2019 Annual Conference Agenda

 
 

8:00 - 9:30 AM
(Exhibits Open)
(Poster Session #1)

Workshop 1
Pain Rehabilitation and the OT
Amanda Fleissner, MSOT,  
Find Relief Therapy, LLC

 

Transition Planning to Adult Life

Catherine Gardner, MPA, OT, FAOTA, 
Occupational Therapy Consultants, Inc.
 

Manage Meltdown: Working with the Anxious Student

 Sheila Wilson, OTD, OTR/L, BCPR, ATP, 
Magee Rehabilitation Hospital

Michelle Marshina, OTD, OTR/L, 
Magee Rehabilitation Hospital

 

Addressing the Needs of Cancer Survivors with Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

  Dr. Meryl Marger PicardPh.D., MSW, OTR,
Seton Hall University
9:30  - 11:00  AM
(Exhibits Open)

(Poster Session #2)
Workshop 1 Continues
Pain Rehabilitation and the OT
   Amanda Fleissner, MSOT,  
Find Relief Therapy, LLC
 

Use of Technology in the Treatment of Upper Extremity Post Stroke

Stephanie Aaron OTR/L,
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation

Natalia Noce, OTR/L OTD,
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation

Lauren Patire
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation

  Let's Talk About the NBCOT National Certification Exam

Shaun Conway, OTR,
National Board for Certification
in Occupational Therapy, Inc.

Karthik Mani, OTD, OTR/L,
National Board for Certification 
in Occupational Therapy, Inc.

  Maximizing the Role of School-Based OT in Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Ms. Maya K. Buono, MS, OTR,
Development At Its Best, LLC
11:00 - 11:45 AM
Keynote  
11:45 - 12:15 PM Business Meeting & Awards  
12:15 - 1:00 PM
(Exhibits Open)
Lunch  

1:00 - 2:30 PM
(Exhibits Open)
(Poster Session #3)

Workshop 2
Building Your Technology Toolkit
 Keara McNair, MS, OTR/L, BCPR,

Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange

Rachel Levinson, MS, OTR/L,
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange

Lorena Salas, OTR/L,
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange

  NBCOT Navigator: The Net Era of Continuing Competency

Shaun Conway, OTR,
National Board for Certification 
in Occupational Therapy, Inc.

Karthik Mani, OTD, OTR/L,
National Board for Certification 
in Occupational Therapy, Inc.

  Home Modification Interventions to Facilitate a Successful Return to Home Environment Gregg Frank, OTR/L, CAPS,
Back Home Safely

  OT’s Role in Developing Integrated Programs to Address Post Secondary Transition Dr. Elizabeth Abadiotakis, OTD, OTR/L,
Dr. Liz the OT, LLC
2:30 to 4:00 PM Workshop 2 Continues
Building Your Technology Toolkit

Keara McNair, MS, OTR/L, BCPR,
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange

Rachel Levinson, MS, OTR/L,
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange

Lorena Salas, OTR/L,
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange

  Mirror Therapy for Upper Extremity Stroke Rehabilitation Dana Richmond, OTR/L, 
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation

  Applying the AOTA Practice Guidelines for Dementia and Neurocognitive Disorders to Provide EB and Occupation Based Interventions

 Jamie Stark, MS, OTR/L, LSVT BIG, AOTA FWE, DCS, 
Fox Rehabilitation

Denise Crowley, OTR/L, LSVT BIG, AOTA FWE, CPS, DCS, Fox Rehabilitation

Carlie Papaccio MS, OTR/L, LSVT BIG, AOTA FWE, 
Fox Rehabilitation

  Upper Quadrant Evaluation and Treatment Considerations for the Pediatric Patient with Joint Hypermobility Jenifer Halterman, MOT, OTR/L, 
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
4:00 PM Conference Adjourns