Singapore Association of Occupational Therapists

Asian OT Exchange meeting
9 November 2023
Patrick Ker & Gabriel Kwek
WFOT 1st Alternate Delegate | President (SAOT)
Singapore Association of Occupational Therapists

Occupational therapy in Singapore (31 Dec 2022)
Age%

Gender%Nationality%

Settings%

20 - 29

32.9

Male

15.5

Singapore/ Resident

87.6

Acute Hospitals

35.5

30 – 3942.7

Female84.5

Non-citizen

12.4

Community Hospitals

10.8

40 – 49

18.4

Community Agencies

24.3

50 – 59

5.2

Private Practices

14.3

60 and above

0.8

Registration Type%OT Qualifications%

Academic Institution

1.2

Employment%

Full

90.7

Singapore

63.6

Government/ Agencies

1.4

Full Time

79.9

Conditional

9.1

Australia

14.3

12.5

Part Time

7.6

Restricted

0.1

India

5.0

Returned to home country,
on studies, retired

Retired/Studies

12.5

Temporary

0.1

Others17.1

1466 Registered Occupational Therapists in Singapore (31 December 2022)
6.1% annual growth from 2019 to 2022 (PT 6.4%; ST 4.89%)
Singapore Association of Occupational
Therapists

Attrition

KEY UPDATES FROM Singapore

Ministry of Health Workplan

International Visits
ENABLING LIVES,EXPLORING POSSIBILITIESNational Occupational Therapy
Conference 2024

International Visits

ENABLING LIVES,EXPLORING POSSIBILITIESResumption of international visits

Chiang Mai University from Thailand visited SIT

SIT OT and PT students and professor visited Seirei

June 2023

Christopher University (Hamamatsu, Japan)
July 2023

ENABLING LIVES,EXPLORING POSSIBILITIESResumption of international visits

Faculty and clinician from Taiwan visited SIT

OT & PT Students and Faculty from SCU visiting SIT

May 2023

Sept 2023

ENABLING LIVES,EXPLORING POSSIBILITIESMinistry of Health Workplan

ENABLING LIVES,EXPLORING POSSIBILITIESMOH Workplan Seminar 2023 Opening Addressby Minister Ong Ye Kung on Reinventing Healthcare: A New AgeMOH Workplan Seminar 2023 Opening Addressby Minister Ong Ye Kung on Reinventing Healthcare: A New AgeMOH Workplan Seminar 2023 Opening Addressby Minister Ong Ye Kung on Reinventing Healthcare: A New AgeMOH Workplan Seminar 2023 Opening Addressby Minister Ong Ye Kung on Reinventing Healthcare: A New AgeMOH Workplan Seminar 2023 Opening Addressby Minister Ong Ye Kung on Reinventing Healthcare: A New AgeScholarship of Practice
Kielhofner, G. (2005). Scholarship and practice: bridging the divide. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 59(2), 231–239.
https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.59.2.231

ExamplesGround-Up
ProblemStatement
Generation
through Health& Social Care
Organizations& Agencies

ENABLING LIVES,EXPLORING POSSIBILITIESStudent,
Faculty, andPractitioner
Collaboration

Evidence-Based
Programming:- CAPABLE- OT-LIFE /STEP-UP

Request for Guidelines by
Chief Allied Health Officeand Agency for Integrated
Care: ProgrammeConsiderations for Persons
with Mild Cognitive
Impairment

National Occupational Therapy Conference 2024

ENABLING LIVES,EXPLORING POSSIBILITIESENABLING LIVES,EXPLORING POSSIBILITIESLocal Delegates
SAOT Members

Non-Members

TypeCliniciansStudents

CliniciansStudents

Conference Only

$300

$60

$450

$100

Conference +Workshop

$600

$100

$900

$180

Workshop only

$350

$60

$500

$100

Overseas Delegates
ASEAN &Asian OT Exchange NetworkOthers

TypeCliniciansStudents

CliniciansStudents

Conference Only

$300

$60

$450

$100

Conference +Workshop

$600

$100

$900

$180

Workshop only

$350

$60

$500

$100

ENABLING LIVES,EXPLORING POSSIBILITIESThank you for your attention!
Email: saot@lve.com
Instagram: saotsg
WFOT Delegate – Florence Cheong : florence_cheong@ttsh.com.sg
WFOT 1st Alternate Delegate – Patrick Ker : patrick.ker.t.s@sgh.com.sg
WFOT 2nd Alternate Delegate – Lim Hua Beng : huabeng.lim@singaporetech.edu.sg

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