OTICON’2015
Jawahar Lal Auditorium, AIIMS, New Delhi
April 10-12, 2015
The Schedule of Program
10th April 2015 (Friday)
8.00 A.M. – 6.00 P.M.
8.00 a.m.
9.00 a.m.
9.30 a.m.
10.00 a.m.
Registration
Inauguration of Pre-Conference COTE
TEA BREAK
COTE:
Cognitive Rehabilitation: Addressing the Hidden Disability in
Adult
12.00 p.m.
Tributes to OT Legendary -
12.15 p.m.
1.00 p.m.
1.30 pm
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Speakers:
1. Dr. Urvashi Shah (Mumbai)
2. Dr. AnuradhaPai (Mumbai)
3. Dr. Ona Desai (New Delhi)
Dr. Shovan Saha (Manipal)
Dr. M.R. Kulkarni (Formerly President of AIOTA)
Dr. Kamla V. Nimbkar (Founder of OT in India & Asia)
Ms. Amanda Whitford Ahearn, (USA)
Key Note Address:
Stepping Into Power Towards National Productivity
LUNCH
SCIENTIFIC SESSION – I: Innovations to Enhance Mental Health
Chairs: Dr. Sujata Malik & Dr. Sanjeev Padankatti
2.40 pm
3.00 pm
3.30 p.m.
4.00 p.m.
6.00 p.m.
Assertiveness in Indian context: perspectives of urban adults from a
town in a Metro city
Effectiveness of cognitive remediation therapy and its impact on
functional outcome in clients with chronic schizophrenia
Validation of Vocational Assessment Tool for persons with substance
use disorders
Transition Planning in adolescents with Low Functioning Autism
‘Being a mother again’- Journey of a mother in the context of family
centred practice
Guest Lecture:
Role of Non-Pharmacological Management in Psychiatric
Disorders
Guest Lecture:
Impact of Occupational Health on Productivity
Special Lecture:
A Novice Occupational Therapists’ Clinical Reasoning Skills
Development Before & after Clinical Intervention: A Mixed
Method Design Study
BREAK
Inauguration of 52nd Annual National Conference of AIOTA
HIGH TEA
Dr. Vinita A. Acharya (Manipal)
Dr. S. Kanipriya (Coimbatore)
Dr. Lakshmanan S. (Bengaluru)
Dr. Aishwarya Swaminathan (Mumbai)
Dr. Priyanka Khuje (Mumbai)
Dr. S.K. Khandelwal, Prof. & HOD, Dept. of
Psychiatry, AIIMS, New Delhi
Mr. Shailesh Shrivastava,
Deputy Director, National Productivity Council, New
Delhi
Prof. Bhoomiah Dasari
(United Kingdom)
11th April 2015 (Saturday)
8.30 A.M. -9.00 P.M.
8.30 a.m.
Best Student of the Year 2014: Examination for Gold Medal by Odisha Branch of AIOTA:
(9.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m.)
SCIENTIFIC SESSION – II: Rehabilitation of Locomotor Disability
(Courtesy: NIOH, Kolkata)
Chairs: Dr. Pankaj Bajpai & Dr. Sujata Missal
Metabolic and functional responses to cardiac endurance training in
Dr. Amit Kumar Mandal (Cuttack)
subjects with Thoracic (T1 – T6) level Spinal Cord Injury
Internet use and its impact on the occupations of individuals with
spinal cord injury
Reliability and validity of the Hindi version of Falls Efficacy Scale –
International (FES-I) among older adults in Alberta
Effect of Occupational Therapy on fatigue and Quality of life in
patients with Guillain Barre Syndrome.
Guest Lecture:" Flexor Tendon Injuries - What a Surgeon Expects
from the Therapist"
9.50 a.m.
10.00 a.m.
10.15 a.m.
11.30 a.m.
A Presentation from Godrej
TEA
BREAK
SCIENTIFIC SESSION – III: Enhancing Acute Care
Chairs: Ms. Amanda Whitford Ahearn & Dr. Vijay Suple
Special Lecture:
Early Mobilization of Critically ill Population and Role of
Occupational Therapy
Targeting Clinical markers of respiratory muscle Dysfunction in I.C.U
Long term management of breast cancer related lymphedema
Effectiveness of parent administered pre-feeding oral stimulation
protocol in pre-term infants
To Assess the Quality of life in Epileptic patients
SCIENTIFIC SESSION – IV: Reorganizing the Human Brain
Chairs: Ms. Denise Donica & Dr. Pratibha Vaidya
Guest Lecture:
How to Develop Research Proposals?
Comparison of effects of Motor Imagery, Cognitive and Motor Dual
Task training methods on Gait and Balance of Stroke Survivors
Role of Ipsilesional side in motor rehabilitation of Stroke
A study comparing effect of Transfer of training and Affolter
Dr. Sumita Rege (Mumbai)
Dr. Pranshu Arora (Canada)
Dr. Parag Sawant (Mumbai)
Dr. Prakash Kotwal,
Prof. & HOD, Deptt. of Orthopedics, AIIMS,
New Delhi
Dr. Reena Valecha
Ms. Shubhangi Sharma (USA)
Dr. Vijay Batra (New Delhi)
Dr. Manjusha Rajesh Vagal (Mumbai)
Dr. Sanjeev M. Padankatti (Vellore)
Dr. Shubha Arora (New Delhi)
Dr. Abha Agarwal, Scientist-F, National Institute of
Medical Statistics, ICMR, New Delhi
Dr. Neeraj Mishra (New Delhi)
Dr. Shanta Pandian (New Delhi)
Dr. Ankita Pradhan (New Delhi)
1.00 p.m.
1.20 pm
1.30 p.m.
2.00 p.m.
6.00 p.m.
9.00 p.m.
approach in improving activities of daily living after stroke
Effect of Occupational Therapy on Balance and its impact on
Activities Of Daily Living in patients with Right cerebral infarct and
Left cerebral infarct: A comparative study.
Effect of loaded sit-to-stand resistance exercise on walking speed and
balance in chronic stroke patients
Guest Lecture:
NBCOT Credentialing Programs: Entry-level and Continuing
Competency
A presentation from Interfysio (USA):
Working in New York with InterFysio
LUNCH
Annual General Body meeting of AIOTA
Cultural Evening “Phalgun”
Banquet
Dr. Preetee Gokhale (Mumbai)
Dr. Soumyakanta Sahu (Bhubaneswar)
Paul Grace, President/CEO, NBCOT USA
Ms. Natalie Hookway, OT (New York, USA)
12th April 2015 (Sunday)
8.30 A.M. -6.00 P.M.
8.30 a.m.
SCIENTIFIC SESSION – V: Exploring the Musculoskeletal domain
Chairs: Dr. Abha Kothari & Dr. S.R. Apte
Occupational Strain to a constable
Dr. Veena Slaich (New Delhi)
Modified Jebsen Test of Hand Function: Test-Retest Reliability &
Dr. Timsy Jain (New Delhi)
Normative Values For Indian Adults
Management of Low Back Pain Through Ball & Balloon Activity for
Dr. Nirupma Singh (New Delhi)
Low Back Pain in peri-menopausal women : A Community Based
Pilot Study
Effectiveness of activities and educational intervention on
Dr. Cheena Jain (New Delhi)
musculoskeletal neck pain and functional status among office workers
To evaluate the efficacy of splinting along with conventional
Dr. Deepti Karl (New Delhi)
Occupational therapy intervention in the cases of Colles’ fracture
rehabilitation.
10.00 a.m.
10.15 a.m.
11.45 a.m.
Use of low temperature thermoplastic Prosthesis for the First Ray
Dr. Shailaja Sandeep Jaywant (Mumbai)
Amputation – A Case Report
Guest Lecture:
Dr. Dharmendra Kumar
Director, Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute for the
Vocational Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities:
Physically handicapped, New Delhi
Government Efforts
TEA
BREAK
SCIENTIFIC SESSION – VI: Novel interventions in Developmental Disabilities
Chairs: Dr. Ona P. Desai & Dr. Vinita Acharya
Guest Lecture:
Prof. Harish Chellani,
Dept. of Pediatrics, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
Strategies to Reduce & Prevent Disability
Effect of Brain Gym along with Sensory-Integration Therapy in
Dr. Shilpa Tripathi (New Delhi)
ADHD and ADD Children
Prevalence of Sensory Processing Dysfunction and emerging pattern
Dr. Sonam Pankaj Shah (Mumbai)
on sensory profile with Autism spectrum disorder in India
Effectiveness of Occupational Therapy intervention on Social
Dr. Preetee Gokhale (Mumbai)
interaction skills in children with mild Autism spectrum disorder.
The effect of delayed Reinforcement along with sensory integration
Dr. Soni Kumari (Ghaziabad)
intervention on waiting behavior in children with Attention Deficit
Hyperactive Disorder
Effect of Sensory integrative therapy combined with
Dr. Nitesh Kumar Shrivastav (Lucknow)
Neurodevelopmental therapy in development of postural control in
children with spastic cerebral palsy
Improving Postural Behavior in Children with Cerebral Palsy
Dr. Meenakshi Batra (New Delhi)
SCIENTIFIC SESSION – VII: Occupational Therapy Perspective in Reading &Writing
Chairs: Dr. Rashmi Yeradkar & Dr. V.S. Bole
Ms. Denise Donica (USA)
Guest Lecture:
Let's get it Write! Strategies to Overcome Learning Delays
Effectiveness of Handwriting Group: A fun way to improve legibility
Dr. Santosh Ramesh Babu Sintre (Mumbai)
and speed of handwriting in children with handwriting difficulties
Conversations about Mr. Bad Handwriting: Using narrative therapy
Dr. Raviraj Shetty (Mumbai)
ideas within the context of occupational therapy practice
Effectiveness of working memory training in improving reading skills Dr. Sujata Missal (Coimbatore)
1.00 p.m.
1.30 p.m.
3.00 p.m.
3.20 p.m.
3.30 p.m.
5.00 p.m.
6.00 p.m.
in school children
Effectiveness of a therapeutic preschool curriculum based on applied
Dr. Aastha Goel (Gurgaon)
behavior analysis, sensory integration and learning approaches in
Autism Spectrum Disorder
LUNCH
SCIENTIFIC SESSION – VIII: Emerging evidences to guide professional practice
Chairs: Dr. Bhoomiah Dasari & Dr. Odette Gomes
Authorship trends and collaborative research in Indian Journal of
Dr. Koushik Sau (Manipal)
Occupational Therapy from 2004 to 2013: A bibliometric study
To analyse the correlation between child’s age and perception of
Dr. Taruna Mathur
burden experienced by parents of children with neural tube defects
(New Delhi)
Abnormal coupling between the paretic upper and lower limbs in
Dr. Shanta Pandian (New Delhi)
stroke
Social Cognition in Aspergers Syndrome- A Case Study
Dr. Aishwarya Swaminathan (Mumbai)
Dr. R.M. Pandey, Prof.& HOD, Dept. of
Guest Lecture:
Role of Statistical Methods in Research on Occupational Therapy Biostatistics, AIIMS, New Delhi
Dr. Amit Sethi, Asstt. Prof. (OT), University of
Special Lecture:
Guiding principles to improve upper extremity impairments after Pittsburg (USA)
stroke
Dr. Zainab Zaidi, Director & Head (Affiliation,
Guest Lecture:
Assessment & Certification), Healthcare Sector Skill
Healthcare Sector Skill Council & AIOTA - Working Together
Council, New Delhi
For Youth Employment: A Global Challenge
SCIENTIFIC SESSION – IX:
Students’ Street Play: Occupational Therapy in Disaster Management
Chairs: Dr. Shashi Oberoi & Dr. Veena Slaich
Valedictory Function with distribution of Awards & Trophies
CLOSING TEA