TOTA 2020 Annual Meeting and International Conference
From Occupation to
December 6th, 2020
CONFERENCE INFORMATION
Host：Taiwan Occupational Therapy Association (TOTA)
Venue: National Taiwan University, School of Occupational Therapy 17, F4, Xu Zhou Road, Taipei City, Taiwan (R.O.C)
Contact: tota@ot.org.tw
Important Dates
Call for abstract
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The Taiwan Occupational Therapy Association will host an international conference from Nov. 2nd 2020 to Nov. 3rd 2020. We invite all researchers and clinical practioners to submit abstracts for presentations during the conference.
Presentation types
All abstracts of research findings, case studies, unique practice experiences, professional innovation and issue related to Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences are welcomed. The presentation can be in the format of oral or poster presentation. Please indicate your preference of presentation type while submitting the abstract; the Scientific Programme Committee will consider your preference. However, the Committee reserves
the right to assign oral presentation or poster presentation to the accepted abstract,
depending on its content, time arrangement, and the balance of the abstract categories.
Oral presentation
➢Either in Mandarin or English
➢10 minutes presentation followed by 5 minutes of discussion (including question and answer session).
➢The speaker for the presentation should be from any of the authors listed on the abstract submission.
Poster presentation
➢Either in Traditional Chinese or English
➢Authors being accepted will be notified the details of the poster formats.
➢The presenter should be from any of the authors listed on the abstract submission
Topic Categories
The report contents you submit can be categorized in one of the major areas related to Occupational Therapy as the following:
➢Child and Adolescents
➢Physical Dysfunction
➢Mental Health
➢Geriatric Care
➢Community Services
➢Education in Occupational Therapy
➢Application of Innovative Technology
➢Administration, Policy and Marketing
➢Occupation: Theory and Practice
➢Others
Abstract submission guidelines
General instructions
➢Abstracts should be submitted
➢The presenter can present in Mandarin or English. Please indicate your preferred language while submitting the abstract.
➢The confirmation
Submission contents
➢The submitted contents should not have been published in any public presentation before.
➢Applicants should indicate the language for presentation. For Mandarin presentations, abstracts can be submitted in either traditional Chinese or English; for English presentations, abstracts should only be submitted in English.
➢Please indicate your preference of presentation type and one major theme of your contents within the above 10 topic categories
➢Submissions should include the following:
A)Title of the abstract (maximum of 20 words); Chinese abstract should also include its English title.
B)Names of all authors
C)Presenter (can be from any of the authors listed in the abstract)
D)Corresponding author (not limited to the first author)
E)Affiliations and contact details of authors (Including organization/ institution, city and country,
F)Contents of the abstract (Maximum 500 words for both written in Chinese or in English)
G)NO images, tables or graphs are allowed in abstract submissions.
CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
Call for Workshop Proposal
For the first time this year, the Scientific Committee is calling for submissions of proposals for the workshops. We welcome submissions from a wide range of topics which are relevant to Occupational Therapy practice.
Workshop Proposals Submission
➢Each workshop is 1.5 hours (excluding an half-hour tea break) and should be interactive and participative.
➢Workshop proposals should not exceed 500 words and should include the following headings:
•Title
•Introduction
•Learning objectives (2 to 3 main objectives)
•Educational approach/pedagogy
•Practice implications
•Autobiography
➢Workshop proposals should be submitted
➢The presenter can present in Mandarin or English. Please indicate your preferred language while submitting the workshop proposals.
➢Complimentary registration for workshop presenters.
➢The final outcome of the selection is subject to the Scientific Committee’s discretion.