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  • New Public and Professional Opportunities with COTO
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  • April 21, 2023 Board Meeting Highlights
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  • Additional Opportunity: Seeking 2 OTs for Appointment to College Subcommittees
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  • Les Compétences Essentielles à la pratique pour les ergothérapeutes au Canada - 3e édition
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  • PREP: Critical Thinking and Professional Judgement Through an OT Lens, 2019
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  • Réponse de l’Ordre au rapport du coroner sur les décès causés par le piégeage dans les lits, 2017
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