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Listen or download the Royal College of Occupational Therapists' podcasts. We welcome your feedback on our programmes, and we want to know what topics you would like us to cover in future episodes, so please get in touch via email,  Facebook or Twitter.

RCOT podcast collection

Why do research priorities matter?

How are research priorities defined? Why do they matter? How do they affect occupational therapists in practice and people who access occupational therapy services? We consider these questions as we follow one research priority, from its setting right through to its clinical application.

Listen to this podcast on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify.

Conversations from Conference

At our 2019 Annual Conference in Birmingham, we met up with four RCOT members to discuss the sessions they had attended, the conversations they had with other delegates and what they consider to be the hot topics for occupational therapists right now.

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Why is leadership such a hot topic for occupational therapists right now?

RCOT's professional advisers, Karin Orman and Paul Cooper, discuss leadership in occupational therapy. They speak to three occupational therapists at different stages of their career about their journey into leadership and about recognising the ways in which occupational therapists are already leading every day.

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How can we make our learning more accessible?

In this episode of the RCOT Podcast, Dan Smith and Daniela Donohoe discuss the importance of accessible learning from a range of different perspectives.

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Transcript available.

Securing the future of occupational therapy: The OT Pledge campaign

In this episode, Dan Smith and Helen Merrills find out more about the #OTpledge campaign and how it's helping to secure the future of the profession. If you want to learn more about the campaign and make your own pledge, visit rcot.co.uk/ipledgeto

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Transcript available.

The robots are coming: the future role of technology in occupational therapy

RCOT's professional adviser, Paul Cooper, discusses the future role of technology in occupational therapy.

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Transcript available.

How to influence the profession and develop your career: a conversation with Patricia McClure, RCOT's Chair of Council

Patricia McClure, Chair of Council for the Royal College of Occupational Therapists, discusses the occupational therapy journey that led her to stand for Council election and some of the greatest challenges and benefits that the role presents.

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Transcript available.

A conversation with Julia Scott

Julia Scott, RCOT's Chief Executive, talks about what she heard on her recent travels around the four countries talking to members.

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Transcript available.