Call For Papers 

Call for Papers Now Closed

Occupational Therapy Australia is pleased to invite you to participate in the 30th National Conference and Exhibition 2023, being held 21-23 June 2023 at the Cairns Convention Centre, Queensland.

The committee are now seeking submissions from all over Australia and Internationally.  

KEY DATES

1

Prepare your abstract using the appropriate headings/template. 

For more details click here

2

Click the button below to access the submission portal and setup an account in Contact Information.

3

Select the abstract submission tab. Follow the instructions to ensure you have included Title, Presentation Type, Method Type, Themes, Author names and affiliations, presenting author bio, abstract content 

4

Submit your abstract and check your inbox for your confirmation email

Abstract Mentoring

The abstract mentoring program is suitable for those with limited to no experience in submitting a paper for a conference.  The goal of mentoring is to assist the author to present material clearly and concisely prior to submitting for the formal review process.  Mentoring may be useful for those who do not have access to support via their own networks or organisations, or for those whose first language is not English.  Submitting authors should prepare their submissions according to the guidelines found in the link above.  Please forward your draft submission in Word format by 30 August 2022 to conference2023@otaus.com.au.  A mentor will be assigned to give assistance and feedback.

It is important to note that the mentoring and formal presentation and review processes are separate and receiving mentoring assistance does not guarantee that a submission will be accepted into the conference program.

Example Abstracts

Submission examples from previous conferences can be found here to assist you.

Abstract Guidelines and Review Criteria

For guidance on the abstract format, method types, presentation types and review criteria, please click here 

Method Type

Papers are to be submitted under one of the following method types:

• Quantitative Research
• Qualitative Research
• Review Paper
• Mixed Methods Research
• Practice Note
• Other

Oral

Oral Presentations will be notified of their length of presentation time in the acceptance notifications sent to presenting authors. 

Oral presentations will be 10 minutes *(8 min presentation / 2 min Q&A).

Extended oral presentations will be 15 minutes *(12 min presentation / 3 min Q&A).

Abstracts not selected for oral presentation may be eligible for an ePoster.

ePoster

ePosters will be prominently displayed at the Conference.  Full instructions of the format and display will be detailed within acceptance notifications sent to nominated presenting authors.  A selection of ePosters will be accepted to be presented as an ePoster Spotlight.  ePoster Spotlights will be 4 minutes of oral presentation speaking to the Electronic Poster Display. 

Occupation Station

A small number of occupation stations will be included in the Conference Program.  These sessions will be 25 minutes in length and will engage participants in doing an occupation / activity and the presentation will focus on the therapeutic use of this occupation / activity in practice and the theory supporting its use. 

Workshop

A small number of workshops will be included in the Conference Program.  Workshops will be 45 minutes in length.  A focus for these sessions is high audience engagement. The methods/approach section of your abstract should include adequate detail of how the audience will be engaged, including a minimum of 50% of allocated time in active interaction, and should involve more than questions from the audience.  Authors submitting abstracts for workshops need to be aware that if their abstract is not accepted it will not be considered for any other presentation category. 

Conversations that Matter

A small number of topics can be accepted into the conference program.  Facilitated in a round table 45-minute discussion on specific OT-related topics.

Scientific Research Panel

Opportunity for a few OTs to speak from multiple perspectives on topical areas in scientific research.  They will be 30 minutes in total, comprising of 20 minutes discussion from the panel with 10-minute Q&A