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This is COTAD's annual event which includes a keynote presentation and an awards ceremony.

The keynote speaker will be Moses Ikiugu, PhD, OTR/L, occupational therapist and a professor at the University of South Dakota. Dr. Ikiugu is an international leader and is listed on the Roster of Fellows of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).

In addition to the keynote address by Dr. Ikiugu, updates from the Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity (COTAD) from over the past year will be shared as well as a presentation of COTAD's annual awards:

*2022 New Practitioner Impact & Innovation Award

*COTAD Excellence in Mentorship Award

*COTAD Outstanding Faculty Member Award

*COTAD Chapter of the Year Award

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Upon registration via the link provided to the event and ticket sales page on EventBrite, you will receive a confirmation email from EventBrite. The link to connect via Zoom for the event will be emailed to all who have pre-registered on the evening prior to the event. Registration for the event closes 24 hours before the start of the event.

Mark your calendar for our next COTAD conversations event: OT and Black Maternal Health: A Follow-up Conversation on Intersectionality Matters! Podcast Episode 37. Thursday, February 24 at 6pm CT (7pm ET). The podcast can be accessed here: https://tinyurl.com/IMTwinPandemics

🌟Featuring Elle Holmes, MS, OTR/L, CYT200 (@thesewing_OT) and Dr. Diamond Evita, OTD, OTR/L (@adimeofOT)🌟

This is an IG Live event, so be sure to follow us on IG @cotad_diversity so you don't miss out. Tag a friend or colleague to remind them of this awesome event!

Join COTAD leaders and others on November 29 for a discussion on the article "Don’t ignore the tipping point: A framework to fuel diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in health-care sciences." We will be joined by authors Catherine R. Hoyt PhD, OTD, OTR/L, Stephanie Lancaster EdD, MS, OTR/L, ATP, CAPS, and Cristina Reyes Smith OTD, OTR/L. Attendance at this event is free to anyone who registers prior to 24 hours before the event. The link to join this virtual event will go out via email to all who have registered before that deadline around 9PM CT the night before the event.

Join us on November 23rd at 6pm CT (7 ET) for a Native American Heritage month event: a Q&A with Maggie Deforge, OTD, OTR/L, of Occupational Therapy for Native Americans.

Learn more about OT 4 Natives here and follow them on Instagram @ot4natives.

This is an IG Live event you WON’T want to miss! Be sure to tune in on IG at @cotad_diversity.

On October 22 at 7PM CT, the Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity (COTAD) Education Committee - COTAD-ED - is holding a free, virtual event open to all OT educators interested in sharing about issues and ideas related to justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in OT education. Scott McNeil, OTD, MS, OTR/L and Alexia Rebne, OTD, MS, OTR/L, co-chairs of COTAD-ED, will host. Registration is open via the following link until 24 hours prior to the event.

Join COTAD leaders and others on October 20 for a discussion on the The Daily podcast episode "America's Final Hours in Afghanistan," available on all major podcasting platforms.

In this episode, originally published on August 31, 2021, host Michael Barbaro and Eric Schmitt, a senior writer covering terrorism and national security for The New York Times, explore what happened in the last few hours and days of the American occupation and look at what it leaves behind.

Attendance at this event is free to anyone who registers prior to 24 hours before the event. The link to join this virtual event will go out via email to all who have registered before that deadline around 9PM CT the night before the event.

Join COTAD-ED in the second IGNITE series focused on education in occupational therapy graduate programs. This recording is of the first in this series titled "Programmatic Challenges Related to Racism And Discrimination" hosted by Dr. Lexi Rebne OTD, OTR/L. Featuring guest speakers: - Dr. Khalilah Johnson, PhD, MS, OTR/L, - Dr. Kira Beal, OTD, CLT, OTR/L - Dr. Cristina Reyes Smith OTD, OTR/L.