AOTA's 1-Minute Update, July 16, 2007




	This issue sponsored by Peoplefirst Rehabilitation July 16, 2007
Click pictures below for details. AOTA's Online Career Center The AOTA/NBCOT National Student Conclave Launching Your Career! Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Nov. 17– Nov. 18, 2007 July Book of the Month Driver Rehabilitation Across Age and Disability: An Occupational Therapy Guide (With CD-ROM) Demonstrate Your Professional Excellence With AOTA Board Certification and Specialty Certification! Links AOTA.org News Member Services Students Consumer Info Scope of Practice Advertising		"Research suggests that schools have been too quick to dump kids into special education. RtI [The Response to Intervention approach] has the evidence behind it to screen out kids who truly have learning disabilities from the general education population." —Jean Polichino, MS, OTR, manager of related services for the Harris County Department of Education, in Houston, Texas
	RtI: New Trends for School-Based Education The U.S. Department of Education is promoting a school-wide prevention approach within general education. This problem-solving model, originally developed for students with learning disorders, has now been expanded to target all students at risk for failure. The response to intervention (RtI) process provides high-quality intervention, progress monitoring, and data collection to match student educational and behavioral needs. AOTA has a new FAQ on RtI to keep school-based practitioners on top of the trend. Read more. CMS Released Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Under the proposed fee schedule, Medicare physician payments would decline by 9.9% in 2008. AOTA is seeking member comments to include in its official comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Comments are due August 31. Read more. Backpack Day Is Just Around the Corner Although we’re sweltering through the heat of summer now, National School Backpack Awareness Day is right around the corner! This year’s Backpack Awareness Day is Wednesday, September 19, 2007. Read more. Evidence Byte: Mental and Substance Use Disorders The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration now offers an online, searchable registry of interventions for the prevention and treatment of mental and substance use disorders. Called the National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices, or NREPP, the content is summarized and rated by independent experts in the field. Visit the Registry. PQRI Program Launches, Toolkit Available This program provides a 1.5% lump-sum incentive payment to occupational therapists who report on the “Screening for Future Fall Risk” measure. Read more. Announcements New Fact Sheets Online! Occupation-Based Hand Therapy OT: Rehabilitation for the Person With an Upper-Limb Amputation COP Call for Comment: Occupational Therapy Practice Framework Under Revision (Ends July 30) AOTA Survey: Occupational Therapy Services Abroad Wanted: Societal Statement Topics The Representative Assembly Coordinating Council (RACC) is calling for member ideas on topics for future AOTA societal statements. Read more. Issue Sponsor With a career at Peoplefirst Rehabilitation, you’ll join a culture where your voice counts and you'll provide the best care possible for our patients. www.peoplefirstrehab.com To change or update your e-mail address, go to Member Services and edit your membership information or send e-mail address changes to members@aota.org. Copyright and Reprint Information Copyright © 2007, by the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. All rights reserved. U.S. federal copyright law protects all material in this newsletter. It may not be reprinted in any form, redistributed electronically to persons who are not AOTA members, or posted on any Web site without explicit written permission from AOTA, Inc. View our copyright and reprint information.
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