Occupational therapy services are involved in patient care across UHN's program groupings and hospital sites, in areas as diverse as the hand program, multi-organ transplant, cardiorespiratory programs, and mental health programs. We address quality of life issues through education and provision of assistive devices, enabling patients to carry out activities of daily living. An occupational therapy assistant supports the therapy programs at each site, running groups and providing individual treatment, as well as coordinating inventory and maintenance for the department.

Our vision: To be internationally recognized as a leader in discipline-specific and inter-disciplinary clinical, academic, research and quality activities.

Our mission: Occupational Therapy at the University Health Network is committed to providing and promoting excellence in patient care, education, research and administration.

What we do:

• provide service to the Neurology, Neurosurgery, Spinal Unit and the Stroke Programs
• assess rehabilitation needs, provide rehabilitation and play a major role in discharge planning for General Internal Medicine patients
• assess and treat a variety of arthritic conditions, and provide outpatient hand and foot orthotics assistance
• provide services to the Regional Geriatric Program as part of consultation teams at TGH and TWH
• provide short-term rehab on the Acute Geriatric Unit and play a community role with the Outreach team
• provide education and recommendations to help older adults to remain healthy and independent in their community, through the Toronto Western Hospital Seniors’ Wellness Clinic
• provide inpatient services to patients with new transplants and those surviving many years post transplant
• provide individual and group treatment to patients in cardiorespiratory programs, and participate in specialized programs of patient education such as “Heart Talk”; run Energy Conservation and Stress Management classes
• provide assistance to Eating Disorders Program
• provide both inpatient and outpatient service to a variety of programs at Princess Margaret Hospital, including malignant hematology, gynaecological oncology, Pencer Brain Tumour Centre and the Breast Clinic
• present at national and international meetings
• publish articles in peer reviewed journals

Contact us

Princess Margaret Hospital
15th Floor, Room 618
Tel: (416) 946 2000 ext. 5580

Toronto General Hospital
Gerrard Wing 1-547
Tel: (416) 340-4800 ext. 6754

Toronto Western Hospital
MedWest Building 3-302
Tel: (416) 603-5761