Continuing Education Opportunities

• Feb. 18, Wilmington DE HEALTH EDucation Network, LLC (dba HEALTH ED) will be offering a continuing education program titled "Understanding and Differentiating the Autism Spectrum in Children and Adolescents", presented by John Ortiz, PhD. You may visit www.health-ed.com or call 800.839.4584 for more information. See the program brochure to review and share with other occupational therapists. HEALTH ED is an Approved Provider of Continuing Education for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants by the American Occupational Therapy Association.





• October 13 and 14th, 2011 - Oakville, Ontario, Sensory Processing in School, Home and Community: How to Make the Best of Every Moment Presented by: REACH Therapy Services, Presenter: Winnie Dunn, PhD, OTR, FAOTA

Dr. Winnie Dunn will be presenting a 2-day workshop to help therapists, parents and educators better understand how to translate the sensory needs of children whose sensory processing patterns interfere with daily life into practical everyday plans in the home, school and community. Participants will be able to understand core sensory processing concepts and how to explain them to others; construct plans based on sensory patterns, and employ evidence-based strategies when caring for children with sensory processing challenges.

Winnie Dunn, PhD, OTR, FAOTA is Professor and Chair of Occupational Therapy Education, School of Allied Health, University of Kansas.  She has provided services in public schools for the last two decades using many innovative strategies.  She has also conducted federal grants that investigate the service provision needs in educational settings.  Dr. Dunn has provided many continuing education experiences to help service providers design effective services, and has been particularly active in working on integrated service provision and full inclusion programs.  She has written extensively in the areas of service provision and the use of consultation as a viable service provision option.  She was an author of both the School Systems and Early Intervention Guidelines from the American Occupational Therapy Association.

Dr. Dunn is Faculty Emeritus of Sensory Integration International, and taught many of the early courses in sensory integration theory,  and test administration and interpretation.  She is the author of the Sensory Profile, Infant/Toddler Sensory Profile, the Sensory Profile School Companion and co-author of the Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile, which characterize children’s and adult’s responses to sensory events in everyday life. Dr. Dunn has recently published her new book, “Living Sensationally”.

This workshop will be of primary interest to occupational therapists, teachers, psychologists, behavioral therapists, speech language pathologists, educational assistants, and of course parents and guardians of children whose sensory processing patterns interfere with daily life.  Other health care professionals who serve these children may also want to attend this workshop.  Registrants may attend Thursday, or Friday or both days.

Please direct questions to REACH Therapy Services at:

• Phone: (905) 814-6329
• Fax: (416)-762-9374
• Email: reachtherapy@bell.net

Evidence-Based Practice Databases, Websites and Other Resources for Research with Current Information on Medical and Health Related Issues

Cochrane Library: (You need to subscribe to this database.) www.thecochranelibrary.com/

PEDro [Physiotherapy Evidence Database (free and a good option; updated regularly)] www.pedro.org.au

OT Seeker (good site for information) www.OTseeker.com

Physiotherapy Choices   http://www.pedro.org.au/physiotherapychoices/index.html

Pub Med – service of US National Library of Medicine and National Institute of Health (free version of Medline) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/

PsycBITE Psychological Database for Brain Impairment Treatment Efficacy http://www.psycbite.com/

Search medica: (click on Evidence-Based Articles): www.searchmedica.com/

University of Delaware link to the Evidence-Based Healthcare & Practice Guidelines page: http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/nurs/internet/ebp.htm

Evidence-Based Mental Health: www.ebmentalhealth.com

Evidence-Based Nursing: www.evidencebasednursing.com

Evidence-Based Healthcare: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/120118375/grouphome/home.html

Medscape for professionals: http://www.medscape.com

Medscape for consumers: http://www.webmd.com/

National Library of Medicine: www.nlm.gov

Examples of OT journals that contain research:

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health

AOTA’s Website: Searching for Evidence – click on Practitioners and then the Evidence-Based Practice and Research link Assists members to find clinically relevant literature. Examples of category topics to locate databases and Internet sites in OT, rehabilitation and health outcomes:

• Children and Youth EBP Resources
• Health and Wellness EBP Resources
• Mental Health EBP Resources
• Productive Aging EBP Resources
• Rehabilitation, Disability and Participation EBP Resources

Evidence Based Practice Health Outcomes: Government Sources: 

• Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Adults with Alzheimer's and Related Diseases
• Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury
• Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Individuals with Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses
• Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Adults with Stroke
• Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Adults with Neurodegenerative Disease
• Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Driving and Community Mobility for Older Adults
• Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Home Modifications
• Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Children and Adolescents with Autism
• Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Children with Behavioral and Psychosocial Needs