World Occupational Therapy Day

The World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) is the international voice of the occupational therapy profession which globally comprises of 111 national occupational therapy professional organizations. World Occupational Therapy Day, held annually on October 27, is the opportunity to heighten the visibility of the profession’s development work and to promote the activities of WFOT locally, nationally, and internationally.

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What does it mean to think globally as an occupational therapy practitioner? On today's podcast episode, we sit down with three internationally recognized leaders: Samantha Shann, MSc, PGCert, Dip COT (UK), FRCOT, President of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists, Ginny Stoffel, PhD, OT, FAOTA, AOTA Delegate to WFOT, and Douglene Jackson, PhD, OTR/L, LMT, ATP, CYT, FAOTA, Alternate AOTA Delegate to WFOT, to explore the mission and impact of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists.

We invite you to join us at AOTA INSPIRE | 2026 Annual Conference & Expo, April 23-25 in Anaheim, California! AOTA is pleased to offer the member rate to all international attendees who are members of their country’s professional association. To receive this discount, please contact conference@aota.org for the appropriate code.

NOTE: This discount is available only to non–AOTA Members, who reside outside of the United States and register for the full 3-day Conference. This discount is not applicable to students or retiree rates. If an attendee is found to use this discount code incorrectly, the difference will be billed to their account.