Saturday, May 05, 2007

Programme on Fall Proofing Your Home

The B.C. Balance and Dizziness Disorders Society
(BADD) is having a free one afternoon programme:


“Fall-proofing Your Home Environment”
featuring Wayne Tang, B.H.K. M.Sc. Occupational Therapist


St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver
Hurlburt Auditorium
May 16th, 4:30 p.m.
For more information call: 604 878-8383 (BADD)

www.BalanceAndDizziness.org

Wayne Tang has an Undergraduate Degree in Human Kinetics and a Masters in Occupational Therapy from McMaster University. He has worked as an Occupational Therapist in neurological, acute, mental health, burns and plastics, and vocational rehabilitation settings. Currently, he manages a program which assists clients to return to function and gainful employment. He has provided Occupation Therapy services in return-to-work aspects for head injury assessment and treatment, chronic pain management, and return-to-work support programs. He performs functional evaluations to assist with case management and return-to-work planning, as well as providing disability management services.
Besides all this, Wayne finds the time to mentor both occupational therapy students and rehabilitation assistant students at UBC and Capilano College, and volunteers for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC and the Yukon.