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SUMMARY:AOTA INSPIRE 2026 Annual Conference & Expo
DESCRIPTION:Early Bird Registration Ends Feb. 23!\n\n\n\nFoundation Friday\, April 24\, 2026\n\n\n\n\nBreakfast with a Scholar (7:00–9:00 am PT)\nHilton Anaheim (HQ Hotel) \n\n\n\nAugmented Care: Reimagining Occupational Therapy in the AI AgeKevin B. Johnson\, MD\, MS \n\n\n\nArtificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how we document\, communicate\, learn\, and make decisions in healthcare—but its impact on occupational therapy is still being defined. In this session\, Dr. Kevin B. Johnson\, a pediatrician\, informatician\, and national leader in digital innovation\, will explore how AI can strengthen the core mission of OT: supporting people as they navigate the real routines\, roles\, and environments of daily life.Drawing on examples from his work building multimodal\, real-world applications\, Dr. Johnson will demystify what AI is and is not. Participants will gain a practical understanding of how AI might enhance assessment\, support clinical reasoning\, reduce documentation burden\, personalize interventions\, and expand access to care across diverse communities. At the same time\, he will highlight key cautions around bias\, privacy\, inequity\, and the delicate balance between technological efficiency and human connection. \n\n\n\nIn-person: $75- Add to your full AOTA conference registration \n\n\n\nRegister now\n\n\n\nBy attending AOTF Breakfast with a Scholar\, you will:* \n\n\n\n\nGain a better understanding of the latest AI\n\n\n\nLearn practical strategies to implement into your practice\n\n\n\nNetwork with like-minded colleagues\n\n\n\n\nBonus reference material will be available to attendees. \n\n\n\nSpeaker Bio:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs the David L. Cohen University Professor at the University of Pennsylvania\, Dr. Johnson has led groundbreaking work in electronic health records and e-prescribing. His recent work explores how artificial intelligence can reinvent clinical documentation to reduce clinician burnout and provide better patient care. Through his lab at Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine\, he leads the OBSERVER Project\, which uses video and audio recordings of clinical visits to gain necessary insights to improve patient-provider interactions on both sides. The goal is to remove clinicians from the secretary position that EHRs have put them in\, reduce the burnout caused by the burden of documentation\, and restore a more connected patient encounter. While the visit is being recorded\, AI will summarize the appointment qualitatively\, quantitatively\, and equitably\, and provide assessment based on symptoms shared verbally as well as those captured visibly by the technology. The long-term goal is to provide real-time automated guidance. ‍ \n\n\n\nHis podcast\, Informatics in the Round\, features lively\, non-technical conversations on hot-button cultural issues from an informatics perspective. He is a co-author and co-editor of the Who Me? children’s book series featuring scientists from marginalized groups\, encouraging young children to consider careers in STEMM. He also produced and directed the documentary No Matter Where about the challenges of sharing information across the healthcare system\, how these communication failures impact patients and providers\, and the changes that must occur to create a safer world. ‍ \n\n\n\nThe author of over 200 publications\, Dr. Johnson has won dozens of awards over his career\, holds numerous national leadership positions\, and serves on various advisory boards. He was elected to the American College of Medical Informatics\, the Academic Pediatric Society\, the National Academy of Medicine\, the International Association of Health Science Informatics\, and the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering. He received his MD from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and his MS in Medical Informatics from Stanford University. \n\n\n\n*Given the dynamics of Artificial Intelligence\, objectives subject to change. \n\n\n\n\nState of the Science (Friday\, 3:00–5:30 pm PT)\n Hilton Anaheim (HQ Hotel) \n\n\n\nThe Coaching Connection: Where Science Meets Practice in Occupational Therapy \n\n\n\nCoaching practices have caught OTs’ attention in recent years. The alignment of coaching and OT is unmistakable. Yet\, this alignment still requires us to a.) examine the evidence supporting coaching practices\, and b.) implement coaching with fidelity across practice areas and settings. Coaching keeps our focus on people’s authentic lives as we foster their self-determination and support action to live their best lives through occupational participation on their own terms. The AOTF convened interdisciplinary stakeholders who did a deep dive into coaching evidence and practices to identify how coaching fits into OT education\, practice\, and research. Join us to discuss where we are and where we can go to discover what coaching looks like when OTs integrate these ideas into best practices. \n\n\n\nObjectives: \n\n\n\n\nExamine coaching evidence from other disciplines.\n\n\n\nDescribe core components of coaching and illustrate how they manifest in authentic coaching-infused occupational therapy.\n\n\n\nEstablish the alignment between coaching practice and occupational therapy practices\, and demonstrate how occupational therapists “do” coaching.\n\n\n\nDiscuss current state of coaching in occupational therapy education and practice\, describe research priorities.\n\n\n\nPresent the evolution of a state-wide coaching program in early intervention\, discuss outcomes and implications for other practice areas.\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\n\nWinnie Dunn\, PhD\, OTR\, FAOTA\, Distinguished Professor\, Occupational Therapy Education\, Certified Positive Psychology Coach\, University of Missouri \n\n\n\nLauren M. Little\, PhD\, OTR/L\, FAOTA\, Associate Dean of Research\, College of Health Sciences\, Professor\, Occupational Therapy\, Rush University \n\n\n\nMJ Mulcahey\, PhD\, OTR/L\, FASIA\, CLCP\, Professor\, Department of Occupational Therapy\, Director of the Center for Outcomes and Measurement\, Jefferson College of Rehabilitation Sciences\, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine\, Sidney Kimmel Medical College\, Thomas Jefferson University\, Philadelphia  \n\n\n\nScott D. Tomchek\, PhD\, OTR/L\, FAOTA\, Professor\, Record Review Project Director\, School of Medicine\, Department of Pediatrics\, Division of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics\, University of Louisville \n\n\n\nIn-person: $60 (Student: $30) – Add to your full AOTA conference registration \n\n\n\nRegister now\n\n\n\n\nResearch Excellence Symposium (Friday\, 12:30–2:00 pm PT)\nHilton Anaheim (HQ Hotel) \n\n\n\nAOTF fosters and celebrates research excellence across various career stages with a vision of having a vibrant science that builds knowledge to support effective\, evidence-based occupational therapy. The Early- and Mid-Career Research Excellence Awardees\, and our Lifetime Achievement Awardee\, share insights from their career journeys and latest research.  \n\n\n\nEarly Career Research Excellence Awardee: Emily Kringle\, PhD\, OTR/LMid-Career Research Excellence Awardee: Andrew C. Persch\, PhD\, OTR/L\, BCP\, FAOTALifetime Achievement Awardee: M. Carolyn Baum\, PhD\, OTR/L\, FAOTA \n\n\n\nIncluded with your AOTA Inspire main registration- Add to your agenda. \n\n\n\n\nAcademy of Research Symposium (Thursday\, 4:00–6:00 pm PT)\nHilton Anaheim (HQ Hotel) \n\n\n\nThe 2026 AOTF Academy of Research (AOR) in Occupational Therapy Inductee and select AOR members share their career journeys and the latest developments in their research. Established in 1983\, the AOTF Academy of Research in Occupational Therapy recognizes and honors individuals who have made exemplary\, distinguished\, and sustained contributions to the advancement of the science of occupational therapy. Included with your AOTA Inspire main registration- Add to your agenda. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlus\, don’t miss (Tip: Search “AOTF” in the AOTA INSPIRE App.)…\n\n\n\n\nSTRIDE Mentored Research Scholarship Posters\, Thursday\, 3-5 pm\, Anaheim Convention Center (ACC) Hall A\n\n\n\nEleanor Clarke Slagle Lecture: Beyond the Score: Reclaiming the Meaning of Assessment in Relationship-Centered Care\, Trudy Mallinson\, PhD\, OTR/L\, FACRM\, FAOTA\, NZROT\, AOTF Academy of Research Member\, Saturday\, April 25\, 11:15 am–12:30 pm\n\n\n\nAwards & Recognitions Ceremony\, Saturday\, April 25\, 4:15 pm–5:15 pm\n\n\n\nVisit our AOTF Booth\, Anaheim Convention Center (ACC) Hall A: tbd\n\n\n\n\nDates and times subject to change. Please refer to the AOTA INSPIRE app. for the most up-to-date information. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThank you for joining us last year in Philly!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCancellation/Refund/Transfer Policies  \n\n\n\n\nAOTF Conference Archives:\n\n\n\nResearch Excellence Symposium Archived Recordings \n\n\n\nBreakfast with a Scholar (1995–present) \n\n\n\nAOTF’s signature event\, Breakfast with a Scholar provides a forum for sharing the ideas of preeminent scholars (usually from other disciplines) that resonate with occupational therapy. \n\n\n\nState of the Science Symposium (2015–present) \n\n\n\nEach year\, AOTF selects a topic to explore and invites respected researchers to summarize scientifically validated evidence that guides best practice and identify gaps in the evidence and research priorities that must be addressed to support future practice. This integrated review of the state of the science includes a discussion of the implications for practice\, education\, research\, and policy. \n\n\n\nResearch Colloquium (1982–2014) \n\n\n\nAn AOTF tradition from 1982 to 2014\, the Research Colloquium provided a forum where scientists engaged in the important process of constructive critique and dialogue. \n\n\n\nQualitative Research Exchange (1997–2008) \n\n\n\nThe Qualitative Research Exchange provided a forum for sharing new ideas related to current and emerging theoretical and practical issues in qualitative research. \n\n\n\nAOTF Gala \n\n\n\n2015 Gala – Champagne and Chocolate. Celebrating AOTF’s 50th Anniversary.2014 Gala — Express Yourself! AOTF and friends celebrated creativity at this American Visionary Art Museum.2013 Gala — AOTF saluted the military at the San Diego Air and Space Museum.2012 Gala — Dancing with the Stars (Indy-Style).   
URL:https://www.aotf.org/event/aota-inspire-2026-annual-conference-expo/
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SUMMARY:AOTF-AOTA Institute for Future Scientists in Occupational Therapy
DESCRIPTION:Anaheim\, CA \n\n\n\nA 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 doctoral and post-doctorate mentors. Program participants will meet with leading occupational therapy scientists to discuss topics such as possibilities within OT science\, considerations when evaluating potential doctoral programs\, and career opportunities in the field of science. \n\n\n\nEligibility: \n\n\n\n\nTo apply\, you must be a student currently enrolled in an OT program with an interest in science and research in the field of OT.\n\n\n\nAs the program aims to train and mentor future occupational therapy scientific researchers who may have limited exposure to research opportunities at their current institution\, students attending research intensive institutions and/or institutions with a heavy research mission are not eligible (e.g.\, DRU-VH Carnegie Classification). Students from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply supporting the Associations’ objective of developing a clinical and research workforce to meet society’s diverse occupational needs in underserved areas or communities. \n\n\n\nIf you are unsure of your eligibility\, email edleadership@aota.org.\n\n\n\n\nApplications closed October 22\, 2025. Selected participants are posted below. \n\n\n\nLearn More
URL:https://www.aotf.org/event/aotf-aota-institute-for-future-scientists-in-occupational-therapy/
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