First posted at THL Blog http://wp.me/p1v84h-S6
“What is occupational therapy? The UBC MOT class of 2013 answer this question in their entry to the nation wide gOT spirit challenge.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud5Fp279g4Y&feature=youtu.be
Last Saturday was World Occupational Therapy Day (WOTD). I didn’t know about this until I woke up Saturday morning and found Twitter buzzing with OT-related tweets. Given the parallels between the interests of Occupational Therapy and Public Health (which I hadn’t thought about before), there was a great deal of interesting content and ideas being shared. I’m well aware of the general tendency for there to be multiple hashtags in play regarding any particular topic, but the OT community did an exceptional job of demonstrating this with at least 25 separate hashtags in common use for these conversations throughout the day. Part of this came from translating the core hashtags into many languages. There was a group of hashtags they used for WOTD, and then there was another group of hashtags they used for concepts they felt were closely related. One interesting observation was that the OT community did NOT use the obvious WOTD since that is already in common use meaning “Word of the Day” instead of “World OT Day.”
Core OT/WOTD Hashtags
#occhat
#occupationaltherapy
#OT
#ot24vx12
#OT4OT
#otalk
#OTalk2US
#OTGDS
#OTPeeps
#wereldergotherapiedag
#wfot
#worldoccupationaltherapyday
#worldotday
OT Themes
#Autism
#disabiliTEA
#earlyintervention
#ergotherapie
#iphonesia
#NDIS
#pediOT
#PhysicalTherapy
#rehabilitation
#RespiratoryTherapy
#slp2b
#SLPeeps
#SPD
What an interesting and creative collection! And what wonderful tweets they had. I found it interesting that they were hosting chats on disaster preparedness BEFORE Sandy was really prominent in most people’s minds. They also used the hashtags effectively in combination with each other, and in combination with real world events including an online conference. Bravo, OTs! And Happy World Occupational Therapy Day, every day.
It’s World Occupational Therapy Day! Please RT to raise awareness of our fantastic profession. #worldotday #wfototexpert.co.uk/2012/10/world-…
— OT_Expert (@OT_Expert) October 27, 2012
Occupational Therapy: ‘a client-centred health profession…enabling people to participate in activities of everyday life’ #WorldOTDay
— Leonie Quayle (@leoniequayle) October 26, 2012
Great student make video! Because of Occupational Therapy: bit.ly/Tp19u0 via @youtube #OTPeeps
— Anne Osborn (@OnlineHomeCEU) November 1, 2012
Happy #worldotday!!!In case you’re wondering… infographiclist.com/2012/06/12/occ…#proudtobeanot
— april franco (@prilbo) October 27, 2012
Hey OTs – did you see the #WFOT‘s photo competition?!?! wfotphotos.com#occupationaltherapy #WorldOTday
— My Health Career (@HealthCareerAus) October 27, 2012
Disaster Preparedness and Response (DP&R) #WFOT storify.com/OTalk_Occhat/t… #OTalk #OTGDS #WorldOTDay
— Helen OTUK (@Helen_otuk) October 27, 2012
¡Buenos días! Feliz #DíaMundialDeLaTerapiaOcupacional #WorldOccupationalTherapyDay
— Helena de Julián (@jelenconhache) October 27, 2012
Vandaag #wereldergotherapiedag deel 2. Taart uitgedeeld aan partners van actergotherapie Bedankt voor de samenwerking! twitter.com/Dineke_act/sta…
— Dineke Van Sermondt (@Dineke_act) October 29, 2012
Eine schöne Nachlese zu einem #Occhat vom 11.09.2012, mit dem Thema “Arts and Craft in Modern OT”, also der Anwendun… bit.ly/S7DAHo
— handlungs:plan (@handlungsplan) October 29, 2012
Défi #motricité #ergothérapie : Éveil sensoriel. “Gratte ta main dessus, paume, tes doigts, gratte du bout des doigts” twitter.com/Laprofdespetit…
— Laprofdespetits (@Laprofdespetits) October 31, 2012
Exercise makes middle-aged people smarter #PhysicalTherapy #OTpeeps ht.ly/eRS9F
— PutMeBackTogether (@pmbtogether) October 31, 2012
Reduce #Anxiety while working with children with #Autism by NOT focusing on YOUR goals. #occupationaltherapy #earlyintervention
— Polaris Therapy(@PolarisTherapy) October 26, 2012
At Six Months, Development of Children With Autism Like Those Without ht.ly/eTn14 #SLPeeps, #pediOT, #OTpeeps, #autism
— PediaStaff, Inc. (@pediastaff) October 30, 2012
halloween e-book/app with therapy ideas. Great for perspective taking, rhyming, friendship and more. ow.ly/ePueb #OTpeeps #pediOT
— Jill Perry (@airborneOT) October 28, 2012
“@gilliancrossley: otalkocchats.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/ota… Lets raise the profile of #OT please RT #OTalk #OTGDS #Publichealth” Have a great #Occhat and #OTalk
— Anita Hamilton (@VirtualOT) October 27, 2012
Today’s Healthcare Conferences: #ptsafetyforum #CanadianPatientSafetyWeek #NNNG12 #ot24vx12 #kidneywk12 #SSHHC bit.ly/healthconf #hcsm
— Symplur Hashtags (@healthhashtags) October 30, 2012
Celebrate World Occupational Therapy Day. Interview with @otsalforduni about #OT4OT free virtual conference #WorldOTDay otexpert.co.uk/2012/10/online…
— OT_Expert (@OT_Expert) October 27, 2012
#ot24vx12 “Yoga is a no equipment no cost sensory modulation diet you can experience anywhere” from @allisulli
— LeonoraCoolhaas (@LeonoraOT) October 30, 2012
#ot24vx12 5 phases exemplary life design from Elysa Roberts: Examine, Explore, Express, Explain, Execute as ideal path – resources listed
— LeonoraCoolhaas (@LeonoraOT) October 30, 2012
What should we do with what we learned from #ot24vx12? Let us know what u think! Sunday, Nov 4at 7pm #OTalk2US @aotainc
— Allison Sullivan (@allisulli) November 2, 2012
