The 2021 AOTF Planning Grant Collective, “Fatigue: An Understudied Barrier to Participating Fully in Daily Life” was held virtually again this year. Considering many conditions have fatigue as a major characteristic, all of the issues related to the ongoing pandemic and what appears to be a major comorbidity in COVID “long haulers”, the topic chosen...
The 2023 AOTF Planning Grant Collective, “Functional Cognition: Moving the Science Forward,” was held in Alexandria, VA, on October 16-17, 2023. The program brought together over 45 occupational therapy leaders to clarify and advance occupational therapists’ critical role in supporting positive consumer outcomes through assessing and treating functional cognition across different age groups and care...
The 2025 AOTF Planning Grant Collective, “Coaching in Occupational Therapy,” brought together over 25 experts to engage in an insightful discussion on how coaching can be incorporated into occupational therapy practice. The Collective was attended by leaders from diverse interdisciplinary backgrounds – including coaching, community mental health, speech-language pathology, nutrition science, pediatric intervention, early childhood...
Early Bird Registration Ends Feb. 23! Foundation Friday, April 24, 2026 Plus, don't miss (Tip: Search "AOTF" in the AOTA INSPIRE App.)... Dates and times subject to change. Please refer to the AOTA INSPIRE app. for the most up-to-date information. Thank you for joining us last year in Philly! Cancellation/Refund/Transfer Policies AOTF Conference Archives: Research Excellence Symposium...
Anaheim, CA A cohort of entry-level OT students will be selected to participate in the American Occupational Therapy Foundation/ American Occupational Therapy Association's (AOTF/AOTA) Institute of Future Scientists in Occupational Therapy on April 24-25, 2026, at the AOTA INSPRIRE Annual Conference & Expo in Anaheim, Calif. The in-person sessions will match potential student scientists with...
Alexandria, VA The American Occupational Therapy Foundation (AOTF), Center on Health Services Training and Research (CoHSTAR), and Learning Health Systems Rehabilitation Research Network (LeaRRn) invite rehabilitation researchers with an interest in implementation science, learning health systems research, and/or health services research to apply to participate in our Workshop in Implementation Science and Health Grant Writing (WISH),...
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