Recently added articles from OT Practice:
Medicare Delays Implementation of ICD-10 Coding System to October 2013
Feb 23, 2009; ... Industry News In a January 16, 2009, regulation finalizing a proposal to transition from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) heeded the numerous comments of professional organizations, including AOTA and other stakeholders, that ...
Conference Update
Feb 23, 2009; ... AOTA Updates Recharge your career in Houston! Register now for the 2009 Annual Conference & Expo from April 23 to 26, and get in on the best opportunity of the year to learn, advance your skills, and more. More than 600 educational sessions, hundreds of leaders and potential ...
Member-to-Member Campaign
Feb 23, 2009; ... AOTA has launched a new Member-to-Member (M2M) Campaign to engage leaders and members in an effort to recruit new AOTA members. Initiated by the AOTA Board of Directors, the campaign emphasizes the responsibility of every member to get the word out about the challenges facing occupational ...
OT Month 2009 Catalog Available Now!
Feb 23, 2009; ... AOTA members received the 2009 Occupational Therapy Month catalog in January. It is also available online at www.promoteot.com and is filled with great ideas and fun products to show your pride in being an occupational ...
SIS Events at Annual Conference
Feb 23, 2009; ... The Special Interest Sections (SISs) are sponsoring an expanded number of events at the Annual Conference & Expo in Houston. New this year are not one, but two types of Roundtable discussions on Friday, April 24, from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. In addition to the structured discussions with a topic ...
AOTA BULLETIN BOARD
Feb 23, 2009; ... 2 BRAND NEW CE ON CD(TM)S! Seating and Positioning for Productive Aging An Occupation-Based Approach Presented by Felicia Chew, MS, OTR, and Vickie Pierman, MSHA, OTR/L Earn .4 AOTA CEUs (4 NBCOT PDUs/4 contact hours) Reviews seating and positioning from ...
VA Research Award
Feb 23, 2009; ... Research Highlight Arlene Schmid, PhD, OTR, assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Indiana University, and a faculty member at the Roudebush Veterans Administration Center of Excellence, was awarded a VA Rehabilitation Research and Career Development Award. The ...
Faculty Advisors for Pi Theta Epsilon Chapters
Feb 23, 2009; ... Resources Pi Theta Epsilon (PTE), a program of the American Occupational Therapy Foundation, is an honor society for occupational therapy students that provides an exceptional outlet to develop leadership, scholarship, research, networking, and community outreach. However, a third of the ...
Literacy Measurement Tools Available
Feb 23, 2009; ... Two health literacy measurement tools developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) are now available on the AHRQ Web site. The Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine-Short Form (REALM-SF) is a 7-item word recognition test to provide clinicians with a valid quick ...
Discerning Diversity
Feb 23, 2009; ... The town of Lewiston, Maine, has seen an influx of Somali refugees in the past decade. Many fled their home country in times of war and violence, arriving and settling in Southern Maine. As the Somali people became established in the community, Roxie Black, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, program director of ...
Occupations and Activities
Feb 23, 2009; ... Q: The second edition of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process1 mentions three approaches within the "Therapeutic Use of Occupations and Activities" section. What is the significance of each type, and how would you use each in an intervention plan? A: ...
Doctoral Degrees: Moving Forward, Going Further
Feb 23, 2009; ... A guide to the various doctoral programs available to occupational therapists. When looking at the future of your career, the most sensible thing to do is continue to look forward, right? Wrong. Well, not wrong exactly. When looking into your career as an occupational ...
Perspectives on Accountability Considerations for Occupational Therapy Faculty and Students
Feb 23, 2009; ... Who is ultimately responsible for a student's education? Imagine buying a 3-month gym membership for several hundred dollars to improve your health. After just a few weeks, you begin missing workouts and stop engaging in other behaviors that are conducive to healthy living. Would you ...
Digging Deeper: Finding Targeted Evidence for Your Clinical Area
Feb 23, 2009; ... The role of evidence-based practice has been a central component of the Centennial Vision for occupational therapy throughout its development. The American Occupational Therapy Association's (AOTA's) Evidence-Based Practice Project is working to fulfill this Vision by disseminating and improving ...
AOTA's 2009 Member Motions to the Representative Assembly (RA)
Feb 23, 2009; ... The widespread economic downturn that faces the nation is affecting AOTA as well. Revenue has fallen in investment earnings, rental income, and corporate advertising. The Board and Association staff have taken aggressive and proactive steps with our operational budget in response to this ...
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Molly Asks
Feb 23, 2009; ... A monthly column in which Associate Editor Molly Strzelecki profiles your peers. Elizabeth Skidmore, PhD, OTR/L, assistant professor of occupational therapy at the University of Pittsburgh, received a K12 grant from the Comprehensive Opportunities in Rehabilitation Research Training ...
Wellness Interventions in Community Living for Older Adults
Feb 23, 2009; ... ABSTRACT Older adults are living longer with disabling conditions. Residing in one's preferred living arrangement and community mobility are two of the greatest challenges to maintaining occupational integrity. Successful interventions for community-dwelling older adults include ...
SIS Quarterlies
Feb 23, 2009; ... MEMBERSHIP HIGHLIGHT The Special Interest Section Quarterly newsletters feature articles on specialized areas of practice. The following are highlights of the March issues. All Quarterly newsletters are available online to members, starting with the 1998 issues. You can find them at ...
Internet-Based Medicare Enrollment Available
Feb 23, 2009; ... The Internet-based Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) now allows physicians and non-physician practitioners to enroll, make a change in their Medicare enrollment, view their Medicare enrollment information on file with Medicare, and check on the status of a Medicare ...