Invitation to Participate in Continuing Care Legislation Review The Government of Alberta is undertaking the development of new legislation for the continuing care system in Alberta with the...(Read Article)
Permit Renewal Declarations, Registration Reminder, OTs Have Impact!
Permit Renewal Declarations We have been reviewing the files for OTs who have renewed their practice permits for 2021-2022 and noticed that a significant percentage have declared they have...(Read Article)
Discipline Decision – Farah Hodgson
The Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT) has suspended the practice permit of Farah Hodgson, effective December 28, 2020 for one month, based on a Hearing Tribunal written decision...(Read Article)
COVID-19 Updates, Open Forum, Registration Reminder & CCP Sessions
COVID-19 Updates Please note the guidance in the November 27 version of the COVID-19 Safe Delivery of OT Services During a Pandemic practice guideline is still relevant and applicable even with...(Read Article)
Your CCP, January Open Forum Selection, Renewal Opening January 1, Happy Holidays
Editing & Updating Your Continuing Competence Program (CCP) We’ve received several questions about whether it is acceptable to change Learning Plan goals, for example, to reflect changes in...(Read Article)
Dec. 8 Public Health Measures Announcement, AHS Recruiting COVID-19 Contact Tracers, UBC Study
December 8 Public Health Measures Announcement The delivery of health services is not included in the latest public health measures government announced relating to the closure of personal and...(Read Article)
Message to OTs from the Alberta Office of the Superintendent of Insurance
ACOT has been asked to distribute the following information on automobile insurance regulatory changes that will affect OTs working in this area. If you have questions about the following...(Read Article)
Council Minutes for September 15, 2020
To view, click here: Council Minutes for September 15,...(Read Article)
Council Minutes for June 20, 2020
To view, click here: Council Minutes for June 20,...(Read Article)
Invitation to Participate in Statistics Canada Survey on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Below is an invitation to complete a short questionnaire on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care workers. This crowdsourcing initiative is a collaboration between Statistics Canada,...(Read Article)