Information from the 8th Asia Pacific Occupational Therapy Congress 2024 (APOTC 2024)
Call for Papers
You are invited to submit your abstracts for APOTC 2024.
Requirements
- The first author (presenter) must be a participant of APOTC2024. Full-Day Congress registration (Early Bird) must be done online by a specified date.
- The first author (presenter) must have an occupational therapist license. Students without an occupational therapist license are not allowed to submit an abstract.
- If the first author (presenter) has a Japanese occupational therapy license, he/she must be a member of Japanese Association of Occupational Therapists (JAOT).
- Abstracts should be written in English, the official language of the congress.
Presentation Type
Please choose your preferred types of presentation:
- Congress Theme Session Congress Theme Session is focusing on case report and practice report on specific theme. It will be a great opportunity to learn and share how occupational therapy is practiced in other Asia Pacific regions. There will be 9 Congress Theme Session each on the following theme: Community development, Professional development, Transition to community, Ageing in place, Children and family, Technology and Occupational Therapy, Evidence based practice, Inclusive workplaces/vocational OT, Transdisciplinary research/practice. Each session (90 minutes) includes 4 presentations. Presentation is 15 minutes for each speaker, and 30 minutes of overall discussion will be held after all presentations.
- Oral Presentation We invite abstracts on a wide range of topics from case reports to research studies. Each session includes 6 presentations, and each presentation is 10 minutes followed by 3 minutes of discussion.
- Poster Presentation
Printed poster will be held in the main hall to facilitate communication with occupational therapists around the Asian Pacific Regions. Presenter will be required to stand-by 30 minutes on the day of presentation.
NOTE
- Scientific Programme Committee will make the final decision on the type of presentations regardless of your preference. The deadline for abstract submission is: November 30th, 2023.
- Each author can only contribute ONE submission.
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We are looking forward to welcoming you all in Sapporo, 2024!