OTD News Volume VII, Issue 2

96th Annual AOTA Conference April 6-10 By: Marianna D’Amico, Ed.D., OTR/L, BCP, FAOTA The primary goals of the AOTA Conference are to provide personal and professional networking, profes- sional development, and dissemination of evidence based-information. The theme of conference in Chica- go this year was “Evidence and Outcomes: Empowering the Profession.” Professional socialization is an integral part of becoming an active professional. The Tampa OTD Program provides support and encour- agement for students to attend professional development at state and national conferences. Six OTD stu- dents attended the national conference engaging in many opportunities for learning, networking and devel- oping leadership skills. They engaged with many of the profession’s leaders and experts in the field and the association. The students returned feeling powerful and fortified with more evidence based practice and fu- ture opportunities. Faculty were very active at conference presenting papers, workshops and posters. See list below: Papers: Baxter, M. F. & Longpré, S. M. (2016, April). Identifying Assessment Practices in Occupational Therapy in Oncology Care. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the American Occupational Therapy Associ- ation, Chicago, IL. Workshop: Richards, L., Alverez, L., Bendixen, R., Classen, S., D’Amico, M., Doucet, B., Jirikowic, T., Page, S, & Smith, D. (2016, April). AJOT and OTJR Editors Share Tips To Get Your Manuscript Published. Workshop pre- sented at the Annual Conference of the American Occupational Therapy Association, Chicago, IL. Poster Presentations: Baxter, M. F. & Longpré, S. M. (2016, April). Identifying Assessment Practices in Occupational Therapy in Oncology Care. D’Amico, M., Carrasco, R. C., Reinoso, G. A., & Whaley, M. M. 2016, April. Evidence & applications of mindfulness in occupational therapy. Poster session presented at the Annual Conference of the American Occupational Therapy Association, Chicago, IL. Page 3 OTD News, Volume VII, Issue 2