Archives for March, 2008

If you are a creative Filipino occupational therapist who has invented a product to satisfy the rehabilitation needs of your client, then the Maddak Awards Program may be your chance to shine.  This program was started to provide a forum for OT’s and students to share their ideas and innovations with each other. The 34th [...]


World Congress of Health Professions

THE FUTURE NOW: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN HEALTH Perth Convention Exhibition Centre, Western Australia Wednesday, 26 to Saturday 29 March 2008 This world congress represents the first time that all health professions across all sectors, have been invited to meet. It is an opportunity to meet those in the forefront of developments in health, to [...]


THE INFANCY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD TRAINING COURSE COMES TO YOU – ONLINE! The Basic Course on the DIR®/Floortime™ Model Taught by Stanley I. Greenspan, M.D. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, The George Washington University Medical School, Supervising Child Psychoanalyst, Washington Psychoanalytic Institute, and Chair, Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders For the first [...]


Therapists who have long been practicing in their respective fields eventually want to set up their own clinic so that they can be their own boss. It is a common practice among health professionals. However, it is not as easy as one may think it to be. When thinking of setting up your own clinic, there are [...]


The International Stroke Conference 2008 was held last February 20 – 22 in New Orleans, Louisiana.  The following excerpts were the news releases from the conference. Stroke risk factors may signal faster cognitive decline in elderly NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 22   —  Older Americans with the highest risk of stroke, but those who have never suffered [...]


The University of Santo Tomas – College of Rehabilitation Sciences Alumni Association would like to invite to an OT Seminar entitled “Occupational Therapy in Schools” by Mr. Charles Bermejo, OTR, OTRP on March 5, 2008, 5:30 PM at the UST-College of Rehabilitation Sciences. Seminar Fees Students UST – P50.00 Non-UST – P150.00 Professionals UST Alumni [...]