therapy and hands-on practice.

🩺 Learn & Practice:
• Comprehensive lower leg & vascular assessments
• Doppler & photoplethysmograph techniques
• Compression bandaging with vendors from 3M Canada and Essity
Perfect for OTs, PTs, nurses, and students who want to enhance their clinical reasoning and confidence in edema management.

💲 Fee: $450

🔗 Register here: https://www.theraskills.ca/seminar.html?Step=2&SK=1104

11/04/2025

🧡 November is Indigenous Disability Awareness Month — a time to recognize the experiences, strengths, and resilience of Indigenous Peoples with disabilities.

SAOT honours the voices and leadership of Indigenous persons and communities who advocate for inclusion, accessibility, and culturally safe supports.

10/31/2025

🎃👻 Happy Halloween from SAOT! 👻🎃

Wishing all our Occupational Therapy professionals, clients, and communities a spooky, safe, and fun-filled Halloween! 💛

Whether you’re dressing up, handing out treats, or enjoying some fall festivities, may your day be full of fun, laughter, and a little magic.

10/30/2025

Sharing for OTs in the Edmonton area looking for a fun and immersive Indigenous experience

December 14, 2025

10/30/2025

💛 Celebrate OT Month! Honouring the knowledge, passion, and dedication that occupational therapists bring to helping people live life to the fullest.

10/30/2025

SAOT OT Month event in Edmonton. So great to see so many OT peeps! We packed the house at Boston Pizza. What a fun way to build our OT community!

10/29/2025

💛 This OT Month, we recognize the vital role OTs play in helping people live meaningful, everyday lives.

10/28/2025

THIS THURSDAY!
Overview of Care-First Automobile Insurance
& Care-First Automobile Regulations
Date: October 30, 2025
Time: 1 PM – 2:30 PM
Location: Online
REGISTER - https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qkhiQ_MyTueV9iEze8cTGQ?fbclid=IwY2xjawNt0t5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFBT3hJdTBzWXpsSFp4bVI0AR49q41YB09TeMBfgvdTRV5lMKP3SzWLGdLfK-rzwVMjycEOxRgm2U69qJys9Q_aem_Wr9ijd2JcEqHJJr0Cpd9pw&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=REGISTER%20HERE&utm_campaign=Inclusive%20Assessment%20%26%20Intervention%20-%20May%2017%2C%202024 #/registration

On January 1, 2027, Alberta will introduce a new auto insurance system that will provide better health benefits to Albertans while ensuring long-term auto insurance affordability for citizens and stability for the province’s system. The new Care-First system will provide improved medical, rehabilitation, and income support benefits for all Albertans injured in an accident, regardless of fault, while continuing to hold at-fault drivers accountable through higher premiums. Albertans injured in an accident will be able to access these enhanced benefits more quickly, with more certainty and without the need to sue in court.

Occupational therapists are invited to attend a webinar on October 30 from 1 pm to 2:30 pm (MST), where Treasury Board and Finance officials will provide an introduction to the elements of Care-First Automobile Insurance that are of key interest to health care providers and also provide an introduction to two new regulations.

The webinar will focus on providing an introduction and overview of Care-First and the important role of health care providers and additional health stakeholders. Health care providers will play a critical role in ensuring Albertans have the care that they need within Care-First.

In addition, a review of two new regulations – a Benefit, Treatment and Care regulation and a Permanent Impairment regulation will be provided.

Webinar Agenda
1. Welcome and introductions
2. Overview of Care-First and the Case for Change
3. The role of Health Care Providers in Care-First
4. Overview of Two New Regulations: Benefits, Treatment and Care Regulation and Permanent Impairment Regulation
5. Q&A

Background Information - New Regulations

For your reference, please find additional information on the two regulations that will be discussed at the Webinar:
•Benefit, Treatment and Care Regulation
https://open.alberta.ca/publications/benefit-treatment-and-care-regulation-draft?fbclid=IwY2xjawNt1RZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFuS0JodVZuNTZ1WHcycDhmAR6tzygVHRfEubDadEJhRE_ybu_SV-VVUGTAwSJ6jVzzmAJqO8dxLBwDfuanXw_aem_iCYHwCZ3J31rHrQ9UPQmgg
•Permanent Impairment Regulation
https://open.alberta.ca/publications/benefit-treatment-and-care-regulation-draft?fbclid=IwY2xjawNt2JNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFuS0JodVZuNTZ1WHcycDhmAR5WDSqdULJ-706buT61wb2FyBH0MtTMnXy0tH_WhlFw3GIWwK8MP1Ks45beBw_aem_SQ_p8X8gRVOftf2JtN378w

10/28/2025

We help people manage everyday tasks at home.

Home is where we feel safe, comfortable, and connected. But when medical conditions—temporary or long-term—make daily tasks harder, occupational therapists provide the skills and support people need to stay safe and independent at home.

✨ Here’s how an OT can help:
✅ Home assessments – identify barriers to safety & independence
✅ Personalized therapy plans – focused on mobility, function & goals
✅ Adaptive techniques – new ways to cook, bathe, dress & clean
✅ Assistive devices – recommend & train use of grab bars, walkers, kitchen tools
✅ Activity modification – break down tasks into manageable steps
✅ Caregiver education – strategies to support loved ones at home
✅ Fall prevention – exercises & home layout changes to reduce risk
✅ Routine development – build healthy habits & support mental health

💡 OTs help people live comfortably, safely, and with confidence in their own homes.

For more information and resources, visit, https://otalberta.ca/manage-at-home/

10/27/2025

🌏💛 Happy World Occupational Therapy Day! 💛🌏

Today we celebrate the incredible impact of Occupational Therapists across Alberta and around the world. OTs help people of all ages engage in meaningful activities, regain independence, and improve quality of life.

This World OT Day, we honor the dedication, creativity, and compassion of OTs who make a difference in homes, schools, workplaces, and communities every day.

🙌 Thank you for all that you do!