Blue Jays accepted for presentations at the 2015 POTA conference!

Hot off the presses…or at least from the Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association (POTA).  Etown faculty, recent graduates and current students will be giving various presentations at the annual Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association’s annual Conference in October.  Good job, blue jays! The conference is in Scranton, PA.  We hope to see you there!

FRIDAY OCTOBER 23, 2015

2:00 PM

• Non-pharmacological Interventions for Sundowning Behaviors:  A MOHO Perspective
  • Poster Presentation:  Robin Kreiser, B.S. OTS, Tamera Keiter Humbert, D.Ed., OTR/L

• An OT’s Guide to Patient Reported Outcomes
  • Presentation:  Ann Marie Potter, MA, OTR/L

• Program Development for a Youth Intervention Center
  • Short Presentation:  Jessica Krueger, MS, OT (’15); Emily Martin, MS, OT (’15); Lauren Neiswender, MS, OT (’15), Bethany Panchak, MS, OT (’15); & Judy Ericksen, Ph.D., OTR/L

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2015

7:00 AM

• Treating SPD & Attachment Issues: An Update
  • Presentation:  Christine Achenbach, MEd, OTR/L

• Dental Care and Intellectual Disability: Occupational Therapy’s Role
  • Short Presentation: Marla Peiffer, B.S. OTS & Kerri Hample, OTD, OTR/L

10:30 AM

• Comparison of Activities and Participation Across Cancer Types
  • Poster Presentation:  Ann Marie Potter, MA, OTR/L; Monica Loranger, MS, OT (’15); Carly Stull, MS, OT (’15); & Megan Tursi, MS, OT (’15)

You can get more information about the POTA conference here.