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contents<br />
Vol. 29 | No. 11 | August 2013<br />
<strong>ADVANCE</strong> FOR <strong>Occupational</strong> therapy practitioners<br />
On The Web<br />
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8Feature<br />
COVER STORY<br />
14 The Task at Hand<br />
Read the remarkable story<br />
of Lindsay Ess, a double<br />
hand transplant patient who<br />
recovered from this rare procedure<br />
with the guidance of<br />
her dedicated <strong>OT</strong> team.<br />
(cover photo by Jeffrey Leeser)<br />
FEATURED ARTICLES<br />
22 Oh, The Places You’ll Go<br />
For many healthcare professionals, continuing<br />
education (CE) isn’t optional — it’s a must.<br />
So why not use your CE requirements to your<br />
advantage by letting the courses you take<br />
expand your career horizons<br />
National Rehab Week<br />
Submit your team’s<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation and<br />
photo, and you could<br />
be showcased during<br />
National Rehab Week in September!<br />
8Web Exclusive Columns<br />
Light on Holistic <strong>OT</strong>:<br />
New! What is<br />
Guided Imagery<br />
<strong>OT</strong>s can tap a person’s<br />
inner wisdom <strong>for</strong><br />
health and healing.<br />
Inside Occupation:<br />
New! Sound Bites<br />
and Perpetuating<br />
Inaccuracies<br />
Debbie reflects<br />
on occupational therapy’s<br />
branding ef<strong>for</strong>ts.<br />
10 Management Focus: Data Driven<br />
Just as occupational therapists reached a com<strong>for</strong>t<br />
level with the nuances of various electronic<br />
medical record systems, pending Medicare<br />
reimbursement policies may change the game.<br />
18 Sensory Struggles at the Dentist<br />
Children with sensory issues often fight going<br />
to the dentist, leading to lapses in proper dental<br />
care <strong>for</strong> this population. <strong>OT</strong>s can help by making<br />
visits run more smoothly.<br />
Coming in September!<br />
departments<br />
Assistive Technology in Early Intervention<br />
<strong>OT</strong>s will discuss how assistive technologies can help infants<br />
and toddlers participate more fully in their environments.<br />
6 Advertiser Index<br />
9 From the Editor<br />
23 Education Opportunities<br />
34 Classified Employment<br />
Opportunities<br />
42 Where We Work: Fairbanks<br />
Memorial Hospital<br />
8Student Center<br />
8Monthly Web Focus<br />
Balancing<br />
Checkbooks:<br />
A Lost Art<br />
Repercussions go far<br />
beyond lost money.<br />
Sensory Integration<br />
This month we<br />
feature resources on<br />
a sensory diet and<br />
navigating Disney<br />
with a sensory-sensitive child.<br />
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Kaitlin & IM-HOME<br />
Mary Jones <strong>OT</strong>R/L, LMT, CIMT is a certified Interactive Metronome provider and the owner<br />
of Sensational Kids LLC. in Bradenton, FL<br />
The use of the Interactive Metronome (IM), as<br />
a modality to enhance new learning patterns<br />
and motor coordination, is growing steadily in<br />
therapy settings across the country. This<br />
diverse treatment tool can be adapted to cross<br />
the boundaries from pediatric to adult populations,<br />
who in many cases had given up hope<br />
of further gains. Portable and easily set up to<br />
suit a patient’s individual treatment plan, clinicians<br />
are exploring new pathways to impact an<br />
individual’s learning style.<br />
Over the course of treatment patients learn to<br />
connect to an auditory computer generated<br />
stimuli requiring a specific motor response.<br />
Each response is measured by the computer<br />
program in milliseconds, to detect response<br />
speed and accuracy of patients using diverse<br />
motor patterning. Over time patients adjust to<br />
increased motor challenge combined with<br />
increased repetition of motor response, which<br />
in turn leads to the laying down of new motor<br />
pathways and fluidity in motor patterning.<br />
Both auditory and visual systems can be isolated<br />
to assist in attention to task. Gross and<br />
fine motor coordination can be targeted <strong>for</strong> a<br />
goal-specific response.<br />
The development of the home product, IM-<br />
HOME, has expanded treatment to family settings,<br />
allowing increased frequency of use and<br />
the com<strong>for</strong>t of home surroundings.<br />
Case Study- Kaitlin<br />
Kaitlin could never have been described as a<br />
quiet and unassuming child. From an early<br />
age she learned to take control of her environment<br />
and was often found climbing cabinetry<br />
and stairwells in her house. However, this outward<br />
appearance of self-confidence and often<br />
open defiance, were dichotomous to true feelings<br />
of decreased self-worth, inferiority and<br />
overall lowered self esteem. At the age of 6<br />
years of age it emerged that this front could no<br />
longer suffice as a protection strategy.<br />
Kaitlin’s teachers were aware of the challenges<br />
that she presented with comprehension and<br />
processing and recommended further testing<br />
be per<strong>for</strong>med to come up with a diagnosis.<br />
As a student of a private school, <strong>OT</strong> services<br />
were not available as a referral source.<br />
Through private <strong>OT</strong> consultation an initial plan<br />
and prioritization of issues was set in place as<br />
follows:<br />
• Integration of visual motor skills to whole<br />
task activities<br />
• Increased length of focused attention to<br />
non-preferred/challenging activities<br />
• Proximal stability/core strength during static<br />
tasks<br />
• Complete standardized testing in clinic and<br />
school based settings to establish possibility<br />
of diagnosis related to learning disability<br />
• Sustaining attention and compliance to<br />
IM-HOME<br />
• Vocal regulation and articulation<br />
• Recognition of body part identification during<br />
motoric activity<br />
• Relaxed body posture and engaged facial<br />
exchanges during communication<br />
As a case in progress, initial concerns were<br />
voiced by her parents, teachers and close<br />
friends. Kaitlin commenced an IM program<br />
designed to aid attention and entice engagement.<br />
Activities were set between each IM<br />
exercise in a “Funblast” program <strong>for</strong>mat. This<br />
empowered Kaitlin to participate as the choices<br />
remained up to her.<br />
Motivational activities were established with<br />
Kaitlin’s participation as follows:<br />
Funblast Program<br />
• Juggling Sticks<br />
• Balance activities on taped line<br />
• Tray ball toss<br />
• Visual scanning of preferred picture during<br />
marching/stepping activities<br />
• Eating a snack while using IM foot trigger<br />
• Bouncing on trampoline<br />
• Balancing on Bosu<br />
IM-HOME repetitions were increased weekly<br />
from 4 sets of 54 to 8 sets of 54 over a 3<br />
week course.<br />
Following an initial 3 week program with frequency<br />
at 3 times per week, Kaitlin presented<br />
with the following gains:<br />
• Improved articulation<br />
• Decreased mumbling during challenging<br />
activities<br />
• Increased confidence <strong>for</strong> novel motor play<br />
(use of “Heelies” - her own personal best!)<br />
• Decreased sensory defensiveness to noxious<br />
stimuli<br />
• Teachers report improved postural control<br />
during class (leading to observation of<br />
visual tracking difficulties in isolation)<br />
• Award “Star of the week” <strong>for</strong> good behavior<br />
• Successfully and competently “posting”<br />
during horseback riding lessons<br />
• Increased participation in homework activities<br />
As Kaitlin has shown such promising results in<br />
such a short period of time, her family plans to<br />
continue consultation with <strong>OT</strong> and develop<br />
further IM-HOME activities <strong>for</strong> a further period<br />
of 3 to 6 months. Goals will continue to focus<br />
on Kaitlin’s overall self esteem and ability to<br />
embrace new challenges without the need <strong>for</strong><br />
hyper-defensiveness or anxiety. As the weeks<br />
pass we are discovering a whole new Kaitlin<br />
emerging, as she uses the IM.<br />
Visit www.interactivemetronome.com <strong>for</strong> more<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation about the product and CEU certification<br />
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Meanwhile, Over<br />
on the Web…<br />
There’s a lot happening over on the digital<br />
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be a busy month with bold new content and<br />
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National Rehab Week. Do you work with<br />
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Week is Sept. 15-21, and <strong>ADVANCE</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Occupational</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong> <strong>Practitioners</strong>,<br />
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Pilates Summer Series. Beginning in early August, look <strong>for</strong> our<br />
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rehabilitation. This is a large group ef<strong>for</strong>t courtesy of Caryn Connarton<br />
of Beyond Fitness Pilates Studio in Cambridge, Mass.<br />
New bloggers! Loyal readers of <strong>ADVANCE</strong> will recognize the name<br />
Iris Kimberg, MS, PT, <strong>OT</strong>R, a longtime print columnist who recently<br />
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roster of <strong>ADVANCE</strong> bloggers. Kimberg’s regular dispatches will focus<br />
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FA<strong>OT</strong>A, to bring you regular posts describing the practice of <strong>OT</strong><br />
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Monthly Web Focus. We’re continuing our popular Monthly Web<br />
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Webinars. On August 14, renowned speaker and dementia authority<br />
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<strong>OT</strong> Salary Survey. It’s almost time to begin compiling the data<br />
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EMR documentation improves interdisciplinary<br />
communication <strong>for</strong> current and future <strong>OT</strong>s By Robin Hocevar<br />
Just as occupational therapists reached<br />
a com<strong>for</strong>t level with the nuances of<br />
various electronic medical record systems,<br />
some pending Medicare reimbursement<br />
changes will mandate new text in<br />
the patient record.<br />
“Medicare Part B is shifting away from the<br />
improvement standard to more [of] a focus on<br />
beneficiaries’ need <strong>for</strong> skilled intervention,”<br />
said Joanne Baird, PhD, <strong>OT</strong>R/L, coordinator<br />
of clinical education and professional development<br />
at the University of Pittsburgh’s Center<br />
<strong>for</strong> Rehab Services. “Clinicians’ training is<br />
prefaced on reporting that a patient is progressing<br />
and documentation of such is sufficient.<br />
In the future, we’ll have to say what<br />
we’re doing in the treatment sessions and<br />
how our interventions influence the patient’s<br />
progression.”<br />
Luckily, Baird was asked to assist in the<br />
development of her health system’s EMR and<br />
found that the systems are capable of demonstrating<br />
the therapist’s role. In that same vein,<br />
she and her team also discovered that in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
isn’t always necessarily transmitted or<br />
even viewable between disciplines. Today’s<br />
clinicians are expected to adopt a multidisciplinary<br />
mindset, and the skill set to seek<br />
out the insight of colleagues in other practice<br />
areas will likely be innate in the next generation,<br />
but often isn’t in the system itself.<br />
Faculty members at Creighton University<br />
take great pride in their contribution to<br />
the multidisciplinary EMR module. Helene<br />
Lohman, <strong>OT</strong>D, <strong>OT</strong>R/L, FA<strong>OT</strong>A, and Jacy<br />
VerMaas-Lee, MA, <strong>OT</strong>R/L, along with Kelly<br />
Nelson, PT, DPT, PCS, and Cortni Krusemark,<br />
<strong>OT</strong>D, <strong>OT</strong>R/L, reported that they are the first<br />
in the region to develop a web-based module<br />
allowing <strong>OT</strong> and PT students to learn computerized<br />
documentation.<br />
Communication Issues<br />
In her quest to establish the specifics of University<br />
of Pittsburgh Medicine’s EMR, Baird<br />
quickly learned that a patient’s health picture<br />
isn’t necessarily easier to view with a computerized<br />
system.<br />
“People always think it’s easier to glean<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation from a patient’s EMR,” she said.<br />
“In reality, it’s not always true. The EMR<br />
might be more efficient, but you sacrifice a<br />
level of detail.”<br />
In most health systems, clinicians are presented<br />
with a default page after logging in.<br />
This screen presents pertinent in<strong>for</strong>mation,<br />
which varies depending on whether the user<br />
is a nurse, therapist, aide, doctor, or other<br />
member of the team.<br />
“There can be inconsistencies between the<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation people want to see vs. what may<br />
be most useful,” Baird noted. For instance,<br />
discharge planners are given reports on how<br />
far a patient can walk, when really they want<br />
to know the level of assistance patients will<br />
need after discharge.<br />
“The in<strong>for</strong>mation on the EMR usually<br />
doesn’t tell the whole story,” Baird confirmed.<br />
“When using the EMR, clinicians have to be<br />
extremely careful about what they write that’s<br />
pulled to other providers’ default pages.”<br />
When Baird’s team’s findings were presented<br />
at last spring’s A<strong>OT</strong>A annual conference,<br />
many attendees didn’t know about some<br />
EHR Adoption at ‘Tipping Point’<br />
In a May 22, 2013 press release, Dept. of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen<br />
Sebelius announced that more than half of all doctors and other eligible providers have<br />
received Medicare or Medicaid incentive payments <strong>for</strong> adopting or meaningfully using<br />
electronic health records (EHRs).<br />
HHS has met and exceeded its goal <strong>for</strong> 50 percent of doctor offices and 80 percent of<br />
eligible hospitals to have EHRs by the end of 2013.<br />
According to a Centers <strong>for</strong> Disease Control and Prevention survey in 2012, the percent<br />
of physicians using an advanced EHR system was just 17 percent in 2008. Today, more than<br />
50 percent of eligible professionals (mostly physicians) have demonstrated meaningful use<br />
and received an incentive payment. For hospitals, just nine percent had adopted EHRs in<br />
2008. Today, more than 80 percent have demonstrated meaningful use of EHRs, according<br />
to the CDC.<br />
“We have reached a tipping point in adoption of electronic health records,” said Secretary<br />
Sebelius. “More than half of eligible professionals and 80 percent of eligible hospitals have<br />
adopted these systems, which are critical to modernizing our health care system. Health IT<br />
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of the nuances of EMRs. For one, she said drop-down menus, while efficient,<br />
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“When you enter in<strong>for</strong>mation in a text-free area, consider using<br />
a <strong>for</strong>mat where the most important in<strong>for</strong>mation is at the top,” she<br />
advised. “People tend to miss things if they have to scroll down.”<br />
Justifying <strong>OT</strong> Care<br />
These recommendations are more complicated than they sound. Baird<br />
said that <strong>OT</strong>s must consider the patient interview, underlying impairments,<br />
activity of daily living assessments, goals and plan of care, and<br />
vital signs when writing their report.<br />
“<strong>OT</strong>s are uniquely qualified to marry a person’s tolerance to activity<br />
with physical ability,” she stated.<br />
Baird suggested no record is complete without four components:<br />
Why this (What do you recommend to fix this problem, and why<br />
will it work)<br />
Why now (What is going on that must be addressed now Why<br />
can’t it wait)<br />
Why me (What unique <strong>OT</strong> skills are required)<br />
Why <strong>OT</strong> (What would happen without <strong>OT</strong> intervention)<br />
“The in<strong>for</strong>mation we targeted isn’t new to our profession,” Baird<br />
said. “Including it is just something clinicians have not recognized as<br />
important in the past. When you look at documentation, the reasons<br />
behind patient progress are often hidden. If we don’t elaborate on the<br />
therapist role, we can’t justify our services.”<br />
Web-based College Modules<br />
The younger generation of therapists will need to validate their importance<br />
on the rehab team as well. Thanks to a grant from the state of<br />
Nebraska, Lohman, Nelson, Krusemark and VerMaas-Lee brought a<br />
prototype EMR that was developed only <strong>for</strong> the classroom into the <strong>OT</strong><br />
and PT curricula. Students worked on cases in the didactic courses.<br />
Some chose an elective course in EMR, resulting in a certificate of<br />
completion.<br />
“Be<strong>for</strong>e the grant, there was no preparation <strong>for</strong> the EMR in the classroom,”<br />
said Lohman. “When they go into practice, the students are<br />
expected to immediately document on the EMR.”<br />
Students follow a case study and add their own notes to the EMR,<br />
looking up CPT codes when necessary. The program prompts the<br />
students about appropriate ask-backs, concurrent symptoms and<br />
assessments.<br />
“One of the fictitious characters is a little boy with cerebral palsy,”<br />
explained VerMaas-Lee. “The students can see examples of <strong>OT</strong> notes<br />
and PTs can add their own footnotes or document.”<br />
All Creighton <strong>OT</strong> and PT students in the School of Pharmacy and<br />
Health Professions are issued laptops, and those who selected the<br />
EMR module accessed it on their chosen plat<strong>for</strong>m — tablet, school<br />
or home computers. Last year, 63 students in the <strong>OT</strong> and PT schools<br />
matriculated through four modules. Ninety-two percent reported on<br />
an end-of-year survey that they’d like to see a similar <strong>for</strong>mat next year.<br />
“We try to teach them that this is no different than paper and pencil<br />
documentation,” said Lohman. “Critical thinking is the same regardless<br />
of the medium.” n<br />
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Cover Story<br />
The Task at hAND<br />
Gayle Severance, MS, <strong>OT</strong>R/L, CHT<br />
(left), and Laura Walsh, MS, <strong>OT</strong>R/L,<br />
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Cover Story<br />
<strong>Occupational</strong> therapists guide patient after rare hand transplant surgery By Danielle Bullen<br />
Jeffrey Leeser<br />
Imagine not being able to pet your<br />
beloved dog, hold your significant other’s<br />
hand, or sign your own name. All<br />
these simple everyday acts require the<br />
use of your hands. Some people, however,<br />
as a result of disease, infection or<br />
genetics, are upper extremity amputees. A<br />
very select group of those amputees have been<br />
given the gift of transplanted hands.<br />
One such recipient is Lindsay Ess, 30, of<br />
Richmond, Va. In 2007, an infection led to<br />
the amputation of both her hands and both<br />
her feet. As time went by, Ess grew adept at<br />
maneuvering around on her prosthetic legs.<br />
But her prosthetic hands were another story.<br />
The hook-like apparatuses made activities<br />
of daily living, like brushing her hair, challenging.<br />
She relied on her family <strong>for</strong> the most<br />
basic elements of care.<br />
Help came in the <strong>for</strong>m of a multidisciplinary<br />
team from the University of Pennsylvania<br />
Health System (Penn Medicine).<br />
In September 2011, Ess underwent an<br />
11-and-a-half hour operation conducted by<br />
a team of 12 surgeons, 15 nurses and three<br />
anesthesiologists.<br />
During the procedure, surgeons meticulously<br />
attached the bones, blood vessels,<br />
nerves, muscles, tendons, and skin of two<br />
donor hands to Ess’ body. The operation<br />
was a success. Yet when they finally rolled<br />
her out of the operating room, the hard work<br />
had just begun.<br />
Vital <strong>Therapy</strong><br />
Because double upper extremity transplantation<br />
is still so rare, rehab protocols remain<br />
works-in-progress. One thing is <strong>for</strong> certain,<br />
though — occupational therapists played a<br />
vital role in getting Ess’ function back.<br />
Although Ess’ care team consisted of 20<br />
different specialties, Gayle K. Severance, MS,<br />
<strong>OT</strong>R/L, CHT, advanced clinician II, and<br />
Laura Walsh, MS, <strong>OT</strong>R/L, CHT, hand therapy<br />
team leader, of the Penn <strong>Therapy</strong> and Fitness<br />
Hand <strong>Therapy</strong> Program, <strong>for</strong>med a unique<br />
bond with her. “We saw her so much more<br />
than other disciplines,” said Walsh.<br />
“It’s a more intimate relationship than with<br />
other patients,” added Severance. “It expands<br />
the borders of the therapy relationship.”<br />
The rehab process began long be<strong>for</strong>e Ess’<br />
first occupational therapy session. Walsh and<br />
Severance reached out to their counterparts at<br />
the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center<br />
and the Christine M. Kleinert Institute in Louisville,<br />
Ky., where successful hand transplants<br />
had been previously completed. Still, there<br />
was very little precedent to follow, and the<br />
therapists had to rely on their own clinical<br />
expertise and judgment.<br />
Treatment planning and research was time<br />
consuming. The American Society of Reconstructive<br />
Transplantation was founded by<br />
surgeons to share knowledge and best practices,<br />
but the Penn <strong>OT</strong>s discovered that little<br />
research exists pertaining to rehabilitation of<br />
this unique population.<br />
“We’ve worked hard to open up that communication<br />
in the therapy world,” said Severance.<br />
“This is not going to be a common event.<br />
Having therapists share info across centers is<br />
very important.”<br />
The early phases of occupational therapy<br />
were all about protecting Ess’ transplanted<br />
limbs, including bones, tendons, muscles,<br />
and nerves. Severance and Walsh worked<br />
on passive range of motion. They fabricated<br />
splints <strong>for</strong> protection and to allow the structures<br />
to heal in the correct manner, but had<br />
to keep refashioning them because Ess’ skin<br />
was so sensitive.<br />
Creativity Matters<br />
While she was in the hospital, Ess received up<br />
to four hours of occupational therapy daily.<br />
Two weeks after surgery, she was up and<br />
walking. Three weeks post-op, the doctors<br />
let her use her arms <strong>for</strong> light activities of daily<br />
living. The <strong>OT</strong>s crafted adaptive equipment<br />
that allowed Ess to feed herself and use a pen<br />
on a keyboard to write.<br />
As a transplant patient, Ess will be on antirejection<br />
medication the rest of her life. Her<br />
occupational therapists were instructed to<br />
keep their eyes peeled <strong>for</strong> rash and edema —<br />
two hallmark signs of rejection.<br />
Just four weeks after surgery, Ess left the<br />
hospital <strong>for</strong> inpatient rehabilitation at Penn’s<br />
Institute <strong>for</strong> Rehabilitation Medicine. Seven<br />
weeks after surgery, still relocated in Pennsylvania,<br />
Ess and her mother moved to the Clyde<br />
F. Barker Penn Medicine Transplant House in<br />
downtown Philadelphia, and she began daily<br />
outpatient occupational therapy <strong>for</strong> two to<br />
four hours per day, five days per week.<br />
Once she was out of the hospital, Ess’ rehab<br />
took on a new focus. “Her brain needed to<br />
accept the limbs as a new part of her body,”<br />
Worth the Cost<br />
A 2010 study by researchers at the University of Michigan Health System compared the lifetime<br />
costs of hand transplantation vs. prosthetic use. Kevin Chung, MD, director of the University<br />
of Michigan Hand Center, and colleagues surveyed medical students to assess the utilities of<br />
single- and double-hand transplantation and the use of hand prostheses. Quality-adjusted<br />
life years (QALYs) were calculated <strong>for</strong> each outcome.<br />
Costs <strong>for</strong> medical care were estimated based on Medicare fee schedules using CPT codes<br />
<strong>for</strong> <strong>for</strong>earm replantation and the cost of immunosuppressive therapy was estimated based<br />
on the wholesale price of drugs.<br />
For unilateral hand amputation, prosthetic use was favored over hand transplantation<br />
(30.00 QALYs versus 28.81 QALYs; p = 0.03). Double hand transplantation was favored<br />
over the use of prostheses (26.73 QALYs versus 25.20 QALYs; p = 0.01).<br />
The incremental cost-utility ratio of double transplantation when compared with prostheses<br />
was $381,961/QALY, exceeding the traditionally accepted cost-effectiveness threshold<br />
of $50,000/QALY.<br />
Authors concluded that prosthetic adoption is the dominant strategy <strong>for</strong> unilateral<br />
hand amputation. For bilateral hand amputation, double hand transplantation exceeds<br />
the societally acceptable threshold <strong>for</strong> general adoption. Improvements in immunosuppressive<br />
strategies may change the incremental cost-utility ratio <strong>for</strong> hand transplantation.<br />
Results were published in the Feb. 2010 issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.<br />
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said Walsh. By December 2011, she gained<br />
wrist and finger motion, and her <strong>OT</strong>s moved<br />
her from wrist splints to hand-based splints.<br />
Everyone was surprised at the rate of her<br />
recovery. Ess was not expected to have fine<br />
motor control at that point, and yet in January<br />
2012, she could pick up objects.<br />
Still, there were challenges. “We didn’t<br />
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“We were focused on the arms. But her balance<br />
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anti-rejection meds that caused her lower limb<br />
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Severance. “The waiting and recovery process<br />
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“She pushed us every step of the way,” said<br />
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meet that goal. She wanted to use a computer;<br />
that required different equipment.<br />
Home Sweet Home<br />
In February 2012, Ess returned home to Virginia,<br />
a move Walsh and Severance called<br />
“bittersweet.” <strong>Occupational</strong> therapy remains<br />
a 24-7 job <strong>for</strong> Ess, as she’s still building functional<br />
independence. Her use of fine and<br />
intrinsic muscles will return very slowly.<br />
While Ess returns to Penn Medicine <strong>for</strong><br />
quarterly evaluations, most recently in June<br />
2013, the bulk of her occupational therapy<br />
now rests with Kathy Jarrell, <strong>OT</strong>R, CHT, hand<br />
therapist at The Rehabilitation Center at Parham<br />
Doctors’ Hospital in Richmond.<br />
Jarrell first heard about Ess’ operation in<br />
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Walsh reached out to her, saying she had been<br />
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to work with Ess after her discharge from<br />
Penn. Jarrell described the ongoing experience<br />
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sensory processing<br />
Sensory Struggles<br />
at the Dentist<br />
New sights, sounds and sensations can pose challenges to<br />
children with developmental disabilities By Sue Coyle<br />
When Cori E. of Holland, Pa.,<br />
took her four-year-old son<br />
Aiden to the dentist <strong>for</strong> the<br />
first time, she was justifiably<br />
nervous. Diagnosed with autism, Aiden<br />
enjoyed toothpaste and often voluntarily<br />
brushed with his finger, but was not always<br />
fond of the bristly feel of the toothbrush itself.<br />
There was no telling how Aiden would react<br />
to the feel of a dentist’s checkup.<br />
In fact, Aiden’s resistance popped up well<br />
be<strong>for</strong>e the checkup even got underway. “He<br />
looked at the [exam] chair and said, ‘I’m not<br />
getting in that chair,’” Cori recalled.<br />
Fortunately <strong>for</strong> Cori and Aiden, the dentist<br />
was prepared. According to Cori, the<br />
dentist sat Aiden on his mother’s lap so they<br />
were face to face. Then, Aiden lay backward,<br />
never leaving Cori’s lap, <strong>for</strong> the exam. “They<br />
were in and out of there so quickly,” Cori<br />
said, that Aiden barely had time to register<br />
what was happening.<br />
While Aiden’s first checkup went off without<br />
a hitch, that’s not always the case <strong>for</strong><br />
children with intellectual and other developmental<br />
disabilities — or any child who<br />
struggles with sensory processing. In truth,<br />
Aiden’s exam is a glowing example of what<br />
could and should happen, but doesn’t always.<br />
As a result, parents often worry and children<br />
fight a visit to the dentist, even more<br />
so than those without sensory issues. This<br />
can lead to a lapse in dental care and, consequently,<br />
a decline in dental hygiene. As<br />
a study recently completed by Tufts University<br />
School of Dental Medicine found,<br />
individuals with intellectual and other<br />
developmental disabilities are more likely to<br />
have dental disease. 1<br />
However, <strong>OT</strong>s can help combat these<br />
findings by stressing the importance of dental<br />
visits and helping the families and children<br />
they work with find ways to make the visits<br />
run more smoothly.<br />
The First Dental Visit<br />
The initial dental visit <strong>for</strong> a child may seem<br />
like an event that can be put off, particularly<br />
while children still have their baby teeth (and<br />
even more so if it seems like the visit may be<br />
challenging). But that delay is a mistake. For<br />
one, as a parent, one cannot simply presume<br />
the health of a child’s teeth.<br />
“Many children with sensory issues only eat<br />
certain things,” said Alissa Burneyko, <strong>OT</strong>R/L,<br />
by way of example. Burneyko is currently an<br />
occupational therapist at Meridian Nursing<br />
and Rehabilitation in Brick, N.J., but has<br />
recent past experience working with children.<br />
“I know of a child [diagnosed with autism]<br />
who is turning three and all he eats are carbohydrates<br />
— not very healthy foods. If you<br />
have a child like that and he is not getting<br />
enough of the proper nutrients, his enamel<br />
may not be as strong as it should be. He could<br />
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sensory processing<br />
adjust to the experience. Though this may not always be the case, it’s<br />
sounder reasoning than the hope that the older a child is when he<br />
sees a dentist <strong>for</strong> the first time, the more smoothly the visit will run.<br />
“Not every child is the same,” cautioned Burneyko. “One child may<br />
have been fine at three years old, but another may not be as good with<br />
the dentist then. You can’t just wait.”<br />
The Obstacles<br />
With delay, delay, delay, no longer an option, parents may turn their<br />
thoughts to other matters, such as surviving the ordeal, which is where<br />
the occupational therapist comes in handy.<br />
Un<strong>for</strong>tunately, there’s no sure way to predict which child will<br />
have difficulty with the dentist and which won’t. “Any child who<br />
has sensory issues will likely have difficulty at a dentist’s office,”<br />
explained Sarah A. Schoen, PhD, <strong>OT</strong>R, director of research at the<br />
SPD (Sensory Processing Disorder) Foundation and associate professor<br />
at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions in Provo,<br />
Utah. “Especially those with sensory modulation challenges, the<br />
over-responsivity subtype.”<br />
Additionally, there’s no simple way to predict just what part of the<br />
visit will be the most challenging. “Un<strong>for</strong>tunately, everything about<br />
a dental visit could be challenging or upsetting to a child with sensory<br />
issues — the touch around the face and in the mouth, the bright<br />
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“There could also be an auditory issue,” added Burneyko. “Even<br />
just hearing the suction — which is a weird sound — could turn a<br />
child off.”<br />
And if that occurs — a negative reaction — subsequent visits may<br />
not be any easier. “A negative experience at the dentist could have<br />
lasting negative effects, both immediately and in the long term, making<br />
it potentially more difficult the next time a trip to the dentist is<br />
necessary,” described Schoen. “The visit may contribute to the child<br />
being in a fight-or-flight state, building negative memories in response<br />
to sensory experiences.”<br />
Ways to Manage<br />
But how exactly does one stave off a negative response Again, there’s<br />
no guaranteed way to determine what will work <strong>for</strong> each child, and<br />
no single solution that will apply universally. However, with a little<br />
knowledge of the individual child and input from the <strong>OT</strong> and the family,<br />
the possibility of a negative response can be significantly lessened.<br />
Preparation must start at home. “Many therapists use social stories<br />
to help prepare the child,” Schoen described. Social stories are a<br />
tool that help children — specifically those on the autism spectrum<br />
— come to understand social expectations and interactions, as well as<br />
the nuances of what may happen in a specific setting.<br />
Beyond teaching tools, the family and <strong>OT</strong> should attempt to determine<br />
what helps the child in high-sensory situations. “You have to<br />
find the sensory input that calms the child down, in order to get him<br />
or her to focus on a task,” Burneyko said. “I had one child who needed<br />
the deep pressure of a giant hug and one child who couldn’t tie his<br />
shoe unless he was on a swing, and so we would go step by step. After<br />
each step we would go sit on the swing.”<br />
Schoen added that there are several possible steps to take, including<br />
deep pressure be<strong>for</strong>e and during the dental visit. “Sensory modifications<br />
could be made to the environment, such as adding deep<br />
pressure to help calm the child, maybe dimming the lights if possible,<br />
preparing the child <strong>for</strong> each experience be<strong>for</strong>e it happens throughout<br />
the visit,” she said.<br />
Burneyko also recommended soothing music playing softly in the<br />
background and the presence of the parent. For Aiden, knowing that<br />
his mother was present and having the tactile experience of feeling<br />
her appeared to calm him enough <strong>for</strong> the dentist to complete his work.<br />
Finally, it’s important that the parent stay calm. Children will sense<br />
when anxiety, frustration and fear start to build in their nearby adult.<br />
“Try not to get frustrated,” Burneyko said. “If it’s not going well,<br />
don’t get mad and yell. That will just throw the child into a tizzy. Try<br />
deep breathing — take a deep breath, hold it in <strong>for</strong> three seconds, and<br />
then release it <strong>for</strong> four. While you’re doing that, self-talk. Tell yourself,<br />
‘Hey, it’s going to be OK. We’re going to get through this.’”<br />
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1. Morgan, J.P., Minihan, P.M., Stark, P.C., et al. (2012). The oral health status of<br />
4,732 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Journal of the<br />
American Dental Association, 143(8), 838-846.<br />
Sue Coyle is a freelance writer in Philadelphia. She can be reached at susanelizabeth.coyle@gmail.com.<br />
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MB, HTL(ASCP)CM, manager of anatomic<br />
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“CE broadens one’s knowledge base and<br />
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In the healthcare world, practices and standards<br />
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The only way to keep up is through CE.”<br />
CE can keep you up to date on topics you<br />
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Using your CE hours to learn a new specialty<br />
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Searching <strong>for</strong> CE<br />
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There are also workshops, courses,<br />
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“As you look at options available<br />
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in<strong>for</strong>mation,” Wendel Spiczka<br />
advised.<br />
Personal Experiences<br />
Wendel Spiczka is one of many healthcare<br />
professionals who expanded her<br />
career because of CE. “During my histology<br />
technician clinical rotations, I learned about<br />
cytotechnology though faculty who shared<br />
their pathology career experiences and invited<br />
me to CE sessions, which opened my eyes<br />
to the career of cytotechnology,” she recalled.<br />
“Becoming a cytotechnologist was the next<br />
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Lorenz enhanced her nursing career by<br />
completing certification programs in editing<br />
and writing, and patient education through<br />
the American Medical Writers Association.<br />
“That definitely expanded my career horizons,”<br />
she said. “For about five years, I<br />
worked exclusively out of my home, writing<br />
consumer-related topics on healthcare.”<br />
CE has many benefits; don’t think of it as<br />
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“While CE is essential, it should not be viewed<br />
as an onerous requirement,” Wendel Spiczka<br />
said. “Enriching CE opportunities and a host<br />
of tailored options are readily available. You<br />
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offerings of CE. The sky’s the limit.” n<br />
Amanda Koehler is a freelance writer.<br />
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social skills and to shape specific play skills. Learn to shift<br />
from a crisis intervention paradigm to one that methodically<br />
improves the child’s self-regulation and communication.<br />
Learn to use data collection, specific goal planning and progress<br />
monitoring, and cognitive based language lessons to<br />
reshape behavior. Participants will also use assistive technology<br />
(AT) such as IPad Apps and multi-sensory learning experiences<br />
to facilitate thematic learning, manage behavior and<br />
increase motivation. Instructor: Penina Pearl Rybak. Contact:<br />
Education Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-487-6530<br />
(outside MA); www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
AUG. 16-17, 2013<br />
COLUMBUS, OH<br />
Disability, Vision & Aging:<br />
Relationship to Driving<br />
Course designed <strong>for</strong> driver education and allied health professionals<br />
who wish to apply their knowledge of the different<br />
types and levels of disabilities to the driving task. Contact:<br />
866-672-9466; or visit our web site: www.aded.net<br />
AUG. 16-17, 2013<br />
COLUMBUS, OH<br />
Traffic Safety & Driver Education<br />
For the Driver Rehab Specialist<br />
Course designed <strong>for</strong> those with limited knowledge of traffic<br />
safety education. Covers strategic driving principles, road<br />
testing assessment, collision scene management and planning<br />
<strong>for</strong> challenging situations. Contact: 866-672-9466; or<br />
visit our web site: www.aded.net<br />
AUG. 16-17, 2013<br />
ROCHESTER, NY<br />
SEPT. 21-22, 2013<br />
LOS ANGELES, CA<br />
OCT. 18-19, 2013<br />
WILMINGTON, DE<br />
Torticollis & Plagiocephaly:<br />
Treatment of Infants & Children<br />
This course will concentrate on effective treatment schemes<br />
<strong>for</strong> infants and young children with a diagnosis of torticollis<br />
with or without plagiocephaly. Participants will analyze the<br />
implication of torticollis, sleep posture and increased use<br />
of positional devices on infant postural and motor development.<br />
Clinical pathways <strong>for</strong> management of infant head<br />
shape, diagnostic procedures and surgical intervention will<br />
be appraised. Functional, clinically oriented evaluation and<br />
evidence-based treatment strategies that can be integrated<br />
into play will be provided. Emphasis will be on home exercise<br />
programs and effective strategies to team with parents to<br />
ensure follow through. Instructor: Cindy Miles. Contact:<br />
Education Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-487-6530<br />
(outside MA); www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
AUG. 16-17, 2013<br />
JACKSONVILLE, FL<br />
SEPT. 27-28, 2013<br />
SPRINGFIELD, MO<br />
OCT. 25-26, 2013<br />
MANCHESTER, NH<br />
Management of the<br />
Medically Complex Acute Patient<br />
This course is designed to enhance the clinical decisionmaking<br />
skills of participants <strong>for</strong> early mobilization and safe,<br />
effective treatment of acutely ill patients. As more patients<br />
survive critical illnesses, intervention must complement the<br />
highly technologic, life-saving medical therapies, regardless<br />
of practice setting. Discussion of lines, physiologic monitors,<br />
lab values, and diagnostic test results will focus on implications<br />
<strong>for</strong> treatment. This course will highlight a multisystem<br />
approach to the acutely ill patient. Participants will integrate<br />
examination findings into individualized care plans that<br />
can be implemented from ICU and across acute care and<br />
post-acute practice settings. Instructor: Daniel Malone.<br />
Contact: Education Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-<br />
487-6530 (outside MA); www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
AUG. 16-17, 2013<br />
DULUTH, MN<br />
SEPT. 28-29, 2013<br />
CHICAGO, IL<br />
NOV. 22-23, 2013<br />
VALHALLA, NY<br />
Practical Strategies <strong>for</strong><br />
Treating Complex Feeding Disorders<br />
Children with complex feeding aversions/disorders in<br />
hospital, school and private practice settings present a<br />
challenge <strong>for</strong> clinicians. Clinicians will learn a successful,<br />
comprehensive evaluation of complex problems, including<br />
those encountered by children with structural issues,<br />
cardiac issues, prematurity, Autism, syndromes, GI issues,<br />
sensory integration disorders, and Down Syndrome.<br />
Treatment strategies <strong>for</strong> tube dependency, lack of autonomy,<br />
rigid eating patterns, inability to regulate their own hunger/<br />
satiety, difficulty transitioning to table foods, sensory issues<br />
and skill acquisition. Course Presenter: Polly Tarbell Bickley.<br />
Contact: Education Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-<br />
487-6530 (outside MA); www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
AUG. 16-17, 2013<br />
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ<br />
OCT. 11-12, 2013<br />
LONG BEACH, CA<br />
<strong>Pediatric</strong> Brain: Functional<br />
Neuroanatomy, Sensory Systems, Tx<br />
This intermediate-level course will provide therapists with a<br />
deeper understanding of the complex multi-system involvement<br />
of the brain in movement, learning and daily functioning.<br />
The instructor will use innovative and multi-sensory<br />
approaches to help participants relate the in<strong>for</strong>mation to their<br />
therapeutic practice. The course will focus on neuroanatomy<br />
incorporating cerebral development, nervous system function<br />
and interconnectivity between all areas of the brain as well<br />
as discuss the sensory systems. The instructor will demonstrate<br />
the importance of considering the visual system when<br />
assessing and treating vestibular and sensory dysfunction.<br />
Instructor: Janine Wiskind. Contact: Education Resources,<br />
Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-487-6530 (outside MA); www.<br />
educationresourcesinc.com<br />
AUG. 16-17, 2013<br />
WEYMOUTH, MA<br />
OCT. 25-26, 2013<br />
JOHNSON CITY, NY<br />
Movement, Rhythm and<br />
Sequencing - Getting the Beat<br />
This intensive conference will provide clinicians with dynamic<br />
state-of-the-art intervention strategies that support integration<br />
of sensation in children with sensory, emotional<br />
and motor challenges. Presentation of current neurobiology<br />
of the vestibular system’s central role in sub-cortical<br />
and cortical intercommunication and related research are<br />
reviewed. Assessment strategies and intervention methods<br />
to: Improve sensory modulation, Enhance vestibular function<br />
and postural skills, Optimize social readiness, Synchronize<br />
the organization and sequencing of motor skills and behavior<br />
as needed <strong>for</strong> optimal function in time and space. Instructor:<br />
Lise Gerard-Faulise. Contact: Education Resources, Inc.,<br />
508-359-6533; 800-487-6530 (outside MA); www.educa<br />
tionresourcesinc.com<br />
AUG. 16-17, 2013<br />
MAITLAND, FL<br />
OCT. 26-27, 2013<br />
SAN DIEGO, CA<br />
SI and Self-Regulation in<br />
EI and Preschool<br />
This workshop is designed to integrate current thinking about<br />
sensory integration with ideas of behavioral organization and<br />
family-centered care <strong>for</strong> the young child. Participants will<br />
learn a new framework <strong>for</strong> understanding individual differ-<br />
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ences in sensory-based self-regulation based on sensory<br />
integration theory. How this model can be integrated<br />
across discipline boundaries to help foster goodness-of-fit<br />
during play and therapeutic interactions will be highlighted.<br />
Clinical reasoning and intervention with different<br />
types of sensory integration problems will be focused on.<br />
Instructor: Marie Anzalone. Contact: Education Resources,<br />
Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-487-6530 (outside MA); www.<br />
educationresourcesinc.com<br />
AUG. 16-20, 2013<br />
RICHMOND, VA<br />
SEPT. 13-17, 2013<br />
DALLAS AREA, TX<br />
OCT. 9-13, 2013<br />
HOUSTON, TX<br />
<strong>Pediatric</strong> Swallowing/Feeding,<br />
Swallow Studies and NICU<br />
Three courses in one location. Attend as many days as you<br />
want. Catherine Shaker, ASHA Board Recognized Specialist<br />
in Swallowing, presents her acclaimed evidence-based series<br />
on <strong>Pediatric</strong> Swallowing/Feeding, <strong>Pediatric</strong> Swallow Studies<br />
and NICU Feeding and Swallowing. Benefit from her 35 years<br />
of experience with complex NICU/pediatric cases, case studies,<br />
videos, networking with colleagues. Essentials of practice,<br />
questions and answers, learn from a clinical leader. The<br />
most practical and best clinical series you can find! Contact:<br />
206-949-7630; or www.Shaker4SwallowingandFeeding.com<br />
AUG. 17-18, 2013<br />
WASHINGTON, DC<br />
SEPT. 7-8, 2013<br />
KALAMAZOO, MI<br />
Integrating NDT, SI and<br />
Motor Learning in Children<br />
Are the goals you are setting <strong>for</strong> the children you treat,<br />
realistic Is the treatment approach the most effective to<br />
achieve the outcome you want This workshop will enhance<br />
critical thinking skills to enable therapists to use a systematic<br />
approach to treating children with developmental challenges.<br />
Focus will be on problem solving to gain function <strong>for</strong> children<br />
with motor control, sensory processing and behavioral compromise.<br />
The unique approach will help therapists set realistic<br />
measurable goals. set priorities and determine frequency of<br />
treatment and exit criteria. Instructor: Lezlie Adler. Contact:<br />
Education Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-487-6530<br />
(outside MA); www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
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AUG. 17-18, 2013<br />
BRIDGEWATER, NJ<br />
SEPT. 7-8, 2013<br />
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL<br />
SEPT. 14-15, 2013<br />
TAMPA, FL<br />
Assessment & Treatment<br />
Age-Related Balance Impairment<br />
This intensive two-day course is designed to provide evidence-based<br />
fall prevention strategies <strong>for</strong> reducing the<br />
number of falls in the elderly population and discuss balance<br />
treatments <strong>for</strong> inpatients as well as community-based falls<br />
prevention programs. Through interesting lecture and handson<br />
labs, this course will provide skills that can be used in the<br />
clinical setting the very next day. Over 80% of attendants<br />
rated this course Excellent, all others rated it Good. Cost:<br />
$369 <strong>for</strong> 16 hours. Please call <strong>for</strong> group discounts. Contact:<br />
JVB Enterprises, Inc., 888-328-6755; or www.teachtx.com<br />
<strong>for</strong> other courses offered in your area or <strong>for</strong> more in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
AUG. 17-18, 2013<br />
SEATTLE, WA<br />
SEPT. 14-15, 2013<br />
MINNEAPOLIS, MN<br />
OCT. 19-20, 2013<br />
BOSTON, MA<br />
Starting and Running a<br />
<strong>Pediatric</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong> Practice<br />
This seminar presented by entrepreneur Vincent Mullins,<br />
M<strong>OT</strong>, <strong>OT</strong>R, will provide clear steps to open and run a pediatric<br />
<strong>OT</strong>/PT/ST private practice. All aspects of start-up and growth<br />
of the practice will be presented through personal experience<br />
and years of research and development. Both therapy and<br />
business portions will be discussed. 11 CE hours. Live video<br />
available <strong>for</strong> those unable to attend. Contact: 940-300-2299;<br />
or www.THERAPYSEMINARSLLC.COM to register online.<br />
AUG. 17-18, 2013 EL DORADO HILLS, CA<br />
OCT. 6-7, 2013<br />
CEDAR KNOLLS, NJ<br />
Yoga <strong>Therapy</strong> in<br />
The Classroom<br />
This highly acclaimed program has been shown to positively<br />
impact sensory processing, self regulation, attention, communication,<br />
motor planning and per<strong>for</strong>mance, Get Ready<br />
To Learn is designed <strong>for</strong> adaption across the range of<br />
student challenges, from minimal to severe. Challenges<br />
addressed include students with physical limitations, autistic<br />
spectrum disorders, developmental delays to high per<strong>for</strong>ming<br />
mainstream populations with learning and attention<br />
issues. Instructor: Anne Buckley-Reen. Contact: Education<br />
Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-487-6530 (outside MA);<br />
www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
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Spinal Cord Injury Seminars<br />
2013 Seminars<br />
<strong>Occupational</strong> and Physical <strong>Therapy</strong> Management<br />
of Spinal Cord Injury<br />
August 10-11, 2013 ............................................................................ Chicago, IL<br />
Shriners Hospital <strong>for</strong> Children - Chicago<br />
September 28-29, 2013 ......................................................West Haverstraw, NY<br />
Helen Hayes Hospital<br />
November 2-3, 2013 ...........................................................................Vallejo, CA<br />
Kaiser Rehabilitation Center<br />
For more in<strong>for</strong>mation on registration or hosting a seminar...<br />
www.sciseminars.com Phone/Fax: 800.305.8818<br />
AUG. 17-20, 2013<br />
COLUMBUS, OH<br />
ADED Annual<br />
Conference and Exhibits<br />
Professionals specializing in the field of Driver Rehabilitation<br />
meet annually <strong>for</strong> continuing education through workshops,<br />
seminars and hands on learning. Earn contact hours <strong>for</strong><br />
CDRS renewal and advance your career in the field of Driver<br />
Rehabilitation. Contact: ADED, 866-672-9466; or visit web<br />
site: www.aded.net<br />
AUG. 22-23, 2013<br />
DALLAS, TX<br />
DEC. 6-7, 2013<br />
PLANTATION, FL<br />
Combining NDT and SI <strong>for</strong><br />
Optimal Function: Advanced Course<br />
This course is designed <strong>for</strong> experienced clinicians who want<br />
to maximize their assessment, treatment planning, and<br />
intervention skills to achieve more efficient and effective<br />
outcomes when working with children with neurological<br />
challenges confounded by sensory processing, orthopedic<br />
and often behavior issues. This lab intensive course will focus<br />
on integrating handling skills along with using the most up<br />
to date evidence to guide clinical decisions and treatment.<br />
Instructor: Lezlie Adler. Contact: Education Resources, Inc.,<br />
508-359-6533; 800-487-6530 (outside MA); www.educa<br />
tionresourcesinc.com<br />
AUG. 23-24, 2013<br />
BAYSIDE, NY<br />
SEPT. 28-29, 2013<br />
PASADENA, CA<br />
OCT. 18-19, 2013<br />
ST. LOUIS, MO<br />
Yoga and Pilates <strong>Therapy</strong> <strong>for</strong><br />
The Child with Special Needs<br />
Learn how to integrate pilates and yoga exercise techniques<br />
into your therapeutic intervention. These techniques will be<br />
applied to the child with special needs from birth to school<br />
age with the diagnosis of sensory impairments, tone issues,<br />
autism, ADHD and spina bifida. Instruction will be completed<br />
on how to include these techniques into your everyday practice<br />
in pediatric rehabilitation. You will be able to design<br />
family friendly home programs <strong>for</strong> your clients and participate<br />
in labs so that you can better appreciate the use of these<br />
techniques. Instructor: Angelique Micallef-Courts. Contact:<br />
Education Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-487-6530<br />
(outside MA); www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
AUG. 23-24, 2013<br />
MIAMI, FL<br />
OCT. 25-26, 2013<br />
CHARLESTON, SC<br />
Brachial Plexus Injuries<br />
Treatment: Infant thru Teen<br />
This seminar will address all aspects of therapeutic and surgical<br />
management of Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Injury over the<br />
course of infancy, childhood, and teen years. Comprehensive<br />
examination and evidence-based intervention strategies will<br />
be provided including the use of state-of-the-art technology.<br />
Instructors: Cindy Servello & Pia Stampe. Contact: Education<br />
Resources, Inc., 800-487-6530; 508-359-6533; www.edu<br />
cationresourcesinc.com<br />
AUG. 23-25 & SEPT. 7-8 LOS ANGELES, CA (4)<br />
OCT. 4-8, 2013 DALLAS, TX (4)<br />
NOV. 7-11, 2013 CHICAGO, IL (2)<br />
Sensory Integration Certification<br />
Program by USC/WPS<br />
The University of Southern Cali<strong>for</strong>nia (USC) and Western<br />
Psychological Services (WPS) offer a comprehensive training<br />
program in Sensory Integration. The program consists<br />
of four 5-day courses and results in certification in Sensory<br />
Integration, and includes administering and interpreting the<br />
Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests. Course 1, The Sensory<br />
Integration Perspective: Acquire in-depth in<strong>for</strong>mation on the<br />
theoretical foundations of sensory integration. Course 2,<br />
Specialized Techniques <strong>for</strong> Measuring Sensory Integration:<br />
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Learn to interpret standardized and nonstandardized assessment<br />
data <strong>for</strong> designing intervention strategies. Course 4,<br />
Sensory Integration Intervention: Acquire clinical reasoning<br />
strategies <strong>for</strong> designing and implementing intervention.<br />
A<strong>OT</strong>A approved CE provider. Contact: Western Psychological<br />
Services, 800-648-8857; or www.wpspublish.com<br />
AUG. 24-25, 2013<br />
LOS ANGELES, CA<br />
OCT. 12-13, 2013<br />
SAN FRANCISCO, CA<br />
NOV. 2-3, 2013<br />
BRIDGEWATER, NJ<br />
Therapeutic Ultrasound and<br />
Electrical Stimulation<br />
This two-day course thoroughly covers ultrasound & electrical<br />
stimulation from theory to application. Through a<br />
combination of interesting lecture and hands-on labs, this<br />
course provides in<strong>for</strong>mation and skills that can be utilized in<br />
the clinic the very next day. Using top-of-the-line equipment,<br />
this course includes numerous application labs <strong>for</strong> ultrasound<br />
and electrical stimulation, as well as a three-hour simulated<br />
treatment lab. Cost: Only $369 <strong>for</strong> 16 hours. Please call <strong>for</strong><br />
group discounts. Contact: JVB Enterprises, Inc., 888-328-<br />
6755 (toll-free); or www.teachtx.com<br />
SEPT. 3-7, 2013<br />
PEARLAND, TX<br />
Shiatsu<br />
Instructor: Shinzo Fujimaki. Location. Pearland Aquatic Center,<br />
Houston, Texas 77584. Contact: Mitzi Wiggin, 832-826-6107<br />
<strong>for</strong> more in<strong>for</strong>mation; e-mail: mmwiggin@texaschildrens.org;<br />
or register online: www.texaschildrens.org/pmr and click on<br />
continuing education.<br />
SEPT. 5-8, 2013<br />
ORLANDO, FL<br />
SEPT. 14-17, 2013<br />
PITTSBURGH, PA<br />
SEPT. 20-23, 2013<br />
DETROIT, MI<br />
Intro to NDT Part I<br />
Getting UE Results Faster Part II<br />
Achieve functional outcomes <strong>for</strong> adults with hemiplegia.<br />
Content includes the principles of NDT, facilitation of sit to<br />
stand, use of the LE in functional activities, transfers, UE<br />
weight-bearing, remediation of pain and subluxation of the<br />
hemiplegic shoulder. Bed mobility will be demonstrated.<br />
Treatment ideas & framework of document goals based<br />
on functional outcomes using NDT will be provided. Get to<br />
results faster when treating the hemiplegic USE. Increased<br />
clinical reasoning will enable you to know what to expect &<br />
what to predict. You will be able to assess the course of the<br />
problem & have more immediate influence. With “hands-on”<br />
you will learn how to facilitate increased functional reach of<br />
the UE. You will know why your patient has pain of the UE and<br />
you will know how to resolve it. How to increase ROM of the<br />
scapula & wrist to allow <strong>for</strong> pain free weight-bearing will be<br />
practiced. Concepts <strong>for</strong> use of self-exercise program & use of<br />
orthotics will be discussed. Additional treatment ideas <strong>for</strong> the<br />
UE & more examples of documentation will be provided. Both<br />
parts include client intervention videos & “hands-on” experience.<br />
Audience: <strong>OT</strong>s, C<strong>OT</strong>As, PTs, PTAs. Contact hours: 30.<br />
Cathy Runyan, <strong>OT</strong>R/L, Recovering Function NDT Instructor.<br />
Contact: Recovering Function, 408-268-3691; or www.<br />
RecoveringFunction.com <strong>for</strong> a complete brochure of introductory,<br />
advanced and certification courses as well as in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
about additional course dates/locations, group rates,<br />
& free registrations when hosting courses at your facility.<br />
SEPT. 6-7, 2013<br />
SALT LAKE CITY, UT<br />
Children’s Brains,<br />
Neuroplasticity & <strong>Pediatric</strong> Intervention<br />
Have you heard all the hype about neuroplasticity of the<br />
brain but not sure how these current theories can help<br />
your practice Attend this course to find out how to apply<br />
empirical evidence in neuroplasticity; motor control, motor<br />
learning, and motor development to pediatric evaluation<br />
and intervention strategies. We will cover controversial<br />
issues related to spasticity, handling techniques, and early<br />
gait training, as well as cognitive and perceptual issues<br />
related to praxis. You will see videotapes of treatment sessions<br />
illustrating practical application and specific interventions.<br />
Intermediate level. Contact: Care Resources,<br />
888-613-2275; or www.careresourcesinc.com<br />
SEPT. 7-8, 2013<br />
NEW HAVEN, CT<br />
SEPT. 21-22, 2013<br />
RALEIGH, NC<br />
SEPT. 27-28, 2013<br />
SAN DIEGO, CA<br />
KinesioTaping® Courses:<br />
KT1/KT2, KT3 and Specialty KT4<br />
Many more KinesioTaping KT1/KT2, KinesioTaping® KT3<br />
courses and new KinesioTaping® KT4 specialty course<br />
dates and locations listed online. KTA approved seminars.<br />
Learn the fundamental and advanced concepts, corrective<br />
techniques of the KinesioTaping® Method, and the unique<br />
properties and use of KinesioTape. Lab sessions provide<br />
ample time to practice KinesioTaping® skills <strong>for</strong> upper and<br />
lower body applications. Hosting opportunities available <strong>for</strong><br />
2014. Contact: Rehab Education, LLC, 845-368-2458 <strong>for</strong><br />
questions; info@RehabEd.com or www.RehabEd.com <strong>for</strong><br />
details and registration.<br />
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Complete Lymphedema Certification Course (135 hours)<br />
Sept. 21–Oct. 1 Charlotte, NC<br />
Sept. 21–Oct. 1 Kansas City, MO<br />
Sept. 21–Oct. 1 Palm Beach Gardens, FL (Spanish)<br />
October 12–22 Palm Beach Gardens, FL<br />
November 2–12 Chattanooga, TN<br />
November 2–12 Dallas, TX<br />
November 2–12 Waterville, ME<br />
December 7–17 Palm Beach Gardens, FL<br />
January 11–21, 2014 Palm Beach Gardens, FL<br />
Lymphedema Management Seminar (31 hours)<br />
August 24–27 Chattanooga, TN<br />
September 7–10 Indianapolis, IN<br />
October 5–8<br />
Palm Beach Gardens, FL<br />
December 7–10 Palm Beach Gardens, FL<br />
January 25–28, 2014 Palm Beach Gardens, FL<br />
February 22–25, 2014 Palm Beach Gardens, FL<br />
Call <strong>for</strong> more dates and locations, or to ask about discounts and financing options.<br />
Management of Lymphedema <strong>for</strong> the Head and Neck<br />
August 9–10 Sacramento, CA<br />
October 19–20 Baton Rouge, LA<br />
Lymphatic Correction Using Elastic Taping Method<br />
August 11–12 Sacramento, CA<br />
October 21–22 Baton Rouge, LA<br />
Advanced Lymphedema Management I (Refresher)<br />
October 3–6 Baton Rouge, LA<br />
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August 20–21 Baton Rouge, LA<br />
August 22–23 Baton Rouge, LA (ADV)<br />
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SEPT. 7-8, 2013<br />
TUSCALOOSA, AL<br />
OCT. 4-5, 2013<br />
DECATUR, GA<br />
NOV. 8-9, 2013<br />
BURLINGTON, NC<br />
Mobilizing the Medically<br />
Complex ICU Acute Care Patient<br />
Therapists are often challenged when presented with<br />
complex acute care patients who may have cardiovascular<br />
and/or pulmonary dysfunction or complications in addition<br />
to other medical conditions. Mobilizing these complex<br />
patients safely requires integration of the implications of<br />
lab values, diagnostic test results, patient history, medications<br />
and equipment. Signs of patient instability and when<br />
and how to modify or terminate treatment will be discussed.<br />
Instructor: Ellen Hillegass, EdD, PT, CCS, FAACVPR.<br />
Contact: Education Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-<br />
487-6530 (outside MA); www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
SEPT. 7-8, 2013<br />
SC<strong>OT</strong>TSDALE, AZ<br />
OCT. 5-6, 2013<br />
GROVE CITY, PA<br />
OCT. 25-26, 2013<br />
FRAMINGHAM, MA<br />
Complex Neuro & Geriatric Patients:<br />
Falls Prevention & Balance<br />
Falls risk has been identified as a key factor in hospital<br />
admission and re-admission. Learn to use evidence-based<br />
interventions <strong>for</strong> improving balance, preventing falls, promoting<br />
strength and function in geriatric and neurologic patients.<br />
Participants will examine the relationship between cognition,<br />
the sensory system and balance control problems and will<br />
apply motor control interventions and motor learning concepts<br />
to specific conditions. Focus is on effective evidencebased<br />
treatment strategies to prevent falls and re-admission,<br />
improve functional balance and optimize the environment <strong>for</strong><br />
patients with balance problems. Instructor: Carole Burnett.<br />
Contact: Education Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-<br />
487-6530 (outside MA); www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
creative problem-solving. Instructor: Rosemarie Bigsby.<br />
Contact: Education Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-<br />
487-6530 (outside MA); www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
SEPT. 20, 2013<br />
SAN DIEGO, CA<br />
OCT. 18, 2013<br />
MILWAUKEE, WI<br />
NOV. 9, 2013<br />
HOUSTON, TX<br />
#320 Brain Gym®<br />
Instructor: Susan Owens, MS, <strong>OT</strong>R. Brain Gym® includes 26<br />
easy and enjoyable targeted activities that integrate body and<br />
mind to bring about rapid and often dramatic improvements<br />
in: concentration, memory, reading, writing, organizing,<br />
listening, physical coordination, and more. Includes Brain<br />
Gym® Teacher’s Edition 130 page Text Book! Contact:<br />
Motivations, Inc., 800-791-0262; admin@motivationsceu.<br />
com or www.motivationsceu.com<br />
BECKMAN ORAL M<strong>OT</strong>OR<br />
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Houston, TX ............................. August 16-17<br />
West Palm Beach, FL ........... August 30-31<br />
Hart<strong>for</strong>d, CT ..........................September 7-8<br />
Seattle, WA ................................. October 5-6<br />
San Diego, CA .......................October 11-12<br />
Herkimer, NY ......................... October 17-18<br />
San Antonio, TX ..................October 24-25<br />
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SEPT. 8-9, 2013<br />
BALTIMORE, MD<br />
NOV. 3-4, 2013<br />
BALTIMORE, MD<br />
INTERNET/HOME STUDY<br />
ONGOING<br />
Become an Accessibility,<br />
Ergonomic Jobsite Consultant<br />
(E-6140) Internet & 2-day On Site Training. Instructor:<br />
Shoshana Shamberg, <strong>OT</strong>R/L, MS, FA<strong>OT</strong>A. Over 22 years<br />
specializing in design/build services, technologies, injury<br />
prevention, and ADA/504 consulting <strong>for</strong> homes/job sites.<br />
Start a private practice or add to existing services, Extensive<br />
manual. A<strong>OT</strong>A APP+NBC<strong>OT</strong> CE Registry. Group, COMBO,<br />
personal mentoring, and 2 <strong>for</strong> 1 discounts. Seminar sponsorships<br />
available nationally. Contact: Abilities <strong>OT</strong> Services,<br />
Inc., 410-354-7269; info@aotss.com or www.A<strong>OT</strong>SS.com<br />
<strong>for</strong> Calendar/info.<br />
SEPT. 12-15, 2013<br />
HOUSTON, TX<br />
Visceral Manipulation:<br />
Abdomen 1 (VM1)<br />
Instructor: Jean Ann Zoller. Location: Texas Children’s West<br />
Campus, Houston, Texas 77030. Contact: Mitzi Wiggin,<br />
832-826-6107 <strong>for</strong> more in<strong>for</strong>mation; e-mail: mmwiggin@<br />
texaschildrens.org; or register online: www.texaschildrens.<br />
org/pmr and click on continuing education.<br />
SEPT. 13-15, 2013<br />
BOWLING GREEN, KY<br />
Kentucky <strong>Occupational</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong> Assoc<br />
2013 Annual Conference<br />
The Kentucky <strong>Occupational</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong> Association (K<strong>OT</strong>A) will<br />
host its 2013 Annual Conference, September 13-15, 2013 at<br />
the holiday Inn University Plaza in Bowling Green, KY. The preconference<br />
will feature Crisis Prevention Institute, Inc (CPI)<br />
presenting on Dementia Capable Care as well as Dr. Tracey<br />
Barnes presenting on Kinesiotaping on Friday. Saturday continues<br />
day two of Kinesiotaping with a short session by CPI<br />
along with other national and state speakers, discussing the<br />
latest breakthroughs in occupational therapy. In<strong>for</strong>mation will<br />
be presented in workshop, plat<strong>for</strong>m, <strong>for</strong>um and poster session<br />
<strong>for</strong>mats. Contact: Amy Bakehouse, kidcota@live.com or<br />
www.kotaweb.org <strong>for</strong> more in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
SEPT. 19-20, 2013<br />
CHICAGO, IL<br />
OCT. 17-18, 2013<br />
PROVIDENCE, RI<br />
Intervention <strong>for</strong> the High Risk<br />
Infant: NICU, Home and EI<br />
This seminar offers practical strategies toward a contextual<br />
approach to behavioral, developmental and feeding<br />
assessment and intervention. Video, demonstration and<br />
case examples will be used to introduce the NICU Network<br />
Neurobehavioral Scale (NNNS), to illustrate feeding assessment<br />
and intervention and to train participants in administration<br />
and scoring of the Posture and Fine Motor Assessment of<br />
Infants. Participants will enhance their clinical skills through<br />
SEPT. 20, 2013<br />
FAIRFIELD, CT<br />
NOV. 1, 2013<br />
KANSAS CITY, MO<br />
Geriatric Strength Building <strong>for</strong><br />
Function and Health Promotion<br />
Muscular weakness in aging adults is effectively treated when<br />
using the proper exercise protocols. This heavily evidencebased<br />
seminar will provide you with the in<strong>for</strong>mation needed<br />
to deliver safe and highly effective optimal strength exercise<br />
to aging adults in any clinical setting. The course is designed<br />
to enable you to immediately and efficiently incorporate the<br />
learned material into your treatments to help you get great<br />
treatment results and to comply with reimbursement and<br />
regulatory challenges. Instructor: Mark Richards. Contact:<br />
Education Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-487-6530<br />
(outside MA); www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
SEPT. 20-21, 2013<br />
BALTIMORE, MD<br />
Linking<br />
Brain and Behavior<br />
This workshop will examine functional links between structures<br />
and systems, and touch on neurotransmitter systems<br />
associated with common pediatric disorders. This knowledge<br />
will serve as a basis <strong>for</strong> considering clinical case scenarios.<br />
Participants will develop a stronger understanding of the<br />
strengths and concerns faced by children with such disorders<br />
as ADHD, ASD, and anxiety and they will begin to examine the<br />
impact of medication on function. Links between brain and<br />
behavior will be embedded in occupational therapy practice.<br />
This one fills fast-register early! Contact: Care Resources,<br />
888-613-2275; or www.careresourcesinc.com<br />
SEPT. 20-21, 2013<br />
PHOENIX, AZ<br />
Ariz<strong>OT</strong>A <strong>Occupational</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong> Assoc.<br />
Annual Fall Conference<br />
The Ariz<strong>OT</strong>A <strong>Occupational</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong> Association will host its<br />
Annual Fall Conference, Sept. 20-21, 2013 at the Desert<br />
Willow Conference Center, Phoenix, AZ. The conference<br />
will feature two tracks. Track 1 “Focus on Function” will<br />
feature local and national speakers discussing the relationship<br />
between <strong>Occupational</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong> and Neural Plasticity,<br />
Executive Functioning, Neurofeedback and many more. Track<br />
2 - <strong>Pediatric</strong>s will feature Diana Henry, MS, <strong>OT</strong>R/L, FA<strong>OT</strong>A, on<br />
Day 1: The Sensory Processing Measure (SPM) & on Day 2:<br />
The SPM-Preschool and SPM Quick Tips. Contact: Ariz<strong>OT</strong>A<br />
<strong>Occupational</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong> Association office at 623-937-0920;<br />
office@arizota.org or www.arizota.org/conf <strong>for</strong> more in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
SEPT. 20-21, 2013<br />
WILKES-BARRE, PA<br />
Integrative Learning and<br />
Movement-based Strategies<br />
Learn a wide range of movement-based strategies to facilitate<br />
integrative learning and to promote function, engagement<br />
and participation <strong>for</strong> children at home, in the classroom<br />
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and in therapy. The intervention strategies will include: Brain<br />
Gym® exercises with a specialized focus <strong>for</strong> special needs<br />
clients who require modifications <strong>for</strong> the traditional exercises,<br />
Building Blocks Activities that promote a strong foundation<br />
<strong>for</strong> centering/body organization, ocular-motor assessments<br />
and visual strategies, sound and Listening strategies, and<br />
Bal-A-Vis-X® techniques. Learn to create modifications in<br />
the classroom environment and <strong>for</strong> management of sensory<br />
experiences (auditory/vestibular/visual triad; physical, cognitive,<br />
behavioral and emotional states). Instructor: June Smith.<br />
Contact: Education Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-<br />
487-6530 (outside MA); www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
SEPT. 20-21, 2013<br />
MANCHESTER, NH<br />
OCT. 18-19, 2013<br />
JACKSONVILLE, FL<br />
Neurorehabilitation<br />
Across the Continuum of Care<br />
Does what’s going on in the nervous system really matter<br />
to therapy practice This course will provide therapists<br />
with a new perspective <strong>for</strong> improving outcomes in their<br />
patients with neurological deficits. Participants will learn an<br />
evidence-based approach to selecting the most appropriate<br />
interventions based on functional prognosis and learn when<br />
and how to facilitate recovery versus facilitate compensation.<br />
Participants will be able to per<strong>for</strong>m a comprehensive<br />
neurological examination, correlating findings to symptoms,<br />
neuropathology and prognosis as well as a skillful documentation.<br />
Speaker: Roseanne Thomas. Contact: Education<br />
Resources, Inc., 800-487-6530; 508-359-6533; www.edu<br />
cationresourcesinc.com<br />
SEPT. 20-21, 2013<br />
ORLAND PARK, IL<br />
OCT. 18-19, 2013<br />
CEDAR KNOLLS, NJ<br />
NOV. 8-9, 2013<br />
HOLLYWOOD, FL<br />
Effective Ways to<br />
Manage Behavior in Autism<br />
Effectively treat children with sensory integration and behavior<br />
problems using a new approach that combines sensory<br />
integration and behavioral techniques into your current pediatric<br />
therapy. Emphasizes practical evidence-based strategies<br />
involving handling, play, art, music and movement activities.<br />
Approach synthesizes Sensory Integration, Behavioral, NDT,<br />
NeuroPsychology, Sensory Massage and Trager Body Work.<br />
Instructor: John Pagano. Contact: Education Resources, Inc.,<br />
508-359-6533; 800-487-6530 (outside MA); www.educa<br />
tionresourcesinc.com<br />
SEPT. 20-22, 2013<br />
SAVANNAH, GA<br />
2013 G<strong>OT</strong>A Annual<br />
Conference & Business Meeting<br />
The Georgia <strong>Occupational</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong> Association (G<strong>OT</strong>A)<br />
will host its Annual Conference, September 20-22 at The<br />
Armstrong Center in Savannah, Georgia. The theme <strong>for</strong> this<br />
year’s conference is “Embracing Change”. The conference<br />
will be examining how we are integrating, expanding and<br />
serving our profession. This will include our responsibility to<br />
ourselves as we represent our profession, our communities/<br />
regional districts, and how we advocate <strong>for</strong> our profession.<br />
The conference will feature speakers presenting a variety<br />
of <strong>Occupational</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong> current issues and practices.<br />
In<strong>for</strong>mation will be presented in workshop, panel, and poster<br />
session <strong>for</strong>mats. Contact: G<strong>OT</strong>A Executive Office, info@<br />
gaota.com or visit our web site at www.gaota.com <strong>for</strong> more<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
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SEPT. 20-22, 2013<br />
HOUSTON, TX<br />
OCT. 11-13, 2013<br />
LOS ANGELES, CA<br />
NOV. 1-3, 2013<br />
EDISON, NJ<br />
Oral Motor, Feeding/Swallowing &<br />
Respiratory Function Challenges<br />
This course delivers clinically relevant assessment and<br />
treatment strategies <strong>for</strong> infants and children with neuromotor<br />
impairments and challenges to their oral motor,<br />
feeding/swallowing and respiratory function. A special<br />
emphasis is on postural alignment and control as well<br />
as on sensory factors that can influence a child’s feeding<br />
and swallowing. Effective treatment strategies to improve<br />
cheeks/lips, tongue, jaw and rib cage function will be highlighted.<br />
Instructor: Rona Alexander. Contact: Education<br />
Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-487-6530 (outside<br />
MA); www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
SEPT. 20-22, 2013<br />
ATLANTA, GA<br />
OCT. 25-27, 2013<br />
HOUSTON, TX<br />
NOV. 15-17, 2013<br />
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ<br />
NDT Treatment of<br />
The Baby and Child<br />
Learn how to assess and treat babies from birth to 3 years<br />
old with known or suspected neuromotor impairments. An<br />
emphasis will be placed on the practical application of treatment<br />
strategies to gain functional outcomes appropriate <strong>for</strong><br />
this age group and how to incorporate therapeutic strategies<br />
into family life. Instructor: Suzanne Davis. Contact: Education<br />
Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-487-6530 (outside MA);<br />
www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
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EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES<br />
VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK<br />
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SUMMER / FALL 2013<br />
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$79!*<br />
Differential Diagnosis and Evidence-Based<br />
Interventions <strong>for</strong> Lower Extremity Edema<br />
Thursday, August 15<br />
1250 Broadway<br />
New York, NY 10001<br />
7th Floor, Room 7A<br />
1:00PM – 4:30PM<br />
Speaker: Kathleen Lieu, DPT, CLT<br />
Wednesday, September 18<br />
1630 East 15th St<br />
Brooklyn, NY 11229<br />
3rd Floor, Room A<br />
9:00AM – 12:30PM<br />
Upcoming Courses:<br />
Orthotic Intervention of the Neurologically<br />
Impaired Adult<br />
Who Should Attend: PTs, PTAs, <strong>OT</strong>s, and C<strong>OT</strong>As<br />
Mobile Apps <strong>for</strong> the 21st Century Therapist<br />
Who Should Attend: PTs, PTAs, <strong>OT</strong>s, and C<strong>OT</strong>As<br />
Interprofessional Cardiac Symposium<br />
Please arrive 30 minutes early <strong>for</strong> registration.<br />
Who Should Attend: PTs, PTAs, <strong>OT</strong>s, and C<strong>OT</strong>As<br />
Who Should Attend: PTs, PTAs, <strong>OT</strong>s, C<strong>OT</strong>As, and SLPs<br />
For specific CE course in<strong>for</strong>mation, or to register, visit us online at www.vnsny.org/ce<br />
VNSNY values education! *Our employees attend our CE events free of charge, and the $79 fee is waived <strong>for</strong> first time<br />
external job applicants! New graduate therapists welcome!<br />
VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON UPCOMING COURSES!<br />
Walk-Ins: Un<strong>for</strong>tunately, due to the nature of our events, walk-in registrations are not accepted.<br />
Questions: Please email us at: rehabspecialevents@vnsny.org<br />
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VNSNY is recognized as a Provider of Continuing Education <strong>for</strong> PT<br />
and PTA by the New York State Education Department State Board <strong>for</strong><br />
Physical <strong>Therapy</strong> Please see each event listing online <strong>for</strong> more detailed<br />
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SEPT. 20-28, 2013<br />
BOULDER, CO<br />
SEPT. 21-29, 2013<br />
CHICAGO, IL<br />
OCT. 18-26, 2013<br />
AUSTIN, TX<br />
Lymphedema <strong>Therapy</strong> Certification<br />
Vodder MLD & Foeldi CDT<br />
Klose Training offers the highest-quality lymphedema<br />
certification course in the US. It’s the most efficient &<br />
cost-effective way to become certified. 45 hrs of online<br />
home study + 90 hrs of classroom (lab) instruction. (Fewer<br />
days away from work; lower travel costs). UE-only option:<br />
90 hrs. Pathophysiology, diagnosis, & DD are taught by<br />
an expert lymphedema physician. Lab instructors are the<br />
most experienced in the field. Approved <strong>for</strong> CEUs. Meets<br />
requirements to take the LANA exam. Free post-graduate<br />
services. Program est. 1990 by Guenter Klose, Certified<br />
Instructor. Contact: Klose Training, 303-245-0333; info@<br />
klosetraining.com or www.klosetraining.com<br />
SEPT. 21-22, 2013<br />
WEST ORANGE, NJ<br />
OCT. 5-6, 2013<br />
WASHINGTON, DC<br />
NOV. 9-10, 2013<br />
SAN ANTONIO, TX<br />
Neural Mobilization:<br />
Examination and Intervention<br />
Strategies<br />
Enhance your treatment outcomes with neural mobilization.<br />
Learn basic to advanced concepts <strong>for</strong> examination<br />
of restricted neural mobility and intervention strategies to<br />
address the dura, nerve bed, and the peripheral nerves; This<br />
lab intensive course will help you to understand the vulnerability<br />
of the nervous system and the resulting pathologies<br />
that can develop, and how neural mobilization can enhance<br />
your treatment outcomes. Hosting opportunities available <strong>for</strong><br />
2014. Instructor: Mark W. Butler, PT, DPT, OCS, Cert. MDT.<br />
Contact: Rehab Education, LLC, 845-368-2458 <strong>for</strong> questions;<br />
info@RehabEd.com or www.RehabEd.com <strong>for</strong> details and<br />
registration.<br />
SEPT. 27-28, 2013<br />
DURHAM, NC<br />
NOV. 2-3, 2013<br />
NASHVILLE, TN<br />
DEC. 6-7, 2013<br />
WHITE PLAINS, NY<br />
Geriatric Neurology in<br />
The Medically Complex Client<br />
Learn evaluation tools and treatment protocols <strong>for</strong> medically<br />
complex older persons with neurological dysfunction.<br />
Evidence-based in<strong>for</strong>mation on assessment and treatment<br />
of clients with Parkinson’s Disease, Stroke, Alzheimer’s, balance<br />
and gait disorders, neurosensory pathologies and pain<br />
will be provided. The changes associated with aging as well<br />
as pathological manifestations that affect the neurosensory<br />
system and result in problems with coordination, mobility,<br />
proprioception and Kinesthesia, balance and falls, weakness<br />
and pain will be presented. Instructor: Jennifer Bottomley.<br />
Contact: Education Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-<br />
487-6530 (outside MA); www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
SEPT. 21-22, 2013<br />
WEYMOUTH, MA<br />
Best Practices in<br />
Home Health Care<br />
Home Health care assessment and treatment has become<br />
more complex and requires specialized, advanced skills.<br />
This course is designed to provide physical & occupational<br />
therapists with up-to-date, evidence-based techniques <strong>for</strong><br />
assessment & treatment of the medically complex geriatric<br />
home care patient in order to prevent hospital readmissions<br />
and promote mobility and function. The most<br />
recent Medicare changes, research, tests and tools will be<br />
discussed. Instructor: Suzanne Clark. Contact: Education<br />
Resources, Inc., 800-487-6530; 508-359-6533 (within MA);<br />
www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
SEPT. 21-22, 2013<br />
OCT. 5-6, 2013<br />
WINSTON-SALEM, NC<br />
DALLAS (PLANO), TX<br />
<strong>Pediatric</strong> Hand<br />
<strong>Therapy</strong> and Splinting<br />
Focus on common and complex pediatric upper extremity<br />
conditions. Learn about normal hand development, evaluation<br />
and therapeutic intervention. Improve your splinting skills<br />
through intensive hands-on splinting lab with a variety of<br />
thermoplastic and soft-splinting techniques. Hosting opportunities<br />
available <strong>for</strong> 2014. Instructor: Jill Peck-Murray, M<strong>OT</strong>,<br />
<strong>OT</strong>R/L, CHT. Contact: Rehab Education, LLC, 845-368-2458<br />
<strong>for</strong> questions; info@RehabEd.com or www.RehabEd.com <strong>for</strong><br />
details and registration.<br />
IT’S FREE!<br />
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SEPT. 27-28, 2013<br />
HAMDEN, CT<br />
Functional<br />
Strengthening in Children<br />
This course will assist clinicians in designing treatment programs<br />
to improve strength, fitness, and function in children<br />
with disabilities and chronic conditions. An evidence-based<br />
approach to examination, treatment strategies, and outcome<br />
measurement will be presented. Case examples will be<br />
used to illustrate treatment activities using weights, therapy<br />
balls, treadmills and other exercise equipment. Instructor:<br />
Maria Fragala Pinkham, Maggie O’Neil. Contact: Education<br />
Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-487-6530 (outside MA);<br />
www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
SEPT. 27-28, 2013<br />
MINNEAPOLIS, MN<br />
OCT. 11-12, 2013<br />
DENISON, TX<br />
NOV. 15-16, 2013<br />
WALLINGFORD, CT<br />
Vestibular Rehabilitation<br />
This course will focus on the assessment of patient w/vertigo<br />
& disequilibrium from vestibular causes. Material covered<br />
includes the neuroanatomy & neurophysiology of normal<br />
vestibular system, the various pathological conditions that<br />
result in vertigo or disturbances balance & the compensatory<br />
mechanisms available <strong>for</strong> recovery. Specific emphasis on<br />
assessment & Tx of unilateral & bilateral vertigo, central vestibular<br />
disorders & multisensory dizziness. This info applicable<br />
to geriatric patients as well as individual’s w/CNS lesions<br />
such as multiple sclerosis, CVA & head injury. A 3rd day of<br />
course is optional. Instructor: Richard Clendaniel. Contact:<br />
Education Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-487-6530<br />
(outside MA); www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
SEPT. 27-28, 2013<br />
TALLAHASSEE, FL<br />
NOV. 8-9, 2013<br />
PORTSMOUTH, NH<br />
The Child’s Developing Brain:<br />
Emerging Neuroscience & <strong>Therapy</strong><br />
This course will focus on the latest thinking, based on brain<br />
research and presents a clinical model that assists therapists<br />
with assessment and intervention. Whether it be a sensory,<br />
perceptual or motor problem, the current understanding of<br />
the brain is essential to analysis, to <strong>for</strong>mulating realistic<br />
goals and evidence-based interventions. This workshop<br />
will emphasize determining the critical problem a child has<br />
and the possible intervention strategies that will make a<br />
functional difference. Instructor: Mary Ann Sharkey. Contact:<br />
Education Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-487-6530<br />
(outside MA); www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
SEPT. 28-29, 2013<br />
SEWICKLEY, PA<br />
OCT. 18-19, 2013<br />
HAMDEN, CT<br />
NOV. 22-23, 2013<br />
LOS ANGELES, CA<br />
Practical Intervention Strategies<br />
For Children with ASD<br />
With the increasing number of children with ASD it is essential<br />
that therapists keep current on the latest research and<br />
interventions to incorporate new knowledge and techniques<br />
into their clinical practice. This course will assist practitioners<br />
in identifying, selecting and prioritizing intervention strategies<br />
to best support functional participation and successful<br />
engagement in developmentally appropriate tasks. Case<br />
analysis and group problem-solving will highlight strategies<br />
that can be used immediately in treatment of children<br />
with ASD. Instructor: Stacey Szklut. Contact: Education<br />
Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-487-6530 (outside MA);<br />
www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
SEPT. 28-29, 2013<br />
PEMBROKE PINES, FL<br />
OCT. 25-26, 2013<br />
PUYALLUP, WA<br />
NOV. 8-9, 2013<br />
ROCHESTER, NY<br />
The AEIOU Systematic<br />
Approach to <strong>Pediatric</strong> Feeding<br />
Teach children to enjoy eating and participate in social mealtimes.<br />
AEIOU (acceptance, exposure, independence, observation<br />
and understanding), an integrated method of treatment<br />
<strong>for</strong> children with feeding disorders, emphasizes active participation,<br />
independence and shared control. Achieve functional<br />
outcomes <strong>for</strong> complex etiologies, manage tube dependency,<br />
treat sensory food aversions, and more. Case studies, videos,<br />
and more engage and instruct participants in a dynamic<br />
learning environment. Instructor: Nina Johanson. Contact:<br />
Education Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-487-6530<br />
(outside MA); www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
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SEPT. 28-29, 2013<br />
SAN ANTONIO, TX<br />
NOV. 2-3, 2013<br />
INDIANAPOLIS, IN<br />
The SOFFI Method: Supporting<br />
Oral Feeding in Fragile Infants<br />
Focused on bottle feeding, this course provides immediately<br />
applicable practical in<strong>for</strong>mation to help clinicians better identify<br />
and treat the factors that impact successful oral feeding<br />
of preterm and ill term infants. Utilizing a multidisciplinary<br />
approach-both in the NICU and after discharge to early intervention<br />
through the first six months-the course emphasizes<br />
strategies to facilitate infant abilities and develop caregiver<br />
feeding skills. The objective is to identify feeding readiness<br />
and provide intervention strategies from a framework of normal<br />
development. Instructor: Erin Sundseth Ross. Contact:<br />
Education Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-487-6530<br />
(outside MA); www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
SEPT. 30-OCT. 18, 2013<br />
ATLANTA, GA<br />
Comprehensive Lymphedema<br />
Certification Course<br />
Complete certification in lymphedema treatment using the<br />
Casley-Smith method of Complex Lymphatic therapy, taught<br />
by experienced instructor/clinician. Research based, covers<br />
variety of etiologies <strong>for</strong> edemas and all body parts. Work<br />
on actual patients, tour a compression garment factory,<br />
attend Lymphedema Awareness Day program. Learn MLD,<br />
compression wrapping, compression alternatives, documentation,<br />
making compression garment recommendations,<br />
lymphedema exercises, skin care, home programs, and more.<br />
Meets LANA standards. This is the most comprehensive<br />
lymphedema course available, with small classes <strong>for</strong> lots of<br />
individual attention. Contact: DeCourcy Squire, PT, CLT-LANA,<br />
CI-CS, 678-596-1785; or CLTcourses@cs.com<br />
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OCT. 3-6, 2013<br />
COLUMBUS, OH<br />
Picky Eaters vs<br />
Problem Feeders<br />
This conference is designed to help professionals assess and<br />
treat children with Feeding Disorders using the Sequential<br />
Oral Sensory Approach to Feeding. The SOS Approach will<br />
be demonstrated as an effective way to address problematic<br />
feeding behaviors in a variety of settings and populations.<br />
This includes children with mild to moderate neurological<br />
impairments and/or medical disorders, children with Autism<br />
Spectrum disorders, children with sensory, oral-motor and/<br />
or motor problems, as well as the “picky eater”. There is<br />
an optional advanced 4th day. Instructors: Kay Toomey, Erin<br />
Ross. Contact: Education Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533;<br />
800-487-6530 (outside MA); www.educationresourcesinc.<br />
com<br />
OCT. 4-5, 2013<br />
BOSTON, MA<br />
Sensory-Enhanced Yoga <strong>for</strong><br />
Self-Regulation & Trauma Healing<br />
Learn how to incorporate evidence-based, sensory-enhanced<br />
yoga into clinical practice to maximize healing from combat<br />
stress, PTSD, anxiety, and related ANS disorders. This treatment<br />
approach applies techniques from sensory-based <strong>OT</strong><br />
practice as well as findings from recent neurobiological,<br />
trauma psychology, and yoga research to address core<br />
symptoms of PTSD and related quality of life factors. Includes<br />
experiential teaching labs; extensive, detailed manual; and<br />
pose modifications <strong>for</strong> chair use. Instructor co-developed the<br />
successful Iraq Yoga Study treatment protocol and teaches<br />
yoga to veterans. Yoga experience helpful but not required.<br />
Qualifies <strong>for</strong> 14 NBC<strong>OT</strong> PDUs/14 contact hours. Instructor:<br />
Lynn Stoller, MS, <strong>OT</strong>R/L, RYT. Contact: 339-225-0084; or<br />
www.warriorsatease.com<br />
OCT. 4-5, 2013<br />
ENGLEWOOD, NJ<br />
<strong>Therapy</strong> Ball Intensive<br />
This day lab intensive workshop on treating the child<br />
using the ball will focus on treatment strategies to address<br />
specific motor concerns while using a therapy ball as the<br />
intervention tool. Techniques to promote range of motion,<br />
joint mobility, alignment, symmetrical control, strength,<br />
righting and equilibrium control as well as variety in<br />
sensory experiences will be discussed and practiced on<br />
adult partners during lab. Participants will learn treatment<br />
strategies that can be applied in various practice settings<br />
to improve functional per<strong>for</strong>mance and independence<br />
in children of all ages (infants through school age) who<br />
are challenged by all types of sensory/motor issues.<br />
Instructor: Barbara Hypes. Contact: Education Resources,<br />
Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-487-6530 (outside MA); www.<br />
educationresourcesinc.com<br />
OCT. 4-5, 2013<br />
FORT WORTH, TX<br />
Therapeutic<br />
Interventions in the NICU<br />
This course focuses on developmental and therapeutic interventions<br />
in the NICU. It covers assessment and treatment,<br />
transition to home, post discharge follow-up and identification<br />
of emerging disabilities. Strategies to optimize behavior,<br />
development and feeding of the neonate will be offered in<br />
addition to practical approaches to facilitating teamwork and<br />
caregiver engagement. Instructor: Tracilyn Watson-Urruela.<br />
Contact: Education Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-<br />
487-6530 (outside MA); www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
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EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES<br />
Physical Agent Modality<br />
Credentialing Course<br />
<strong>for</strong> the <strong>Occupational</strong><br />
<strong>Therapy</strong> Practitioner<br />
North Kansas City, MO ....September 14-15, 2013<br />
Sacramento, CA ......September 28-29, 2013<br />
Brewster, MA............... October 11-12, 2013<br />
Brooklyn, NY ............... October 20-21, 2013<br />
Santa Barbara, CA ....... October 26-27, 2013<br />
Philadelphia, PA ...........November 2-3, 2013<br />
Washington, DC ...........December 7-8, 2013<br />
Check our website <strong>for</strong> 2013 workshop dates and locations<br />
www.pampca.org<br />
The original Physical Agent Modalities<br />
Credentialing Course, worth 45 CE contact<br />
hours. It provides essential education and<br />
training needed <strong>for</strong> state certification and<br />
includes didactic online courses, hands-on<br />
2 day workshop, and monitoring supervised<br />
clinical hours. Graduates earn the CPAM ®<br />
designation. PAMPCA is an approved provider<br />
of CE by the A<strong>OT</strong>A, Inc. Fee $550 (three<br />
or more from same company: $495 each).<br />
Visit www.pampca.org or<br />
www.svsu.edu/ocepd<br />
<strong>for</strong> more in<strong>for</strong>mation, schedule of upcoming<br />
workshops, and online registration.<br />
Workshop hosting discounts are available.<br />
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*Orlando, FL........................Sep 14<br />
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San Francisco, CA.................Sep 21<br />
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San Antonio, TX....................Sep 28<br />
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OCT. 4-5, 2013<br />
LEXINGTON, KY<br />
Taping to Improve Alignment,<br />
Strength & Function in Children<br />
Enhance therapy outcomes in your pediatric clients, birth<br />
through adolescence, with neuromotor impairments and<br />
issues with alignment utilizing taping techniques presented<br />
in this course. You will practice with several different materials<br />
on the other course participants to achieve specific objectives.<br />
Examples of intervention with children utilizing taping<br />
procedures will rein<strong>for</strong>ce learning <strong>for</strong> clinical applications.<br />
Course includes videotapes, analysis and intensive labs.<br />
Leave armed with a new technique to add to your therapy tool<br />
kit. Instructor: Jacqueline Grimenstein. Contact: Education<br />
Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-487-6530 (outside MA);<br />
www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
OCT. 4-5, 2013<br />
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ<br />
Special Topics in<br />
<strong>Pediatric</strong> Feeding and Swallowing<br />
Course focuses on problem solving <strong>for</strong> infants and children<br />
with complex swallowing and feeding issues. Lecture, videos,<br />
and case analysis provide comprehensive strategies to<br />
carry out assessment and intervention to optimize functional<br />
outcomes. Complex issues include: airway complications; GI<br />
tract problems (e.g., gastroesophageal reflux and eosinophilic<br />
esophagitis); tube feeding & how to wean; identification<br />
of barriers to successful oral feeding and ways to overcome<br />
them; picky eaters. Instructor: Joan Arvedson. Contact:<br />
Education Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-487-6530<br />
(outside MA); www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
OCT. 4-5, 2013<br />
LONG BEACH, CA<br />
NOV. 8-9, 2013<br />
ENGLEWOOD, NJ<br />
Advanced Clinical<br />
Practice in the NICU<br />
This advanced course will focus on clinical decision making<br />
<strong>for</strong> medically and developmentally complex patients in the<br />
NICU and transition to home and EI. Emphasis will be on<br />
in-depth knowledge of pathophysiology of common NICU<br />
diagnoses and special populations; choice and administration<br />
of evaluation tools and evidence-based therapeutic<br />
interventions, implementing developmentally supportive oral<br />
feeding interventions, and transition to post-NICU care. The<br />
course <strong>for</strong>mat will include labs and video case studies to<br />
allow attendees to integrate course material. Instructor:<br />
Beth McManus. Contact: Education Resources, Inc., 508-<br />
359-6533; 800-487-6530 (outside MA); www.educationre<br />
sourcesinc.com<br />
OCT. 5-6, 2013<br />
HOUSTON, TX<br />
The Child’s<br />
Developing Brain<br />
Emerging Neuroscience and Therapeutic Implications.<br />
Instructor: Mary Ann Sharkey, PhD, MS, PT. Location: Texas<br />
Children’s Hospital Meyer Building, Houston, Texas 77030.<br />
Contact: Mitzi Wiggin, 832-826-6107 <strong>for</strong> more in<strong>for</strong>mation;<br />
e-mail: mmwiggin@texaschildrens.org or register online: www.<br />
texaschildrens.org/pmr and click on continuing education.<br />
OCT. 5-6, 2013<br />
AURORA, IL<br />
NOV. 2-3, 2013<br />
ALLENTOWN, PA<br />
DEC. 7-8, 2013<br />
NEW BERN, NC<br />
Best Practices in the<br />
Management of Chronic Disease<br />
The impact of chronic disease poses a threat to the health of<br />
all Americans now and in the <strong>for</strong>eseeable future. This course<br />
will teach you to select the most appropriate functional tests<br />
and measures to document progress and effectiveness to<br />
payers and referral sources <strong>for</strong> these patients under changing<br />
payment models that stress quality outcomes and cost<br />
effectiveness. Learn to empower your patients to manage<br />
their chronic illness and how to facilitate evidence-based<br />
guidance that safely meets the individual needs of people<br />
with chronic diseases. Instructor: Suzanne Clark. Contact:<br />
Education Resources, Inc., 800-487-6530; 508-359-6533<br />
(within MA); www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
OCT. 5-6, 2013<br />
MIAMI, FL<br />
DEC. 6-7, 2013<br />
ALBANY, NY<br />
Treating Patients in<br />
The Critical Care Setting<br />
Assessment and treatment of acutely ill patients safely<br />
requires integrating the patient history with current lab<br />
values, diagnostic test results, and an understanding of how<br />
their current medications affect status. Therapists need to<br />
identify signs of patient instability and know how to modify or<br />
to terminate treatment when necessary. This course provides<br />
therapists with that knowledge with a goal of preventing or<br />
reversing the deconditioning often seen in the acute care and<br />
ICU setting. Case studies will be used <strong>for</strong> clinical problem<br />
solving in order to improve functional outcomes with multiple<br />
diagnoses commonly seen. Instructor: Steven Sadowsky.<br />
Contact: Education Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-<br />
487-6530 (outside MA); www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
OCT. 5-8, 2013<br />
BOSTON, MA<br />
OCT. 11-14, 2013<br />
CHICAGO, IL<br />
OCT. 19-22, 2013<br />
ATLANTA, GA<br />
Recovering Function NDT Courses<br />
Intro, Advanced, Cert<br />
Recovering Function’s series of “hands-on” NDT courses<br />
provides you with a step-by-step framework of problemsolving<br />
strategies and manual cues <strong>for</strong> assessing potential<br />
and individualizing functional outcomes when implementing<br />
interventions <strong>for</strong> your adult clients with hemiplegia. Audience:<br />
<strong>OT</strong>s, C<strong>OT</strong>As, PTs, PTAs. Cathy Runyan, <strong>OT</strong>R/L, & Peggy Miller,<br />
PT, Recovering Function NDT Instructors. Offered nationwide.<br />
Contact: Recovering Function, 408-268-3691; or www.<br />
RecoveringFunction.com <strong>for</strong> a complete brochure of intro,<br />
advanced, and cert courses as well as in<strong>for</strong>mation about<br />
additional course dates/locations, group rates & free registrations<br />
when hosting courses at your facility.<br />
OCT. 6, 2013<br />
NEW YORK, NY<br />
Getting the PIQ-ture:<br />
<strong>Pediatric</strong> Assessment & Treatment<br />
This course will help you choose the best assessment tool<br />
(standardized & non-standardized) <strong>for</strong> various pediatric<br />
patients and get a comprehensive picture of a patient using<br />
an orderly approach including an observational tool: the PIQ.<br />
Goal-setting and treatment ideas will be discussed <strong>for</strong> 4 diagnoses:<br />
torticollis, prematurity, hypotonia, and hypertonia, the<br />
latter two of which are commonly treated by school therapists.<br />
Differences between “evidence-based” treatment ideas<br />
and standard protocols will be discussed. You can expect to<br />
leave with many hands-on ideas that can be used immediately<br />
in the practice setting, as well as numerous resources<br />
and ideas <strong>for</strong> further study. Instructor: Michelle Fryt Linehan,<br />
MSPT, PCS, M.Ed. Contact: Therapeutic Services, 718-692-<br />
1929; 888-7-THERAPY; www.therapeuticservicesinc.com<br />
OCT. 9, 2013<br />
QUEENS, NY<br />
Does Push-In<br />
Equal RTI<br />
How to Tell the Difference and Accomplish Both. This seminar<br />
examines the functions and benefits of both RTI (Response<br />
to Intervention) and the “push in” model of service delivery<br />
<strong>for</strong> the school based population. Participants will learn the<br />
theory behind both models, implementation-strategies and<br />
methods to integrate therapy into the academic environment.<br />
Fee: $59./Free if you take a DOE school, Time: 5pm-7pm,<br />
Location and Info: Therapeutic Resources, 36-36 33rd St, Ste<br />
500, Astoria, NY 11106. Contact: 212-529-9780; or www.<br />
therapeuticresource.com<br />
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OCT. 10-13, 2013<br />
LYNNWOOD, WA<br />
2013 W<strong>OT</strong>A Annual Conference<br />
“Your Journey in <strong>OT</strong>”<br />
The Washington <strong>Occupational</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong> Association (W<strong>OT</strong>A)<br />
will host its Annual Conference, October 10-13, 2013 at the<br />
Lynnwood Convention Center in Lynnwood, WA. The conference<br />
will feature all day preconference workshops on October<br />
10th. Then on October 11th and 12th educational in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
will be featured in workshops, intensive sessions, poster<br />
sessions, a keynote speaker, the annual Legislative lunch and<br />
the annual W<strong>OT</strong>A business lunch. Attending the conference is<br />
a great way <strong>for</strong> anyone in the <strong>OT</strong> profession to obtain CEUs!<br />
Contact: W<strong>OT</strong>A office, 425-778-6162; or visit http://www.<br />
wota.org/annual-conference <strong>for</strong> more in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
OCT. 11, 2013<br />
PHILADELPHIA, PA<br />
Mapping the Road to<br />
Recovery After Brain Injury<br />
Join the MossRehab Drucker Brain Injury Center, a Traumatic<br />
Brain Injury (TBI) Model System of Care, at the Pennsylvania<br />
Convention Center from 8am to 4pm. This one-day conference,<br />
<strong>for</strong> 5.5 contact hours, will discuss the neuroanatomical<br />
reasons <strong>for</strong> cognitive changes after TBI and the clinical<br />
decision-making and interventions needed to mitigate these<br />
disabling features. Cognitive deficits are often an underrecognized<br />
feature of traumatic brain injury and delivering<br />
therapeutic adaptations <strong>for</strong> successful management after<br />
brain injury is essential. The importance of advocacy from<br />
patients, families and providers to ensure access to quality<br />
brain injury care will be discussed. Contact: Sheila Wallace,<br />
215-663-6457; or www.MossRehabConference.com <strong>for</strong><br />
complete conference in<strong>for</strong>mation, including contact hour<br />
providers, agenda and registration.<br />
OCT. 11-12, 2013<br />
GLENVIEW, IL<br />
NDT and MFR <strong>for</strong> Children with<br />
Neurological Disabilities<br />
Why can’t this child play with his toy, or get up from the<br />
floor unaided Understanding the primary and secondary<br />
impairments and their detrimental impact on posture and<br />
movement is essential to developing a treatment plan to<br />
help promote sustainable functional skills in this population.<br />
This course utilizes an integrated NDT/MFR approach<br />
to assess and treat children in order to increase functional<br />
skills. Lecture, video, lab and patient demos will be utilized in<br />
order to help therapists plan effective treatments. Instructor:<br />
Barbara Hodge. Contact: Education Resources, Inc., 508-<br />
359-6533; 800-487-6530 (outside MA); www.educationre<br />
sourcesinc.com<br />
OCT. 11-12, 2013<br />
HOLLYWOOD, FL<br />
NOV. 15-16, 2013<br />
HENDERSON, NV<br />
NDT: Handling and<br />
Problem Solving <strong>for</strong> Function<br />
This intensive course is designed <strong>for</strong> experienced pediatric<br />
therapists who are interested in improving their problem<br />
solving skills in order to achieve more efficient functional<br />
outcomes <strong>for</strong> children with Neuro-Motor disorders such<br />
as Cerebral Palsy & Down Syndrome. Emphasizing a NDT<br />
(Neuro-Developmental Treatment) framework, the course<br />
will utilize client videos as a basis <strong>for</strong> problem solving<br />
sessions and handling labs. Therapists will have the opportunity<br />
to develop realistic short and long-term functional outcomes,<br />
analyze multi-system and single-system impairments<br />
and facilitate optimal control of posture and movement.<br />
Instructor: Linda Kleibhan. Contact: Education Resources,<br />
Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-487-6530 (outside MA); www.<br />
educationresourcesinc.com<br />
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OCT. 11-12, 2013<br />
VALHALLA, NY<br />
FEB. 8-9, 2014<br />
MIAMI, FL<br />
Building the Brain:<br />
Neurobiology Treatment Approach<br />
This intensive lab course will help you link neuroscience to<br />
your clinical practice with a focus on evidence-based interventions<br />
to improve measurable outcomes <strong>for</strong> adults and<br />
children with neurological challenges. It teaches you how to<br />
use tools to support the brain’s ability to rewire itself rather<br />
than retraining or relearning or specific skill. This course<br />
draws on the expansive brain-behavioral sciences to provide<br />
a framework <strong>for</strong> assessment, priority setting, prognosis and<br />
intervention <strong>for</strong> clients in any treatment setting from those<br />
with acute issues such as medically fragile diagnoses,<br />
behavioral issues, to those with chronic issues in any treatment<br />
setting. Instructor: Robin Harwell. Contact: Education<br />
Resources, Inc., 800-487-6530; 508-359-6533 (within MA);<br />
www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
OCT. 12-13, 2013<br />
LINCOLN, NE<br />
NOV. 22-23, 2013<br />
WHITE PLAINS, NY<br />
Vestibular Rehabilitation<br />
This evidence-based lab course will train clinicians in the<br />
practical management of dizziness. It will include instruction<br />
in anatomy and physiology, pathology, medical management,<br />
laboratory testing, per<strong>for</strong>mance of a detailed bedside / office<br />
examination and treatment recommendations. The application<br />
of VRT to a variety of practice settings (outpatient, acute care,<br />
SNF, ER) will be discussed. An emphasis will be placed on the<br />
management of unilateral, bilateral and central vestibular dysfunction<br />
and BPPV variants. There is the option of a third day of<br />
Advanced studies at certain locations. Instructor: Jeffrey Walter.<br />
Contact: Education Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-487-<br />
6530 (outside MA); www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
OCT. 12-14, 2013<br />
SAN DIEGO, CA<br />
NOV. 8-10, 2013<br />
BOSTON, MA<br />
Eval & Intervention <strong>for</strong><br />
Visual Processing Part II<br />
Deficits in Adult Acquired Brain Injury Part II. Faculty: Mary<br />
Warren, PhD, <strong>OT</strong>R/L, SCLV, FA<strong>OT</strong>A. Continuation of Part I<br />
course, this intense practicum provides hands-on experience<br />
in administering, interpreting and using evaluation results to<br />
develop interventions <strong>for</strong> visual processing deficits including<br />
eye movement disorders, hemianopsia, reduced visual acuity,<br />
and visual neglect. Offered only once a year. Contact:<br />
VisABILITIES Rehab Services, 888-752-4364; 205-823-6657<br />
(fax); or www.visabilities.com<br />
OCT. 17-19, 2013<br />
NEW YORK CITY, NY<br />
New TOMATIS®<br />
Training in New York<br />
Join Maude LEROUX, <strong>OT</strong>, in an intense 3-day course covering<br />
the vital aspects of the ear through its integration with the<br />
brain, the nervous system, the muscles of the middle ear<br />
and the vestibular system. You will leave the workshop with a<br />
clear understanding of the impact of the TOMATIS® Method<br />
to regulate emotions, listening and communication, attention<br />
and behavior. Integrate the TOMATIS® Method thanks to<br />
the powerful portable stimulation device: SOLISTEN® and<br />
improve your results by becoming a TOMATIS® Practitioner<br />
(Level 1). You will benefit from the support of a worldwide<br />
organization with more than 850 <strong>Practitioners</strong>. You will have<br />
access to our Online support, Live mentoring, Research<br />
Groups, Case study results. More than a provider, you will<br />
become a Specialist! Contact: info@tomatis.com<br />
OCT. 17-20, 2013<br />
HOUSTON, TX<br />
NOV. 14-17, 2013<br />
CHICAGO, IL<br />
Sensory Integration Intensive<br />
This intensive, hands on evidence-based course addresses<br />
sensory integrative dysfunction across all ages in those with<br />
Autism spectrum, developmental and learning disorders.<br />
Participants will learn to treat the root deficit systems<br />
instead of isolated deficit behaviors. The focus will be<br />
on tools to improve body awareness, postural stability/security,<br />
coordinative skill, motor planning, interest<br />
and skill with interpersonal communication, organization,<br />
and abstract reasoning <strong>for</strong> learning. Instructor: Jeanetta<br />
Burpee. Contact: Education Resources, Inc., 508-359-<br />
6533; 800-487-6530 (outside MA); www.educationre<br />
sourcesinc.com<br />
OCT. 18-19, 2013<br />
WASHINGTON, DC<br />
Treatment of the<br />
Neurologic Upper Extremity<br />
This interactive workshop is designed to teach participants<br />
to comprehensively evaluate and develop an<br />
evidence-based intervention plan <strong>for</strong> the neurolgoic upper<br />
extremity. Management and intervention <strong>for</strong> the upper<br />
extremity (subluxation, spasticity, weakness and pain) as<br />
well as improving functional use of the upper extremity will<br />
be emphasized <strong>for</strong> neurological/biomechanical impairments<br />
that impact function, superimposed orthopedic limitations,<br />
methods of shoulder support/stabilization, optimizing integration<br />
of the arm into ADL/mobility and decreasing the impact<br />
of stereotypical movement patterns. Instructor: Glen Gillen.<br />
Contact: Education Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-<br />
487-6530 (outside MA); www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
OCT. 18-19, 2013<br />
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ<br />
NOV. 22-23, 2013<br />
HOUSTON, TX<br />
<strong>Pediatric</strong><br />
Vestibular Rehabilitation<br />
This course focuses on effective vestibular rehabilitation <strong>for</strong><br />
treating children with dizziness, coordination, balance, motor,<br />
postural, vestibular, visual motor, perceptual, sensory organi-<br />
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Billings, MT August 24-25<br />
Watertown, SD September 14-15<br />
Winfield, IL September 21-22<br />
Montreal, Canada September 28-29<br />
Denton, TX October 4-5<br />
Traverse City, MI October 12-13<br />
New Orleans, LA October 19-20<br />
St. Louis, MO November 2-3<br />
Scottsdale, AZ November 9-10<br />
Cherry Hill, NJ December 7-8<br />
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zation and motion disorders, due to disease, toxicity, infection,<br />
tumors, trauma, neurological and congenital/genetic<br />
disorders. The clinician working in pediatric rehabilitation<br />
will learn a new frame of reference and treatment techniques<br />
that can positively affect the child’s motor skills,<br />
balance, coordination, rate of development, perceptual<br />
skills and tolerances of motion. Instructor: Gaye Cronin.<br />
Contact: Education Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-<br />
487-6530 (outside MA); www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
OCT. 19, 2013<br />
MCKINNEY, TX<br />
NOV. 16, 2013<br />
SAN DIEGO, CA<br />
Mirror <strong>Therapy</strong>: Alter Pain and<br />
Improve Movement and Function<br />
Are your patients not responding to therapy Maximize<br />
treatment outcomes despite limited visits with Mirror<br />
<strong>Therapy</strong>. In the clinic and with a home program, Mirror<br />
<strong>Therapy</strong> improves movement and range of motion in preparation<br />
<strong>for</strong> a functional training program. As part of a<br />
Graded Motor Imagery program, Mirror <strong>Therapy</strong> helps identify<br />
patients who are not responding to conventional therapies<br />
and helps improve clinical efficiency and compliance with a<br />
home program. Mirror <strong>Therapy</strong> has been successful in treating<br />
peripheral nerve injuries and central nervous system injuries<br />
through the use of a sequential 3-stage process consisting<br />
of right and left identification, visual imagery and mirror<br />
therapy. Hosting opportunities available <strong>for</strong> 2014. Instructor:<br />
Susan Stralka, PT, DPT, MS. Contact: Rehab Education, LLC,<br />
845-368-2458 <strong>for</strong> questions; info@RehabEd.com or www.<br />
RehabEd.com <strong>for</strong> details and registration.<br />
OCT. 19-20, 2013 TAMPA (BRADENTON), FL<br />
Upper Extremity and<br />
Post Surgical Splinting<br />
Comprehensive, lab intensive splinting workshop will help<br />
improve your splinting efficiency and take the fear factor out<br />
of splinting. Learn budget conscious mobilization and immobilization<br />
splinting--with cost effective solutions <strong>for</strong> a wide variety<br />
of static, static-progressive and dynamic upper extremity.<br />
Hosting opportunities available <strong>for</strong> 2014. Instructor: Elizabeth<br />
Spencer Steffa, <strong>OT</strong>R, CHT. Contact: Rehab Education, LLC,<br />
845-368-2458 <strong>for</strong> questions; info@RehabEd.com or www.<br />
RehabEd.com <strong>for</strong> details and registration.<br />
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OCT. 19-20, 2013<br />
KISSIMMEE, FL<br />
NOV. 1-2, 2013<br />
ALBANY, NY<br />
Rehab <strong>for</strong> Persons w/ Dementia:<br />
Making <strong>Therapy</strong> Worth It<br />
This seminar provides <strong>OT</strong>s & C<strong>OT</strong>As with interdisciplinary<br />
evaluation & treatment strategies that are critical to improve<br />
outcomes <strong>for</strong> this challenging & rapidly growing patient<br />
population. Included are strategies <strong>for</strong> ADL’s mobility, common<br />
eating & nutritional problems; cardiopulmonary & pain<br />
issues, sensory stimulation, seating & positioning, restraints,<br />
behavioral problems, & strength based activities. Gain a<br />
thorough understanding of the different types of dementia<br />
with a specific communication & approach strategies <strong>for</strong> success.<br />
This course provides an evidence-based seminar with<br />
an extensive handout. Speaker Susan Staples, PT, GCS has<br />
worked closely with <strong>OT</strong>s and C<strong>OT</strong>As with this patient population<br />
<strong>for</strong> over 12 years. Contact; 877-794-7328 (toll-free); or<br />
www.greatseminarsandbooks.com<br />
OCT. 19-20, 2013<br />
CHICAGO, IL<br />
FEB. 15-16, 2014<br />
NASHVILLE, TN<br />
Eval & Intervention <strong>for</strong><br />
Visual Processing Part I<br />
Impairment in Adult Acquired Brain Injury Part I. Faculty: Mary<br />
Warren, PhD, <strong>OT</strong>R/L, SCLV, FA<strong>OT</strong>A. This intensive updated<br />
course has the latest evidence-based research. Participants<br />
learn to identify visual processing deficits, interpret evaluations,<br />
develop interventions and document. Topics include:<br />
visual inattention and neglect, eye movement disorders,<br />
hemianopsia, and reduced acuity. A practical, functional,<br />
reimbursable approach is emphasized. Contact: 888-752-<br />
4364; or 205-823-6657 (fax); or www.visabilities.com<br />
OCT. 20, 2013<br />
NEW YORK, NY<br />
Attachment Gone Awry:<br />
Focus on Emotional Dysregulation<br />
Workshop <strong>for</strong> professionals working with children and adults<br />
in developmental and mental health setting interested in<br />
enhancing clinical skills in treatment of self-regulation and<br />
attachment. Participants will learn clinical assessments<br />
of self-regulation and parent-child interactions. Integrated<br />
model of treatment described that combines sensory integration<br />
techniques to establish biological safety <strong>for</strong> social<br />
approach and social engagement; skills training to develop<br />
non-verbal communication patterns; affectively attuned<br />
experiential therapy to foster healthy attachments; and<br />
repair dysfunctional attachments. Case studies presented<br />
to illustrate clinical decision-making process. Instructor:<br />
Georgia DeGangi, PhD, <strong>OT</strong>R, FA<strong>OT</strong>A. Contact: Therapeutic<br />
Services, 718-692-1929; 888-7-THERAPY; www.therapeu<br />
ticservicesinc.com<br />
OCT. 24-25, 2013<br />
CHICAGO, IL<br />
The DIR® Approach to<br />
<strong>Pediatric</strong> Feeding<br />
This course will be presented from a multidisciplinary team<br />
perspective, utilizing the DIR®/Floortime approach to treat<br />
pediatric feeding challenges. This relationship-based intervention<br />
approach addresses feeding issues with an emphasis<br />
on the parent-child dyad. Video case studies will be used to<br />
illustrate practical solutions to complex feeding disorders.<br />
This is the only feeding course in the country utilizing the<br />
DIR® approach with great success. CEUs available through<br />
ASHA, A<strong>OT</strong>A, APA, CDR. Instructors: Diane Cullinane, MD; Julie<br />
Miller, M<strong>OT</strong>, <strong>OT</strong>R/L, SWC; Anne Davis, MS, CCC-SLP; Patricia<br />
Novak, MPH, RD. Contact: Katherine Getts, 626-793-7350<br />
ext 219; Katherine@pasadenachilddevelopment.org; or visit:<br />
www.pasadenachilddevelopment.org/conferences.html <strong>for</strong><br />
brochure.<br />
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OCT. 25-26, 2013<br />
WATERTOWN, MA<br />
NOV. 15-16, 2013<br />
DES MOINES, IA<br />
<strong>Pediatric</strong> NDT:<br />
Treatment Intensive<br />
A unique clinical problem solving approach, addressing the<br />
single and multi system impairments of different motor/<br />
sensory diagnosis. Addressing motor impairments and treatment<br />
strategies <strong>for</strong> functional gains in the zero-20y.o.<br />
population with CP, TBI Seizure disorders, Downs syndrome,<br />
and other motor syndromes. This course is intended <strong>for</strong><br />
those therapists/assistants, PT/<strong>OT</strong>/ST with some previous<br />
experience and additional training in NDT, and other modalities,<br />
working with the outlined population. Learn to develop<br />
functional goals and practice treatment strategies to achieve<br />
increased functional abilities in areas of gross fine and<br />
oral motor. Instructor: Barbara Hodge. Contact: Education<br />
Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-487-6530; www.edu<br />
cationresourcesinc.com<br />
OCT. 26, 2013<br />
CHICAGO, IL<br />
NOV. 15, 2013<br />
PASADENA, CA<br />
Autism: Feeding &<br />
Nutrition Challenges<br />
This interdisciplinary course explores the etiology, assessment<br />
and treatment of complex feeding and nutrition challenges<br />
<strong>for</strong> children with spectrum disorders. Gastrointestinal<br />
disorders, supplementation and defined diets will also be<br />
discussed. CEUs available through ASHA, A<strong>OT</strong>A, APA, CDR.<br />
Instructors: Diane Cullinane, MD; Julie Miller, M<strong>OT</strong>, <strong>OT</strong>R/L,<br />
SWC; Anne Davis, MS, CCC-SLP; Patricia Novak, MPH,<br />
RD. Contact: Katherine Getts, 626-793-7350, ext 219;<br />
Katherine@pasadenachilddevelopment.org or visit: www.<br />
pasadenachilddevelopment.org/conferences.html <strong>for</strong> brochure.<br />
OCT. 27, 2013<br />
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ<br />
NJ <strong>Occupational</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong><br />
Association Annual Conference<br />
The New Jersey <strong>Occupational</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong> Association will host<br />
its 39th Annual Conference, Oct. 27, 2013 at the Enterprise<br />
Center at Burlington County College, Mount Laurel, NJ. The<br />
conference will feature national and international speakers,<br />
discussing current topics, research and best practice<br />
in occupational therapy. In<strong>for</strong>mation will be presented in<br />
workshops, short courses, round tables and poster sessions<br />
<strong>for</strong>mats. Contact: NJ<strong>OT</strong>A, 732-968-5038; or www.njota.org<br />
<strong>for</strong> more in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
OCT. 27-28, 2013<br />
NEW YORK, NY<br />
Feeding the Whole Child:<br />
A Mealtime Approach<br />
Children are born with the inner ability to eat and to<br />
grow. Some experience discom<strong>for</strong>t at mealtimes because<br />
of difficulties in the physical, sensory, gastrointestinal, and<br />
environmental areas. This course explores roadblocks that<br />
limit the development of eating skills and com<strong>for</strong>t and help<br />
children return to their natural desire to be part of mealtimes.<br />
It explores strategies to increase feeding skills within a<br />
mealtime environment. The course will address the feeding<br />
and mealtime issues of children who eat and drink by<br />
mouth as well as those who receive their nutrition through a<br />
feeding tube. Instructor: Suzann Evans Morris, PhD. Contact:<br />
Therapeutic Services, 718-692-1929; 888-7-THERAPY; 718-<br />
338-3393 (fax); www.therapeuticservicesinc.com<br />
NOV. 1-2, 2013<br />
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NE<br />
Creative School-Based Strategies:<br />
Integrative Services<br />
This interactive course will guide participants in evidencebased<br />
best-practice methods <strong>for</strong> implementation of integrated<br />
related services in schools that are aligned with IDEA 2004.<br />
Topics include IEP development, Response-to-Intervention,<br />
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Positive Behavior Supports, classroom-based evaluation<br />
and interventions, and methods <strong>for</strong> ensuring accountability<br />
and high quality services. This course will focus on students<br />
in grades pre K-12. Instructor: Meira Orentlicher. Contact:<br />
Education Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-487-6530<br />
(outside MA); www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
NOV. 2-3, 2013<br />
HOUSTON, TX<br />
<strong>Pediatric</strong> Orthotics:<br />
An Interdisciplinary Teach Approach<br />
Based on 50 shades of Gray - Instructors: Tom DiBello,<br />
CO, FAAOP; Patricia Martin, PT, CKTI: James H. Wynne,<br />
CPO, FAAOP; Audrey Yasukawa, OR, CKTI. Location: Texas<br />
Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030. Contact: Mitzi<br />
Wiggin, 832-826-6107 <strong>for</strong> more in<strong>for</strong>mation; e-mail: mmwig<br />
gin@texaschildrens.org or register online: www.texaschil<br />
drens.org/pmr and click on continuing education.<br />
NOV. 8, 2013<br />
NORWOOD, MA<br />
Mass Assoc <strong>for</strong><br />
<strong>Occupational</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong> Annual Conference<br />
The Massachusetts Association <strong>for</strong> <strong>Occupational</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong>,<br />
Inc. (MA<strong>OT</strong>) will host its 2013 Annual Conference, “<strong>OT</strong> Leads:<br />
Crafting Interprofessional Alliances” on November 8th, at the<br />
Four Points Sheraton Norwood. This one-day symposium is<br />
designed to provide an opportunity to explore the dimensions<br />
of health care and occupational therapy practice.<br />
Sessions will focus on a variety of clinical, administrative,<br />
management, research-based, practical, and theoretical<br />
areas. Contact: MA<strong>OT</strong> office 781-647-5556; info@maot.org<br />
<strong>for</strong> more in<strong>for</strong>mation; or www.maot.org to register.<br />
NOV. 8-9, 2013<br />
BLOOMINGTON, MN<br />
Annual Conference Science<br />
Applied to the Occupations of Life<br />
M<strong>OT</strong>A will host its Annual Conference, November 7-8, 2013<br />
at the Ramada Mall of America Hotel in Bloomington, MN.<br />
The program includes concurrent sessions on topics important<br />
to <strong>OT</strong>s and <strong>OT</strong>As in the variety of settings they work<br />
in. Tracks include: Physical Disabilities, General Practice &<br />
Education Issues, Specialty Areas, Elderly, and Student track.<br />
Sessions cover: stroke rehab, assisted technology, pediatrics,<br />
cognition, vision loss, swallowing difficulties, cardiac rehab,<br />
emerging practice areas; sessions to prepare students <strong>for</strong><br />
success; and more. Also included are exhibits, poster sessions,<br />
business meeting, and awards. Contact: The M<strong>OT</strong>A<br />
office, 651-290-7498; or bonniey@ewald.com <strong>for</strong> more<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
NOV. 8-9, 2013<br />
DAYTONA BEACH, FL<br />
Florida <strong>Occupational</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong><br />
Association Conference<br />
The Florida <strong>Occupational</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong> Association (F<strong>OT</strong>A) will host<br />
its annual conference (Surf’s UP!), Nov. 8-9, 2013 in Daytona<br />
Beach, FL. Pre-conference begins Friday at The Shores<br />
Resort & Spa with our popular four hour long Institutes. The<br />
keynote speaker, Ginny Stoffel, A<strong>OT</strong>A President, will discuss<br />
“Surfing as the ‘Just Right’ Leadership Challenge”. The conference<br />
includes workshops, short courses, professional and<br />
student posters and roundtable discussions. Also included<br />
is the exhibit hall, presidential reception and lunches both<br />
days! Educational Sessions continue on Saturday at Daytona<br />
State College along with the membership meeting and award<br />
ceremony. There are a possible 12.5 CEUs available during<br />
conference (16.5 CEUs if you attend an Institute). Contact:<br />
www.flota.org<br />
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NOV. 8-9, 2013<br />
WHITE PLAINS, NY<br />
Treatment of<br />
Cognitive - Perceptual Problems<br />
Are you challenged by clients with cognitive perceptual<br />
problems who don’t per<strong>for</strong>m functionally at a level that you<br />
think they should be able to This unique course will help you<br />
discern the underlying issues that are barriers to functional<br />
per<strong>for</strong>mance and provide the tools to help you maximize<br />
patient outcomes. Evidence-based intervention strategies <strong>for</strong><br />
apraxia and neglect will be highlighted. Instructor: Glen Gillen.<br />
Contact: Education Resources, Inc., 508-359-6533; 800-<br />
487-6530 (outside MA); www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
NOV. 9-10, 2013<br />
PORTLAND, OR<br />
Treatment of Infants,<br />
Children and Teens with (OBPI)<br />
Learn about conservative and surgical management of<br />
Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Injury (OBPI) over the course<br />
of infancy, childhood, and teen years through a detailed<br />
overview of the anatomy of the initial nerve injury and the<br />
muscular and bony sequelae that often results in lifelong<br />
neuromuscular and orthopedic challenges. Learn comprehensive<br />
examination and intervention strategies <strong>for</strong> each<br />
stage of recovery throughout infancy, childhood, and teen<br />
years, and how to develop an on-going treatment plan to<br />
assist the child to achieve their fullest potential. Hosting<br />
opportunities available <strong>for</strong> 2014. Instructors: Pia Stampe, PT,<br />
DPT and Cindy Servello, MA, <strong>OT</strong>R. Contact: Rehab Education,<br />
LLC, 845-368-2458 <strong>for</strong> questions; info@RehabEd.com or<br />
www.RehabEd.com <strong>for</strong> details and registration.<br />
NOV. 9-10, 2013<br />
MEMPHIS, TN<br />
MARCH 22-23, 2014<br />
WEST ORANGE, NJ<br />
Intro to the Neuro-IFRAH®<br />
Approach to Treatment of Adults<br />
This two day course is designed to provide participants with<br />
an introduction to the Neuro-IFRAH® principles of management<br />
and a practical application of these principles to<br />
increase function in adults with hemiplegia from a stoke or<br />
brain injury. Participants will be able to apply the in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
and handling techniques learned in a variety of treatment<br />
settings including acute care, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation,<br />
home care, and skilled nursing facilities. Hosting<br />
opportunities available <strong>for</strong> 2014. Contact: Rehab Education,<br />
LLC, 845-368-2458 <strong>for</strong> questions; info@RehabEd.com or<br />
www.RehabEd.com <strong>for</strong> details and registration.<br />
NOV. 9-17, 2013<br />
SAN JOSE, CA<br />
DEC. 7-15, 2013<br />
LONG ISLAND, NY<br />
DEC. 7-15, 2013<br />
OLYMPIA, WA<br />
Lymphedema<br />
<strong>Therapy</strong> Certification<br />
The Norton School of Lymphatic <strong>Therapy</strong>’s Advantage Optimal<br />
Access Format is a blended live & web-based certification<br />
program producing LANA-eligible lymphedema therapists<br />
in only 9 continuous days. Only 5 workdays and 2 weekends<br />
make this course the most sensible, cost-effective,<br />
unmatched choice. Save large expenses on staff coverage,<br />
travel, hotel and meals. Take our online Virtual Tour and<br />
compare to other schools! This course teaches: Manual<br />
Lymph Drainage (MLD) & Complete Decongestive <strong>Therapy</strong><br />
(Vodder/Foeldi Tech) covering 135 hours, basic and advanced<br />
MLD, bandaging & Tx protocols, Tx of primary & secondary<br />
lymphedema, extremity & non-extremity lymphedema. All<br />
Norton School instructors are recognized national experts<br />
and are available via e-mail & phone consultation <strong>for</strong> Tx of<br />
complex patients. We offer Advanced Training Programs,<br />
Reviews, Bi-Annual Conferences, Specialized Training Videos<br />
& free lifetime listing in our Therapist Referral Database.<br />
Multiple courses offered per month nationally. Inquire about<br />
hosting a course! MD, RN, PT, <strong>OT</strong>, PT & <strong>OT</strong> Assistants,<br />
Nurses & MTs qualified. The Norton School is recognized by<br />
FPTA, NJ, SBPTE, TPTA, A<strong>OT</strong>A & NCBTMB <strong>for</strong> CEUs. Senior<br />
Faculty: Steve Norton, MLD/CD, CLT-LANA; Andrea Cheville,<br />
MD, Medical Director. Contact: 866-445-9674 (toll-free);<br />
866-854-7800 (fax); info@NortonSchool.com or www.<br />
NortonSchool.com<br />
NOV. 21-22, 2013<br />
FRAMINGHAM, MA<br />
14th Annual Therapies in<br />
The School Conference<br />
Register early <strong>for</strong> this popular conference to learn creative<br />
and effective strategies and help you to prioritize your<br />
school interventions in a collaborative model. Topics<br />
include using visual and vestibular strategies to optimize<br />
participation and learning, introduction to the PEDI-CAT,<br />
Brain Gym, wellness and the national mandates, as well<br />
as managing the severely involved child. This conference<br />
filled very quickly last year. Multi-Faculty. Contact:<br />
Education Resources, Inc., 800-487-6530; 508-359-6533;<br />
www.educationresourcesinc.com<br />
FEB. 20-23, 2014<br />
MINNEAPOLIS, MN<br />
Richter AIR Symposium on<br />
Applications <strong>for</strong> <strong>Pediatric</strong>s<br />
Build you own CE track and network with colleagues at<br />
this event focused on treatment applications. Featured<br />
courses include Tools <strong>for</strong> Tots; Reflex Integration and the<br />
INPP Program; INPP School-Based Program; <strong>OT</strong> and SLP<br />
Collaboration; Emotion to Motion; Neuroplasticity and<br />
<strong>Pediatric</strong> Intervention; NDT intervention; Restoring Breathing<br />
and Sleep through Movement; and more. Featured speakers<br />
include Patricia Wilbarger, Patricia Oetter, Scott Fox, Patricia<br />
Montgomery, Paul Stadler, Irene Ingram, Susan Swindeman,<br />
Maureen Kane-Wineland, Lauren Beeler, Lois Laynee, and<br />
more. Chose to attend 1-4 days of full classes. Contact:<br />
Richter AIR Symposium, 651-300-0506; info@rairsympo<br />
sium.com ; visit: www.rairsymposium.com to join our mailing<br />
list or like us at facebook.com/RAIRSymposium<br />
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Meadville Rehabilitation & Nursing Center • Meadville, PA<br />
Richboro Rehabilitation & Nursing Center • Richboro, PA<br />
Riverside Rehabilitation & Nursing Center • Taylor, PA<br />
Westgate Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center • Havertown, PA<br />
MA<br />
Champion Rehabilitation & Health Center • Brockton, MA<br />
MD<br />
Riverview Rehabilitation & Health Center • Essex, MD<br />
Oakview Rehab & Nursing • Silver Spring, MD<br />
DC<br />
Deanwood Rehabilitation & Wellness Center • Washington, D.C.<br />
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Atlantic Shores Rehabilitation & Health Care • Millsboro, DE<br />
Pinnacle Rehabilitation & Health Center • Smyrna, DE<br />
To apply to our locations or<br />
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Where We Work<br />
Cover Story<br />
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital<br />
Fairbanks, AK<br />
nestled Deep in Alaska’s Interior<br />
Region is the Golden Heart City of Fairbanks,<br />
the state’s second-largest city. Straddling<br />
the Chena River just 120 miles south<br />
of the Arctic Circle, the city’s surrounding<br />
area — the North Star Borough — is home<br />
to 100,000 people (2011 Census data), remarkable views, and an exceptional<br />
way of life.<br />
“We’re situated in a 200-mile-wide valley,” said Amy Weaver,<br />
<strong>OT</strong>R/L, director of rehabilitation at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, a<br />
152-bed facility managed by Banner Health and owned by the Fairbanks<br />
Hospital Foundation. “In the distance you can see the Alaska<br />
Mountain Range and Mt. McKinley. It’s an incredible place to live.”<br />
Therapists with a sense of adventure and a willingness to join a tightknit<br />
group of care providers in a unique part of the world are urged to<br />
consider staff opportunities at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital’s main<br />
campus as well as its offsite outpatient clinic located nearby. The organization<br />
has current needs <strong>for</strong> a full-time physical therapist and a full-time<br />
occupational therapist, in addition to a part-time PT and per-diem staff.<br />
“We’re the only hospital in [Alaska’s] interior,” said Weaver, so<br />
the hospital’s team of 11 PTs, 4 PTAs, 7 <strong>OT</strong>s, 1 C<strong>OT</strong>A and 2 speechlanguage<br />
pathologists are responsible <strong>for</strong> maintaining the health of<br />
the majority of the state’s residents — many of whom rely on robust<br />
physical vigor <strong>for</strong> rugged outdoor living and recreation — in addition<br />
to treating a large military population. “It’s like a family here.”<br />
Because there are no therapy schools in the region, Banner Health<br />
often looks to the “Lower 48” to bring on traveling and per-diem team<br />
members, and they do it by offering all the perks you’d expect from<br />
a large health employer — generous sign-on packages, loan <strong>for</strong>giveness,<br />
relocation assistance, temporary housing, continuing education<br />
opportunities and tuition reimbursement. New graduates are encouraged<br />
to apply, af<strong>for</strong>ding them career development and exposure to a<br />
wide variety of patients early in their careers.<br />
“We’re the only outpatient occupational provider <strong>for</strong> adults,” said<br />
Jennifer Hoskins, recruiter <strong>for</strong> all Banner Health operations in Alaska,<br />
adding that the facility also provides skilled nursing and home health.<br />
The hospital’s rehabilitation department offers the latest in high-end<br />
therapy equipment and resources to treat a diverse range of conditions.<br />
“We take a big-picture approach to bringing members onto the<br />
team,” said Hoskins. “It makes my job easy with such an amazing<br />
story to share, but my recruitment style is really focused on relationship-building<br />
and helping the best people find their lifestyle fit in<br />
Fairbanks.”<br />
While the independent spirit of Alaska may not be right <strong>for</strong> everyone,<br />
Weaver said that most people are pleasantly surprised by the welcoming<br />
environment and cosmopolitan com<strong>for</strong>ts her city has to offer.<br />
“We have a bike-friendly town, even in winter,” said Weaver. “But<br />
I think what would most surprise people is that Fairbanks is a great<br />
place <strong>for</strong> young families. The hospital has a great day care with an<br />
impressive curriculum, and there are so many things to do here. We<br />
have a lot of resources to keep our people happy and supported.”n<br />
Interested candidates are encouraged to visit the Job Search<br />
section of www.bannerhealth.com<br />
The Task at Hand continued from page 17<br />
said. The literature suggests that friction on donor skin can lead to<br />
rejection, so she used more padding than she ever had be<strong>for</strong>e. The<br />
attention to detail paid off, and Ess experienced no splint-related<br />
problems.<br />
Even so, “The honeymoon was over and she was beginning to<br />
realize how hard this was going to be,” recalled Jarrell. By June<br />
2012, her new hands could sense hot and cold. As the nerves woke<br />
up, she had a constant pins-and-needles sensation. Ess learned to<br />
reframe her discom<strong>for</strong>t as a positive sign of recovery.<br />
“Remembering how to use her hands was a really big deal,” noted<br />
Jarrell. One early success at Parham Doctors was Ess picking up<br />
“Hershey,” a 6-inch teddy bear. As she progressed, Jarrell had her<br />
practice lateral pinch by grabbing 1-inch plastic fish and playing<br />
tic-tac-toe with 3D game pieces. She’s now working on hand intrinsics,<br />
like tip-to-tip pinch with her index fingers and thumbs, which<br />
requires concentration and recovery of motor memory.<br />
Like her counterparts in Pennsylvania, Jarrell had to think outside<br />
the box when engaging Ess in rehab. She attached a paint<br />
brush with Velcro to compressive sleeves on Ess’ fingers. Painting<br />
became “an expressive way to <strong>for</strong> her to get her frustrations out,”<br />
Jarrell explained.<br />
Another breakthrough came when Jarrell used a simple mirror<br />
to help Ess achieve finger extension on her right hand. Seeing the<br />
movements of her left hand encouraged her brain to make the connections<br />
needed <strong>for</strong> those movements.<br />
Jarrell also worked with an aquatics instructor to get Ess swimming<br />
again, which Jarrell described as uplifting. One momentous day<br />
occurred when Ess was able to put on her lower extremity prosthetics<br />
by herself. And she can now legibly write out a grocery list without<br />
using any aids. Recently, Ess produced a benefit fashion show <strong>for</strong> 200<br />
people, organizing models, clothes, lighting, food and music — all<br />
to raise money <strong>for</strong> organ donation.<br />
As Jarrell put it, “Every aspect of her benefited from being in<br />
occupational therapy.” Currently, Ess tries to make it to outpatient<br />
occupational therapy three times each week.<br />
Opportunity of a Lifetime<br />
For Jarrell, “Seeing [Lindsay] turn from a fragile thing in wheelchair<br />
to a capable woman doing amazing things in her life” has been the<br />
most rewarding part of her journey. “I never thought I’d have this<br />
opportunity. She’s been the highlight of my career.”<br />
Back in Pennsylvania, her <strong>OT</strong>s echoed those sentiments. “It’s very<br />
rare that you get to treat a condition <strong>for</strong> the first time,” observed<br />
Severance.<br />
“Because I met Lindsay be<strong>for</strong>e her transplant, every time I look at her,<br />
it takes my breath away to see her using her hands,” Walsh said. n<br />
Resources<br />
1. Donovan, J., & Marsh, M. Double hand transplant patient relearns how<br />
to hold. Accessed via http://abcnews.go.com/Health/double-handtransplant-relearns-hold/storyid=18133638#.Ua3zGNI-Y0W<br />
2. Penn medicine per<strong>for</strong>ms bilateral hand transplant. Accessed via www.<br />
upenn.edu/spotlights/penn-medicine-per<strong>for</strong>ms-bilateral-hand-transplant<br />
Danielle Bullen is on staff at <strong>ADVANCE</strong>. Contact: dbullen@advanceweb.com<br />
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