{"id":84467,"date":"2025-10-28T13:27:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T17:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/?p=84467"},"modified":"2025-10-28T13:27:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T17:27:08","slug":"boston-university-at-the-2026-wfot-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/boston-university-at-the-2026-wfot-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston University at the 2026 WFOT Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Platform Presentations<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI: Inspiring Change, Innovating Futures \u2014 Jacobs, K.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WFOT Symposium Artificial Intelligence \u2014 Chaired by Jacobs, K.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Poster Presentations<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4M OT-AgeWELL: A scalable, innovative home modification model for safe aging in place across diverse global communities \u2014 Durkin, R.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A novel hybrid implementation\u2013efficacy trial of AquOTic: An occupational therapy-based water competency intervention for children on the autism spectrum \u2014 Kemp, E. et al.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advancing Understanding of the Doctoral Capstone in Occupational Therapy Education: A Research Agenda for Global Implementation and Knowledge Translation \u2014 Kaldenberg, J., &amp; Delbert, T.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An interprofessional comprehensive rehabilitation therapy approach to mitigate feeding disorders in children with cerebral palsy: A cohort study in North Africa \u2014 Woolley, H. et al.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assessing the feasibility of bridging global gaps in assistive device supply with 3D print technology \u2014 Abbott-Gaffney, C. R. et al.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Empowering children&#8217;s voices: Integrating AI-powered sensory journaling into occupational therapy evaluation and practice \u2014 Barhad, D., &amp; Jacobs, K.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Empowering Global Occupational Therapy: Ethical Integration of AI in Education and Practice \u2014 Levandowski, S. et al.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Empowering OT Students Through Mentorship: A Model for Inclusive Excellence \u2014Faison, T. et al.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guidelines for writing and publishing research \u2014 Jacobs, K., Abbott-Gaffney, C. R. et al.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hearing the Silent: Piloting an alternative means needs assessment that considers the experience of marginalized communities \u2014 Kirschner, L.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Impact of an OT fieldwork experience in social-emotional learning and its efficacy in an innovative urban setting for at-risk children \u2014 Helfrich, C., Sullivan, A., &amp; Gill, S. V.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Impact of Nature-Based Group Program for Adults with Neurodiversity &amp; Down Syndrome \u2014 Kara, S. &amp; Jacobs, K.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leveraging podcasts as an innovative educational technology to support career development in occupational therapy \u2014 Kubiak, A., &amp; Jacobs, K.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Occupational Therapy Research Priorities: Integration of Critical Perspectives to Guide Future OT Efforts in the United States \u2014 Abbott-Gaffney, C. R. et al.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Occupational therapy&#8217;s role in non-medicinal intervention strategies for tic disorders \u2014Gordon, J.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paddles up: Boosting MS wellness through table tennis \u2014 Durkin, R.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">POURINTO: Cultivating the Growth of Future Leaders in Occupational Therapy through Intentional Mentorship \u2014 Johnson, A., &amp; Doyle, N. W.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using the Forging Alliances in Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Research (FAIRR) model to develop a virtual fall prevention intervention using a mixed methods approach \u2014 Gill, S. V., &amp; Helfrich, C.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Validity and internal consistency of the Parent Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices About Sensory Integration Survey \u2014 Martinez, A.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Lightning Talks<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) Centennial: Celebrating 100 Years of Excellence \u2014 Kaldenberg, J., &amp; Brininger, T.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building capacity: A global perspective on the need for occupational therapy in vision rehabilitation for older adults \u2014 Kaldenberg, J., &amp; Smallfield, S.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inspiring change: Using an innovative interdisciplinary framework to uncover the fine print of OT treatments by systematically describing interventions and enhancing professional reasoning \u2014 Lin, S. H., Katz, L. W., &amp; Fasoli, S. E.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supporting re-entry for incarcerated older adults: Occupational therapy\u2019s role on a specialized unit \u2014 Escher, A., Kaldenberg, J., Briggs, E., &amp; Driscoll, L.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Platform Presentations AI: Inspiring Change, Innovating Futures \u2014 Jacobs, K.\u00a0 WFOT Symposium Artificial Intelligence \u2014 Chaired by Jacobs, K. Poster Presentations 4M OT-AgeWELL: A scalable, innovative home modification model for safe aging in place across diverse global communities \u2014 Durkin, R. 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