Day 1: Pre-Conference Workshops (14 October 2016, Friday)

0830-0900	Registration
0900-1030	Workshop 1Strategies To Improve Practice: Thinking About Evaluations, Interventions, Goals And Models Of Practice Dr Anne Fisher	Workshop 2Assistive Technology Costs And Outcomes: Tools For Occupational Therapists Dr Natasha Layton	Workshop 3Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation: Importance Of Physical Handling And Incontinence Management Ms Shirlene Toh, Ms Wang Dan, Mr Hong Yun
1030-1100	Tea Break
1100-1230	Workshop 1(continued)	Workshop 2(continued)	Workshop 3(continued)
1230-1400	Lunch And Concurrent Tours At Enabling Village (TechAble, IFit Gym And Playgrounds)
1400-1530	Workshop 1(continued)	Workshop 2(continued)	Workshop 3(continued)
1530-1600	Tea Break
1600-1730	Workshop 1(continued)	Workshop 2(continued)	Workshop 3(continued)

Day 2: NOTC 2016 Conference (15 October 2016, Saturday)
Conference Programme Outline

0800-0830	Registration
0830-0840	Welcome AddressDr Lim Chun Yi, President, Singapore Association Of Occupational Therapists
0840-0900	Opening AddressGuest of Honour: Ms Chia Yong Yong, President, SPD And Nominated Member Of Parliament
0900-1000	Key Note LectureMaking Sure Our Practice Is Occupation-Focused And Occupation-Based – Gathering The Evidence Dr Anne Fisher
1000-1030	Tea Break
1030-1200	Concurrent Sessions: Paper Presentations
	Session 1Older Adults Facilitator: Ms Janani Dharan LifeFIT Programme In Subacute Ward – Joint Project Between OT And PT Foo Shi Hui – Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore Post-Operative Functional Performance Of Older Adults With Hip Fractures In A Public Tertiary Hospital Lum Wei Peng – Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore Critical Review On The Value Of Musicking On The Well-Being Of Elderly Living Alone In The Community In UK Calise Tan – Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom An Introduction Of Dog Assisted Therapy (DAT) For Persons With Dementia (PWD) Gelena Anandarajah – Ang Mo Kio – Thye Hua Kwan Hospital, Singapore Empowering Caregivers Of Patients With Dementia (PWD) Through An Occupational Therapy (OT) Caregiver Program Lim Sze Hui Jean – St Luke’s Hospital, Singapore Exploring The Needs Of Informal Caregivers And Their Perceptions On The Feasibility Of An Online Support Platform: A Pilot Study Jasreel Si and Marianne Tan – Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore Development And Evaluation Of MaxMind Program In St Luke’s ElderCare Centre (SLEC) Sheila Cruz and Anna Marie Molina – St. Luke’s ElderCare Centre, Singapore	Session 2Children And Youth Facilitator: Mr Gabriel Kwek The Development Of Computerised Assessment Of Chinese Handwriting Legibility For School-Age Children Huang Wen-Feng – National Taiwan University, Taiwan Pilot Study On The Effectiveness Of The Use Of A Tablet-Based Handwriting Application In The Treatment Of Handwriting Difficulties With Children Aged 5 To 8 Years Old Foo Ce Yu and Nur Fadilah Binte Shaik Mohamed Shafi’ee – Kandang Kerbau Women and Children’s Hospital, Singapore Feasibility Study Of A Kinect-Based Unilateral Rehabilitative Game For Children With Cerebral Palsy Lin Szu-Yu and Xiao Lu-Chi – National Taiwan University, Taiwan The Effect Of The Family-Friendly Constraint-Induced Therapy On Motor And Psychosocial Outcomes In Children With Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy Chen Yu-Lun – National Taiwan University, Taiwan Visual Perception Profile Of Children With Cerebral Palsy In Taiwan Liu Yi-Chia and Liang Kai-Jie – National Taiwan University, Taiwan A Case Study On The Adaptive Functioning Of Three Children With Autism Who Received Services From OT In Special Educational Professional Teams Sun Wei Dai – National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Parental Perceptions Of An Occupational Therapy Day Camp For Children Of Different Abilities And Their Siblings Nur Fadilah Binte Shaik Mohamed Shafi’ee – Kandang Kerbau Women and Children’s Hospital, Singapore	Session 3Enabling Participation And Community Integration Facilitator: Ms Ngooi Bi Xia Facilitating Participation In Meaningful Activities For Patients In Acute Oncology Wards – A Pilot Study Chan Yu Leng – National University Hospital, Singapore A Multidisciplinary Approach In Providing An Intermediary Transitional Palliative Care Services Siti Zubaidah Yusoff – Ang Mo Kio – Thye Hua Kwan Hospital, Singapore Development And Pilot Of A Questionnaire To Understand The Pre-Vocational Needs For Inpatient Psychosocial Rehabilitation Setting Suhailah Binte Abd Shukor – Institute of Mental Health, Singapore Investigating The Use Of Supported Employment In Enabling Young Persons With Psychosis To Gain Competitive Employment Natalie Ng – Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom Effectiveness Of Enclave Employment Model For Persons With Moderate Intellectual Disabilities Reena Aariyapillai Rajagopal – Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore, Singapore Perspectives Of Perceived Benefits Of Scuba-Diving For Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) Alesia Koh – Institute of Mental Health, Singapore	Concurrent Tours At Enabling VillageTechAble IFit Gym Playground
1200-1330	Lunch And Concurrent Tours At Enabling Village (TechAble, IFit Gym And Playgrounds)
1330-1500	Concurrent Sessions: Paper Presentations
	Session 4Neuro Rehabilitation Facilitator: Mr Max Lim Use Of An EMG-Driven Exoskeleton Hand Robotic Training Device In Conjunction With Neurodevelopmental Therapy Principles To Promote Motor And Functional Recovery Of The Hemiplegic Arm: A Single Case Study Quek Shufen – National University Health System, Singapore Effects Of Target Size And Distance On Reaching Kinematics Of Upper Arm In Patients With Stroke Chen Hsing-Yu – National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Rehabilitation Interventions For Poststroke Hand Oedema: A Systematic Review Giang Thuy Anh – Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore Relationship Between Executive Functioning And Community Integration In People With Traumatic Brain Injury Giang Thuy Anh – Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore Features Of A Standardised Cognitive Assessment Tool For People With Low Vision: An Exploratory Study Thay Jing Ying and Venessa Neo – Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore Current And Ideal Practice In Post Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation In Singapore: Perspectives Of Experienced Occupational Therapists Chia Pei Fen – Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore Pilot Study – Improving Stroke Rehabilitation Outcomes Through Use Of Therapist-Assistant Conducted Functional Training (ADL) Group Soh Yanming – Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore	Session 5Hand Rehabilitation Facilitator: Ms Vivian Tan A Novel Approach To Treat Mallet Finger: Elastic Taping Facilitates The Hygiene Management Of Patients With Orthosis Chang Sook Ming – Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore Randomised Clinical Trial: Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Finger Orthoses In Conservative Management Of Trigger Digit Teo Sing Hwee – Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore Profile And Treatment Outcomes Of A Paediatric Population With Trigger Thumb(s) Receiving Conservative Management By Occupational Therapists Goh Jieyun Jasmine – Kandang Kerbau Women and Children’s Hospital, Singapore Effectiveness Of Occupational Therapy For The Rheumatoid Hand – A Preliminary Local Outcomes Study Lin Yingying – Singapore General Hospital, Singapore A Systematic Review Of Laser Therapy Intervention For Lateral Epicondylitis Elisabeth Lew – Singapore General Hospital, Singapore An Exploratory Study On The Use Of A Work-Focused Approach In Hand Therapy Practice Giam Yu Ting Joanna – Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore Occupational Justice For An Injured Foreign Worker: A Case Study And Beyond Jewel Yi – National University Health System, Singapore	Session 6Assessment Tool And Professional Development Facilitator: Mr Mohd Nizar Development Of An Activities Of Daily Living Scale For Individuals With Depression In Singapore Yip You Ming and Gina Chua – Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore How Adults With Cardiac Conditions In Singapore Understand The Patient Activation Measure (PAM-13) Items: A Cognitive Interviewing Study Ngooi Bi Xia – National University Health System, Singapore Predicting Driving Ability For Drivers With Medical Conditions Using The ‘Drivesafe And Driveaware’ Assessment In Singapore: A Pilot Study Lim Hui Hui – Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore Psychometric Properties Of Singapore Context Assessment Of Home Living And Environment-Plus (SCALE+) And Its Corresponding Self- And Proxy- Rated Form (SCALE+SPR) – A Concurrent Validity And Inter-Rater Reliability Study Chan Lee Chien – Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore Public Awareness Of What Occupational Therapists (OTs) Do And How To Access Occupational Therapy (OT) Vanessa Koh Shi Yin and May Seow Tian Yuan – Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore Exploring Professional Confidence Of Occupational Therapy Students On Clinical Fieldwork In Singapore Ng Shilin Cassandra and Lim Yu Shan Trecia – Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore “The Journey Is Not Occupation-Focused All The Time.” – A Phenomenological Exploration Of The Use Of Occupations By Occupational Therapists In The Singapore Acute Care Sector Mohamad Nizar Bin Zainal – Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore	Concurrent Tours At Enabling VillageTechAble IFit Gym Playground
1500-1545	STRIDE ChatGuests: Kendra Tan And Matthew Tan
1545-1615	Tea Break
1615-1715	Plenary SpeechOccupation, Integration And Inclusion Through Assistive Technology Solutions Dr Natasha Layton
1715-1730	Closing Speech & Award PresentationMs Heidi Tan, Chairperson, Scientific Committee

* Programme schedule subject to changes

Poster Presentations

Occupational Therapy Students On Clinical Placement: Insights From Their Feedback Eugenia Maria Marques Pereira – Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore Falls Prevention Group For In-Patients – A Collaborative Effort Between OT And PT Shahina Parvin Abdulkadar Shaikh and Yeo Kah Him – Ang Mo Kio – Thye Hua Kwan Hospital, Singapore Comparing The Effects Of Unilateral And Bilateral Intensive Training Programs In Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Randomised Trial Huang Chen-Wei and Liang Kai-Jie – National Taiwan University A Retrospective Study Of The Patient Profile Who Received Shower Assessment Conducted By Occupational Therapists In Local Acute Hospital And Its Subacute Wards From 2011 To 2015 Phyllis Leong Shu Ya and Eng Jia Yen – National University Hospital Falls And Fall Prevention: Exploring The Perceptions Of Community-Dwelling People With Dementia/Memory Loss And Carers Tan Yu Lei – The University of Sydney, Singapore

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key Note Lecture

Key Note Lecture Making Sure Our Practice Is Occupation-Focused And Occupation-Based – Gathering The Evidence
Speaker: Dr Anne Fisher
15 October 2016, Saturday
This lecture will include an overview of the meaning of the terms occupation-centered, occupation-focused, and occupation-based, and then address how, in each step of the evaluation, goal-setting, intervention planning and implementation, and re-evaluation phases of the occupational therapy process, we can ensure that we implement occupational therapy services that are client-centered, occupation-based, and occupation focused. The Occupational Therapy Intervention Process Model will serve as the structure for reasoning through each phase.

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Plenary Speech

Plenary Speech Occupation, Integration And Inclusion Through Assistive Technology Solutions
Speaker: Dr Natasha Layton
15 October 2016, Saturday
Assistive technology (AT) is a powerful tool to enhance the person–environment–occupation fit and to enable participation outcomes. Occupational therapists are the allied health profession with the broadest skillset across AT device categories. Our occupational and ecological frames of reference makes us key players in providing AT. But is the effectiveness of AT fully realised? This presentation considers the costs and outcomes of AT and related supports from the perspectives of a range of stakeholders including AT users and of AT funders. Drawing on contemporary studies and international examples, a range of enabling approaches and strategies for occupational therapists and the consumers with whom they work will be presented.

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Workshop Synopses

Workshop 1 Strategies To Improve Practice: Thinking About Our Evaluations, Interventions, Goals, And Models Of Practice
Presenter: Dr Anne Fisher
14 October 2016, Friday

In this four-part workshop, we will first address the different types of intervention and evaluation methods the participants are using in more detail, and evaluate them in terms of whether they are occupation-based, occupation-focused, both, or neither. Next, we will focus on writing measureable client-centered and occupation-focused goals. We will then compare different occupational therapy models of practice and consider if and how they can help us guide our practice. Finally, we will consider how to make changes to improve practice.

• Part 1: Examining the intervention and evaluation methods – Which ones are we using in occupational therapy?
• Part 2: Client-centered goals – Are we writing “proper” goals?
• Part 3: Considering occupational therapy models of practice – Which ones should we use and why?
• Part 4: Final discussion – Considering our future

Upon completion of this workshop, participants will:

1. Critically evaluate the evaluation methods and interventions they currently use and identify if they are occupation-based and/or occupation-focused
2. Recognise the components of a proper occupation-focused goal
3. Recognise the difference between conceptual models and process models
4. Understand how conceptual models and process models can be used to guide practice
5. Identify areas within practice that can be improved and consider strategies to make changes

Educational Approach:
Lectures, video case examples, practice writing occupation-focused goals, small and large group discussions, and reflection guided by discussion questions

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Workshop 2 Assistive Technology Costs And Outcomes: Tools For Occupational Therapists
Presenter: Dr Natasha Layton
14 October 2016, Friday
Assistive technology is one of a number of interventions used to enhance the person–environment–occupation fit. This workshop discusses the costs and outcomes of AT and related supports from the perspective of AT users and of AT funders. This workshop is an opportunity for active, case-based exploration of roles for occupational therapists in assistive technology provision. The societal and practice contexts in which occupational therapists recommend assistive technologies are discussed, as well as the challenges of balancing pragmatic concerns against person-focussed outcome delivery. The workshop presents good practice principles from the perspective of AT users and AT literature, and provides a contemporary frame of reference.

Learning Objectives:
Workshop attendees will be able to identify, describe and discuss the following concepts:

1. Professional reasoning and person centred practice principles relevant to occupational therapy practice in assistive technology
2. International good practice principles for assistive technology provision
3. Strategies to manage the societal factors which influence the availability, selection, and uptake of assistive technology
4. Outcomes measurement in assistive technology
5. Inclusive research practice in collaboration with assistive technology users

Education Approach:
The WHO ICF, the human capabilities approach and the Canadian Practice Process Framework are used in this workshop. Practice examples including multimedia from AT users will be used as learning activities.

Practice Implications:

• AT is applicable to all humans on the spectrum of human variation and is most effective when provided in a holistic AT solution
• International AT service delivery principles should be used by occupational therapists to minimise AT abandonment and non-use
• AT intervention and outcomes measurement must be tailored to person, environment and occupation
• Occupational therapists can use economic approaches to articulate costs and outcomes and make the case for provision of AT solutions
• Inclusive and collaborative practice with AT users will inform and improve occupational therapy practice and research

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Workshop 3 Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation: Importance of Physical Handling and Incontinence Management
Presenters: Ms Shirlene Toh, Ms Wang Dan, Mr Hong Yun
14 October 2016, Friday
To sustain a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is a devastating event to an individual. The individual would have lost the use of function and involved in their Activities of Daily Living (ADL). In a recent survey of paralyzed veterans, mobility and continence were identified as the two most important aspects of individuals with spinal cord injury which will affect their quality of life. In addition, successful management of SCI requires an inter-disciplinary approach with close collaboration and synergistic interaction between team members. Thus, this workshop will demonstrate the importance of an inter-disciplinary approach in facilitating independence in functional mobility and bladder/bowel management.

Learning Objectives:
The aims of this workshop include:

1. To learn different facilitation techniques for bed mobility and transfer training for individual with spinal cord injury.
2. To have an overview of common sexual issues experienced for individual with spinal cord injury.
3. To have an overview of bladder and bowel management including the use of assistive devices and modified techniques for individual with spinal cord injury.

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