September 2015

ACCESS  NEWSLETTER

WHAT'S NEW AT ACCESS

25 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Access celebrated 25 years in business this year. An Open House was held in June at the Access office in Vancouver. Thank you to everyone who came to our Open House. It was a great success!
                                                                  
Partners for 25 years: Krista and Jo-Anne 
Old friends and new helped us celebrate!
 
NEW ACCESS TEAM MEMBERS
Access is growing! Beverley Wasmund, Occupational Therapist, joined our team in February 2015. We also welcome our new office team members, Jocelyne Talbot and Jenny Carwana.  
 
REE 2015 
Access will be exhibiting at the Rehab Equipment Expo (REE) again this year at the Richmond Olympic Oval on Sept. 9. We will be in Booth 46. Please stop by and visit us! 
 
ISS 2016 PRESENTATIONS
The International Seating Symposium will be held in Vancouver, March 1-4, 2016. Several Access team members will be presenting including a Pre-Symposium workshop on High Complexity Seating.

CAOT-BC Networking and Professional Development Day
Jo-Anne C, Krista C and Janice D will be presenting on October 23, 2015 at this event.  

WHEELCHAIR SEATING BLOG 
Access Therapist Cheryl Hon has a seating blog  for anybody interested in the world of seating and positioning. For neat tips and tricks, c heck it out !
 

Conference Buzz!
The Access brain injury team has been busy this year, attending lots of educational events and building our assessment and treatment resources. The whole team spent a weekend in Victoria at the popular CAOT sponsored McQuillen cognitive assessment and treatment workshop and we also attended workshops on motivational interviewing, the use of technology for cognitive treatment, cognitive return to work planning and best practices in pain management.

Sally our rehab aide with a cognitive treatment loaded Ipad!




ACCESS
Workshops
2015 & 2016
 
Call to Register
 
604-736-7009
 

 

 
 
Workshop 1 

Seating and Positioning in the Community:  
(for OTs and PTs)
Date:
Nov. 27 & 28, 2015
Location:
Motion Specialties
Suite 101-8255 North Fraser Way

Burnaby, BC

V3N 0B9 

 

 

 

Workshop 2


The Pressure is On!
Practical Applications
A Practice for Occupational Therapists 
Date:
Jan 15 & 16, 2016
Location:
Advanced Mobility
Products Ltd.
Suite 101-8620
Glenlyon Pkwy

Burnaby, BC

V5J 0B6 

 

 

 

  
To register or for more information please email
jenny@accesstherapists.com
or call 604-736-7009