OT Atlantic Conference- Call for Abstracts

 

“OT – OUR TIME IS NOW”

OCTOBER 4 & 5, 2013, OAK ISLAND HOTEL

The OT Atlantic Conference this year in sponsored by the Nova Scotia Society of Occupational Therapists and will be held at Oak Island Hotel and Marina on the South Shore from the morning of Friday, October 4 to Saturday, October 5, 2013.

The Theme is OT – Our Time Is Now and the NSSOT plans that the conference will contain a balance of different formats and a balance of abstracts from practitioners, educators, students, clients and others.

There will be oral presentations (solo or a panel), posters, and workshops. An oral presentation is an opportunity to present on your practice, professional issues, or your research. Each oral presentation will take 20 minutes with 10 minutes for questions and one person can present or a panel of 2, or 3 people can present.

A poster is an opportunity to present a visual display of new techniques, professional innovations, programs or research. Posters will be presented concurrently within the conference program with specific times to meet and talk with the authors. It is anticipated that student posters will be in a dedicated area.

Workshop proposals of 90 or 180 minutes will be accepted. Topics will be applicable to Occupational Therapy practice such as motivational interviewing, developing a private practice or how to market your occupational therapy skills.

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION

1.  Abstracts can only be submitted by email(nssot@bellaliant.com), faxed or hard copies will NOT be accepted.

2.  Deadline for abstract submission is July 30, 2013. Successful abstracts will be confirmed by August 15, 2013.

3.  There are three types of presentations: oral, poster or workshops. Please indicate your preferred type of presentation.

4.  Abstracts should not exceed 300 words (excluding title) for any category.

5.  Acceptance of the abstract does not imply provision of travel, accommodation or registration for the conference, nor any other costs associated with attendance at the conference.

6.  Submission of an abstract indicates that the abstract has been approved by all authors.

7.  Accepted abstracts will be presented by the ‘head’ author. The ‘head’ author will notify the scientific committee if presenting author changes or if the presentation is withdrawn.

8.  The abstract should be informative as possible.

Educational (non-research ) abstracts should include: Introduction, Objectives, Description/Report, Results/Discussion, Conclusion and Contribution to OT.

Research abstracts should include: Introduction, Objectives, Methods, Results, Conclusion, and Contribution to OT.

Workshop abstracts should include: Learning objectives, Acceptable number of participants, Description of teaching methods, type of room set up and length of workshop.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Each abstract will be reviewed by 2 reviewers. The review criteria will address Quality of Content, Educational Value, Quality of the Written Abstract.

Presenting at OT Atlantic is an exciting opportunity to share your experience, ideas, expertise and more with your occupational therapy colleagues in Atlantic Canada. To help you prepare your abstract so that it will attract your colleagues and the reviewers you might wish to refer to CAOT Tips for Preparing Abstracts.