Elizabeth Casson Memorial Lecture
Our lecture – open to all – is a memorial to Dr Elizabeth Casson (1881–1954) in honour of her contributions to the occupational therapy profession
Elizabeth Casson Memorial Lecture
Dr Elizabeth Casson was the first woman to be awarded the degree of Doctor of Medicine of the University of Bristol in 1929, She specialised in psychiatry and introduced occupational therapy to England, setting up the first school of occupational therapy – Dorset House – in Bristol.
Each year, we award an RCOT member whose peers consider them to have made, and be making, a significant contribution to developing our profession, to give the lecture.
You can view a list of our Elizabeth Casson Memorial Lecturers here.
Recent Elizabeth Casson Memorial Lectures
Professor Katrina Bannigan gave our 2024 Elizabeth Casson Memorial Lecture.
Keir Harding gave our 2023 Elizabeth Casson Memorial Lecture.
Dr Sidney Chu gave our 2022 Elizabeth Casson Memorial Lecture.
Dr Anita Atwal gave our 2021 Elizabeth Casson Memorial Lecture.
Dr Charlie Chung will give our 2025 Elizabeth Casson Memorial Lecture on 30 April 2025.