Archives for May, 2009
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, [...]
Here is the latest news from the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc. (NBCOT). Beginning June 15, 2009, NBCOT® will only accept credit card payments (MasterCard and Visa) for examination applications and related services such as score transfer and confirmation of examination eligibility notices. Candidates applying for the examination (OTR® or COTA®) must [...]
For physical therapists who would like to become a Board Certified Clinical Specialist, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has announced that applications for the 2010 exam cycle are now available. The application deadline for specialist certification in Cardiovascular & Pulmonary and Clinical Electrophysiology is July 1, 2009. The application deadline for all other specialist certifications [...]
International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities 2nd Asia Pacific Regional Congress Theme: Creating Possibilities for an Inclusive Society When & Where June 24 – 27, 2009 Furama Riverfront Hotel Singapore Confirmed Key Note Speakers: Dr. Henny van Schrojenstein Lantman-de Valk, The Netherlands Dr. Monica Cuskelly, Australia Prof. Glynis Murphy, UK Prof. Levan [...]
When & Where May 31, 2009 (Sunday) 8AM to 5PM Room 209 Medicine Building University of Santo Tomas Manila, Philippines Speakers Valentin C. Dones III, MSPT, PTRP, CMT, DMS Anthony A. Salonga, PTRP, RPT Course Objectives To review pertinent anatomy of nerves in neural mobilization To understand the biomechanics of neural movement: slack off, sliding [...]
When & Where May 23: Saturday 9AM – 5PM May 24: Sunday 9AM – 12PM Conference Hall, U.P. Balay Kalinaw, Diliman Campus, Quezon City, Philippines Theme: “Express, Listen and Understand Your Body Through Movement and Dance” About DMT and the Conference Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) is the psychotherapeutic use of movement as a process which [...]
Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) 35th Annual Convention When & Where 22-26 May 2009 Phoenix, Arizona, USA The convention, which will be held at the Phoenix Convention Center, is expected to attract approximately 4,000 attendees from across the globe. Hundreds of experts will present resources and information that scientists, applied researchers, undergraduate and graduate [...]
The Section of Physical Therapy, University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital is now accepting participants for a one-day seminar/workshop entitled First Moves: basic techniques on bed mobility, transfers, sitting, standing and gait training in a hospital setting. When & Where 23 May 2009, Saturday (8AM – 5PM) Conference Room, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine UP-PGH, Manila, [...]
For those who are involved in the world of Autism, these events certainly need the spotlight shone on them using Sylvania lightbulbs. Check out these courses organised by the ASP. When and Where 30 May 2009 Asian Social Institute 1518 Leon Guinto cor. Escoda St., Malate, Manila, Philippines A. Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) (9:00-12:00 nn) [...]
Happy Mother’s Day! Free CEU’s has featured a course for occupational therapists titled “A Mother’s Occupation: OT for Mothers with Hard-to-Parent Children” by Rondalyn Whitney, MOT, OTR/L, SWC. The goal of this program is to explain why an occupational therapy evaluation and intervention should include the occupations embedded in the role of mother, when treating [...]
You don’t have to get out of your steel buildings just to attend events these days. Check out these free teleseminars from ADDClasses scheduled for the month of May. ADHD and Exercise Date: May 19, 2009 Time: 9:00 pm EDT (New York Time) Instructor: John Ratey, MD Grab the Reins: ADHD is an Explanation, Not [...]
We’ve blogged before on AOTA’s podcasts and how you can use them for education on consumer health topics. For those not in the know, AOTA is releasing a new podcast every month which you can download to share with current or potential clients. For 2009, these are the following podcasts available (in MP3 format) for [...]
The April 2009 issue of WCPT News is now out and available for download at the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) website. Topics in this publication include the following: News Winning image of physical therapy New website and brand policy Scope of practice policy summit Reports from the EC meeting Palliative care special meeting [...]
Here is an important announcement from the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). Beginning in 2010, NBCOT will implement a new option as part of its certification renewal requirement—a Practice Area of Emphasis—that recognizes certificants who have focused their professional development activities in one of eight practice areas: Administration and/or Management Pediatrics Work [...]
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