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District Chair

Traci McGuire, OTR/L
mcguire@oota.org

Dayton News & Calendar

Welcome to another exciting year in the Dayton District OOTA! As you can tell by our calendar, we have a great year ahead for our meetings and diverse topics/speakers. We strive each year to meet the needs of our members and provide topics based on your feedback .

Dayton District has some openings for board positions. This is a terrific way to become more involved and build lasting relationships with OT’s in our area and around the state!  Open positions are Vice Chair, Ways and Means, Nominations, and Mental Health MSG. If you or anyone you know may be interested, contact Traci McGuire, ottraci@hotmail.com. When all positions are filled, it requires minimal effort on everyone’s part to do the job!

We are collecting donations for raffle prizes for the Dayton District or snack sponsorship. Please let me know if you are interested.

All business meetings begin at 6:30 pm, and the continuing education presentation begins at :700pm to 8:30pm unless otherwise stated. We meet the 2nd Tues of the month. If you are a member, you will receive a reminder postcard each month with directions to the meeting. Non-members will NOT receive a postcard reminder. We will be having fewer meetings this year due to Dayton hosting the conference.

Tune in to WDTN Channel 2 for inclement weather cancellations under DDOOTA.
See you all in October!

Traci McGuire, OTR/L OOTA Dayton District Chair

2010 DDOOTA Calendar

February 9
“Vestibular and Balance Disorders” Christina Cooper PT, NCS Kettering Memorial Hospital

March 9
“Macular Degeneration: A patient’s perspective seeing through the different eyes” Lucy McAdams, a patient living with macular degeneration
Grandview Hospital, O.U. Auditorium

April 13
“Ethics training: What would the licensure board do?” (meets ethics requirement) Dennis Cleary, MS, OTR/L
Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, The Ohio State University Occupational Therapy Division
Grandview Hospital, O.U. Auditorium

May 11
“Therapals.com: Where Making Friends, Makes A Difference” Mollie Michelle Verdier, COTA/L
(Pediatric based topic and therapist)
Grandview Hospital, O.U. Auditorium

Helpful Information:
• Business Meeting from 6:30-7:00 p.m. Speaker Presentation from 7:00-8:30 p.m. Refreshments provided.
• 1.5 contact hours free to members; $20 fee for non-members. Members from other districts are welcome and are FREE!
• If you would like to become an OOTA member, log onto oota.org COTA = $50, OTR = $60, Student = $25
• Meetings are held every 2nd Tuesday of the month, EXCEPT NO MEETING IN NOVERMBER, DECEMBER and JANUARY.
• Reminder post-cards with specific directions will be sent ONLY to OOTA (Dayton District) MEMBERS 1-2 weeks prior to each monthly business meeting/presentation. See www.oota.org for monthly updates (Dayton district page)
• Questions, contact Traci McGuire at ottraci@hotmail.com or 367-9332 (cell).
• For inclement weather, watch WDTN/Ch 2 News for meeting cancellations.
• Please note: calendar subject to change based on unforeseen circumstances. Please refer to postcards, reminder emails, and/or OOTA website for updated meeting details.