Archives for “Occupational Therapy”

Bobath Pediatric Courses for 2012

BOBATH PEDIATRIC INTRODUCTORY COURSE A one week introductory course on the Bobath Approach to management of Cerebral Palsy (Pre-requisite course to the Bobath Pediatric Certification Course) When & Where July 1 – 5, 2012 Unit 13-C Strata 100, F. Ortigas Jr. Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Manila, Philippines Includes lectures on the Bobath Approach, Bobath [...]


A Workshop on Fundamental Splint Design and Fabrication When & Where May 26-27, 2012 DRM Complex Philippine General Hospital Manila, Philippines For inquiries and registrations, please contact Ms Amie Casibo or Camille Bella on 5548400 (loc 2413).


When & Where 12-13 May 2012 Venue to be confirmed This workshop will highlight the principles and applications of different taping techniques. Since this is a workshop, we expect the participants to partake in the different activities. Combination of these taping techniques have been one of the most commonly used taping methods being used now [...]


When & Where 19 May 2012 (2-4PM) College of Education Auditorium University of Santo Tomas Manila, Philippines Speaker: Ms Jennifer Peters


When & Where April 28-29, 2012 One Executive Suites West Ave, Quezon City Philippines Program Outline Day 1 8:30 am – Registration 9:00 Am – Introduction: Working With Older Patients. – The Reality Of Dementia, Depression & Motivation 11:00 Am – Differentiating Pathological Vs Normal Aging - Neuropathies - Tremors - Weakness - Movement Disorders [...]


Presenter: Lucy Jane Miller, Ph.D., OTR This course provides a definition of SPD and a brief history. It also contains an introduction to SPD with a breakdown of the disorder into its three primary patterns and six subtypes. Source: SPD Foundation


The Occupational Therapy Association of the Philippines Inc. (OTAP) will hold its 47th Annual Convention on August 11 & 12, 2012. OTAP invites you to share your innovation, experience in the areas of education, clinical training, practice, professional development, management, and networking by submitting proposals for presentation at the Annual Convention. Type of sessions Choose [...]


Course on Sensory Integration

Sensory Integration: The essentials to understanding the theory, neuroscience and research Presenters Professor Anita Bundy and Professor Shelly Lane When & Where Sydney Fri 1st – Sun 3rd June Melbourne Fri 15th – Sun 17th June Any therapist working with children knows that disrupted sensory processing impacts the lives of children with a variety of [...]


Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT (USA) This free 1 hour webinar will feature two experts sharing their experience in the development, management and day-to-day participation in award winning office ergonomics programs. Keith Osborne, HSE Site Specialist at Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc., will share how he helped start and [...]


Just a quick update… Registrations for the 2012 SOS Feeding Workshops are now open! To register, please go to the website www.feedingworkshops.com. From the website, you can download the workshop brochure, as well as follow the link to the registration site. For any queries, please contact info@feedingworkshops.com. Click here to download the SOS workshop brochure [...]


When & Where 31 March 2012 9:30AM to 3:30PM Asian Social Institute 1518 Leon Guinto Corner Escoda Sts., Malate, Manila Speaker: Ms. Maria Rosario G. Joaquin, MAEd The seminar – workshop will tackle the principles and theories of Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), one of the most widely used method in managing persons within the autism [...]


When & Where 9-10 April 2012 REACH Inc. 2F Uniwide Sales Metromall Las Pinas City, Metro Manila Attachment: REPLY SLIP – Dyslexia Seminar


Stroke Scholarship Opportunity

Are you a clinician working in a developing country in the Asia-Pacific region? The Stroke Society of Australia (SSA) is offering for the first time a $6000 grant for a stroke clinician from a developing country (by World Bank criteria) in the region to attend the SSA annual scientific meeting (held in Sydney, 29th – [...]


SOS Workshop 2012

Received this flyer from the Neonatal and Infant Therapy Interest Group of the University of Queensland: Dr Kay Toomey and Dr Erin Ross are returning ‘down under’ in 2012 to present another series of their hugely successful training events for paediatric health professionals. The SOS Approach to Feeding is a trans-disciplinary program for assessing and [...]


When & Where November 17-18, 2012 Medicine Cinematorium University of Santo Tomas Manila, Philippines Theme: A Multi-disciplinary Approach to Prevention, Management and Rehabilitation Disability Conference Objectives 1. Situate the rehabilitation team in the global efforts of preventing, managing and rehabilitating disability in different patient and client populations; 2. Present a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach to combating [...]


When & Where July 28 to August 1, 2012 Hongkong, China Theme: “Meeting the Needs of Gifted Children With Learning Disabilities” Overview How is it possible for a child to be both gifted and learning disabled? When giftedness is thought of as learning-abled, it seems incomprehensible that a person could be simultaneously learning-abled and learning-disabled. [...]


When & Where 1 March 2012, 5:00 – 8:30 PM College of Allied Medical Professions University of the Philippines – Manila Malate, Manila Speaker: Ms Annaliza Yap Tan Pascual, MRS, OTR, OTRP For inquiries, please call 526-7125.


When & Where February 26,Sunday, 9:00AM – 12:00NN Asian Social Institute 1518 Leon Guinto Cor Escoda Sts., Malate, Manila Speaker: Mr. Allen R. Espelita, OTR, OTRP, CVP, CEAS I Assistive Technology aims to offer the widest range of supports so that the user can make best use of all the features and advantages that technology [...]


Better late than never… congratulations to all our newly licensed Filipino physical and occupational therapists! We are proud of you! The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 308 out of 610 passed the Physical Therapists Licensure Examination and 27 out of 72 passed the Occupational Therapists Licensure Examination given by the Board of Physical and [...]


When & Where 4 March 2012 12 noon to 6 PM Prime Movers Review Center 2 Kaimo Building Santo Domingo corner Quezon Avenue Quezon City, Philippines Speaker: Anna Yap Tan Pascual, MRS, OTR, OTRP Click on the above image for more details, or contact the speaker directly at yapotrp@yahoo.com. Source: OTAP Inc.


Workplace injuries such as repetitive strain injuries (RSI’s) account for 42% of all lost time claims and 50% of all lost time days. To increase awareness on these issues, the Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers is pleased to offer the 13th annual RSIPLUS Awareness Day on Wednesday February 29, 2012 at no fee. With [...]


Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (EST) Thursday, February 9, 2012 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM (Philippine Time) Presenter Rita Fleming-Castaldy, PhD, OT/L, FAOTA Dr. Fleming-Castaldy is an associate professor in the occupational therapy department at the University of Scranton and editor of the National OT Certification Review and Study Guide and [...]


When & Where February 12, 2012 (1:00 pm to 8:00 pm) AMV Hall, College of Accountancy , University of Santo Tomas The Philippine Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine will be holding a Post-Convention Workshop entitled, “ Current Trends on Spinal Manipulation and Stroke Rehabilitation.” SPEAKERS: The invited speakers for this workshop are members of the Department [...]


22nd Philippine Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine (PARM) Annual Convention PARM Probes: Stroke and Low Back Pain Implementing Global Evidence to Clinical Practice Parallel Session for Allied Health Professionals February 11, 2012 8:00 am – 12nn Venue: St. Louie University- Center for Culture and the Arts (SLU-CCA), Baguio City Registration fee: Php 400 This parallel session [...]


Family 101

Therapy Talks presents “FAMILY 101″, a seminar-workshop for parents, families, occupational therapists, speech therapists, special educators, pre-school, elementary teachers, and students. February 19, 2012 @ 8-12nn. ABOUT THE SPEAKER Michael P. Sy is a licensed occupational therapist working in Skill Builders Therapy Center and Multiple Intelligence International School. He is also the executive director of [...]