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If you or a family member has experienced an illness, injury or surgery that makes it difficult to carry out all of the tasks that you need to do to look after yourself, manage at home or work or in any other aspect of your daily life, an occupational therapist may be involved in your care at LHSC.

To an Occupational Therapist, occupation is much more than a person’s work. We consider occupations to be all the things that a person does in their daily life. This includes work but also leisure activities, self-care activities like washing and dressing or any of the tasks that are done to fulfill...

To find out more about occupational therapy please visit www.otworks.ca , www.caot.ca or www.osot.on.ca . Occupational therapists are regulated health professionals who are registered with the College of Occupational Therapy of Ontario ( www.coto.org )

Occupational Therapy (OT) is a health care profession which provides services to people whose ability to function in everyday living is disrupted by physical illness or injury, developmental problems, the aging process, mental illness or emotional problems. The goal of occupational therapy is to...

Inpatient A referral from the LHSC physician who is providing care while you are in the hospital is required to initiate occupational therapy services. The OT will complete an assessment and work with the patient and/or their caregivers to help them achieve their goals. Outpatient Outpatient...

LHSC Occupational Therapists provide assessment, consultation, and therapeutic intervention across the continuum of care: preadmission visits, inpatient care, transitional outpatient care, outpatient services, and outreach consultation for community hospitals and agencies. We are integral members of...