Scientific Program |
WHAT’S ON
Wednesday 10th September |
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Thursday 11th September |
Conference Program commences from 9am Welcome Reception from 5pm (included in registration fee) Social Dinners from 7.30am (not included in registration fee) |
Friday 12th September |
Conference Program until 5.30pm |
Saturday 13th September |
Post Conference Workshops (not included in registration fee) |
Rebecca Allen
Rebecca received the OT AUSTRALIA National Award in 2001 for outstanding service and the Betty S. Cameron Award in 2000 for outstanding voluntary contribution to the occupational therapy association in Victoria. Case management and service coordination roles in community mental health in the 1980’s sparked her interest in organisational issues influencing service delivery. She became active in the restructuring of mental health services in Victoria and undertook postgraduate studies in organisation behaviour. Read more
Presentation Title “Trust me- I’m an occupational therapist”. The profession’s role in setting and upholding standards of practice. Read more
Keynote Presentation
Dr. Elizabeth Townsend Ph.D., O.T.(C), Reg.N.S., FCAOT
Professor and Director, School of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Professions, Dalhousie University, Cross-Appointed in the School of Nursing, and Department of Community Health and Epidemiology.
Dr. Townsend is one of four founding faculty who moved to Nova Scotia to start the only School of Occupational Therapy on Canada’s East Coast in 1982. She came to academic life following 15 years of broad experience as an occupational therapist in clinical, management, and program development practices with children, adults, and seniors. She is one of the two primary authors of the new Canadian publication ‘Enabling occupation II: advancing an occupational therapy vision of health, well-being and justice through occupation’. This book is a major advancement on the future of occupational therapy practice. Read more
Presentation Title: Let’s Go Public in Enabling Occupational Justice Read more
Alison Nelson
Alison has extensive experience of working with Indigenous groups, particularly school-aged children and their parents, and is well-placed to comment on enabling participation for this population. Alison established an occupational therapy service in partnership with an independent Indigenous school in Brisbane where she has worked for the past 11 years. The service incorporates clinical education of occupational therapy students and a variety of occupational therapy approaches at individual and whole-class levels. Read more
Presentation Title: Learning from the past, looking to Future: Exploring our place with Indigenous Australians.Read more
Program at a Glance
Scientific Program - Call for Papers |
The Conference Scientific Program Committee (CSPC) would like to thank everyone who submitted an abstract for inclusion in the OT AUSTRALIA 23rd National Conference and Exhibition 2008. Over 420 abstracts for oral presentations, poster and workshops were received.
We are very excited about the diversity of the program and eagerly anticipate the conference.
Presenters will be notified of the success of their submission by: Friday 30th May
Review Process
Each abstract was blind peer reviewed by two reviewers and numerically scored using a standardised scoring system. Where there was a discrepancy of greater than 3 points between the two reviews, a third review was completed by a member of the CSPC. Shortlisted abstracts were individually reviewed by members of the CSPC. The abstracts that were accepted for inclusion to the program were chosen based on how well they met the Conference themes: to inspire, to explore and to take action.
Approximately one hundred abstracts were selected for oral presentations, ten abstracts were selected as in-conference workshop, and 200 abstracts were selected for poster presentations. Due to the large number of abstracts submitted, only one abstract was selected as an oral presentation for any first author who submitted multiple abstracts.
What you can expect from the Conference Program
Presentations will address the following themes and topics
Inspire: Motivate and Encourage
Teaching and learning in all aspects of our profession is encompassed within this theme. You have the ability to inspire others by sharing your ideas and wisdom whatever your current role is within occupational therapy.
Explore: Discover and Investigate
Research and consolidation of theories provides the structure upon which our profession is based and continues to develop. This is an opportunity to contribute to the ongoing advancement of our profession’s knowledge and wisdom.
Action: Encounters and Achievements
The diversity of our clients and the environments in which we work provides us with a valuable opportunity for sharing our clinical experiences and expertise. This allows us to share ideas and current work practices and promote occupational therapists as experts in their field. Streams Topics and Keywords
Topics addressed:
- Service evaluation and development
- Private practice
- Changing workplace environments
- Rehabilitation
- Driver rehabilitation and community mobility
- Enabling occupations
- Mental Health
- Paediatrics
- Academia and occupational therapy education
- Wellness
- Vocational rehabilitation
- Hand therapy
- Adult complex care needs
- Acute care
- Rural and remote
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Gerontology
- Technology/Environment
- Leadership/Management
- Professional Issues
- Other
Styles of Presentation
- Oral Papers
- Posters Presentations
- Skill Building Workshops
- Research Corner
- Post Conference Workshops
To create a dynamic and engaging program for the conference, we will be offering a range of sessions, including oral paper presentations, panel discussions, key note sessions, pre and in-conference workshops, poster presentations, debate forums and research corner. We believe that this will facilitate greater knowledge exchange and sharing and allow more opportunities to engage in and discuss key developments in diverse topics covered by the profession of occupational therapy.
Oral Paper Presentation
The oral paper presentation is a great way of informing the audience of research, theoretical, professional or practice issues in a concise manner.Authors will have 15 minutes to present original and innovative work followed by five minutes of question time.
Poster Display and Poster Corner
The poster presentation involves displaying research, theoretical, professional and / or practice issues in a visual format. This is an ideal medium for complex visual information and allows personal interaction with the author. More than one author may be involved in the poster display.
Some poster presenters will be selected to participate in the 'Poster Corner'. Each presenter will have ten minutes in which to highlight key points and address comments and questions.
Skill Building Workshops
Workshops can focus on practice, theory, research, management and / or education. Each workshop is 90 minutes in duration. Workshop sessions are interactive and practical.
Research corner
This format provides an opportunity for researchers to share their innovative research ideas. New and developing research ideas, along with research that has not been completed may be presented. Participants are expected to comment and provide feedback on the research ideas presented. Each presenter will have ten minutes in which to present the research idea and to address comments and questions.
Expert Panel
The development of Expert Panels will be ‘hot topics’ that will be grouped together into a panel or round table discussion. It is anticipated that there will be between four and six papers in each panel, with one author presenting. Participants attending the session are expected to actively participate in the discussion and exchange views with all the presenters.
Post Conference Workshops
Workshops may be full or half day programs and offer an experiential forum in which to explore a topic in depth. A variety of presentation methods that are participatory and informal in delivery including interactive lectures, case studies, demonstrations and group discussion are encouraged.
Presenter tips (.pdf)
For further information or enquiries:
Think Business Events
Level 1, 299 Elizabeth Street,
Sydney NSW 2000
Ph: 02 8251 0045
Fax: 02 8251 0097
Email: ausot@thinkbusinessevents.com.au
Abstract Review Criteria
Abstracts will be assessed by the reviewers selected by the program committee using the following guidelines:
Originality – Outlines new developments, knowledge or research that provides a new perspective or deeper understanding of a current topic.
Relevance – Explains why this particular topic or issue was proposed and describes how the presentation relates, contributes to or enhances OT theory, practices and/or education.
Quality of data – Includes current references and appropriate background material to support the topic.
Overall presentation – States clear and specific learning objectives, proposes well organised presentations using methods appropriate to the type and length of session proposed.
