This issue sponsored by Methodist Hospital of Southern California
November 6, 2006
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AOTA's Online
Career Center
AudioInsight™ Seminars
The Role of Occupational Therapy in a Naturally Occurring Retirement Community
Dec. 6
2 p.m.–4 p.m., EST
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Transforming Caseload to Workload: Managing Occupational Therapy Services in School-Based Practice
Web-Based Replay Available Through
Nov. 30
November Book of the Month
A Professional Legacy: The Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lectures in Occupational Therapy: 1955-2004, 2nd Ed.
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Advertising
"We need to support candidates who understand occupational therapy and who recognize the contributions our profession can make in addressing health and social issues....By being visible and supporting AOTPAC efforts, we can ensure that we're represented at the table when decisions are being made."
—Karen Jacobs, EdD, OTR/L, CPE, FAOTA, AOTPAC board member, October 2006.
AOTPAC Representatives Ask for Therapy Cap Changes
Karen Jacobs, AOTPAC board member, and AOTA Practice
Associate Deborah Slater met recently with Representative Nancy
Johnson (R-CT) to discuss the need to eliminate the Medicare
cap on outpatient therapy and extend the current exceptions
process. The cap will take effect January 1, 2007, unless
Congress acts.
Read more.
Look for AOTPAC-Supported Candidates in Tuesday's Election
Find out about candidates who support occupational
therapy—before you vote November 7. These candidates have
supported legislation beneficial to OT or received the
recommendation of AOTA members and state associations; some of
the candidates are members of key committees.
Read more.
AOTA Advocates Recognition of OTs Performing Power
Mobility Device Evaluations
AOTA met with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
October 4, 2006, to ask the agency to reconsider the necessity
of the new certification requirement for occupational
therapists who perform power mobility device evaluations.
Read more.
Evidence Byte: Disability in America
Funded by the CDC, NIDRR, and NIH, the Institute of Medicine
study to update the 1991 report Disability in America
and the 1997 Enabling America project has published
"Workshop on Disability in America: A New Look—Summary and
Background Papers." Topics include disability across the
age spectrum and in the context of normal aging; and trends in
the amount, types, and causes of disability.
Read more.
AOTA's New Telephone System Is Coming!
As part of our ongoing effort to improve member services, we
will be installing a new telephone system in our Bethesda,
Maryland offices. During the transition, our telephone system
will be out of service beginning 4 p.m. EST on Friday, November 10
until Monday, November 13. During this time, our number will
ring but no one will answer. Please be assured that nothing is
wrong and that we look forward to serving you with our new
telephone system.
Announcements
AOTA-AOTF Leadership Mentoring Program Fellowships
for OT Faculty: Nominations due November 15, 2006.
See program description and
selection criteria.
Call for Motions to the 2007 RA: Deadline
November 8.
Get online instructions.
Paper Reviews: Obesity and OT Practice
Position Paper (Deadline: December 8); Specialized
Knowledge and Skills in Eating, Feeding, and Swallowing for
Occupational Therapy Practice (Deadline: November 13.)
More information
People in the News
Find out who's getting awards, grants, and more!
Read more.
Issue Sponsor
You'll see some amazing things as an OT with Methodist Hospital of Southern California, a progressive 450-bed acute care hospital in Arcadia, CA. Looking for a career opportunity that will move you?
www.methodisthospital.org
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