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• IOTA Social Hour

  • When
    Friday, November 15, 2024
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Guggman Haus Brewing Co.
  • Spaces left
    41

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  Join us for our 2nd annual IOTA Social Hour! We will be gathering Friday, November 15th from 7-9pm at Guggman Haus Brewing Co. located at 1701 Gent Avenue, Indianapolis IN 46202. First drink is on us, small bites will be provided!

  Join IOTA leadership, practitioners, and students from around the state for an evening of networking and socializing before our Fall Conference! Tickets are limited, so buy yours now - $10 for members, $20 for non-members! We hope to see you there!

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• IOTA Fall Conference & Business Meeting

  • When
    Saturday, November 16, 2024
  •  
    8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
  • Location
    Indiana University Indianapolis School of Health & Human Sciences

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  Join us at the 2024 IOTA Fall Conference & Business Meeting at IU Indianapolis School of Health and Human Sciences on Saturday, November 16th from 8am-5:15pm. Earn up to 8 Contact Hours!

  Fall Conference Schedule:

  7:30-8am: Registration & Light Breakfast

  8-8:45am: Welcome and Business Meeting

  9-11am: Session I

  -Commun-OT: A Workshop for Jumpstarting Your Community-based Clinical and/or Consultative Practice

  -Sensory Supports in the School System

  -Empowering Mobility: Best Practices in Manual Wheelchair Provision for Occupational Therapists

  -Come to the Table and Grab a Seat! Opportunities for Occupational Therapy Practitioners to Invest in and Serve Children, Their Development, and Families Throughout Indiana

  11-12:30pm: Vendor & Poster Session

  12:30-1:30pm: Lunch & SIS Networking

  1:30-1:45pm: Break

  1:45-2:45pm: Session II

  -Occupational Therapy: A Foundation for Serving Others in a Variety of Capacities

  -Creating Site-Specific Objectives for Level II Fieldwork

  -Managing Shoulder Subluxation in Your Neurological Patients

  -An Overview of International Occupational Therapy: Embracing the Profession's Global Diversity

  2:45-3pm: Break

  3-4pm: Session III

  -Neurodiversity-Affirming Practice in Occupational Therapy: An Introduction

  -Empowering Students to Explore Non-Traditional Fieldwork Placements

  -Opportunities for Advocacy in End-of-Life Care

  -Benefits of Dry Needling

  4-4:15pm: Break

  4:15-5:15pm: Session IV

  -The Art of Engaging Others in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) & Other "Hot-Topic" Initiatives 

  -Demonstrating the Educational Benefit of School-Based Occupational Therapy

  -Equipping New Faculty for Evidence-Based Assessment and Decision-Making in Occupational Therapy Coursework

  -NBCOT National Certification Exam: Information You Need to Know

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• Dizziness for the OT Professional: What You Really Need to Know

  • When
    Wednesday, December 04, 2024
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom Webinar

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  What is your first reaction when your new or existing patient says, “I’m feeling dizzy today?” Dizziness (including issues relating to our vestibular or inner ear balance system) affects about 15% to 20% of adults yearly. Every occupational therapy professional should feel confident in recognizing and determining the right next steps for helping individuals with dizziness, vertigo, and imbalance, including those with unexplained falls. Whether you are an OT, COTA, or OT student, this lecture will bolster your skill set and equip you with a new perspective to assist the one in five patients with dizziness sitting in front of you tomorrow.

  Objectives:

  Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify what not to miss in patients with dizziness

  • Understand vestibular basics to be able to triage individuals with possible vestibular disorders
    
  • Discuss client education, basic interventions, and appropriate referrals for common dizziness issues

  
  

  Helena Esmonde, PT, DPT, NCS, has over 19 years of experience and has specialized in treating patients with neurologic, balance, and vestibular conditions for the past 15 years. Helena passed her Vestibular Competency exam at Emory University in 2015, certified to treat Cervicogenic Dizziness in 2016, and co-founded Vestibular First, a company which makes affordable infrared video goggles and educational tools, in 2017. Dedicated to student education, she has served as a teaching assistant at Temple, Jefferson, Neumann, Arcadia, Harcum, and St. Joseph’s University.  Helena has given numerous professional lectures and taught several continuing education courses over the past few years, covering vestibular topics such as BPPV and concussion, as well as hosting an online Journal Club with renowned vestibular experts serving as her special guests.

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