CALENDAR OF EVENTS AND BRANCH ACTIVITIES

  July 2010 August 2010  
  September 2010 October 2010 November 2010
    October 2011  


 

July 2010
Date Rep Event Venue Contact Person
11 June - 11 July 2010 FIFA World Cup Click to download the match schedule

Click to download Guidelines		   Web site:
www.fifa.com/worldcup
12 - 15 CRSCAD An International Conference on Rebuilding Sustainable Communities with the Elderly and Disabled People after Disasters
 Boston
USA 		More info
14 - 16   Rural & Remote Health Congress 2010
Discussing Strategies for Sustainable Outreach and Impact in Rural health Sector 		Southern Sun Hotel,
O R Tambo International Airport,
Johannesburg 		More info &
Registration
17 Autism South Africa Dr Loretta Giorcelli Conference
Classroom Strategies and Creative Solutions for All,
including students with ADHD, Asperger's Syndrome or Autism 		St Mary’s School
55 Athol Street, (corner Burn Street)
Waverley
Johannesburg 		Programme
Registration form
17 Faery Glen Therapy Centre Parent and Sibling support workshop
Time: 09:00 - 12:30 		381 Spionkop Ave
Northriding Estates
Johannesburg 		More info and registration form
18 - 22   21st International Congress on Education of the Deaf (ICED) Vancouver,
Canada		 More info
18 - 23   XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010)
 Vienna
Austria		 More info
23 SAALED 2010 Annual General Meeting of SAALED
16h15
Presentation by Professor Roy McConkey entitled
Meeting the Challenges of Home-school Partnerships Starts at 15h00

 Auditorium,
Redhill School,
Summit
Road,
Morningside, Johannesburg		 Info & nomination form
Info on presenter
Registration for presentation
23 - 24 Faery Glen Therapy Centre 2 day fun experiential workshop, where you can earn 16 CPD points (HPCSA registration) to explore your creative self using different mediums of expression (creative art and writing, sound/ voice and movement). Monthly workshops.   Jolena 084 803 8904
More info:
www.explorecreativeself.co.za
24 Skills for Action Joint hypermobility in children
Get up to date on the latest research on the impact of joint hypermobility syndrome on development and revisit approaches to assessment and intervention.
Time 08h30 - 16h00
CPD 7 point applied for
Cost R700		 Venue To be announced
Cape Town 		Download booking form
More info...
26 - 29 ISAAC 14th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC)
Theme: Communicating Worlds.
Register by 19 July 2010		 CCIB – Centre de Convencions Internacional
Barcelona
Spain 		More info on
www.isaac2010.org
27 Faery Glen Therapy Centre Fund raising gala dinner and magician extraordinaire, Peter Nasser. Cantare Supper Club,
Monte Casino
Johannesburg 		More info
27   Tax changes and Benefits for Disabilities
Presentation by Mr Eugene Bendel
Time: 19h00		 Bellavista School
Johannesburg		 About the speaker
Bookings:
29, 30 Child Trauma Centre Play Therapy
with the child who has been sexually abused		 Cape Town www.childtrauma.co.za
30 Autism South Africa Challenging Children Conference
14 CPD points
Early bird registration closes.		 Bytes Conference Centre (ten minutes from Sandton) More info and registration
TBA Workwell The FCE program - 2-day training
Total cost: $5,900 USD plus faculty travel and equipment costs 		TBA More info...

 

AUGUST 2010
Date Rep Event Venue Contact Person
3   Rolling Rehab and Dynamic Driving Course
More info...
 Mercedes-Benz Dynamic Driving Academy at Zwartkops
Raceway
Pretoria 		Booking form
4 - 9 IPA The 26th International Pediatric Association
Congress of Pediatrics 2010 		Sandton Convention Centre
Johannesburg		 More info....
14 INSTOPP Baby Therapy Course
Coordinator: Alma de Wet		 NG Kerk,
158 Stella Street, Waterkloof, Pretoria		 More info &
registration form
16 – 17 OTASA OTASA Council meeting Pretoria OTASA Office
012 362 5457
19, 20 Child Trauma Centre Play Therapy
with the child who has been sexually abused		 Pretoria www.childtrauma.co.za
20 UP Discussion group
Time: 13:00 – 14:00
Ethics.
Presenter: Prof Herman Pretorius
One (1) CPU will be awarded.

HW Snyman South
Rooms 5-9
Pretoria

 RSVP
Ms Thea Stanton
012 354 1326
21 Skills for Action Fascial mobilisation in children
This course introduces participants to the biomechanics of fascia in development, the impact of atypical development on fascial mobility, and assessment and intervention strategies.
Time 08h30 - 16h00
CPD 7 point applied for
Cost R700 		Venue To be announced
Cape Town 		Download booking form
More info...
23 Hitech Therapy Hand Therapy Courses hosted by Hitech Therapy
Presented by: Ella Donnison, Bsc (Hons) Occupational Therapy, Clinical Specialist
WORKSHOPS:
Hand Assesment workshop (8-30am – 12:30pm)
Dynamic Splinting workshop (1:30pm – 5:30pm)
4 CPD points per workshop (applied for)
4 CPD points per workshop (applied for)		 Constantiaberg,
Medi-Clinic
Cape Town		 More info and
registration form
24 Hitech Therapy Hand Therapy Courses hosted by Hitech Therapy
Presented by: Ella Donnison, Bsc (Hons) Occupational Therapy, Clinical Specialist
WORKSHOPS:
Hand Assesment workshop (8-30am – 12:30pm)
Dynamic Splinting workshop (1:30pm – 5:30pm)
4 CPD points per workshop (applied for)
4 CPD points per workshop (applied for)		 Devonshire House,
Devonshire Rd,
Glenwood
Durban 		More info and
registration form
25 Hitech Therapy Hand Therapy Courses hosted by Hitech Therapy
Presented by: Ella Donnison, Bsc (Hons) Occupational Therapy, Clinical Specialist
WORKSHOPS:
Hand Assesment workshop (8-30am – 12:30pm)
Dynamic Splinting workshop (1:30pm – 5:30pm)
4 CPD points per workshop (applied for)		 CMJAH Hospital,
Johannesburg Hospital
Parktown
Johannesburg 		More info and
registration form
26 Hitech Therapy Hand Therapy Courses hosted by Hitech Therapy
Presented by: Ella Donnison, Bsc (Hons) Occupational Therapy, Clinical Specialist
Workshop
Morning Only - Dynamic Splinting
8:30am – 12:30pm
4 CPD points per workshop (applied for)		 Steve Biko Academic Hospital
Pretoria 		More info and
registration form
27   The Child Epidemic
Childhood anxiety, depression and suicide
Seminar presented by the Irene Trauma & Play Therapy Clinic and the Play Therapy and Parental Guidance Centre		 Shelanti Conference Centre
Centrurion 		Liesl van der Sandt at
072 1890 621

 

September 2010
Date Rep Event Venue Contact Person
4 INSTOPP Nursery School Course -English
Coordinator: Alma de Wet		 Pretoria OTASA Office
012 362 5457
11 INHC 1st International Natural Health Conference
Speakers: Professor Emeritus Dr. T Colin Campbell and Dr Pam Popper
5 CPD points		 Spier Hotel & Estate
Western Cape		 More info
Registration
14 - 16   2 DAY LIFESTYLE SYMPOSIUM
HOSTED BY: OT Dept, 2 Military Hospital
Registration closes on 31 August 2010		 Officers Hall
2 Military Hospital
Wynberg
Cape Town		 More info and registration form
16 INHC 1st International Natural Health Conference
Speakers: Professor Emeritus Dr. T Colin Campbell and Dr Pam Popper
5 CPD points		 Casalinga Restaurant & Estate
Gauteng 		More info
Registration
17 INSTOPP MEDICO LEGAL COURSE
Minimal standards & Ethical guidelines from Medico Legal work
Golden Pipit,
Centurion
Pretoria		 More info & registration form
16 - 17 AFA Autism Conference 2010
Autism: Towards the Future
Abstracts for papers should be submitted before/on 31 May 2010 		Saint George Hotel & Conference Centre,
Pretoria		 Mrs. Anna Atkins

Visit web site
16 - 18 SASCA 9th Biennial SASCA Congress
Provisional programme		 Eskom Conference Centre,
Midrand,
South Africa		 More info...
17 & 18 INSTOPP Dyspraxia Workshop

Coordinator: Lina Noel

Limpopo OTASA Office
012 362 5457
18-19 Skills for Action Joint hypermobility in children
A 2-day workshop for occupational and physiotherapists covering the biomechanics, altered developmental trajectories, flexibility and movement patterns of children with joint hypermobility and designing evidence based intervention programmes for these children, including fascial mobilisation for tight muscle and fascial systems.
This workshop is being hosted by www.club-physio.net. 		Johannesburg Download booking form
More info...
19 & 20 Autism South Africa Challenging Children Conference
14 CPD points		 Bytes Conference Centre (ten minutes from Sandton) More info and registration
21 Alzheimer's SA One-Day Seminar
'Dementia: it’s Time for Action'
CPD Points: 8, with 9 for speakers 		Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital Auditorium
7 York Road,
Parktown,
Johannesburg 		More info

RSVP before
10 September
21 University
Pretoria 		Centre for Augmentative & Alternative Communication
Workshop: Challenging behaviour
9:00 – 16:00 		CAAC lecture hall,
Communication Pathology Building, Room 2-44,
University of Pretoria		 More info
Registration form
20 - 22 IFDM International Forum on Disability Management Los Angeles
California (USA) 		More info

 

October 2010
Date Rep Event Venue Contact Person
2 - 4   Job Fit Systems Conference 2010
Health, Productivity & Sustainability for People, Systems and Business 		Hamilton Island
Queensland,
Australia		 More info
8 - 9 SAMA SAMA COnference 2010
Theme: NHI - Where are we now?
The conference programme has been approved for 12 clinical and 2 ethical CEU's.		 Emperors Palace,
Gauteng		 More info
3 - 14   Commonwealth Games - Para Sports New Delhi
India, 		More info
16 Skills for Action Upper limb and hand function dysfunction in joint hypermobility syndrome
Developmental differences, assessment and intervention strategies for strength, hand function, drawing and handwriting
Time 08h30 - 16h00
CPD 7 point applied for
Cost R700		 Venue To be announced
Cape Town 		Download booking form
More info...
22 - 24   First European Congress on Visual Impairment Valladolid
Spain		 More info
26 - 29   4th CBR Africa Conference
The theme of this Community-based Rehabilitation (CBR) Conference is "Linking CBR with Disability and Rehabilitation" 		Abuja,
Nigeria		 More information: Joan Okune joan@afri-can.org or Sally Hartley
sally@afri-can.org.
28 - 30   4th National Spinal Cord Injury Conference Niagara Falls
Ontario
Canada		 More info
30 -
3 November		   International Conference for Universal Design Hamamatsu City
Japan		 More info

 

November 2010
Date Rep Event Venue Contact Person
1 & 2   NBAS ((Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale) course
Registration form
More info		 Alberton Sonia Swart
011 436 2795 or
082 332 8943
3 MPS Ethics 4 All - an Annual MPS Ethics evening
5 ethics points applied for.		 International Convention Centre
Cape Town		 More info

RSVP before 25 October
3 & 4   BAYLEY III course
Registration form
More info 		Alberton Sonia Swart
011 436 2795 or
082 332 8943
3 - 5 World Autism
Organisation		 3rd World Autism Congress The Cintermex Conference Centre
Monterrey
North Mexico		 More info...

 

October 2011
Date Rep Event Venue Contact Person
17 -21 WFMH World Mental Health Congress 2011
Abstract Submission is now OPEN!
/www.wmhc2011.com 		International Convention Centre
Cape Town 		021 914 2751