My honorary duties till date

1. Honorary Work
3rd January 2023 Punita Vasant Solanki. MSc (OT), ADCR, Fellow ACOT, Mumbai
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Honorary Administrative & Academic Experiences
 A certificate was conferred in appreciation and recognition of the services rendered as Member of Finance
Committee for the 37th
Annual National Conference of All India Occupational Therapist’s Association (AIOTA)
held at Mumbai in January, 2000.
 A certificate was conferred in appreciation and recognition of the services rendered as Member of Scientific
Committee for the 44th
Annual National Conference of All India Occupational Therapist’s Association (AIOTA)
held at Indore from 12th
to 14th
January, 2007.
 A certificate was conferred in appreciation and recognition of the services rendered as a Pre-Conference
Judge of a Paper in Competitive Category for the 45th
Annual National Conference of All India Occupational
Therapist’s Association (AIOTA) held at Nagpur from 11th
to 13th
January, 2008.
 A certificate was awarded for contribution towards the scientific program as Judge for pre-conference
scientific papers evaluation in the 48th
Annual National Conference of All India Occupational Therapist’s
Association (AIOTA) held at Chennai from 9th
to 11th
January, 2011, organized by Tamil Nadu Branch of AIOTA.
 Invited to review the OT/PT projects (23 projects) as an Independent Consultant by the Committee of
Academic Research Ethics (CARE) of Seth G. S. Medical College and K. E. M Hospital, Mumbai on 15th
February 2011 and had attended the CARE meeting on 23rd
February, 2011.
 Worked as a Member of Committee of Academic Research Ethics (CARE) of Seth G. S. Medical College
and K. E. M Hospital, Mumbai from 14th
November, 2011 to 31st
December, 2012 for a period of one year.
 Organized a one-day workshop on “Good Clinical Practice” at Seth G. S. Medical College and K. E. M
Hospital, Parel, Mumbai on 8th
May, 2012, for professionals and students. Workshop was approved by
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences with approval number: MUHS/E.6/Workshop/1657 dated 03.05.2012.
 Honorary Reviewer for some national and international journals such as Journal of Medical Thesis, Indian
Journal of Pain, Journal of Novel Physiotherapy and Physical Rehabilitation etc.
 Accepted responsibility of a Review Board Member & an Assistant Editor for the Indian Journal of
Occupational Therapy (IJOT) since May-August, 2012 & May-August, 2014 respectively, and served till March,
2016.
 A certificate of appreciation was awarded for contribution towards the scientific program as a Judge for
Scientific Paper Presentations and Scientific Exhibits at the 50th
Annual National Conference of All India
Occupational Therapist’s Association (AIOTA) held at Trivandrum, Kerala, India, from 26th
to 28th
February,
2013, organized by Kerala Branch of AIOTA.

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 Appointed as an Examiner by the Society for Hand Therapy, India for Certification in Hand Therapy
Examination held on 12th
May, 2013 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
 Invited as a Moderator for a Scientific Session at the 3rd Annual National Conference of Society for Hand
Therapy, India on 14th
September, 2014 at Thane, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
 Elected & appointed as an Executive Committee Member of the Society for Hand Therapy, India for the
term of five years from January, 2015 to December, 2019. The results of which were declared during the 3rd
Annual National Conference of SHT, India in September, 2014 and appointment letters were issued by the past
President in December, 2014 meeting.
 Was the Editor of the Souvenir of the 4th
Annual National Conference of the Society for Hand Therapy,
India, held on 12th
& 13th
December, 2015 at B. J. Government Medical College & Sassoon General Hospital in
Pune, Maharashtra, India. (https://www.slideshare.net/SHTIndia/sht-india-4th-annual-conference-souvenir)
 Worked as a Chairperson for Scientific Program Committee, for the 4th
Annual National Conference of
the Society for Hand Therapy, India, held on 12th
& 13th
December, 2015 at B. J. Government Medical College
& Sassoon General Hospital in Pune, Maharashtra, India.
 Appointed as a Chairperson for Faculty Sessions, for the 4th
Annual National Conference of the Society
for Hand Therapy (SHT), India, held on 12th
& 13th
December, 2015 at B. J. Government Medical College &
Sassoon General Hospital in Pune, Maharashtra, India.
 A certificate of appreciation was awarded for contribution towards the scientific program as Judge for pre-
conference scientific papers evaluation in the 53rd
Annual National Conference of All India Occupational
Therapist’s Association (AIOTA) i.e., OTICON’2016, held at Chennai from 29th
to 31st
January, 2016, organized
by SRM College of Occupational Therapy, SRM University and Tamil Nadu Branch of AIOTA.
 Accepted responsibility of an Associate Editor for the Indian Journal of Occupational Therapy (IJOT) since
April, 2016 for a tenure of four years till March, 2020. (https://www.aiota.org/ and www.ijotonweb.org)
 Appointed as a Judge for Paper Presentations, for the 5th
Annual National Conference of the Society for
Hand Therapy (SHT), India, held on 30th
September, 2016 & 1st
October, 2016, at Goa Medical College &
Hospital, in Bambolim, Goa, India.
 Appointed as a Chairperson for Faculty Sessions, for the 5th
Annual National Conference of the Society
for Hand Therapy (SHT), India, held on 30th
September, 2016 & 1st
October, 2016, at Goa Medical College &
Hospital, in Bambolim, Goa, India.
 A certificate was awarded for contribution towards the scientific program as a Scientific Committee
Member at the 54th
Annual National Conference (OTICON’ 2017) of All India Occupational Therapist’s

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Association (AIOTA) held at Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, from 17th
to 19th
February, 2017, organized by Rajasthan
Branch of AIOTA.
 Worked as a Co/Joint Organizing Secretary and Chairperson for Scientific Program Committee, for the
6th
Annual National Conference of the Society for Hand Therapy, India, held on 22nd
& 23rd
September, 2017
at J. W. Marriott Hotel, Juhu Tara Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, organized in collaboration with the 41st
Annual National Conference of the Indian Society for the Surgery of the Hand (ISSH).
 Writer and Editor of the Souvenir of the 6th
Annual National Conference of the Society for Hand
Therapy, India, held on 22nd
& 23rd
September, 2017 at J. W. Marriott Hotel, Juhu Tara Road, Mumbai,
Maharashtra, India, organized in collaboration with the 41st
Annual National Conference of the Indian Society
for the Surgery of the Hand (ISSH). (https://www.slideshare.net/SHTIndia/souvenir6th-shti-conference-2017)
 A certificate of appreciation was awarded in recognition of the valuable contribution as a Judge for Scientific
Session at the 55th
Annual National Conference of AIOTA i.e., OTICON’2018 organized from 16th
to 18th
February, 2018 at Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
 A certificate of appreciation was awarded in recognition of the valuable contribution as a Convener for the
1st
National Intensive Live and Webinar COTE on “Science and Ethics of Research Methodology and Art of
Writing Research” from 22nd
to 25th
April, 2018 organized at AIOTA Headquarter in Navi Mumbai,
Maharashtra, India.
 A certificate of appreciation was awarded in recognition of the valuable contribution as an organizer for the
Live and Webinar COTE on “Health Conditions in Children and Adolescents” organized by AIOTA in
collaboration with Chapters/Branches of AIOTA under the aegis of ACOT on 14th
May 2018, from 1.00 pm to
4.00 pm at AIOTA Headquarter in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
 A certificate of appreciation was awarded in recognition of the valuable contribution and services as a
Chairperson, Scientific Program Committee for the 56th
annual national conference of the AIOTA i.e.,
OTICON’2019 held at GMC and PGIMER, Chandigarh, India from 8th
to 10th
February, 2019.
 Elected & appointed as a Secretary of the Society for Hand Therapy, India for the term of five years from
January, 2020 to December, 2024. The results of which were declared online in December, 2019 by Election
Chairperson and appointment letter was issued by the President in January, 2020 meeting.
 Compiled, Edited and Conceptualized eSouvenir with support from eSouvenir Committee and
Organizing Committee, at the 57th
Annual National Conference of All India Occupational Therapist’s Association
(AIOTA) i.e., OTICON’2020, held at Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi, Mumbai from 16th
to 18th
January,

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2020, organized by Occupational Therapy School & Centre, Seth GSMC and KEM Hospital and the Mumbai
Branch, AIOTA.
 A certificate of appreciation was awarded for contribution towards the scientific program as Judge for
Students’ Scientific Session at the 57th
Annual National Conference of All India Occupational Therapist’s
Association (AIOTA) i.e., OTICON’2020, held at Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi, Mumbai from 16th
to 18th
January, 2020, organized by Occupational Therapy School & Centre, Seth GSMC and KEM Hospital and the
Mumbai Branch, AIOTA.
 Elected as an Executive Committee Member of the All India Occupational Therapists’ Association
(AIOTA) for the term of four years from April, 2020 to March, 2024. The results of which were declared during
the general body meeting at OTICON’2020 and certificate was issued by the AIOTA Election Chairman on 18th
January, 2020 during the valedictory function. (https://www.aiota.org/)
 Accepted responsibility of an Editor for the Indian Journal of Occupational Therapy (IJOT) since April,
2020 for a tenure of four years till March, 2024. (https://www.aiota.org/ and www.ijotonweb.org)
 A certificate of appreciation was awarded for contribution towards the conference as the organizing
committee member in registration committee at the 58th
virtual annual national conference of All India
Occupational Therapist’s Association (AIOTA) i.e., the first virtual OTICON’2021, held on 6th
and 7th
March,
2021, organized by the AIOTA.
 A certificate of appreciation was awarded for contribution towards the scientific program as Pre-Conference
Judge for research paper submissions and during Conference Judge for Students’ Scientific Session at the
58th
virtual annual national conference of All India Occupational Therapist’s Association (AIOTA) i.e., the first
virtual OTICON’2021, held on 6th
and 7th
March, 2021, organized by the AIOTA.
 A certificate of appreciation was awarded by the Philippine Academy of Occupational Therapists, Inc. and
the Organizing Committee of the 7th
Asia Pacific Occupational Therapy Congress (APOTC) for serving as a Pre-
Congress Abstract Reviewer for the 7th
APOTC, to be held from 22nd
to 24th
November, 2021 at Manila,
Philippines.
 A certificate of appreciation was awarded for contribution towards the conference as Promotion and
eSouvenir Incharge at the virtual joint 44th
annual national conference of the Indian Society for Surgery of the
Hand (ISSH) and 8th
annual national conference of the Society for Hand Therapy, India (SHTI) held on 6th
and
7th
August, 2021. SHTICON’2021 eSouvenir designed, compiled and edited and available at:
https://www.slideshare.net/SHTIndia/shticon2021-esouvenir07082021final

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 A certificate of appreciation was awarded for contribution towards the conference as the organizing
committee member in eSouvenir committee at the 59th
virtual annual national conference of All India
Occupational Therapist’s Association (AIOTA) i.e., the second virtual OTICON’2022, held from 11th
to 13th
March, 2022, organized by the AIOTA
 A certificate of appreciation was awarded for contribution towards the scientific program as Conference
Judge for Member Delegates’ Presentations and Students’ Scientific Session at the 59th
virtual annual national
conference of All India Occupational Therapist’s Association (AIOTA) i.e., the second virtual OTICON’2022,
held from 11th
to 13th
March, 2022, organized by the AIOTA
 Appointed & Served as a Resource Faculty for the Fellowship Programme in Musculoskeletal & Hand
Rehabilitation and Ergonomics (MSE) by the Academic Council of Occupational Therapy (ACOT) of the All
India Occupational Therapists’ Association (AIOTA) in June and July 2022. Also served as Judge for fellowship
candidates’ project presentation.
 A certificate of appreciation was awarded for contribution towards the conference as the Organizing
Committee Member in eSouvenir Committee and as a Judge for Students Competitive Event at the 60th
annual national conference of All India Occupational Therapist’s Association (AIOTA) i.e., OTICON’2023, held
from 3rd
to 5th
February, 2023, organized by the Saveetha College of Occupational Therapy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
 A certificate of appreciation was awarded for contribution towards the conference as Chairperson for the
Scientific Session III Titled “Foraging the Context of Occupation” at the 61st
annual national conference of
All India Occupational Therapist’s Association (AIOTA) i.e., OTICON’2024, held from 19th
to 21st
January,
2024, organized by the Kerala Branch of the AIOTA at Cochin, Kerala.
 A certificate of appreciation was awarded for contribution towards the conference as Judge for the “SS
Splint OTist Best Innovative Splint” at the 61st
annual national conference of All India Occupational Therapist’s
Association (AIOTA) i.e., OTICON’2024, held from 19th
to 21st
January, 2024, organized by the Kerala Branch
of the AIOTA at Cochin, Kerala.