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Exhibition An impressive 290 exhibitors filled the hall and offered occupational therapists the opportunity to test out, touch, feel and discuss products and services from every area of the profession. Demonstrations of products took place throughout the day, detailing how specific products can be used, and recruitment companies were on hand to discuss career moves and potential employment opportunities. The Paediatric Trail highlighted the companies who offered products and services for children with disabilities and those who offered support to families. The stands were exuberant and innovative, running competitions and giveaways for visitors, and offering popcorn or pick and mix sweets to entice OTs to their stands. The effort of the exhibitors and the organisers
entries and hosting the ceremony itself. She announced the runners up and winners of each award and shared the work each had done to deserve the accolade. The runners up were presented with a framed certificate and the winners were presented with a comically large cheque for £250, to put towards a form of CPD.
The winners were as follows:
Outstanding OT 1st place Melanie Price - Lead Occupational Therapist for Schools, Royal Free London (Nominated by: Betty Hutchon, Head Paediatric OT) 2nd place Lizeli Olivier, Band 7 OT, DMRC Headley Court (Nominated by: Julie McRann and Jenni DuncanAnderson, OT colleagues)
The winners of the OT Awards being presented with thier cheques for £250 to use for CPD
helped to ensure this was a vibrant and worthwhile show that OTs found enjoyable and educational.
The Occupational Therapy Show Awards The inaugural Occupational Therapy Show Awards took place this year with entries flooding in from all over the country. The awards have been designed to recognise the amazing and innovative work that so many OTs undertake everyday – work that may otherwise go unrecognised. The opportunity to nominate colleagues was welcomed, the shortlist was created and the winners picked. The awards ceremony took place at the end of the first day of the Occupational Therapy Show in the Keynote Theatre and was well attended by nominated OTs, friends, colleagues and sponsors. Jen Gash, founder of OTCoach, was the driving force behind the Awards, coordinating the judging panel, 58 www.
Outstanding Senior OT Award Sponsored by AKW Ltd 1st Place Jacquel Runnalls, Senior Practice OT, London Borough of Waltham Forest (Nominated by: Joan Murphy, Housing Strategy and Implementation Manager) 2nd place Jade Cope, Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist, Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust (Nominated by: Leona McQuaid, Senior OT [on behalf of the Guys and St Thomas Orthopaedic Team])
Outstanding service / innovation Award Sponsored by The OT Magazine 1st Place The team from East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust and North West Ambulance Service (NWAS): Sue Tracey – OT clinical specialist Rachel Bedwell - Advanced OT Cheryl Kenyon – Team Leader Lancashire Care
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