Upcoming Gulf Coast TOTA Events

Here are the Gulf Coast TOTA Meetings for the Spring Semester:

Jan 16th  Student Research Presentations (If you want to be a presenter contact Dr. Smith)

Feb 20th Kinesiotaping for Pediatrics

March 19th Representative Assembly- Dr. Francie Baxter

April 16 Ethics- Dr. Reed

May 21st Cancer Surviors

Texas Medical Center News

ROAD TO RECOVERY—U.S. Army veteran Xavier Negrete chats with his occupational therapist Tracey Kessel during a graduation celebration of a newly formed day treatment program that helps veterans wounded in battle to recover as a group, not just individually. The program is in place at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center.


November 15, 2007
Wounded Veterans Tackle Rehabilitation Together

By BOBBI GRUNERMichael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
bobbi.gruner@med.va.gov

news article

Ronald McDonald House

Many thanks to the volunteers and for Pam for organizing everything!

Here are some pics from tonight!



Check out the video!

Speaker: Dr. David Eagleman

Dr. David Eagleman from Baylor College of Medicine

presenting on Sensethesia

Video of lecture
click link above for the video, incomplete video of lecture : only 30mins

audio clip
click link above for the audio, complete lecture: 50m 37s

November Social!

Hi Everybody!

It's time for another SOTA social :)
So come relive your childhood and relieve some stress...by roller
skating to some oldies but goodies and disco tunes!!!

Where:Dairy Ashford Roller Rink!!!
When: Thursday November 15, 2007
Time: 7-9 p.m.
Cost: There is $3 skate fee and skate rental is $3.

Here is the link for their website so you can check it out for
directions and such. I suggest car-pooling...SAFETY IN NUMBERS!!!

http://www.skatedarr.com/

Hope to see yall there!

Joy
SOTA Social Chairperson

Ronald McDonald House

Hello!

This very daunting event of cooking chili for 100 people is right around the corner, next Tuesday evening to be exact. The plan is to have dinner ready by 7pm and be out of there by 9pm. This would necessitate being at the Ronald McDonald house (directions below) by 6pm or even earlier. However, I know the MOT 3's have FW class until 6:00pm and some will be doing their presentations. If you can arrange with the instructor to leave early, please do so. I've spoken with Dr. Rydin and I will be leaving class by 5:30 in order to start setting up at the RM House (if you want to ride with me, let me know). If you can't be there by 6pm, please send me an e-mail to let me know when you will be there. NO MATTER WHAT, PLEASE SEND ME AN E-MAIL TO CONFIRM THAT YOU WILL BE COMING.

The plan is to prepare and serve dinner for around 100 people, approximately 65 parents and 35 children. I had hoped to do some sort of activity for the children during or right after dinner, but I think we're already a bit out of league cooking for such a large group. If you have any interest in putting together a craft or other activity for the kids to do, let me know.

If you have signed up to bring food, please put it in the peds lab before Monday. I will put a box in there tomorrow (Thursday) labeled "for Ronald McDonald House".

If you have any questions, please e-mail or call me at 210-913-0810.

I'm so glad you've all volunteered to do this and I look forward to spending next Tuesday night with you all,

Pam

Map to the Ronald McDonald House:

Animated characters with disabilities

The new campaign is available to view online at http://www.creaturediscomforts.org/.



To see video of news report click HERE

Fieldwork finished!

I hope everyone's fieldwork went well. I learned so much from the OTs at Quentin Mease. My CI let do so much more that I expected, from scapula modes, SOAP notes, interventions, planning, goal writing, and interacting with patients one on one. Not only that, I even got to learn some Spanish while I was at it. Since it was a county hospital, most patients were only Spanish speaking. It was difficult to communicate, but I picked up a few words here and there..."derecho, izquierdo, descanse, siéntese" (right, left, rest, sit).

Here's useful website for Therapeutic Recreation Activity and Treatment Idea Page

General Meeting recap 10/31

Scott

• Welcome
• Thank you for coming to the meeting
  

Joy
Upcoming social
Skating rink
Thursday Nov. 15th
$3 for skate rental
Dairy Ashford
Carpool

Adrianne
Slide show from TOTA
Next meeting
Wednesday Nov 14th
6:30 pm @ Shriners Hospital
Free food
Free for TOTA
If not member, $10
Free parking
Student travel funds
For TOTA or AOTA

Pam
November 20th Ronald Mc Donald House
Star of hope donate on own
Christmas gift for Salvation Army or TWU students
PM Pals
Thanks to everyone who came to Rebuilding Together

Stephanie
Nov. 20th David Engelmann
12:00 in room 4314
On Sensethesia

Lauren and Jamie
Naughty or Nice Bake Sale
Dec. 3rd
Sign up for Naughty or Nice things to bring
Quantity = 1 batch
More items for sale from TOTA
Polos - $20
Tote bags - $8
Translators $5
Wrap Up
Ideas for fundraisers
Suggestions @ officers meetings

General

Need liaisons for next semester for SOTA
MOT 1’s start thinking about running for a SOTA position

From Karla's Corner

Both of my fieldwork II experiences have been fun and great learning experiences. My first was Occupational Therapy Center - Kelly Jones the second LBJ Hospital - Acute Leslie Schiff.
I feel very lucky to have had great CIs that have not expected me to know much of anything and know that this is a learning experience. When starting each of these experiences, both of my CIs were open to me asking questions and using some work time to look up things I did not know. I feel like I have learned a lot; however, I have continually gone back to my books and my huge collection of papers from our classes. This has been super fun...and I am very ready for a real job!!

-Karla

Fuddruckers fundraiser & social

Here are the pics from the event!