2010 OTAC Annual State Conference
October 15-16, 2010
Keystone, CO
Conference Theme:  “OT with Altitude”

Early Registration ends August 30, 2010

REGISTER ONLINE NOW!

Download a registration form to print and register by mail (processing fees apply)

Space is limited - please register early. 
Conference attendee registration will be accepted at the conference registration table October 15 if space permits. A $10 additional late registration charge applies for OTAC members registering at the conference registration table, and a $20 charge for nonmembers.  Register online to avoid late fees and processing fees.

LOCATION
Keystone Lodge and Spa (Lakeside Village)
22101 US Highway 6, Keystone, CO 80435
1.800.258.0437
www.keystoneresort.com

ACCOMMODATIONS
The Keystone Lodge and Spa reservation telephone number is 1.800.258.0437.  Visit www.keystoneresort.com for more information, but you need to make reservations by telephone.  When making a reservation, use the code CK2OTA for OTAC conference rates.  For the best availability and prices, contact Keystone Lodge before August 1.

SCHEDULE
The schedule is subject to change without notice.  View a current Conference Schedule: www.otacco.org/documents/2010ConfSchedule.pdf

FOOD
OTAC will host a continental breakfast and box lunch Friday and Saturday.  Attendees and Exhibitors are on their own for dinners.  Contact Keystone Lodge and Spa directly for special dietary needs.

CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE
A certificates of attendance will be available for pickup on Saturd ay between 4:30-5:00 PM.  Certificates will not be mailed.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Keystone is 9,280 ft above sea level. Please be aware of the signs and symptoms of altitude sickness and take sensible steps to avoid illness. Drink lots of water to keep hydrated.
Contact Keystone Lodge and Spa directly for accommodation requests or special dietary needs.

CANCELLATION
In the event of cancellation, 25% of the fee will be retained for administrative purposes. Registration fees will not be refunded for cancellations postmarked after October 1, 2010. Only written cancellations are accepted.

If you are interested in the 2011 Conference Chair position (and "apprenticing" during this year's conference planning/hosting) or in being a member of the 2010-2011 Conference Committee, please contact Janice Hinds at janice.hinds@otacco.org.

Professional Development Programs Presents:

Eyesight to Insight: Visual/Vestibular Assessment and Treatment
with Mary Kawar, MS, OT/L and Carl Hillier, OD, FCOVD
October 29-30, 2010 in Grand Junction, CO.

12.5 Contact Hours – Intermediate Level Course
Course Description:
This 2-day workshop provides a practical opportunity for participants to interact with a sensory integrative occupational therapist and a developmental optometrist as they collaborate on the goal of facilitating optimum performance in children with movement and vision issues. Speakers will reveal and clarify some of the mysteries of previously ambiguous performance issues in childhood. Participants will develop a broader net for capturing the subtleties of visual-vestibular behavior by gaining insight into underlying causes.
Hands-on experience will provide ample opportunity for participants to learn how to administer a vision screening examination. Comprehensive treatment protocols, including the Kawar Oculo-Vestibular Protocol, will be shared so that therapists are exposed to a broad range of practical, innovative, sequential vestibular-visual activities and exercises for use with their clients.

Suggested Audience: Occupational Therapists and interested others

This course is offered for 1.25 AOTA CEUs; Evaluation, Intervention, Outcomes
This course is offered for 1.2 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level; Related Area)

Objectives: Participants will be able to:
1. Administer a vision screening examination.
2. Refer clients for optometric evaluation effectively using standardized criteria.
3. Demonstrate powerful treatment strategies that utilize the vestibular-oculomotor-cervical triad.
4. Describe the paradigm shift that indicates that functional performance is driven by vision and movement. 

Tuition: $430 - Register by September 3rd and save $30!
Included in the tuition are a vision screening kit, which participants receive and use at the workshop (a $45 value), and a CD containing valuable resources.
Early registration, multiple course and group discounts are available.  Please contact PDP for further information.

Professional Development Programs is an AOTA approved provider of Continuing Education. For a complete look at our courses, please visit PDP on-line at: www.pdppro.com, contact us Toll Free at: 877-439-8865 or email: programs@pdppro.com.

Professional Development Programs Presents:

Clinical Assessment and Practical Interventions for Praxis: From Ideation to Execution
with Teresa A. May-Benson, ScD, OTR/L
August 27-28, 2010 in Colorado Springs, CO.

13 Contact Hours
Course Description:
This advanced level course will present an overview of the components of praxis with an emphasis on clinical assessment and intervention for practic problems with children.  The impact of various practic problems on functional performance will be highlighted.  A framework for observing, assessing, clinical reasoning, and identifying ideation, motor planning, sequencing, bilateral coordination and projected action sequence problems within a sensory integration treatment model will be presented.  A clinical observation-based assessment will be discussed and used to develop observation skills and clinical reasoning in identifying and treating praxis problems.  Practical intervention strategies using both top-down and bottom-up approaches will be highlighted through videotapes, case studies and lecture formats.

Suggested Audience: OTs, PTs & SLPs

The course is offered for 1.3 AOTA CEUs (Performance Skills, Evaluation, Intervention)

Objectives: Participants will be able to:
1. Describe the underlying neural and sensory mechanisms of the various practic dysfunctions.
2. Observe, assess and differentiate the range of practic dysfunctions from ideation to execution problems.
3. Apply top-down and bottom-up treatment principles appropriately to different problems using clinical reasoning.
4. Identify the ways various praxis problems impact functional performance.
5. Develop strategies and treatment plans for improving performance.

Professional Development Programs is an AOTA approved provider of Continuing Education. For a complete look at our courses, please visit PDP on-line at: www.pdppro.com, contact us Toll Free at: 877-439-8865 or email: programs@pdppro.com.