Session One “Animal Rehab”
When: Monday October 18th, 2010 from 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Where: Tom Brown Arena (Upstairs hall)
Presenter: Carrie Smith P.T.
Objectives:
Animal Rehab is more than just trying out your human techniques on animals. It involves an in-depth education system consisting of anatomy, physiology, common injuries & surgeries, behavioral issues, physical examination and treatment techniques.
Come and join us for an introductory evening to this increasingly popular topic including valuable info on how to get started as well as hands on practical demonstrations by the presenter.
Members participating in this session will take with them knowledge on the importance of animal rehab, info on how rehab is being used to improve our animal’s quality of life, the educational requirements needed to pursue this field and a resource list for further information.
Session Two: “Office Ergonomics -Tune Up!”
When: Wednesday November 17th, 2010 from 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Where: Location TBA
Presenters: Wendy O’Connor P.T. and Cheryl Witoski P.T. from Injury Prevention Plus
Objectives:
Join us for a refresher session on office ergonomics. This session will educate members on best practice for office ergonomics and arm them with basic education that they may provide their clientele regarding this very popular topic.
Session Costs: Pre-registration $12, onsite $15, Students $5 (cash or cheque)
Changes for Job Postings
Please note the following changes to our job posting policies:
- The fees are now 50$ for the first month and 30$ for each month after this, provided this is uninterrupted posting
- The request for a job advertisement AND the payment MUST be received before any posting will occur
- The new deadline is now the first of the month. The website will be updated on the 15th of the month and the list of postings is sent to OPA for the I-Blast
As always, the fees pay for posting on the website and your clinic name is placed under job postings in the I-Blast newsletter.
At this time, the advertisement must be sent in a word document or in the body of the email.
For further details please look in the "Posting an advertisement" section of our website.
District Executive for 2010-2011
· President: Erin Morgan
· Treasurer: Kristine Houde
· Secretary: Rachel Goard
· Communications Chair: Guy-Anne Proulx
· Education Chair: Dana Guest
· Public relations Chair: Liam Dessureault
· Activities Coordinator: open
If you are interested in volunteering with the District Executive, please contact us by email at
opaottawa@hotmail.com