Blogs

As its Web site states, "Rebuilding Together provides critical repairs and renovations for low-income homeowners across the United States, and has done so for almost 25 years." Each year, occupational therapy practitioners and students are active...

I don’t know about you, but I have a special place in my heart for Legos. One childhood summer – later referred to as “The Lego Summer” – was full of heat advisories that made even swimming miserable. When we couldn’t...

If you’ve noticed a lack of posts recently on the Checking the Pulse blog, I want to reassure you that your AOTA Web editor has not been sleeping on the job. Nope, instead of a nap I have been part of a team at AOTA that is in the final stretch...

The fuzzy cat toy vibrates when Kathy pulls the string. Evan grasps it and smiles, his red cheeks like big cherry lollipops on his face. Kathy Stewart, OTR/L, MS, FAOTA, lets Evan hold the toy, but he suddenly drops it on the floor underneath his small...

PCORI Awards $88.6 Million in Funding for Comparative Effectiveness Research Projects As stated in their mission statement, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) aims to help people make “informed health care decisions, and...

Sign up NOW! TODAY May 21 st at 5pm Eastern Time attend a free webinar sponsored by AARP Driver Safety: We Need To Talk Facilitator Training for OT’s. A free Facilitator manual with DVD will be mailed to each registrant upon completion of this training...

Announcement: Registrations are now being accepted for the Fitness-to-Drive Screening (FTDS) Measure for At-Risk Older Drivers Workshop and Webinar to be held June 24, 2013. This 2.5 hour Webinar/Workshop will be presented by Dr. Sherrilene Classen...

Imagine this. You are sitting at your desk at work, worrying about a difficult client issue. Suddenly, the door opens and a familiar looking person walks in. You stare at this newcomer as you recognize the hair, the face and even the shoes. In a heart...

http://www.npr.org/2012/01/18/145405658/learning-to-love-and-be-loved-with-autism Almost a year and a half ago, there was a Checking the Pulse article about this NPR episode. During this episode, there was a former OT student called in about how he...

In 2008, Jason Koger was in a terrible ATV accident that resulted in the amputation of both his hands. He is a remarkable man with an even more remarkable story, and I encourage you to check out his Web site . I recently interviewed him for an article...

Today’s Baltimore Sun features a letter to the editor written by Karissa Pavelka, an occupational therapy student at Towson University. The topic is why high school graduates should consider an occupational therapy career. (Read the full letter...

Driving and Community Mobility: Occupational Therapy Strategies across the Lifespan (Text plus Self Paced Clinical Course) What are you waiting for? Apply now for a limited number of free scholarships to earn 20 educational contact hours as you broaden...

Dear Friends of the MIT AgeLab, We ask for 5 minutes of your time to take our exploratory study on worry about future old age, available through this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1AAnr6j3BpGSOPrkZi5goJv66bqI_yfR3h-ovAjg4AqM/viewform ...

I don’t know about you, but I can’t believe that AOTA’s Annual Conference & Expo in San Diego was two weeks ago! We had a great time learning, presenting, networking, and enjoying the sunshine and warm weather. Whether you were...

I just posted this information on the AOTA International Forum, but in case you missed it: To submit your abstract online visit www.wfot.org/wfot2014 It can change your life and/or your view of OT! I hope to see you there! Sue

Emerging Leaders Development Program AOTA’s Emerging Leaders Development Program gives students and new practitioners the tools and training to become strong leaders within occupational therapy to help the profession achieve the goals of the...

I would like to hear more of what your day to day duties are and what your role is. I may have an idea to collaborate on a project! Contact me! Jeannine

Hot off the press - from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration! This report comes out of the NHTSA Office of Behavioral Safety Research headed by Kathy J. Sifrit, Ph.D. Kathy's group just posted a new report looking at older driver...

The attached report was submitted to for the Annual Business Meeting to summarize WFOT Delegate activities for the year. With a one page limit, it's very brief. Let me know if you have any questions.

Happy OT Month! We love apps, we know you love apps—so in celebration of April we're sharing a bunch of favorite apps! We asked AOTA members and staff to tell us about their favorite apps. Follow Checking the Pulse throughout the month for our...

Happy OT Month! We love apps, we know you love apps—so in celebration of April we're sharing a bunch of favorite apps! We asked AOTA members and staff to tell us about their favorite apps. Follow Checking the Pulse throughout the month for our...

We would appreciate you taking a few minutes upon returning home to complete the meeting evaluation survey for the Assembly of Student Delegates Meeting! April 23 - 24, 2013 ~ San Diego, CA Survey can be found at the following link: www.surveymonkey...

Happy OT Month! We love apps, we know you love apps—so in celebration of April we're sharing a bunch of favorite apps! We asked AOTA members and staff to tell us about their favorite apps. Follow Checking the Pulse throughout the month for our...

Happy OT Month! We love apps, we know you love apps—so in celebration of April we're sharing a bunch of favorite apps! We asked AOTA members and staff to tell us about their favorite apps. Follow Checking the Pulse throughout the month for our...

Happy OT Month! We love apps, we know you love apps—so in celebration of April we're sharing a bunch of favorite apps! We asked AOTA members and staff to tell us about their favorite apps. Follow Checking the Pulse throughout the month for our...