Indian Occupational Therapists Think Tank

IOTTT is glad to publish the recording of the first Saturday Night Chat session. Please watch and express your views in the comments section. 

  An official scope of practice (SOP) is a key document for any healthcare profession. It helps professionals defend their professional boundaries, expand practice opportunities, educate stakeholders, and effectively regulate the profession. The Indian Occupational Therapists Think Tank (IOTTT) is proud to publish this critical document for the betterment of occupational therapy (OT) profession in India.  IOTTT extends its gratitude to all who supported the SOP development and publication processes.  To learn more about the SOP development process and access the SOP, please click here . 

  Purpose Saturday Night Chat with IOTTT is a new initiative by the Think Tank to provide a virtual brainstorming platform for occupational therapy professionals (& post graduate students) in India to discuss professional issues. Each meeting will be focused on a topic/professional issue. Interested professionals shall join and voice out their opinions/ideas/suggestions in a professional and polite manner.  Benefits An opportunity for participants to share and learn new ideas related to a professional issue that influencing their day-to-day practice An opportunity to identify potential solutions for problems and generate innovative ideas through deliberation A safe platform to share ideas without being judged A great learning opportunity  Rules & Etiquettes Registration via Google Form is mandatory for participation The meeting will strictly be one hour and start on time An IOTTT member will moderate the meeting Actively participate and stay on the topic under dis...

  Read IOTTT member Mrs. Shoabana Devi Moorthy's recent publication here . Mr. Manigandan Chockalingam  & Dr. Sureshkumar Kamalakannan are the co-authors.  

IOTTT members Dr. Sureshkumar Kamalakannan, Mr. Manigandan Chockalingam, & Ms. Shobana Devi Moorthy, & Dr. Karthik Mani got published in the Indian Journal of Occupational Therapy.  Here are the links to their articles: Occupational Therapy for Reducing Disabilities in Persons with Disabilities in India: A Systematic Review -  https://www.ijotonweb.org/article.asp?issn=0445-7706;year=2021;volume=53;issue=1;spage=4;epage=14;aulast=Kamalakannan Scope of practice boundary violation in occupational therapy: An online survey of practitioners' perceptions in India -  https://www.ijotonweb.org/article.asp?issn=0445-7706;year=2021;volume=53;issue=1;spage=15;epage=22;aulast=Mani