Attention clinicians treating bilateral upper limb patients

Attention clinicians treating bilateral upper limb patients

Paul Prusakowski

8/7/2008

This message is being posted for Shawn Swanson.

 

Please contact Shawn Swanson with any questions directly at
<Email Address Redacted>

 

 

 

 

**** Skills for Life II Update ****

 

We are now only two months away!! Please forward this message on so others
are aware of this information.

 

***** IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT *****

If there are any bilateral upper extremity limb loss individuals wishing to
attend the Skills for Life II Workshop… we will be able to provide some
financial assistance. Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, there
are funds set aside to cover travel and hotel (approximately $600-700
maximum/person). Please let your patients know of this amazing
opportunity!! This event is for the individual with bilateral upper
extremity limb loss and we want all those wishing to attend to be able to.

 

Spaces are filling up… please make sure to do the following soon:

• Submit a registration form (can be found on the website noted below) to
Angela with Dr. Meier’s office (including speakers).

• Reserve your hotel room and let them know you are with the Skills for Life
II workshop or Amputee Services of America in order to get the discounted
room rate.

 

Also make sure to visit the weblink for agendas, registration forms, and
manufacturer sponsorship forms… it has recently been updated.

<URL Redacted>

 

SFL II OT Workshop

The SFL II OT workshop which will be held on Thursday, October 9th from
1-6:30pm. See the website for the preliminary agenda.

 

SFL II Main Workshop

The SFL II main workshop begins on Friday, October 10th at 8:30am and end on
Sunday, October 12th at noon. See the website for the preliminary agenda.

*NEW* Lunch Presentations

Friday (Free Papers):

1) Judy Davidson, OT (Australia) - Independence in Bilaterals and What is
Real?

2) Anita Stockselius, OT and Christina Ragnö, OT’s (Sweden) - Team Approach

3) Ted Muilenburg, CP (Texas) - Increased Independence for Bilaterals with 5
Function Wrist

4) Suzanne Andrews, OT (Texas)--Team Approach and Component Selection: A
Case Study

5) Jay Clasing and Melissa Brilliott OT’s (BAMC) – Overview of UE Prosthetic
Rehabilitation at CFI

Saturday (Manufacturer/Company Workshops):

Topics: TBD

1) Otto Bock

2) Touch Bionics

3) Motion Control

4) Amputee Services of America

5) Shriner’s

 

Registrations

As of August 6, 2008 we have approximately 70 registrants.

 

Contact Hours

Approved for AOTA (20), ABC (17) and CCMC (20) contact hours.

 

Exhibitors/Sponsorship

Current confirmed exhibitors or sponsor at SFL II

• Otto Bock Health Care

• Amputee Services of America

• Hanger

• Touch Bionics

• The Denver Clinic for Extremities at Risk at Presbyterian/St. Luke’s
Medical Center

• Limb Preservation Foundation

• TRS

• The Fillauer Companies/Hosmer Dorrance

• Motion Control

• Liberating Technologies (LTI)

• Texas Assistive Devices

 

We look forward to seeing you in October! Please let us know if you have
any questions.

 

Best Regards,

Skills for Life II Planning Committee