Virtual Themed Bundles
Not able to make it to conference in-person and would like to register to only sessions that are relevant to your practice? Consider purchasing one of our virtual themed bundles: Children and adolescents, Education, Equity & justice, Mental health or Older Adults. Bonus: Bundles include all plenary sessions.Conference sessions are presented in the language in which they were submitted. Posters are not live streamed. Auto-closed captioning in the live session is available in multiple languages, including French. The recorded versions of these sessions will not contain translated captions.
Read full abstracts on the conference website
| Wednesday | Pre-conference workshop | Your role in making schools more welcoming for neurodivergent students |
| Wednesday | Special event | Opening Ceremonies & Keynote Address | Cérémonies d’ouverture et Conférenciere d’honneur |
| Thursday | Special event | CAOT Town Hall | Séance de discussion ouverte de l'ACE |
| Thursday | Paper presentation | Closing gaps: Bringing pediatric assistive technology to First Nation communities |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Cognitive Orientation to Occupational Performance with Individuals with First-Episode Psychosis |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Occupation of peer support within an integrated youth services initiative |
| Thursday | Paper presentation | Brain changes with CO-OP in children with autism and DCD |
| Thursday | OS Paper presentation | Pursuing inclusive childcare: The invisible work mothers do |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Power-up mobility: Social participation and well-being of children |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Psychosocial outcomes of therapeutic horseback riding for youth with disabilities |
| Thursday | Paper presentation | Teaching self-regulation through a sensory enhanced and trauma sensitive approach |
| Thursday | Professional Issue Forum | Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Canadians- OT in 2034 |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Technology’s role in children with physical disabilities’ play: Scoping review |
| Thursday | Extended discussion | 3-2-1, let’s roll! A pediatric manual wheelchair skills training group |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Evaluation of a flexible service aimed at building families’ capacities |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Implementing and evaluating an inclusive aquatic program: A pilot project |
| Thursday | Paper presentation | Raising children's voices in occupational therapy: An important responsibility |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Pediatric eating, feeding and swallowing: improving quality and service delivery |
| Friday | Special event | CAOT & COTF Awards Breakfast | Petit déjeuner de remise des prix de l'ACE et de la FCE |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Mental health and participation of children with DCD: Parental perspectives |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Résoudre les enjeux éthiques de la pratique en milieu scolaire |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Opening new horizons by engaging children in occupational therapy research |
| Friday | Poster presentation | My diversity matters: Diversifying health professions through a youth program |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Concussion resources for young children and parents: A systematic search |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Neurodiversity-affirming implications of social skills interventions implemented by social robots |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Children’s occupation-based measures: A critical rapid review |
| Friday | Paper presentation | A parent's positive touch program enhances preterm infants’ developmental outcomes |
| Friday | Poster presentation | How to raise awareness of diversity using musical activities? |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Accessing services: ASD transition to adulthood experiences and insights |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Accessing Services for Developmental Coordination Disorder in Canada: Parent Perspectives |
| Friday | Poster presentation | In the spirt of ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒌᓐᓂᖅ - Piliriqatigiinniq/Ikajuqtigiinniq- Learning ways to integrate services impacting early childhood mental health |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Pedaling towards inclusion: Understanding the impact of adaptive biking |
| Friday | Extended discussion | Nature as co-therapist: Moving outside the clinic walls for good! |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Early literacy is a team effort |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Occupational therapy and dentistry: An evidence-based approach to care |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Occupational Therapists' Perspectives on Restraints and Seclusion in Schools |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Exploring the relationship of babywearing on parent-child health and wellness |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Jordan's Principle and Inuit Child First Initiative: Maximizing impact |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Teens, sex, and neuromuscular conditions: A practical guide for clinicians |
| Friday | CAOT Sponsored Session | Can we achieve collaborative relationship-focused occupational therapy with artificial intelligence (AI)? |
| Pre-recorded session | Soutien au développement sain des enfants inuit en milieu urbain |
| Wednesday | Special event | Opening Ceremonies & Keynote Address | Cérémonies d’ouverture et Conférenciere d’honneur |
| Thursday | Special event | CAOT Town Hall | Séance de discussion ouverte de l'ACE |
| Thursday | Paper presentation | Strengthening occupational therapists’ capacity to practice in primary care |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Belonging: Experiences of faculty and occupational therapy students |
| Thursday | Extended discussion | Reasoning through Uncertainty: Encouraging Creative Innovation in Education and Practice |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Connecting the dots: Community and connection in distributed learning |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Understanding professionalism in the context of occupational therapy education |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Occupational therapy, harm reduction, and substance use: An environmental scan |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Intraprofessional collaboration preparation in Ontario: An environmental scan |
| Thursday | Extended discussion | Canadian simulation guideline development in OT academic and fieldwork education |
| Thursday | Professional Issue Forum | Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Canadians- OT in 2034 |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Are we preparing students for culturally safe practices? Faculty perspectives |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Older adults’ sexual and gender diversity: Training future occupational therapists |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | The influence of peer support on occupational therapists’ learning process |
| Friday | Special event | CAOT & COTF Awards Breakfast | Petit déjeuner de remise des prix de l'ACE et de la FCE |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Role-emerging placements revitalizing the primary care experience: Comparison and Discussion |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Preparing for leadership in all practice contexts and career stages |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Leveraging artificial intelligence in occupational therapy education |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Guidelines for curriculum renewal in Canadian occupational therapy university programs |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Community Occupational Therapy: Increasing capacity for student placements |
| Friday | OS Poster presentation | A balancing act: Occupational balance among mature graduate students |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Post COVID-19 pandemic restrictions: Shifting academic and fieldwork curricular landscapes |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Breaking the cycle of avoidance and perfectionism: An OT approach |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Essential skills for new occupational therapists practicing rurally |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Occupational therapy simulations: student satisfaction and perceptions of debrief feedback |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Does previous anatomy coursework influence student OT learning outcomes? |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Outcomes of an innovative student program: recruitment, retention, client care |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Northern reflections: Recruitment and retention advice for student occupational therapists |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Enhancing student support services: Welcome to occupational therapy! |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Qualités métrologiques d’un instrument novateur : protocole de recherche. |
| Friday | CAOT Sponsored Session | Can we achieve collaborative relationship-focused occupational therapy with artificial intelligence (AI)? |
| Wednesday | Pre-conference workshop | Decolonizing engagement processes in colonized systems and structures |
| Wednesday | Pre-conference workshop | What’s ‘anti-oppressive practice’? And how do I do it? |
| Wednesday | Special event | Opening Ceremonies & Keynote Address | Cérémonies d’ouverture et Conférenciere d’honneur |
| Thursday | Special event | CAOT Town Hall | Séance de discussion ouverte de l'ACE |
| Thursday | Paper presentation | Closing gaps: Bringing pediatric assistive technology to First Nation communities |
| Thursday | OS Paper presentation | Ethical relationships between humans, occupations, and the earth |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | The use of artificial intelligence for healthcare access and equity |
| Thursday | Paper presentation | An ethics of care framework for moral reasoning in rehabilitation |
| Thursday | Extended discussion | Resisting colonialism in occupational therapy: Building respectful, reciprocal relationships |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | The Geography of Inequity: Evaluating Transportation Equity in the GTA |
| Thursday | OS Paper presentation | Conducting relational and respectful research: A community-driven priority setting project |
| Thursday | Paper presentation | The promise of equity-based directions in work transitions |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Vers des milieux de soins inclusifs envers les aînés LGBTQ+ |
| Thursday | OS Paper presentation | Pursuing inclusive childcare: The invisible work mothers do |
| Thursday | Paper presentation | Becoming-land: Re-thinking nature based occupational therapy |
| Thursday | OS Paper presentation | The challenge of collective occupations in a context of exclusion |
| Thursday | Paper presentation | Intersectionality and occupational therapy: a scoping review |
| Thursday | Professional Issue Forum | Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Canadians- OT in 2034 |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Are we preparing students for culturally safe practices? Faculty perspectives |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Older adults’ sexual and gender diversity: Training future occupational therapists |
| Thursday | Paper presentation | Takwascikewin: Putting it into practice with marginalized and Indigenous communities |
| Thursday | Extended discussion | Diversifying concepts in occupational therapy: Social insertion, inclusion, and participation |
| Thursday | Paper presentation | Raising children's voices in occupational therapy: An important responsibility |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | The elephant in our home: Racism experiences by homecare occupational therapists |
| Friday | Special event | CAOT & COTF Awards Breakfast | Petit déjeuner de remise des prix de l'ACE et de la FCE |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Professionalism and the disciplinary control of therapists at the margins |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Résoudre les enjeux éthiques de la pratique en milieu scolaire |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Opening new horizons by engaging children in occupational therapy research |
| Friday | Poster presentation | My diversity matters: Diversifying health professions through a youth program |
| Friday | OS Extended discussion | (Re)making third places through occupation: Contributing to social transformation |
| Friday | Extended discussion | LandBack: Dismantling power with Indigenous Peoples in Canadian occupational therapy |
| Friday | OS Poster presentation | Exploring the intersection of forced displacement and gender in the Canadian context |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Children’s occupation-based measures: A critical rapid review |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Rôles des ergothérapeutes auprès des personnes écoanxieuses : Perceptions d’ergothérapeutes |
| Friday | Poster presentation | How to raise awareness of diversity using musical activities? |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Occupational therapists’ journeys towards culturally safer care: A narrative inquiry |
| Friday | Extended discussion | Defying the deficit: Shifting understandings of transgender experiences of occupation |
| Friday | Extended discussion | Climate Change- The Role of Occupational Therapists and Health Professionals |
| Friday | Poster presentation | In the spirt of ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒌᓐᓂᖅ - Piliriqatigiinniq/Ikajuqtigiinniq- Learning ways to integrate services impacting early childhood mental health |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Accessible housing needs and priorities of people with physical disabilities |
| Friday | Extended discussion | Practicing social occupational therapy in Canada |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Early literacy is a team effort |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Northern reflections: Recruitment and retention advice for student occupational therapists |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Jordan's Principle and Inuit Child First Initiative: Maximizing impact |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Participants’ perceptions of immigrant employment in the platform economy |
| Friday | CAOT Sponsored Session | Can we achieve collaborative relationship-focused occupational therapy with artificial intelligence (AI)? |
| Pre-recorded session | Disabled clinicians’ experiences in practice: The effects of ableism | |
| Pre-recorded session | Résoudre les enjeux éthiques de la pratique auprès d’aînés hospitalisés |
| Wednesday | Pre-conference workshop | Engaging life promotion and suicide prevention tools: Confidence through conversation |
| Wednesday | Pre-conference workshop | Le yoga: la clé vers l'équilibre de vie |
| Wednesday | Special event | Opening Ceremonies & Keynote Address | Cérémonies d’ouverture et Conférenciere d’honneur |
| Thursday | Special event | CAOT Town Hall | Séance de discussion ouverte de l'ACE |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Cognitive Orientation to Occupational Performance with Individuals with First-Episode Psychosis |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Occupation of peer support within an integrated youth services initiative |
| Thursday | OS Paper presentation | Mad, mentally ill and neurodivergent professionals: Occupational injustice in practice |
| Thursday | OS Paper presentation | Everyday moments of leisure: Occupations "in between" |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Psychosocial outcomes of therapeutic horseback riding for youth with disabilities |
| Thursday | Professional Issue Forum | Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Canadians- OT in 2034 |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Grille évaluative de la durabilité d’un repas: adaptation québécoise |
| Thursday | OS Paper presentation | ‘I will eat the whole world’: Migration informing food-related occupations |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Can accredited facility support dogs increase engagement in occupational therapy? |
| Friday | Special event | CAOT & COTF Awards Breakfast | Petit déjeuner de remise des prix de l'ACE et de la FCE |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Mental health and participation of children with DCD: Parental perspectives |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Occupational therapists’ psychotherapy competency: A secondary analysis |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Recovery College: an occupational therapy perspective |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Occupational therapist-led mindfulness for older adults with early cognitive deficit |
| Friday | OS Poster presentation | Exploring the intersection of forced displacement and gender in the Canadian context |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Primary care occupational therapists to coordinate mental health-related sick leaves |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Rôles des ergothérapeutes auprès des personnes écoanxieuses : Perceptions d’ergothérapeutes |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Action Based Cognitive Remediation: Improving cognition in individuals with psychosis |
| Friday | OS Poster presentation | Deepening our understand of belonging as a dimension of occupation |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Breaking the cycle of avoidance and perfectionism: An OT approach |
| Friday | Extended discussion | Nature as co-therapist: Moving outside the clinic walls for good! |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Identifying barriers occupational therapists face addressing depression: evaluating learning solutions |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Validation of the Canadian psychosocial rehabilitation competency document: A Delphi study |
| Friday | Paper presentation | De la perception de l’occupation aux troubles perceptuels |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Fostering well-being: Digital tool for occupational and mindful scheduling |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Exploring unpaid caregivers experiences of anticipatory grief: A meta-ethnography |
| Friday | CAOT Sponsored Session | Can we achieve collaborative relationship-focused occupational therapy with artificial intelligence (AI)? |
| Wednesday | Special event | Opening Ceremonies & Keynote Address | Cérémonies d’ouverture et Conférenciere d’honneur |
| Thursday | Special event | CAOT Town Hall | Séance de discussion ouverte de l'ACE |
| Thursday | Paper presentation | Co-developing a collaborative platform promoting social participation in older adults |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Geriatric activation team: Occupational therapists in the emergency department |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Vers des milieux de soins inclusifs envers les aînés LGBTQ+ |
| Thursday | Professional Issue Forum | Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Canadians- OT in 2034 |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Investigating pressure injury risk in individuals with darker skin tone |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Older adults’ sexual and gender diversity: Training future occupational therapists |
| Thursday | Paper presentation | Adoption and implementation strategies of a telehealth falls prevention program |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Enhancing elderly balance and independence with task-oriented multisensory training (Pilot) |
| Thursday | Paper presentation | Bien-être occupationnel en soins palliatifs: Une finalité ergothérapique ! |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Social participation when aging with an early-onset neurological disability |
| Thursday | Poster presentation | Initiating neighbourhood-level occupational therapy: Supporting older adults’ social participation |
| Friday | Special event | CAOT & COTF Awards Breakfast | Petit déjeuner de remise des prix de l'ACE et de la FCE |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Using technology to support older adults: ethical challenges and solutions |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Efficiencies in wheelchair assessment and prescription within long term care |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Developing a senior-driven program in a naturally occurring retirement community |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Using LiDAR technology to assess home safety in older people |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Occupational therapist-led mindfulness for older adults with early cognitive deficit |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Dépistage des conducteurs à risque : importance de la collaboration médecin-ergothérapeute |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Occupational therapists’ perceptions of using smartwatches to detect falls |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Reducing community wait times: The rapid access occupational therapy model |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Impact de la COVID-19 sur les proches aidants 2 ans après |
| Friday | Extended discussion | Technology as a bridge to age-in-place |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Utilisation de la télésanté en ergothérapie pour vieillir en santé |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Remodeler sa vie : Les effets du programme expliqués |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Outcomes of an innovative student program: recruitment, retention, client care |
| Friday | Paper presentation | Optimizing kitchens to support aging in place: Ergonomic design solutions |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Shifting sands: Safe use of artificial intelligence in occupational therapy |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Qualités métrologiques d’un instrument novateur : protocole de recherche. |
| Friday | Poster presentation | Fitness-to-drive decisions across practice contexts: Focus groups with occupational therapists |
| Friday | CAOT Sponsored Session | Can we achieve collaborative relationship-focused occupational therapy with artificial intelligence (AI)? |
| Pre-recorded session | Résoudre les enjeux éthiques de la pratique auprès d’aînés hospitalisés |