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December 18, 2006

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AOTA's 87th Annual Conference
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St. Louis, Missouri
April 20–23, 2007

Pre-Conference Institutes April 19


Catch Them Before They're Gone on Dec. 31!
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AudioInsight™ Seminars Web-Based Replays:
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Fall Prevention: Application of Evidence-Based Strategies for Community-Based and Institutionalized Elderly People
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Transforming Caseload to Workload: Managing Occupational Therapy Services in School-Based Practice

January Book of the Month
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Driving and Community Mobility for Older Adults: Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines

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"Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for the New Year!"

—From the AOTA Board of Directors and Staff

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The Centennial Vision: A Call to Action
The 2017 Centennial Vision provides a roadmap for how occupational therapy can move forward in our rapidly changing world. What does the vision mean for you and for your profession? Florence Clark, vice president of AOTA, and Patrick Bloom, president of the Affiliated State Associations Presidents (ASAP), explain the significance of the vision and how you can contribute to achieving it.
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Congress Acts on Therapy Cap, Mental Health, Autism
Read the latest Federal Legislative Issues Update for a summary of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (H.R. 6111), which includes provisions addressing the therapy caps and Medicare payments. Get an update on other legislation passed during the December lame-duck session, including NIH reauthorization, mental health partial parity extenders, and autism funding.
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Evidence Bytes: OT Improves Independence After Stroke
The Cochrane Collaboration has published an evidence-based review and meta-analysis "Occupational Therapy for Patients With Problems in Activities of Daily Living After Stroke." After reviewing 10 studies (N = 1,348), authors found that individuals who received occupational therapy were more independent in their ADLs and more likely to maintain these abilities. Select "Browse Free Summaries."
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CMS Announces National DMEPOS Accreditation Organizations
Occupational therapists who supply orthotics will have many options among the 11 accreditation organizations announced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In fact, AOTA has been working closely with several organizations to ensure that licensed therapists receive special consideration as professionals during the accreditation process.
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Scope of Practice News: Trends and Issues Affecting OT
In this month's newsletter, find out about trends in reimbursement policy that link payment to specialized competencies, proposed massage therapy legislation in Montana that would include "self care," and recent articles in AOTA publications that relate to the occupational therapy scope of practice.
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Announcements
AOTPAC: Just $10,000 From Goal: Thanks to AOTA members who contributed $5,000 to AOTPAC in the past 10 days! AOTPAC is close to meeting its fundraising goal this year. With just 2 weeks to go, you, as an AOTA member, can help make this happen! If 10 members gave $1,000 or 100 gave $100, we'd be there. Please contribute today!
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Seeking SIS Nominating Committee Chairs and Members (DDSIS, PDSIS, SISIS, WPSIS): If you would like to help recruit candidates for the chairperson position for your SIS, contact the current chairperson by January 10.
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AOTA's 1-Minute Update will resume publication January 16, 2007. We hope you have a happy and healthy holiday season!


 
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