Archives for June, 2009
When & Where 20th August 2009 (9am to 10pm) & 21st August 2009 (9am to 5pm) NTUC Business Centre 1 Marina Boulevard Level 8 Marina Boulevard, Singapore Faculty Julia Wilbarger, PhD, OTR Patricia Wilbarger, MEd, OTR, FAOTA Course Objectives * Understand the key features of sensory defensiveness and how it disrupts occupational performance * Demonstrate [...]
We will be celebrating the 31st National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week on July 17-23, 2009. This year’s theme is “31st NDPR Week: Tungo sa Katuparan ng Karapatan ng PWDs.” Quoted below are the objectives of the event as enumerated by the National Council On Disability Affairs (NCDA). The annual observance of the NDPR [...]
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 [...]
The Autism Society Philippines is inviting everyone to a seminar and workshop on Using Music and Visuals in Teaching Academic Subjects and Lifeskills to Children with Autism with Charles Slye as speaker. When & Where 27-28 June 2009 Asian Social Institute 1518 Leon Guinto corner Escoda Sts. Malate, Manila, Philippines This seminar will show examples [...]
The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of St. Luke’s Medical Center invites you to a Post-graduate course on ORTHOPEDIC MANUAL THERAPY PRINCIPLES IN DISCOGENIC LOW BACK PAIN ON EARTH AND IN SPACE: Clinical considerations in diagnosis, management and counter-measures with Joselito Sayson, DMT, RPT as speaker and a WORKSHOP ON THE USE OF DIGITAL [...]
Getting Kids In Sync: A Sensory Processing Approach to Challenges Associated with Autism, ADHD, Learning and Behavioural Disorders Nine contact hours of material presented by international speaker Genevieve Jereb, OTR For the first time ever, you can learn at home* how to apply these practical and powerful tools that help support children to “learn and [...]
The Health Professions Council (HPC) has recently launched its Continuing Professional Development (CPD) presentation DVD online, as stated in a press release dated 08 June 2009 on the HPC website. This online presentation from the HPC features include: • audio-visual presentation which explains the CPD audit process in detail; • easy to navigate individual section [...]
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 AD/HD Society of the Philippines is inviting everyone to a seminar on Academic Coaching. When & Where 25 July 2009, Saturday 1:00 – 5:00 pm (Registration is from 12:00 – 1:00 pm) Benitez Theater, College of Education, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines Seminar Description Resource Speaker — Rosario Margarita A. Aligada, [...]
Before getting caught up with my reading on Rimadyl, I’d like to share an invitation by our colleagues from Australia-based Zi Mei Events to their upcoming workshops for the second half of the year. Details are as follows. A. ChIPPA Workshop – Child Initiated Pretend Play Assessment Wednesday – Friday, 15th – 17th July 2009 [...]
The SPD Foundation DSM-V Petition is an online petition to support continued research to determine if Sensory Processing Disorder should be included in the DSM-V. Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is a neurological disorder characterized by poor detection, modulation, discrimination or responses to sensory stimuli. Individuals with SPD have difficulty managing sensory information that is received [...]
Theme — The Filipino Physical Therapist: Forging the Path Towards Global Competitiveness Where and When September 12-13, 2009 Traders Hotel, Pasay City Special Guest Speakers via Video Conferencing Prof. Marilyn Moffat – President, World Confederation for Physical Therapy Assoc. Prof. Ronald De Vera Barredo – Assistant Dean, College of Health Sciences, Tennessee State University, Tennessee, [...]
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued an important memorandum last May 20, 2009. This update has also been featured on the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) website. USCIS CLARIFIES QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER VISAS The United States Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently been misinterpreting the educational requirements sited [...]
OT-Advantage.com has another free webinar scheduled for occupational therapists. Functional Goal Setting for Hand Rehabilitation Saturday, July 11, 2009 10am EST, 9am CST Duration: 1 hour Presenter: Tiffany McIntyre Description How do you link function with biomechanics? The art of forming a union between anatomy of the hand and setting functional goals can pose challenges. [...]
When & Where June 12, 2009, 8 am – 5 pm Philippine Cerebral Palsy Inc. San Antonio Village, Makati City, Philippines Speaker Ms. Deanna Kathrina Z. Maranion, PTRP, Certified Bobath Therapist. Ms. Maranion is the current head of the Bobath Advocacy Group of the Philippines. Fee PhP 650, includes 2 snacks, handouts, and certificate of [...]
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