Annual OT Week Breakfast
Proudly supported by our Platinum Sponsor Unicare Health
The annual OT Week Breakfast is the flagship event of the WA Occupational Therapy Association calendar. It is an opportunity for OTs to come together and celebrate the wonderful Occupational Therapy profession as a group. It is a great way to catch up with colleagues from university days or previous workplaces and a great place to meet new friends!
Each year, WAOTA invites a guest speaker to attend the Breakfast, with the aim of offering a personal perspective on Occupational Therapy and reigniting the passion for OT that inspires us to do what we do! This year WAOTA has the pleasure of inviting the Hon Helen Morton as our guest speaker.
Keynote Speaker: Hon Helen Morton
Keynote Address: Staying at Home
Staying at Home”, developed in Pingelly by the community over the past 3 years, will enable older people and those with disability to remain living at home in the rural community they love, without hospitals or residential facilities, amongst neighbours that look out for them, connected to family, friends and country until end of life – even if they need care at a nursing home level.
Staying at home has five inextricably linked component parts – place based accommodation options for all needs; access to all currently funded home based services from the State and Commonwealth Governments; a ‘virtual village’; locally grown workforce and community capacity; and, competent research, evaluation and validation of methodology. The keynote address will highlight the establishment of the ‘virtual village’.
Breakfast includes some great prizes and giveaways, so we hope to see you all there!
Group and individual bookings are available online. Please add any specific dietary requirements along with attendee’s name or additional comments in the notes section on the booking form, including any specific table seating requests
Pay via invoice options are available using the ‘Book Online’ function below. Proceed to checkout and please ensure your billing details including company name are correct. Once your order has been received our finance officer will generate your invoice and email to the email address provided.
***Please note***
Photo’s taken throughout the event will be used for WAOTA advertising purposes. If you do not approve for the use of your photo, then please advise our photographer on the day.
OT Week is an ideal opportunity to promote your profession and increase awareness of occupational therapy by sharing the celebration of your profession. click here to view ideas or display a poster around your workplace or maybe add our OT Week banner/strapline to your email signature (email [email protected] to receive strapline).
Award Nominations 2021
The Breakfast also provides the opportunity for WAOTA to present Awards to recognise excellence among the members of WAOTA. Award winners are nominated by OTs and/or colleagues, and all award winners remain unaware until their names are announced at the Breakfast!
Awards, nomination criteria and nomination form can be viewed here. Nominations for all Awards can be emailed to our office [email protected] and should be marked ‘confidential’ and made without the knowledge of the nominee.
Nominations close Friday 8th October 2021
Look back at 2020
Award winners
Click here to read more about our OT Week Award Winners
Recognition of Service – Student: Lauren Spada
Pioneer Award: Brooke Russell
Lorna Sherlock Award: Tanya Lyttle and Sharon Cannell
Thank you to everyone who attended and our sponsors. Hope to see you all in 2021
