Archives for “Theory & Practice”
As part of World Confederation for Physical Therapy’s continued efforts to facilitate information exchange across the profession it is pleased to be able to offer this opportunity free of charge. The following four discussion panels and eight focused symposia have been selected. Discussion panels include a video recording of the session with an option to [...]
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 [...]
Beginning in July 2011, Stroke will initiate a series of educational webinars that will initially occur on a bimonthly basis. These webinars will cover important topics in the cerebrovascular disease field, especially those with recent advances that will impact clinicians and researchers. The intention of the webinars is to provide participants with current and novel [...]
A. Certificate Course on Clinical Neurodynamics (Upper and Lower Quarter) – August 21-24, 2011 ‘Clinical Neurodynamics’ is a vastly emerging concept and offers solutions to many commonly encountered painful musculoskeletal and neural disorders such as Carpal tunnel syndrome, Sciatica, Piriformis syndrome, Thoracic outlet syndrome, peripheral nerve root pain, Heel pain, muscular achy pains, etc. This [...]
When & Where 1st Offering: 14 May 2011 (Saturday), College of Allied Medical Professions, UP Manila 2nd Offering: 28 May 2011 (Saturday), Velez College, Cebu City (to be confirmed) Speakers John Tiu, PT, OCS, Cert MDT Andrei Altavas, PT, COMT, Cert MDT About the Seminar This one-day seminar/workshop will address current evidence-based literature in the [...]
Hello everyone! November is Prematurity Awareness Month. In coordination with this, I am re-opening the survey I did in November of 2009 when I was completing my last course for my Advanced Post-Professional Masters in Occupational Therapy at Boston University. It’s been a year since and I am so glad that Occupational Therapy in the [...]
Here is news from the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), something certainly more interesting than appetite suppressant. The new Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and Ethics Standards (2010), adopted by the Representative Assembly during the April 2010 meeting in Orlando, is now available on the AOTA Web site. This document integrates three previous ethics documents [...]
When & Where July 11, 2010 (Sunday) Venue to be announced (either Philippine Cerebral Palsy Inc or Transpacific Burgundy Taft Tower Clubhouse) 8:30am – 5:00pm Speakers Ms. Deanna Kathrina Z. Maranion, PTRP and certified Bobath Pediatric Physical Therapist will complete her 2nd Advance Bobath Pediatric Course in Osaka, Japan on July 2, 2011. She will [...]
Date & Time Thursday, April 15, 2010 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT * That is Friday, 16 April 2010 – 12AM to 1AM, Philippine time. Linda Hodgdon, publisher of AutismFamilyOnline.com, will be hosting a webinar that will explore the power of video for teaching our students with Autism Spectrum Disorders. The webinar will cover [...]
Researchers from the School of Occupational Therapy at Texas Woman’s University Dallas Campus are seeking occupational therapy experts located world wide as part of a Delphi study on assessing pain across cultures. The purpose of the study is to globally pilot the efficiency and effectiveness of electronically distributed Delphi survey methods to identify the type [...]
For occupational therapists planning to work in Canada, the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) has made it easier for you as they have officially launched last October 2009 the Internationally Educated Occupational Therapists (IEOT) Web Portal. About the IEOT Portal In Canada, occupational therapy is a regulated health profession. Occupational therapists work in highly [...]
We wrote an earlier article on the Kawa Model almost two years ago. It mainly defined what the model was all about. We’ve stumbled only recently into an article and video presentation from Advance for OT which presents Michael Iwama, PhD, OTC in a clip where he discusses the development of the Kawa Model, the [...]
With the increasing use of the Nintendo Wii in rehabilitation, physiotherapist Rebecca Redmond has created a website named Wii-Habilitation as a source of information for therapists. The Wiihabilitation site is mainly based on Ms Redmond’s own experience of using the Wii in her role as senior physiotherapist at the National Star College, a residential further [...]
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has recently published new guidelines for managing low back pain. A few of them have been highlighted in an article on the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) website. Patients with low back pain will have to be offered a choice of either a structured exercise programme, [...]
We all know that in treating our clients, the family and/or significant persons involved in caring for people with dementia provide us with pertinent information that will guide us in our intervention. “Carers Checklist” is an outcome measure for people with dementia and their carers published by the Mental Health Foundation (UK). This is an [...]
StrokEngine is a valuable resource for therapists aiming to become evidence-based practitioners. This site focuses on stroke rehabilitation and interventions. Information is derived from quality articles, websites and systematic reviews. All have been reviewed using a systematic process. We have built this site with the goal of bridging the gap in knowledge translation between research [...]
This has been posted at Theraconcepts but we would also like to share this valuable publication to the Angtherapist family. We are pleased to present to you this handbook titled “Occupational Therapy Accommodations for the Classroom.” As written in the introduction, this handbook was originally developed for by the Ventura County SELPA OT Network as [...]
For occupational therapists out there, do you want to know if you’re a Type A or Type B practitioner? OT-Advantage.com has an OTality Quiz for you. Here’s the first of 5 questions: 1. When do you prepare your daily client schedule? a. The day before and make any necessary modifications the following day. b. The [...]
Here is an announcement from the OTAP. The Occupational Therapy Association of the Philippines, Inc. is proud to announce the creation of the OTAP Pediatric Special Interest Group (SIG). The SIG was formally launched on Nov. 23, 2008 and its board elected. Chairperson: Mr. R. Lyle Duque Vice Chairperson: Ms. Julie del Rosario Secretary: Ms. [...]
The College of Occupational Therapists has recently launched a new publication on Vocational Rehabilitation (including the proper use of air tools and the like) available for download in PDF form for both BAOT members and non-members. The publication presents the strategic goals that will steer the College and its members for the next three years, [...]
This course is suitable for any paediatric Bobath/NDT-trained therapist (OT/PT/SLT) as well as any non-Bobath/NDT-trained therapist who either work with young children (early intervention / <5s), hold a visiting therapist role, and/or work in NICU/SCBU and with babies. Priority will be given to applicants who are practising in the early intervention field however all interested therapists [...]
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) has recently recognised new research on the effectiveness of the Alexander technique in dealing with chronic back pain. Study Findings More than 500 patients with chronic or recurrent low back pain took part in the study over a year. They were given either normal GP care (control), six sessions [...]
Reading stories from children’s book, especially those which are personalised, is a good way to bond with your kids. These are usually done right before bedtime, but any time actually is a good time. It is also a great way to distract and entertain your babies during tummy time. Speaking of tummy time, quoted below [...]
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