Programme – Council Meeting 2020

The WFOT 34^th Council meeting will be held from 24^th to 28^th August 2020 inclusive, in the Grand Ballroom III, Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Kowloon East, Hong Kong.

The proposed Programme is below, and will be updated regularly. Last updated 10th February 2020.

Overview

	Monday 24 August	Tuesday 25 August	Wednesday 26 August	Thursday 27 August	Friday 28 August
08:30 – 10:30	Meeting opens at 8:30 Focus Session	Meeting opens at 8:30	Meeting opens at 8:30	Meeting opens at 8:30	Meeting opens at 8:30
10:30 – 11:00	Break	Break	Break Council Photographs	Break	Break
11:00 – 12:30	Focus Session continued	Elections	Work in Programme Areas	Meeting continues	Meeting continues
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
13:30 – 14:00	Meeting commences	Meeting continues	Work in Programme Areas	Professional visits	Meeting continues
14:00 – 15:30		Meeting continues	Work in Programme Areas	Professional visits	Meeting continues
15:30 – 16:00	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break
16:00 – 17:00	Meeting continues	Work in Programme Areas	Budget discussion	Professional visits	Meeting continues
17:00 – 18:30	Meeting Closes at 5:30	Meeting Closes at 5:30	Meeting Closes at 5:30	Meeting Closes at 4:30	Meeting Closes at 5:00
18:30 – Late	Council Welcome Event			Farewell Event

Focus Session

The Focus Session will take place on the morning of the first day of the Council Meeting

Social Events

Welcome Event

Venue: Cielo – Steakhouse & Bar, Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Kowloon East, Tower 5, 3 Tong Tak Street, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong

Date and Time: Monday 24^th August 2020, 17:30 – 19:30

Immediately after the closing of the first day of the Council Meeting, the Welcome event will take place at the roof-top bar of the hotel. Unlimited soft drinks, orange juice, house beer, house red and white wine and 3 choices of hot and cold delicacies including 1 vegetarian option.

Please note that halal, kosher, vegan and gluten free dietary requirements cannot be catered for at this event.

Food Allergy Disclaimer: Every attempt will be made to identify ingredients that may cause an allergic reaction for those with food allergies. However, there is always risk of contamination as products such as milk, eggs, gluten, seafood, peanuts, other nuts, sesame seeds and capsicum, may be used in the same kitchen. Therefore, total absence of these products in the meals cannot be guaranteed. Customers with food allergies must be aware of this risk. WFOT and Crowne Plaza Kowloon East will not assume any liability for adverse reactions from the food consumed, or items one may come in contact with whilst eating any of the meals.

Cost: This event will be generously sponsored by the Hong Kong Occupational Therapy Association. However, Delegates are advised to book to attend as places may be limited.

Farewell Social Event

Venue: Monet Garden, No.59, Lei Yue Mun Praya Road, Lei Yue Mun, KLN, Hong Kong

Date and Time: Thursday 27^th August 2020, 18:15 – 21:00

Following the professional visits, delegates will have some time to rest before the farewell social event. Coaches will depart the Council meeting venue (Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Kowloon East) at 17:30. After a short ride (approx. 15 minutes), Delegates will walk through Lei Yu Mun Fish Market, a fascinating tourist attraction and then arrive at the restaurant.

The menu will be Hong Kong Style Seafood Banquet with shrimp, fish, lobster, scallop, shellfish. A vegetarian option will available.

Please note that halal, kosher, vegan and gluten free dietary requirements cannot be catered for at this event.

Food Allergy Disclaimer: Every attempt will be made to identify ingredients that may cause an allergic reaction for those with food allergies. However, there is always risk of contamination as products such as milk, eggs, gluten, seafood, peanuts, other nuts, sesame seeds and capsicum, may be used in the same kitchen. Therefore, total absence of these products in the meals cannot be guaranteed. Customers with food allergies must be aware of this risk. WFOT and Monet Garden will not assume any liability for adverse reactions from the food consumed, or items one may come in contact with whilst eating any of the meals.

The coaches will depart at 21:15 from a specified location, so Delegates will need to leave the restaurant at the latest at 21:00 to walk the small distance from the restaurant. [Please note that there may be slight time variations, which you will be notified about on the day].

Cost: This event will be generously sponsored by the Hong Kong Occupational Therapy Association. However, Delegates are advised to book [link to the booking form] to attend as places may be limited.

Professional Visits

Professional visits have been arranged at 5 different sites and will occur on Thursday 27^th August in the afternoon.

Coaches (cost $15) will depart Council meeting venue (Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Kowloon East) at 13:30 (after lunch) and will return at 16:30.

Please see below details of sites. You are advised to book early as places are limited.

#	Name of Site	Quota	Types of services at visit sites	Brief description of services that participants will visit(2 – 3 sentences)
1	Caritas Jockey Club Resource and Support Centre for Carers, Tseung Kwan O	40+	Community Occupational Therapy Service, Primary Health Care Service, Simulated age-friendly home and assistive aids display.	The centre is a five-year project funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust and commenced in May 2018. It serves carers who are taking care of elderly persons who have chronic illness, special needs and mental health problems. The aim is to provide one-stop support service to carers, build support networks for them, provide multidisciplinary service and develop evidence based practice in carer service.
2	2.Haven of Hope Tseung Kwan O and Sai Kung District Support Centre	15	Social services for day training and care; Professional services, e.g. OT, PT, CP. OT services include those for people with physical disabilities, mild, moderate intellectual disabilities, ASD etc.	Provide day training, case management, community and carer support services for the persons with various disabilities and their families, individual and group training and support, community education, etc. The station of a pilot project “My Way Project” on the transition care of adolescents and young adults with ASD, e.g. therapeutic work placement.
3	Hong Kong Red Cross Princess Alexandra School cum Resource Centre, Kwun Tong	15	School-Based Occupational Therapy in Special School and Ordinary Schools for Physical Disability	OT Assessment & Intervention in: Eye movement and visual-motor, function for learning, Fine motor and hand functions for ADL and schoolwork tasks, Vocational habilitation and living skills
4	United Christian Hospital, Kwun Tong	15	Ortho OPD, Mental Health, In-patient Rehab	OT OPD physical service, including splintage, hand class, functional rehab, work assessment and rehab etc… Advanced technology application in physical rehab e.g. 3D printing in assistive aids, virtual reality, driver rehab etc… Mental health service implementing recovery model. In-patient multidisciplinary ortho / medical rehab training in ward
5	Yu Ming Centre, G.F, Yu Cheong House, Yu Ming Court, Tseung Kwan O.	10	Early Education & Training Center and Special Child Care Center (Mixed-mode centre)	EETC serves children of 0-6 year old with disabilities or risk of becoming disabled; and the focus is on supporting parents to train up their own children. Usually it is the first stop for parents. SCCC serves children of 2-6 year old with moderate to severe disabilities, and intensive centre-based training is provided.