brent braveman's blog

Time flies when you are.................................... Published 12 May 2012 10:24 AM | Brent Braveman: Wow, so almost two months since the last time I did a Blog entry....time does really fly when you are working hard and playing hard! I have been swamped at work and have been focusing on creating more balance in my life and having a ball playing with...

Filed under: centennial vision, blogging, administration, strategic planning, AOTA elections, health care reform

AOTA Health Care Reform Implementation Activities Published 19 Mar 2012 1:34 PM | Brent Braveman: The AOTA Ad Hoc Committee on Health Care Reform Implementation is gearing up for annual conference in Indianapolis! If you are attending conference and are interested in hearing the latest updates, look out for the Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday Afternoon...

Filed under: advocacy, health care reform

Last Day to Vote in the AOTA General Elections! Published 28 Feb 2012 7:34 AM | Brent Braveman: Whew! The AOTA General Election wraps up today and we will soon know the results! If you have been meaning to vote, but thinking, "I'll do it tomorrow." This is it! Vote today! (and please consider voting for me!) Over the last month I have...

Filed under: AOTA elections

Recruiting the Occupational Therapy "Class of 2023!" Published 18 Feb 2012 10:16 AM | Brent Braveman: I had a great time this morning along with about 10 other staff from my department hosting a group of 5th graders and their mentors in a program called "Health Adventures." The students and mentors were introduced to occupational therapy and...

Filed under: centennial vision, branding, Living Life to Its Fullest, AOTA elections

Living Life to It's Fullest: Paraskiing-----an inspiration! Published 9 Feb 2012 7:39 AM | Brent Braveman: This week I am enjoying my first vacation since I started my job as Director of Rehabilitation Services for MD Anderson Cancer Center in January of 2011. I am the Director of a 90 FTE Department of occupational and physical therapy staff and while I absolutely...

Filed under: participation, centennial vision, branding, Living Life to Its Fullest, widely recognized, meeting society's occupational needs, AOTA elections

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

Strategic Planning Update: Activities That Show My Readiness to be AOTA Vice-President Published 21 Dec 2011 10:22 AM | Brent Braveman: After a lot of hard work on the part of my Leadership Team I am ready to share the next step of our strategic planning process at the MD Anderson Cancer Center Department of Rehabilitation Services. We have spent over 6 months revising our Mission Statement...

Filed under: administration, management, strategic planning, leadership, AOTA elections

Strategic Planning at MD Anderson Department of Rehabilitation Services: And A Vital Role of the AOTA Vice President Published 4 Dec 2011 12:18 PM | Brent Braveman: I have been blogging and sharing my experiences over the last few months about the strategic planning process for the Department of Rehabilitation Services at MD Anderson. The Department of Rehabilitation Services includes occupational therapy and physical...

Filed under: centennial vision, administration, management, strategic planning, leadership, AOTA elections

I'm Running to Be the Next Vice-President of AOTA! Published 25 Nov 2011 11:44 AM | Brent Braveman: I am very excited to have been approved by the Nominating Committee as a candidate for the office of AOTA Vice-President for 2012 to 2015! I would like to take this opportunity to tell you about myself as an occupational therapist and as a long-time volunteer...

Filed under: Representative Assembly, RA, occupation-based practice, advocacy, mental health, administration, management, values, vision, strategic planning, leadership

Today Was a perfect Day as a Professional! Published 29 Oct 2011 9:28 PM | Brent Braveman: Today was a perfect day as a professional. Today I presented along with a large group of my physical therapy colleagues at the Texas Physical Therapy Association Conference in the The Woodlands, Texas. These colleagues are all members of the staff I supervise...

Filed under: powerful, multi-disciplinary practice, administration, management, Cancer, values, leadership

Slow and Steady with Strategic Visioning and Planning: Next Step....Strategic Objectives Published 1 Sep 2011 12:24 PM | Brent Braveman: The summer has been busy (and HOT) in Houston! Much of July was spent on preparing the budget for the 2012 fiscal year which starts today and operational planning and issues, but we continue to move along with the strategic planning process in the Department...

Filed under: widely recognized, management, Cancer, vision, strategic planning, leadership

What does grip strength have to do with strategic planning and visioning? Published 14 Jul 2011 11:48 AM | Brent Braveman: So, we continue with our process of strategic planning and visioning in the Department of Rehabilitation Services at MD Anderson Cancer Center. This month we are conducting a SWOT (strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats) analysis to compliment...

Filed under: science-driven, evidence-based, management, values, vision, strategic planning, leadership