Join our presenter she engages participants to:
- Discover why occupational therapists make the perfect innovators and developers
- Gain insight into the challenges and hurdles our presenter personally faced during the development of her mobility device
- Find out about resources for device design – a case study with DesignAbility with the March of Dimes
- Learn 10 practical and easy tips for promoting your private practice or small business
Target Audience:
- OTs who are interested in bringing an idea for a device/book/website/service to market
- OTs who want marketing tips for their private practice or small business
About our presenter:
Mandy Shintani, BSc (OT), MA (Gero) is presently the co-owner of Urban Poling Inc which developed the ACTIVATOR poles (patent pending) which are being prescribed instead of canes, crutches & walkers. The poles are found in 400 retailers in Canada and now internationally. The company has been featured in the Globe & Mail, Canadian Living, Zoomer, Ottawa Citizen & CBC. She also has extensive business experience including; private OT consultant and co-founder of Spectrum Rehab (comprised of 6 community rehab sites). In 2010, she was a finalist for the YWCA Women of Distinction Award for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Date: May 24, 2017
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm Pacific Time
Location: Webinar
Registration: https://www.caot.ca/store/events/registration.aspx?event=SIG24MAY17
Cost:Free for CAOT-BC members
$15 for non-members
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