/spot/taxonomy/term/5529/all en /spot/article/ot-program-profiles/karen-falcicchio-faculty-lecturer-clinical-coordinator-and-occupational-therapist-general-medicine <p><i>Karen Falcicchio, erg., OT Clinical Coordinator and Faculty Lecturer, is an alumna of the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy and previously worked at the Royal Victoria Hospital and the Montreal Neurological Institute in the areas of General Medicine and Neurology.</i> <i>As part of our Question-and-Answer series to showcase the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº </i><i>Occupational Therapy program and </i><i>illustrate the diversity of the profession, Karen recently answered these</i><i> questions for us. </i></p> Mon, 13 May 2024 13:32:34 +0000 monica.slanik@mcgill.ca 27468 at /spot /spot/article/ot-program-profiles/joelle-jobin-michif-red-river-metis-woman-treaty-1-territory-manitoba-working-community-mental <p><em>Joelle Jobin, erg. entered the Occupational Therapy (OT) program via the qualifying year (QY) after completing a bachelor’s in arts at the University of Winnipeg. She received her Master of Science (Applied) in Occupational Therapy in 2023. During her studies she completed fieldwork in a private return to work clinic, a role emerging community placement in Chisasibi in The Cree Territory, an acute care placement at the Kateri Memorial Hospital in Kahnawake, and an outpatient mental health day program placement in the public sector.</em></p> Wed, 08 May 2024 15:45:05 +0000 monica.slanik@mcgill.ca 27460 at /spot /spot/article/ot-program-profiles/daniel-nguyen-faculty-lecturer-and-occupational-therapist-working-long-term-geriatric-care-and-now <p><i>Daniel Nguyen, erg., completed his MSc (Applied) in Occupational Therapy in 2012. Since that time, he has worked in geriatric care in several long-term care settings within the CIUSSS Ouest-de-l’ile de Montreal, supervised 19 OT students, and is currently working in return-to-work. He has been a faculty lecturer at the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy since 2018. </i></p> Wed, 08 May 2024 14:22:56 +0000 monica.slanik@mcgill.ca 27459 at /spot /spot/article/ot-program-profiles/barbara-shankland-occupational-therapist-area-musculoskeletal-and-hand-and-upper-extremity <p>Barbara Shankland is an Occupational Therapist (OT) with more than 30 years of experience in clinical practice and teaching in hand and upper extremity rehabilitation. She has lectured at local, provincial national, and European conferences as well as universities in Ontario and Quebec. She was the first certified hand therapist in Quebec and the recipient of the Prix d’Excellence from the Ordre des ergothérapeutes du Québec.</p> Thu, 16 May 2024 14:19:54 +0000 monica.slanik@mcgill.ca 27508 at /spot /spot/article/ot-program-profiles/keiko-shikako-brazil-montreal-advocating-disability-rights <h4><em><strong>Part of our series: <a href="https://healthenews.mcgill.ca/fmhs-community-members-from-away-series/">FMHS community members from away</a> – </strong>The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) is made up of diverse communities, including people from across Canada and around the world. This series recognizes those from outside the province who have chosen to bring their talents and expertise to Æ»¹ûÒùÔº. Thank you for all that you contribute!</em></h4> Thu, 09 May 2024 21:30:43 +0000 Timothy Gouldson 27465 at /spot /spot/article/ot-program-profiles/sara-saunders-training-quebecs-next-generation-occupational-therapists <h4><em><strong>Part of our series: <a href="https://healthenews.mcgill.ca/fmhs-community-members-from-away-series/">FMHS community members from away</a> – </strong>The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) is made up of diverse communities, including people from across Canada and around the world. This series recognizes those from outside the province who have chosen to bring their talents and expertise to Æ»¹ûÒùÔº. Thank you for all that you contribute!</em></h4> Thu, 09 May 2024 19:41:19 +0000 Gillian Woodford 27464 at /spot /spot/article/ot-program-profiles/meet-grads-2022-emmanuella-auguste-msc-applied-occupational-therapy-and-health-sciences <h3><em>As part of our Spring Convocation 2022 coverage, we asked a graduate from each of our six Schools to share their unique experiences – the ups and the downs – of completing their degrees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here we meet Class of 2022 member and Health Sciences Valedictorian Emmanuella Auguste, from the School of Physical and Occupational Health, who completed her MSc (Applied) in Occupational Therapy </em><em>degree, conferred on May 26</em><em>. <strong>Congratulations Emmanuella!</strong></em></h3> <h3><br /> <strong>Your name:</strong> Emmanuella Auguste<br /></h3> Wed, 22 May 2024 20:50:20 +0000 monica.slanik@mcgill.ca 27517 at /spot