Educational Sessions
Sessions, speakers, and times are current as of December 21, 2011, and are subject to change. Please refer to the online Program Planner for the most current session information.
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Educational Sessions
(No advance registration is required. Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.)
The AOTA Annual Conference & Expo features offerings on a multitude of topics geared to various experience levels and presented in different degrees of depth. Select from more than 700 education sessions that suit your interests and meet your needs. There is so much to choose from to expand your horizons!
- Primary Content Focus
- Academic & Fieldwork Education
- Children & Youth
- General & Professional Issues
- Health & Wellness
- Mental Health
- Productive Aging
- Rehabilitation, Disability, & Participation
- Work & Industry
Secondary Content Focus
Checkfor a list of secondary content focus sessions.
- Academic Education
- Advocacy
- Administration & Management
- Developmental Disabilities
- Driving & Community Mobility
- Early Intervention
- Environmental Modifications
- Feeding, Eating, & Swallowing
- Fieldwork Education
- General & Professional Issues
- Gerontology
- Hands
- Health & Wellness
- Home & Community Health
- International & Cultural Issues
- Low Vision
- Mental Health
- Physical Rehabilitation
- Private Practice
- School Systems
- Sensory Integration/Sensory Processing
- Technology
- Work & Industry
Guide to Session Abbreviations
Session Categories
| B |
1-hour SIS Buzz Session |
| PA |
30-minute Research Paper |
| PO |
Poster |
| RP |
1-hour or 1½-hour Research Platform |
| RWP |
Research Work in Progress (Poster) |
| SC |
60- to 90-minute Short Course |
| TD |
Tech Day Session |
| WS |
3-hour Workshop |
Special Focus or Sponsorship
| (AOTA) |
AOTA session |
| (AOTF) |
AOTF session |
| (SIS) |
Special Interest Section session |
AOTA Sessions
Sessions designated (AOTA) have been designed to address today's hottest topics, featuring invited speakers or AOTA staff. Be sure to check out sessions on advocacy, evidence-based practice, reimbursement, scope of practice, the Centennial Vision, and many more. Search the online Program Planner.
