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District Chair
Jennie Brown, OTR/L brown@oota.org

Columbus News & Calendar 2010

All meetings start with Ohio Occupational Therapy Association updates followed by the CEU event.

All the below events are free to OOTA members and students. Non-ethics events are $15.00 for non-members. Ethics is $20.00 for non-members.

Reservations are highly encouraged. Attendance without reservations will be permitted as space allows. Please send all reservations and questions to: ColumbusOOTA@gmail.com.

Sensory Processing Disorder: Subtypes and Intervention
Thursday, February 25, 6:00 PM
Kay Born, OTR/L and Tia Gamelin, OTR/L for 1.5 CEU’s
Dublin Methodist Hospital - 7500 Hospital Drive, Dublin
http://www.ohiohealth.com/bodydublin.cfm?id=3733

Columbus District Midyear Workshop: Focusing on OCCUPATION Throughout the Occupational Therapy Process
Saturday, March 27, 2010 – 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
(Light breakfast included, lunch on your own)
OSU Martha Morehouse Auditorium
http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/pdfs/maps/Dri_Dir_Morehouse.pdf
$50 members, $110 non-members (new membership included)
6 Contact Hours
To view the program and register: http://www.oota.org/website/ColumbusRegistration.htm

Ethical Disagreement: Negotiating Conflict and Disagreement
Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 6:00 PM
Steven Abrams, Professional Mediator
Westminster Thurber – 717 Neil Ave., Columbus
http://www.oprs.org/westminster_thurber/directions.asp

Functional Interpretation of Cognitive Scores in Clients with Dementia
Thursday, May 6, 2010, 6:00 PM
Jan Winland for 1.5 CEU’s
Wexner Heritage Village – 1151 College Ave., Columbus
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The Columbus District goes "Wild" for OT Month!
April is OT month and this year to celebrate, the Columbus District of OOTA is forming a team for Walk MS 2010 at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. The walk takes place on April 17th with registration beginning at 7:30 am. Participants will be able to stay and enjoy the zoo after completing the walk.

Walk MS supports the Ohio Buckeye Chapter of the National MS Society. The money raised goes to help those living with MS as well as their families and caregivers. Below is an example of what our fund-raising can provide:

$25 will provide a reacher for someone with MS.
$60 will provide a shower chair with a back for one individual with MS.
$150 will provide a cooling vest kit for someone with MS.
$240 will provide a day of respite care for a family affected by MS.
$500 will provide a manual wheelchair for one individual with MS.
$750 will provide a portable ramp for one individual with MS.

If each of us could raise $25 dollars - think what a difference we could make in the lives of those affected by MS.

Please join our team by visiting http://walkoha.nationalmssociety.org

Choose the Columbus walk, join an existing team, and our team name is Columbus OOTA. Details about team shirts and team meeting point will be provided as the walk approaches. What better way for us to celebrate OT Month than to rally together and support a cause that so beautifully represents just what our profession is about! See you at the Zoo! If you have questions or difficulty registering please contact Kristi Reed, Columbus District OOTA Publicity Chair, at dolphin106@hotmail.com

If you would like to contact your Columbus District Officers:

Jennie Brown - Chair
Pam Turnwald - Vice-chair
Amanda Haught - Secretary
Judy Domsic - Treasurer
Melissa Van Allen/Wendy Duncan - Continuing Education Committee
Joe Gross - Membership Chair
Kristi Reed - Public Information Chair
Kristen Price - OTA Committee
Elise Dew - Student Representative
Christine Griffin - Rehabilitation Services Member Support Group
Joan Hedrick and Diana Short, Pediatrics Member Support Group
If anyone would like to sponsor one of the yearly CEUs,
please contact us immediately to set it up. You can contact
us at ColumbusOOTA@gmail.com.