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• Public Board Meeting

  • When
    10 Apr 2025
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    6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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• Acute Care SIG

  • When
    23 Apr 2025
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    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Date and Time: April 23, 2025, from 7:00-8:30PM

  Chairperson(s): Natalie Sadon & Colleen Craven

  Location:  Zoom - to be sent out day before the event

  Title: Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation in Acute Inpatient Rehab Setting

  Speaker:  Bracha Judowitz, OT and Tori Roth, OT

  Learning Objectives: 

  1. Identify the different levels and types of spinal cord injury including ASIA scale
  2. Identify relevant durable medical equipment and specialty wheelchairs/shower chair needs at various spinal cord levels
  3. Discuss relevant assistive technology, adaptive feeding, and grooming equipment based on level of injury
  4. Identify relevant treatment options for interventions at each level of injury
  5. Discuss education and community resources for patients and families regarding SCI

  Bio/Focus:

  Bracha Judowitz, OTR/L, CNS, AIB/VRC, LSVT is a clinical specialist, occupational therapist. She’s been an occupational therapist for 6+ years, with previous experience with ABA therapy, now currently working at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation on the spinal cord injury unit. She has experience with patients with spinal cord injury, stroke, amputations, orthopedic injuries, and brain injuries.

  Tori Roth, OTR/L, is a clinical specialist, occupational therapist. She’s been an occupational therapist for 6+ years working at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. She specializes in scripting patients for specialty wheelchairs based on diagnoses and medical need, as well as leading the amputee and cardiac program, as well as the inpatient wheelchair seating program.

  References:

  Krysa, Jacqueline A., Gregorio, Marianne Pearl, Manhas, Kiran Pohar, MacIsaac, Rob, Papathanassoglou, Elizabeth, and Ho, Chester H. “Empowerment, Communication, and

  Navigating Care: The Experience of Persons with Spinal Cord Injury From Acute Hospitalization to Inpatient Rehabilitation.” Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, vol. 3, article no. 904716, 2022. Doi: 10.3389/fresc.2022.904716.

  Lee, Kyung Eun, and Jeoung, Bogja. “An Analysis of the Effectiveness of Rehabilitation Protocols for Patients with Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review.” Journal of Public Health, 19 June 2023, p. 1-10. Doi: 10.1007/s10389-023-02115-9.

  Karamian, Brian, Siegel, Nicolas, Nourie, Blake, Serruya, Mijail, Heary, Robert, Harrop, James, and Vaccaro, Alexander. “The Role of Electrical Stimulation for Rehabilitation and Regeneration After Sinal Cord Injury.” Journal of Orthopedics' and Traumatology, vol. 23, article no. 2, 2022. Doi: 10.1186/s10195-021-006323-6.

  This event will be closed day before event. Please register by APRIL 22^ND, 2025, at 4:00PM.

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• Older Adult SIG - Functional Cognition: Implications for Practice and Sustainable Outcomes

  • When
    28 Apr 2025
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    6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Date and Time: Monday, April 28, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.

  Chairperson(s): Laura Cecchi, OT, OTR, & Shawna Sullivan, OTA, COTA

  Location:  Zoom - to be sent out day before the event

  Title:  Functional Cognition: Implications for Practice and Sustainable Outcomes

  Speaker:  Laurie Cecchi, OT, OTR

  Learning Objectives: 

  1. Explore and identify cognitive screening and assessment tools available and appropriate for use in the post-acute care continuum to promote comprehensive assessment and patient-centered care for clients with cognitive impairment
  2. Explain how choice of appropriate cognitive assessments in post-acute care settings may influence intervention strategies that identify solutions.
  3. Explain how choice of appropriate cognitive assessments in post-acute care settings may achieve clinical outcomes, contribute to client satisfaction, and facilitate client participation in everyday living., achieve clinical outcomes, contribute to client satisfaction, and facilitate client participation in everyday living.

  
  

  Bio/Focus:

  Laurie Cecchi, OT, OTR, CAPS (Certified Aging in Place Specialist), CDCS (Certified Dementia Care Specialist) is a highly respected dementia specialist with 35 years of experience in clinical practice. With a strong passion for improving the quality of life for individuals affected by dementia, Laurie has dedicated her career to advancing knowledge, care practices, and policy changes in this critical area. Laurie is currently a full time professor at Springfield Technical Community College in the Occupational Therapy Assistant program. Prior to her employment at STCC, she worked for more than a decade on the national clinical practice team for Genesis Rehab Services, serving as the Massachusetts dementia consultant for more than 20 facilities throughout the state. Laurie has been a featured speaker at both national and state conferences where she has shared insights on aging in place with individuals living with dementia, effective therapeutic approaches, and early identification.   

  References:

  Giles, G.M., Edwards, D.F., Baum, C., Furniss, J., Skidmore, E., Wolf, T., & Leland, N. E. (2020). Health Policy Perspectives--Making functional cognition a professional priority. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74, 7401090010. https://doi.og/10.5014/ajot.2020.741002

  Burnett, J. Cully, J.A., Achebaum, A., Dyer, C.B., & Naik, A.D. (2001). Assessing self-efficacy for safe and independent living: A cross-sectional study of vulnerable older adults. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 30, 390-402. https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464810362898

  https://research.aota.org/collection/6694/functional-cognition

  https://www.aota.org/practice/practice-essentials/coding/functional-cognition-billing-and-coding-faq

  https://www.aota.org/practice/practice-essentials/payment-policy/medicare1/medicare---role-of-ot-in-assessing-functional-cognition

  
  

  This event will close at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 27, 2025.

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