May 1999 BULL TROUT METAPOPULATION STRUCTURE 643tive approach to studying metapopulations is to analyzepatterns of presence or absence of organisms (occur-rence) in relation to landscape characteristics (Hanski1994, SjoÂ¨gren-Gulve 1994, Bolger et al.
Occupational therapy (OT) is the use of assessment and treatment to develop, recover, or maintain the daily living and work skills of people with a physical, mental, or cognitive disorder.illiam Rush Dunton, a supporter of the National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy, now the American Occupational Therapy Association, sought to promote the ideas that occupation is a basic human need, and that occupation is therapeutic.
What is the OT/PT Paediatric Network? The OT/PT Paediatric Network is a group of Physiotherapists and Occupational therapists working in the field of paediatrics in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario as well as Thunder Bay. Members work in a wide variety of settings including, hospitals, treatment centres, schools, private clinics, daycares, homes and other agencies providing therapy services to children and young adults. Membership is also open to physiotherapy and occupational therapy students who have a special interest in paediatrics. The group provides these students with an excellent opportunity to gather more information about paediatric therapy services and to begin to network with practicing therapists (prior to graduating!). What does the OT/PT Paediatric Network do? The group meets every two months to discuss issues pertaining to the delivery of paediatric therapy services. Each meeting includes an educational session featuring an invited guest.