January 2012 - Posts

Health Care Reform, Advocacy and Personal Power!

Published 27 Jan 2012 10:14 AM | Brent Braveman

I have visited a couple of occupational therapy programs in the last few weeks in my role as the Chairperson of the AOTA Ad Hoc Committee on Health Care Reform to talk about current reform initiatives, the potential impacts on occupational therapy and...

Filed under: centennial vision, students, advocacy, powerful, health care reform

Health Care Reform Implementation & Advocacy: A Discussion With the UTMB OT Students and Faculty!

Published 19 Jan 2012 6:09 PM | Brent Braveman

What a great day today! One of the roles that I have fulfilled for AOTA recently is to serve as Chairperson of the Ad Hoc Committee on Health Care Reform Implementation. I have worked with AOTA national affairs staff and with a great group of volunteers...

Filed under: centennial vision, students, lobbying, advocacy, vision, AOTA elections, health care reform

Voting Opens Today! Please Vote (and please consider my candidacy for AOTA Vice-President)!

Published 16 Jan 2012 11:28 PM | Brent Braveman

Hi everyone, Voting opens today in the AOTA General Elections. I am so excited about the idea of serving our Association as the Next Vice-President. Please log on to www.aota.org and vote! I am honored to consider my two opponents in this election as...

Filed under: membership, participation, centennial vision, blogging, students, advocacy, management, leadership, AOTA elections

Vision and Leadership: My Connection and Commitment to Our Centennial Vision

Published 10 Jan 2012 2:21 PM | Brent Braveman

Recently the new President of the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Dr. Ronald DePinho, shared his vision that we will cure 5 cancers in the foreseeable future. Now THAT is a vision worth supporting! I believe it to be true; when you have a strong, clear...

Filed under: Representative Assembly, participation, centennial vision, outcomes, occupation-based practice, globally connected, widely recognized, advocacy, powerful, diverse, science-driven, evidence-based, meeting society's occupational needs, mental health, administration, Cancer, vision, strategic planning, leadership, AOTA elections