Events

WOTA Annual Conference|AACPDM|Graduation Banquet|2nd Annual MSOT Poster Session |AOTA Conference||Pre-OT student organization meeting|1st MSOT class graduates|WisCouncil|Advising sessions|

Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Association (WOTA) annual conference and Expo

OT Faculty will present current research on Friday, September 12, 2008 at the WOTA Annual Conference and Expo. The WOTA annual conference will be held at the Ramada of Stevens Point in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, September 11-13, 2008. OT Faculty will present an Update on Current Occupational Therapy Research including: prenatal alcohol exposure and outcomes in primates, measuring gross motor function in children, responses to social and emotional information by individuals with autism, maternal care giving problems and strategies for children with autism and stroke effects on performance and quality of life.

American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) Annual Meeting, Sept. 17-20, 2008

Ruth Benedict, Dr.P.H., OTR and Jean Patz, MS, OTR will be part of a team presenting at the 62nd annual AACPDM meeting. The session is titled Center for Disease Control and Prevention: " The Epidemiology of Developmental Disabilities". This session is scheduled from 1-4 pm, September 17, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta Georgia.

Occupational Therapy Graduation Banquet, May 17, 2008

The Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy Class of 2008 attended a graduation banquet in their honor on Saturday, May 17, 2008. Hors d'oeuvres& dinner were served followed by presentations. The banquet was held at Tripp Commons, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street, Madison, WI.

2nd Annual MSOT Poster Session, May 9, 2008

The MSOT students pictured below displayed and discussed their exciting research at the 2nd annual OT Poster Session, May 9th from 4-6 pm at the OT Program in the Medical Sciences Center, 1300 University Avenue. The student projects covered a variety of interesting topics including:

• Sensory processing deficits in children
• The effects of care-giving for children with cerebral palsy
• A mental imagery stress management intervention for pregnant teenagers
• Occupational performance and community reintegration for persons with spinal cord injury
• Risk factors and stroke warning sign recognition in African Americans
• Activity participation after partial hip replacement surgery
• The impact of stroke on depression
• Community reintegration
• Activity participation in persons under age 65
• Development of a community-based supported exercise and physical activity program for persons with stroke

(view more photos of 1st and 2nd MSOT annual poster sessions)

AOTA Conference in Long Beach, California, April 10-13

OT faculty presented at the AOTA conference. Pictures will be posted soon!

• Friday, April 11, 8:00 am-Ruth Benedict and Anne Baumgardner will present Serving the Assistive Technology Needs of Children: Promoting Access and Ensuring Quality (session # RP204).

Pre-Occupational Therapy Student Organization (POTSO), 1st Tuesday monthly

The UW-Madison undergraduate Pre-Occupational Therapy Student Organization (POTSO) had it's first meeting of this academic year on October 9th at 7:00 pm. Every meeting thereafter will be held on the first Tuesday of the month. For information on location check the TITU at Memorial Union or contact Katie Gallik at gallik@wisc.edu or Liz Hutchison at ehutchison@wisc.edu (Phone 847-421-9997). POTSO is a group for those interested in going into the field of occupational therapy. At meetings, we talk about volunteer opportunities, listen to guest speakers, and discuss OT as a career in general. The only requirements are $10 dues each semester, attending all but one meeting, and being an active participant in our volunteering and fundraising activities. There will be a group photo taken at the first meeting. Hope to see you there!!

First OT Masters of Science class attended UW-Madison graduation.

Our first class of masters-level students graduated this spring and will begin their Level II Fieldwork this summer. This class is made up of 15 students with a rich array of backgrounds. Their undergraduate degrees included biology, business administration, communication arts, economics, education and social policy, human development and family studies, psychology, rehab psychology, and religion. The students share the occupational therapy faculty's excitement about the new curriculum and have helped to shape the program in ways that have made it responsive to the needs of graduate students.

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