North Coast District

Counties: Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Medina

District Chairs:  Georgette Ireland, OTR/L; Monica Goetz, OTR/L
Contact: [email protected]; [email protected]

Upcoming Event

North Coast District COTA Liaison 2 Contact Hour Panel Discussion: 
 "The OT Connection: Building Healthy Relationships with Vendors"
*Sponsored by Health Aid of Ohio*

Panel Members will include:   Matthew Isaac, Assistive Technology Professional (ATP),  Ken Broz, (ATP),  Michele Nolan, Physical Therapist & Jacci Lambert, Certified Prosthesis Orthotist.     

•  Tuesday, July 30, 2019
• At the Holiday Inn; 6001 Rockside Road Independence, OH  44131 - Held in The Broadview Heights Room
• From 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. *hors d'oeuvers at 5:00 p.m.

Objectives (participants will be able to):

1. Identify various types of assistive technologies regarding power mobility to increase independence in ADL tasks with pediatrics, Skilled Nursing and Home Health
2. Implement training techniques to patients and caregivers with power and manual mobility devices with Older Adults
3. Learn to develop long lasting relationships with vendors for collaborative patient caregiver
4. Understand the need to document in quantitative measures by gaining a knowledge of various types of tools and implement skilled terminology for those with orthopedic impairments and neurological diagnoses
5. Develop a strong knowledge of 3^rd party payer sources, the process for reimbursement and the difference between VA and other 3^rd party payer sources
6. How to best justify and communicate types of DME and wheeled mobility equipment of Veterans to the Veteran affairs
7. Understand various types of cushions on how to best instruct caregivers and patients on proper use
8. Gain knowledge of various types of prosthetics and splinting materials

 Purpose:

To understand business models, commercial, Medicare and Medicaid policies regarding reimbursement build relationships and communicate the needs of patients with Veterans Affairs

Procedure:

• Attendees will receive a list of questions pertaining to the objectives in the form of check boxes by each question
• Questions will be gathered and vendors will provide answers to questions checked
• Vendors will be given a time to ask questions to Attendees, allowing them to learn from their peers
• Provide manual and power wheelchairs, orthopedics and prosthetics

Materials:

1. Power Wheelchairs
2. Manual Wheelchairs
3. Various cushions
4. Food 
5. Pens
6. Paper with questions
7. The do's and don'ts list

 REGISTRATION:

Please either contact Georgette Ireland at [email protected] or call (440) 746-1864;  or Monica Goetz at [email protected] or call (440) 554-0043.

FREE for Members - $20 for Non-members

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Welcome Soonaire Shepherd & Katie Giglia to the North Coast District Board in the positions of Membership Co-Chairs!!  We are so happy to have such energetic & interested new graduates joining our team. The North Coast Board looks forward to hearing all your ideas for helping to increase our membership. Our next scheduled meeting is Tuesday, June 11th. The meetings are held at St. John Bosco/School for PEP which is on the right side of the church. The address is 6470 Pearl Rd. - Parma Hts., OH  44130. The meetings are from 6:00-8:00 pm.

Chairperson - Georgette Ireland & Monica Goetz
Vice Chair - Diane Ventura
Secretary - Kristin Hopkins
Treasurer - Rebecca Young
Membership - Soonaire Shepherd & Katie Giglia
COTA Liaisons - Sr. Regina Fierman & Gabe DeNigris
Public Relations/Historian - Georgette Ireland & Monica Goetz
Public Information - Karla Reese

Special Interest Sections:

Pediatrics - Bonnie Boenig & Erin Blake
Rehabiliation - Pamela Millar 
OT Education - Teri LaGuardia
Older Adults - Lindsay Kwasny 
Mental Health - Dotti Thompson