Message from the President: A new age

The WFOT Bulletin is the international voice of the organisation and its members and the editorial team constantly strive to seek and provide information that is topical, challenging and thought provoking. Over the years the Bulletin has grown from a “newsletter” to a well read and circulated journal that attracts submissions from a broad range of occupational therapists covering a wide range of experience internationally. It gives me great pleasure to be writing this editorial in what is the first publication of the Bulletin by Maney Publishing – an internationally respected publishing house. Maney bring with them the wind of change which I am confident will lead to growth. They have committed to supporting the expansion of the WFOT Bulletin’s status and scope in the online literature with the aim of increasing to 3 issues per year by 2017. I congratulate them and WFOT looks forward to working with them over the coming years. The organisational objectives for WFOT are outlined within its WFOT Strategic Plan (WFOT, 2012) and supported by the current organisational priorities which focus on: 1. WHO and the global health agenda shapes the major focus of the WFOT’s involvement as a NonGovernmental Organization (NGO) with the UN. 2. Education is the core business of the Federation and its most recognised area. 3. Professional promotion and development of the profession in the global arena is an overarching priority that requires strengthened communications with professional constituents, external agencies and organisations and the public.