Each year at the CAOT Conference, Professional Issue Forums are presented to address priority health and social issues, and emerging practice areas in occupational therapy. The PIFs allow CAOT to consult with occupational therapists and stakeholders to inform the development of recommended actions to address the particular subject area. Occupational therapists and stakeholders are encouraged to review the PIF summary reports and to consider incorporating the call(s) to action into their practice.
2023 Report of the Professional Issues Forum on Examining occupational therapy health human resources across Canada post-pandemic
2023 Implementation of the Competencies for Occupational Therapists in Canada in Occupational Therapy Practice
2022 Professional Issue Forum Report on Competencies for Occupational Therapists in Canada
2021 Palliative & End-of-Life Care: Holding Space for Dying in the Face of Living
2021 Sexuality from an Occupational Perspective: Then, Now and Tomorrow
2020 Services for people on the autism spectrum disorder
2019 Aging in Place
2019 Addressing Addiction
2018 Occupational Therapy Paths to TRC with Indigenous Peoples
2018 MAiD and Suicide Prevention
2017 Supporting the Contribution of Occupational Therapist Assistants
2017 Recovery in Mental Health & Slides
2016 Rural and Remote Occupational Therapy
2016 Poverty and Homelessness
2015 Diversifying the Occupational Therapy Profession
2015 Active Transport and the Role of Occupation Therapy
2014 Suicide Prevention and the Role of Occupational Therapy
2014 Interprofessional Education & Collaboration
2013 Navigating 3rd Party Funders
2013 Criminal Justice System
2012 Rising Tide of Dementia in Can
2012 Workplace Safety and Injury Prevention
2011 Pain Management and Occupational Therapy
2011 Cancer Survivorship and Occupational Therapy
2010 Knowledge Translation Strategies
2010 Advanced Practice
2009 Workforce Retention in Occupational Therapy
2009 Advanced Practice
2008 Obesity & Health Occupation
2008 First Nations & Inuit Health
2007 Access to Occupational Therapy
2006 Research Without Borders
2006 Dysphagia
2005 Clinical Practice Guidelines
2004 Occupation and Mental Health Care
2004 Occupation and End of Life Care
2003 Workplace Health
2003 Disability Management
2002 Universal Design & Growing Through Occupation
2002 Growing through Occupation & Active Living