Advocacy SIG - AOTA Hill Day 2024: Highlights, Updates and More!

Date and Time: Monday, October 21^st, 2024, 7-8pm

Chairperson(s): Mary O’Donnell & Sarah McKinnon

Location:  Zoom - to be sent out day before the event

Title: AOTA Hill Day 2024: Highlights, Updates and More!

Learning Objectives: 

1. Participants will identify at least 3 key priorities for federal OT legislation
2. Participants will describe strategies to engage in advocacy for federal OT legislation
3. Participants will identify the impact of federal advocacy on the future of the OT profession and education

Bio/Focus: Dr. Sarah McKinnon, OT, OTD, MCPR, MPA, FAOTA, FNAP, and Dr. Mary O’Donnell, OT, OTD, MS, will present key highlights from AOTA Hill Day 2024. Dr. McKinnon and Dr. O’Donnell currently serve as Co-Chairs of the MAOT Advocacy SIG and will present on current federal OT legislative priorities from AOTA Hill Day, strategies for OT practitioners to stay engaged and informed, and future opportunities on the state-level. Opportunities for collective action on the state level for the new legislative session will be discussed.

References:

1. American Occupational Therapy Association. (2024). AOTA’s Hill Day. https://www.aota.org/advocacy/hill-day
2. Boniface, G. & Havelin, A. (2018). “Who, me?” “Yes, you! Your voice matters”. A primer on the role of the occupational therapists in health advocacy. Occupational Therapy Now, 20(4), 4-6.
3. McKinnon, S., Petrone, N. & Tarbet, A. The role of an occupational therapy practitioner in professional advocacy: A scoping review. Translational Science in Occupation, 1(2). https://doi.org/10.32873/unmc.dc.tso.1.2.02

This event will be closed day before event. Please register by October 20, 2024.