2005 Press Releases
UCC hosts the 4th Occupation UK and Ireland Occupational Science Symposium, 8-9 September
In recognition of Cork's designation as European Capital of Culture
2005, the Department of Occupational Therapy, University College Cork
will host the 4th Occupation UK and Ireland Occupational Science
Symposium on 8-9 September next. Leading national and international
speakers will gather at UCC's new Brookfield Health Sciences Complex.
Participants and delegates include students, educators, practitioners
and researchers from New Zealand, the USA, England, Scotland, Wales,
Ireland, Holland and Belgium.
The Symposium will explore the theme of 'Culture and Health: An
Occupational Perspective' and bring together clinicians, researchers
and educators in Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy and
those with an interest in understanding and enhancing the health and
well-being of people across cultures. Topics being covered
include: the cultural dynamics of health, occupational justice,
occupational perspectives on living with HIV infection, homelessness,
mental illness, adolescent lifestyles, head injury and sexual identity.
Cultural awareness in health education and the delivery of culturally
sensitive interventions in an increasingly diverse and complex world
will also be discussed.
Occupational Therapy is a profession concerned with promoting health
and well-being through occupation. The primary goal of occupational
therapy is to enable people to participate in the activities of
everyday life. In recent years, the new scientific discipline of
Occupational Science has emerged, which is defined as 'the study of the
human as an occupational being'. Occupational science research seeks to
understand how people can achieve a healthful balance of daily
occupations in the context of the increasingly time pressured and
demanding nature of life in the 21st century.
This is the first ever Occupational Science event in Ireland.
There are now Occupational Science societies and educational programmes
across the world including Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
Ground-breaking interdisciplinary Occupational Science research is
securing significant research funding and is increasingly demonstrating
Occupational Science's ability to produce new knowledge that can
significantly benefit health and well-being.
The symposium takes place on 8-9 September in the new Brookfield Health
Sciences Complex, UCC. Anyone interested in attending should
contact Kerry Murphy, Symposium Secretary on 021 4901569. Information
is also available at www.ucc.ie/conf/cultureandhealth
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