OOTA Winterfest 2026
OOTA Winterfest 2025: Your Mini Virtual Conference
Two Evenings. Two Tracks. Twice the Value.
Join us March 3-4 from 5:00-8:30 PM for OOTA’s first-ever Mini Virtual Conference—an innovative learning experience designed for busy professionals who want quality education without the commitment of a full conference.
Live Learning That Fits Your Schedule
Choose your track each evening and engage in 3.5 hours of interactive education, thoughtful discussion, and meaningful networking with colleagues across the state. Walk away with 6-7 contact hours earned through your live participation.
The Preliminary Program is outlined below:
| TUESDAY – MARCH 3 | |||
| 3/3/26 | 17:00 | Brain Injury Across the Lifespan: Navigating Change, Championing Care – Kathy Stachowksi | Strengthening Minds and Bodies : Evidence, Benefits, and Practical Strategies to use Yoga in Pediatric Care – Mary Kate Uebelein |
| 3/3/26 | 17:30 | A Social-Emotional Learning Toolkit for Knowledge Translation – Sheila Smith | |
| 3/3/26 | 18:00 | Implementation Evaluation and Co-Creation of a Stroke Management Intervention in an In-patient Skilled Nursing Facility – Valerie Hill | Developmental Milestones vs Developmental Needs: What’s the difference and why it matters for the precrawling infant – Michelle Emanuel |
| 3/3/26 | 18:30 | Implementing (ASI®) Sensory Integration Interventions in the Schools to Improve Student Outcomes – Kareen Robbins | |
| 3/3/26 | 19:00 | Key ingredients of a Manualized Health Management Intervention Co-Created for In-Patient Skilled Rehabilitation – Valerie Hill | |
| 3/3/26 | 19:30 | Video-Stimulated Recall: A Tool to Increase Student Self-Efficacy – Ann Bartman | |
| WEDNESDAY – MARCH 4 | |||
| 3/4/26 | 17:00 | Using AOTA’s Official Documents to Advocate for our Distinct Value – Shelley Coleman-Castro | Mental Health in the Student Athlete: A Peer Support Approach – Christopher Tornow |
| 3/4/26 | 17:30 | Occupational Therapy Model for Addressing the Needs of Youth Aging Out of Foster Care – Kacey Barahona | |
| 3/4/26 | 18:00 | OT Unbound: Discovering New Frontiers Beyond Traditional Practice – Whitney Steyer | Student Mental Health & Fieldwork Performance – Kelly Gelske |
| 3/4/26 | 18:30 | ||
| 3/4/26 | 19:00 | Too Pass or Not to Pass – Ali Williams | The Role of the School Based Therapist in Transition Planning: Fostering Meaningful Student Participation – Rebecca Mohler |
| 3/4/26 | 19:30 | Jumpstart Your Career While Staying Local: AOTA-Accredited Fellowship Programs in the Buckeye State – Kelly Tanner | |
But Wait—There’s More
As a registered attendee, you’ll unlock the complete conference vault. Access all sessions from both tracks asynchronously after the event to earn an additional 6-7 contact hours—bringing your total potential to 12-14 CE hours from a single registration.
Live it. Learn it. Come back for more.
Winterfest delivers the engagement and energy of an in-person conference in an evening-friendly format that respects your time and maximizes your professional development investment.
Registration is open — REGISTER BELOW