Calendar of Events




Dalhousie School of Occupational Therapy

Lunch and Learn Teleconference Sessions for January - Februrary 2012

To register for a particular session please follow the instructions

and contact mbasilet@dal.ca with your session choice.

Lunch and Learn Sessions and Dates

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The Early Years Conference 2012

The Development of Children’s Mental Health: How Do We Become Who We Are?

February 1 st - February 4 th , 2012

Vancouver , BC

This conference will stimulate dialogue, reflection, a deeper understanding of a child’s total development as rooted in their earliest relationships, and may revolutionize our approaches and practices with young children, their families, and their communities. The conference aims to:

· understand global development of children (birth to six years), and how it progresses through their early relationships and experiences

· promote focused dialogue among individuals and groups who support early child development and learning

· showcase exemplary approaches that support healthy early childhood social emotional development

· learn how to apply the understanding of child development to practice and development strategies

For further information please visit our website www.interprofessional.ubc.ca , or contact us at ipad@interchange.ubc.ca or (604) 827 – 3112. We are currently accepting presentation submissions until May 31, 2011 . The presentations can be submitted on line at http://www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/Early_Years.htm

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28th International Seating Symposium

March 6 – 9, 2012

The Westin Bayshore

Vancouver , British Columbia

We are accepting abstract submissions until May 27, 2011 . Please submit your abstract on-line at http://www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/28th_Seating.htm

This international symposium addresses current and future developments in the areas of seating, positioning and mobility. Topic areas include service delivery, product development, research and evaluation. The format for the symposium will include plenary, pre-symposium, instructional, paper and poster sessions. Extensive opportunities are provided for networking with colleagues.

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Title: The DIR® Approach to Pediatric Feeding

Date: April 26th and 27th 2012

Location : Montréal, QC

Informations : Choose To Learn - Caroline Hui 450-242-2816, info@choosetolearn.ca , www.choosetolearn.ca  or Marc Rouleau, Programme d’ergothérapie de l’Université de Montréal 514-343-6111 ext 0242

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Child and Youth Mental Health Matters

First National Parental Mental Health Conference

First International Young Carers Congress

Third International World Congress on Children of Parents with Mental Illness

May 6 – 8, 2012

Vancouver , BC

This conference brings together an interdisciplinary group of professionals working in the field of mental health with young people and parents and other stakeholders to share knowledge and experiences related to child and youth mental health. There are three themes woven through the conferences: Parental Mental Health, Children of Parents with Mental Illness and Young Carers.

This first ever gathering of this nature will provide a forum for focusing on the needs of young people and families as they struggle with issues related to mental health concerns across the generations. The overall goal of the concurrent conferences is help us develop a common language and understanding of the needs of young people and families. By bringing together people from diverse backgrounds we hope to enrich our collective knowledge of mental health strategies, best practices and the latest research in order to improve outcomes for young people and families. Our goal is to create at the conference a community of practice that spans the three themes where we can each share our knowledge and support while we discuss areas of mutual interest and concern.

For further information please visit our website www.interprofessional.ubc.ca , or contact us at ipcde2@interchange.ubc.ca or (604) 827 – 3112.

We are currently accepting presentation submissions until September 26, 2011 . The presentations can be submitted on line at http://www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/ChildandYouthMentalHealth.htm

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