OT Dementia Interest Group
The OT Dementia Interest Group invites you to their August meeting.
Program Overview
This is a free, member only session.
Please join the OT Dementia Interest Group Community via OTA Connect here before registering.
OVERVIEW
The aim of the National Occupational Therapy Dementia Network (NOTDN) is to facilitate connections between academic and clinician OTs who have an interest in dementia. The network members will contribute individual perspectives, skills, and expertise to support continued advancement of OT dementia practice in Australia. The network is an opportunity to bring together clinical and academic OTs to develop both streams to advance best practice, promote and translate research for people impacted by dementia and the occupational therapy workforce.
MEETING DETAILS
TOPICS:
Considering driving cessation and community mobility with people living with dementia and care partners - Associate Professor Jacki Liddle
Driving Decisions – cognitive assessment tools to support health professionals - Belinda Johnston
SPEAKERS:
Associate Professor Jacki Liddle & Belinda Johnston
DATE:
Thursday 28th August 2025
TIME:
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS, QLD
1:30 – 2:30 PM | SA, NT
12:00 – 1:00 PM | WA
MEETING PLATFORM
Zoom
REGISTRATION FEES & INFORMATION
OTA Member: Free
If you are a non member who wishes to attend please contact us to discuss your options.
Registrations close Tuesday 26 Aug 2025 11.59PM
MEETING DOCUMENTS & RESOURCES
Agendas, resources and meeting record form are available for members to download in the Community via OTA Connect, once we have received these from the convenors. This meeting will not be recorded.
You must be logged into your OTA Connect Dashboard access this page.
DISCLAIMER
Any material, content, advice or resources shared and discussed at interest groups is general in nature and is used to guide peer discussion and support only. Occupational Therapy Australia encourages all participants to think critically and appraise the content for individual circumstances. Occupational Therapy Australia does not necessarily endorse content delivered in these formats and accepts no liability for any consequences resulting from adhering to the content shared at interest groups. All opinions expressed by the convenor or other participants are the opinions of those individuals and do not represent or reflect the views of Occupational Therapy Australia, its affiliates or employees.
Interest Group Participants
By registering to attend, participants agree to actively contribute and show respect to all other participants. We ask you to take personal notes and monitor the Interest Group webpage for meeting resources. Occupational Therapy Australia reserves the right to remove members from an Interest Group at its discretion.
Presented By
Belinda Johnston
Presenter
Belinda Johnston is a clinician and researcher. She works part-time in her own private practice as an occupational therapy driving assessor in Canberra, Australia while a PhD candidate at University of Sydney with her clinical questions prompted her to further research. Since 2017 she has focused her work on driving, and Belinda is a member of the Occupational Therapy Australia National Driving Taskforce.
Associate Professor Jacki Liddle
Presenter
Jacki Liddle is an occupational therapist and researcher at the University of Queensland and Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane. She has been researching and supporting improving outcomes of driving cessation and community participation for more than 20 years.