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Table of Contents

In Memoriam: Kathryn Denise Torberntsson.....................1, 2 How to Enhance Your Resume: Become a Co-Editor of the FOCUS .......................2 2009 FOTA Annual Conference ....................... 3-5 OT Resources.......................6 Letter from the Vice President ..............................................7 What is your Role in Achieving the Centennial Vision? ..... 8-9 FLOTEC Recognizes Superior Fieldwork Educators in Florida............................................10 South Bay Forum News......10 FOTA New/Renewing Members .............................11 FOTA is now on Facebook .12

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In Memoriam: Kathryn Denise Torberntsson, OTR/L A Mass was held January 24, 2009 at St. Coleman’s Catholic Church in Pompano Beach for Kathy, our friend and colleague. Kathy passed away at home on January 9, 2009, surrounded by her family and friends. She was 53. As I looked around the church during the Mass and saw many old acquaintances, fellow therapists and Kathy’s family and friends, I could not help but reflect on how much she contributed in her very special way to their lives and to occupational therapy.

As an occupational therapist, she was exceptional and selfless in her caring and concern for her patients and their families. As supervisor and Director of Rehabilitative Services at St. Anthony’s Rehabilitation Hospital in Ft. Lauderdale she demonstrated the same caring and concern for her colleagues. Throughout her 30 year career as an occupational therapist Kathy mentored many new OTs and students. She was always active in local OT forums and generous with her time; speaking at forum meetings and providing guest lectures at local OT programs. Most recently she served as Secretary of the Florida Occupational Therapy Association.

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T h e F lo r i d a O c c u p a t i o n a l T h e r a p y A s s o c i a t i o n

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F O T A President Sara Jane Crowley President AT flota.org Vice President Betsy B. Burgos betsyb AT embarqmail.com Treasurer Tim Finlan timmy70 AT embarqmail.com Secretary Renee Moyer rjmoyer AT phhp.ufl.edu Conference Convener Ric Carrasco rcarrasco AT aol.com Publications Editor Tanya Feddern-Bekcan Newsletter AT flota.com

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Disclaimer The Florida Occupational Therapy Association is not responsible for statements

made by contributors or advertisers in its publications. Unless so stated, Material in FOCUS does not reflect the

endorsement, official attitude, or position of the Florida Occupational Therapy

Association.

FOTA MISSION: The mission of FOTA is to serve as a collective body to support, develop, and represent the occupational therapy profession for the advancement of the practice and to better serve the consumer.

--In Memoriam: Kathryn Denise Toberntsson continued from page 1 How she managed to get all those items of business written down, organized and distributed in a timely manner was exceptional. In all things related to occupational therapy she was a true professional, earning the respect and admiration of all who she encountered.

Kathy has passed her passion for the health and healing of others to her children. Son Peter will soon be a physiatrist and daughter Ingrid will be applying to OT school. Her family has requested that donations be made to the University of Florida Foundation, Inc. Fund #

000737 and mailed to University of Florida Shands Cancer Center, College of Medicine, Office of Development and Alumni Affairs, PO Box 100243, Gainesville, FL 32610-0243. --Pam Shaffner, MS, OTR/L How to Enhance Your Resume: Become a Co-Editor of the FOCUS With the economic downturn, it’s an employer’s market. How can you set your resume apart from the other applicants? One way is by demonstrating your keen interest in the profession via participation in FOTA activities such as Co-Editor of the FOCUS. The FOCUS is the official publication of the Florida Occupational Therapy Association and the primary source of Florida-based information for Occupational Therapy practitioners and students. As the Co-Editor of the FOCUS, you will hone skills in marketing, advertising, time management, word processing, creative writing, and organization. Contact FOCUS Editor Tanya Feddern-Bekcan for additional details: tfeddern AT gmail.com --Tanya Feddern-Bekcan, FOCUS Editor

NOTICE: To cut down on spammers, email addresses in the FOCUS are written with AT. When sending an email, just type the @ in place of AT. For example, janedoe AT fakeemail.com should be typed as janedoe@fakeemail.com

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Letter from the Vice President: 2009 FOTA Annual Conference was a great sensation!!! Thank you to all of you, who sponsored, attended, prepared and intervened in the 2009 FOTA Annual Conference in Orlando. Your support, interest, contribution and participation made this event a meaningful one. The FOTA efforts to promote continuing education that support evidence based practices and the AOTA Centennial Vision were reflected in all the courses provided. The preparation for this conference had taken a long time and was far from easy at times. One of the greatest challenges was to have three different venues for the conference. In these difficult times of our economy, this was needed as the venue costs were extremely high for our association’s current budget. The Orlando Health (OH) and Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences (FHCHS) did not charge us for any of their services other than the food provided. That is why I have to express our utmost gratitude to Carlos Carrasco and Michael Taylor and their staff from OH and to Tia Hughes and Vicki Case and their students from FHCHS. As Vice President and Program Chair, it was my pleasure to work with a number of friends and partners who have shown a great professionalism and spirit of adaptation. At first, I need to recognize Ricardo C. Carrasco’s dedication and work as Conference Convener. His devotion and attention to details was impressive. He also shared his professional and life experience as one of the speakers for the plenary session, and a co-speaker for the Sensory SIS roundtable discussion and Consumers Panel. Great job Ric! A group of professionals that worked behind the scenes were the Education Committee members who diligently evaluated with me every single continuing education application submitted. My appreciations go to Anne Hull and Debra Misrahi. Cathy Peirce also worked on the evaluation of the student posters. Acknowledgements go to all the speakers who offered their expertise to the occupational practitioners and students. Many thanks to the FOTA Executive Board and committee members who helped monitor sessions, assisted with registration and directed attendees around. I also want to express my gratitude to the following volunteers and committee members for their hard work: Barbara-Ingram Rice, who coordinated the online registration process; Timothy Finlan and Julie O’Leary for the Awards and Recognitions coordination; Bonnie Decker and Susan Skees Hermes who coordinated the Silent Auction and were assisted by Melissa Sirek, Alison Zilioli and Erik Hermes; Susan also coordinated the Student Social; Vicki Case, Mary Beth Craig and Sara Jane Crowley who worked on the Exhibits, Advertising and Sponsorship events. The FHCHS and Daytona College students were also of great help with their kind hospitality and directions at the FHCHS. Not only was good to meet and speak with many members, but I am certain that FOTA will really continue to benefit from your cooperation and support. In this FOCUS edition you will also find some highlights and pictures about conference. They are posted in the FOTA website at www.flota.org as well as a copy of the Conference Program

Guide. Please join us again next year in Orlando where we will be hosting the 2010 AOTA Annual Conference. Stay tune and visit the website frequently for future information about the next FOTA Conference and other projects. Kind Regards, Betsy B. Burgos, MA, OTR/L, ATP FOTA Vice President & Continuing Education Chair

FOCUS Article and Advertisement Submissions Our goal is to make FOCUS one of the many reasons to become a FOTA member. We hope to have unique content, available nowhere else, that is unique and timely for YOU. Please email submissions to Editor Tanya Feddern-Bekcan at: Newsletter AT flota.org

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OT Resources

Electronic: Website JAN: The Job Accomodation Network http://www.jan.wvu.edu/ Click on the Accommodation Search tab (towards the top center of the page), click on "Click to Search," click on a diagnosis, and keep clicking through, as prompted, to see a suggested list of accommodations for a specific aspect of a disability. Electronic: Database/Software Rehabilitation Reference Center http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=16&topicID=1134 This resource is listed as “an evidence-based clinical reference tool.” I learned more about it during an online webinar and was impressed. This is a great resource for OTs in the orthopedic

setting. This database has nearly 10 thousand exercise images with customizable instructions, patient education topics in English and Spanish, online textbooks (Developing Cultural Competence in Physical Therapy Practice, etc.), over 200 evidence-based Clinical Reviews written by OTs and PTs, and more. Print Occupational Therapy in Oncology and Palliative Care, 2nd Edition Cooper, J. (2006). This text is described as the only book on this important topic. --Tanya Feddern-Bekcan, Editor

Shopping for Books or Other Gifts Online?

Go to FOTA’s website, www.flota.org, scroll down & click on the Amazon link, and Amazon will donate some of the proceeds of your order to FOTA. Amazon sells more than just books, so get your gift list ready!

WOW—FOTA membership for only $5 or $8 a month!!!!

When you join or renew via the FOTA website, http://www.flota.org, when you get to the payment processing step, you will have a choice of a “Sustaining Membership.” By choosing this method, OTs will have an automatic debit of $8 month and OTAs will have an automatic debit of $5 per month. Sustaining Membership is available only with credit card or debit card payment. With a fully-paid membership, you may still choose to pay by check. Please follow the instructions on your confirmation page or confirmation email.

CONTINUING ED COURSES IN TAMPA Manual Edema Mobilization !"March 28-29, 2009 By Sandra Artzberger, MS, OTR, CHT, CLT

Breast Cancer Rehab using a Pilates-based Approach!"April 4-5, 2009 By Naomi Aaronson, MA, OTR/L, CHT, CPI and Ann MarieTuro, OTR/L

Splinting and Casting for Neuro and Acute Care !"November 7-8, 2009 By Susan Locker, MSEd, OTR/L

Wrist and Carpal Kinematics !"December 5-6, 2009 By Shrikant Chinchalkar, OTR, CHT

CONTINUING ED COURSES IN FORT LAUDERDALE

Pediatric Hand Therapy and Splinting !"May 16-17, 2009 By Jill Peck-Murray, MOT, OTR/L, CHT

Combining the Best: KinesioTaping Method and Myofascial Release for Orthopedic Conditions !"December 5-6, 2009 By Rosemary Schrauth, OTR/L, CLT, CKTI

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What is your Role in Achieving the Centennial Vision?

Brent Braveman, PhD., OTR/L, FAOTA, AOTA Speaker Representative Assembly

Power. It is one of the seven key concepts in AOTA’s Centennial Vision statement, the statement describing where we want occupational therapy to be in 2017 when we reach the 100th anniversary of both the American Occupational Therapy Association and the profession of occupational therapy. So what does power have to do with occupational therapy and our Centennial Vision? Moreover, what does power have to do with you? Out of approximately 140,000 occupational therapy practitioners and students in the U.S., only about 39,000 are members of AOTA. Despite this, the staff and volunteer leadership of AOTA work tirelessly on behalf of that 140,000. And they achieve success after success! For example, in 2008 AOTA successfully overturned a requirement by the Centers for Medicare and

Medicaid Services that occupational therapists be certified as Assistive Technology Practitioners (ATP) to evaluate clients for wheeled mobility devices. A second example is that in “The College Opportunity and Affordability Act,” a federal student loan repayment program was amended in 2007 to include occupational therapy for the first time! Further, a major advocacy effort paid off with the inclusion of occupational therapists in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) program. Occupational therapists are eligible to participate in the PQRI and may report on 10 quality measures in 2009. When you look at history too, you see that AOTA has been essential in building OT’s existing power: in school-based practice, in early intervention, as a private practitioner under Medicare, and in Medicaid coverage. But power does not just happen; AOTA has worked for this power for the profession. These are just some examples of how the power of AOTA membership has paid off through advocacy at the federal level. There are similar examples in almost every state across the country as AOTA has worked with state occupational therapy associations to pass and update state licensure and other legislation to protect the domain of occupational therapy—to protect your future! In New York, AOTA policy staff are working with NYSOTA leaders to enact legislation to revise and strengthen the state’s occupational therapy practice act in 2009. Michigan is pursuing upgraded regulation right now and succeeding! Earlier this year, Colorado secured registration for occupational therapists, and Virginia enacted licensure legislation for occupational therapists and assistants. In Ohio, occupational therapy practitioners can be independent providers to provide early intervention and other services. The list of achievements—and demonstrations of power—goes on and on. Membership in AOTA creates power; and membership brings increased ability to act and to influence others. With your membership comes increased power to provide vital services to clients, consumers, and communities to meet society’s occupational needs and to “Live life to its fullest!” The 2008 elections are over, but the conversation about health care reform is JUST beginning, and AOTA must have a seat at the table if your future is to be protected. Our federal and state policy staff are ready to “knock on big doors” and make sure that we are recognized and heard. Increasing membership in AOTA will be a critical factor in assuring that that happens. In October 2008, the Board of Directors of AOTA challenged the leadership of the association to recruit 1000 new members to make sure that we have the continued resources to be a real player in health care reform and other critical debates. So what is your role? First, if you are not a member, join! Consider all that AOTA is doing for you already, and what more we could do with you as an ally. Second, if you have colleagues who are not members, talk with them. Print out a membership application at http://www.aota.org/Benefits/38503.aspx and ask for just a few moments of their time to share the value of membership with them. Third, consider taking your colleague or --What is Your Role…continued on page 6

Spring 2009 The Florida Occupational Therapy Association Page 6 -- What is Your Role…continued from page 5 the members of your staff or others on a tour of the AOTA Website at www.AOTA.org to show them all of the wonderful resources that are available at the click of a mouse! Be ready to share the benefits of membership including access to the American Journal of Occupational Therapy and OT Practice, the Special Interest Sections, OT Connections which is AOTA’s new Online social networking system, Evidence-Based Practice resources, discounted continuing education, and of course, ADVOCACY! We all know the benefits and promises of occupational therapy for our clients, communities, and society! With the power that comes from increased membership in AOTA, we can assure that our profession becomes more widely recognized and that in 2017 we will be a major force in meeting society’s occupational therapy needs. As occupational therapy practitioners, we all have a vital role in achieving our Centennial Vision. It is time we step up, join AOTA and accept the power that is waiting for us (and for you!) to have a real impact! I look forward to seeing you online at OT Connections and thank you for all that you do! If you have thoughts to share feel free to contact me at bbravema AT uic.edu.

April is Occupational Therapy month! For promotional ideas, go to the AOTA website: www.aota.org If you’re not an AOTA member, you can become one with easy-to-afford monthly payments. Visit their site for details…

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OTA Poster Winners from FHCHS

OT Poster Winners from FGCU

Sara Jane Crowley, FOTA President, receives the Mayor’s proclamation from Ricardo Carrasco, Conference Convener

Debbie Schwartz teaches the mobilization splinting course to eager conference attendees

The 2009 FOTA Annual Conference had a great of turnout!!

Over 300 registered occupational therapy practitioners and students gathered in Orlando, Florida on February 7th-8th, during the 2009 Florida Occupational Therapy Association (FOTA) Spring Conference. All educational sessions and conference events celebrated the conference theme, Reconnecting Art and Science with Occupational Therapy. During Saturday, the preconference institutes were presented at Orlando Health, with Carlos Carrasco and Michael Taylor as local coordinators, during which knowledgeable speakers presented a variety of topics handwriting, evidenced based practice, fieldwork education, school based assistive technology, documentation, burns, and splinting. Later in the day, Sara-Jane Crowley, FOTA President, hosted the Presidential Reception which highlighted 24 student poster presentations at the Embassy Suites San Juan Ballroom, complete with a sumptous buffet and refreshments. A distinguished panel of judges selected the best poster presentations from both occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant programs. Jenna Rogers, Melissa Smith, Tyler Wallen and advisor, Dr. Linda Martin, all from Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers received the OT trophy with their poster entitled, “Mothers in Recovery.” The OTA trophy went to the Florida Hospital College Health Sciences students Amanda Zaklukiewicz, Lindsey Sisson, Gilou St. Fort, and advisor Professor Vicki Case with their poster, “Creating Cognitively Appropriate Group Activities for Alzheimer's Patients in a Day Treatment Setting.” Prior to the Keynote Address, Ricardo C. Carrasco, Conference Convener, announced two conference icebreaker activities: the Gnome Hunt and the scavenger Summit Bingo Hunt, which had conference attendees searching for FOTA Board members, exhibitors, sponsors, and honored guests. The gnome hunt grand prize was a FOTA membership, while the scavenger hunt prize, donated by Summit Professional Education, was a package of 6 transferrable continued education course vouchers worth approximately $1,000.

Shortly after President Crowley officially opened the ceremony and read Mayor Buddy Dyer’s proclamation stating that February 7th and 8th were occupational therapy days in Orlando, the Association presented its annual awards. The David Clark Award of Excellence went to Melissa Morgan from Keiser University, the Louise Samson Leadership Award to Jim Hammond. Dr. Catherine Peirce from Nova Southeastern University received the Award of Recognition and Custom Mobility, Inc. the Award of Appreciation. The Myra McDaniel Student Leadership Fund, named in honor of a former Treasurer of the American Occupational Therapy Association and a former active FOTA member went to Julie O’Leary, student from Florida Gulf Coast University. The Florida Occupational Therapy Education Consortium also presented to Kelleen Ison the Fieldwork Educator Award. --2009 FOTA Conference continued on page 8

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Cooper and Aidan Carrasco carry their grandfather’s Ikebana certificates during the Power of Doing demonstration.

Drs. Ricardo C Carrasco & Patricia Scott

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Wendy Stoker delivered her Keynote Address entitled, "Doing is Everything," and was inspiring and informative. Ms. Stoker completed her occupational therapy degree with high honors. She has been active in sports such as swimming, diving, water skiing, and bowling. In addition, she drives and lives by herself. She shared many examples of how she figured out to accomplish a myriad of activities. Her positive attitude filled the audience with a "can-do" for everyone. After the Keynote Address, students, FOTA Board members and other invited guests mingled during a “chocolate fountain" event, fully sponsored by the Florida Occupational Therapy Education Consortium, and coordinated by Susan Skees-Hermes. The Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences, with Tia Hughes serving as coordinator, was the venue for vendor exhibits, annual business meeting, educational sessions, silent auction, and webroom. The educational sessions were coordinated by Betsy B. Burgos, FOTA Vice President and Education Chair. They began with a plenary session, followed by workshops, papers, and

special interest roundtables. A total of 33 exhibitors, coordinated by Vicki Case, supported the conference, with FLOTEC sponsoring the Student Social and HCA West sponsoring the nametags and lanyards.

The plenary session entitled "The Power of Doing," presented by Drs. Ricardo Carrasco and Patricia Scott, was a scholarly and thought-provoking session during which the speakers related their near death experiences and related their recovery processes to lifespan development, psychosocial, transition, occupation, and chaos theories, while proposing the use of a lifeline charting and narratives as proposed by the model of human occupation. To cap the session, Dr. Carrasco donned traditional Japanese ceremonial attire and demonstrated a formal Ikebana (living flower) design assisted by his students and two grandsons who carried his wooden certificates attesting to the public of his recent installation as Iemoto (Headmaster of Banmi Shofu School of Ikebana).

The FOTA annual business meeting had a full agenda. Sara-Jane Crowley, President, Betsy B. Burgos, Vice President, Timothy Finlan, Treasurer, Barbara Ingram-Rice, Governor Affairs Chair, and Larry Gonzalez, Lobbyist, presented their annual reports. Emily Pugh, AOTA Representative, also presented her report and encouraged everyone to attend the 2009 AOTA Conference. The new Strategic Plan was presented and approved by members. --2009 FOTA Conference continued on page 9

FOTA Executive Board

Spring 2009 The Florida Occupational Therapy Association Page 9 --2009 FOTA Conference continued from page 8 The attendees then had the option of attending 10 papers, 7 SIS roundtable discussions, and 21 workshops. The

topics of these presentations were in the areas of education in urinary incontinence, the occupational therapy practice framework, pediatric pelvic floor rehabilitation, wellness model, occupational therapy education, hot issues for AOTA, evaluation methods for unilateral spatial neglect, legislative Issues in Florida, Evidence-Based Practice, medical errors, OT laws and rules, fieldwork supervision, Car Fit program, and OT in oncology, among other topics. There was also an opportunity to engage in a Silent Action, coordinated by Bonnie Decker & Susan Skees Hermes, where over 60 donated items were up for bid. The money generated by the Auction was designated for the Myra McDaniel Student Leadership fund.

To say that the 2009 Florida Annual Conference was a success doesn't begin to describe the volunteer work that went into the event. VP Betsy B. Burgos, who has the Conference as one of her duties, and Dr. Ricardo C. Carrasco have been

working a full year to pull off this event. Many innovative happenings occurred and the details and management of such an event are too countless to mention. --Betsy B. Burgos, Ricardo C. Carrasco, & David D. Clark

Melissa Morgan received the David D Clark Award of Excellence from David D. Clark

John Kristof received the Award of Appreciation for Custom Mobility, Inc.

Julie O’Leary, student from FGCU, received the Myra McDaniels Student Leadership Fund from Timothy Finlan, Awards Chair

Mr. Jim Hammond, received the Louise Samson Leadership Award

Dr. Catherine Peirce, received the Award of Recognition from Sara-Jane Crowley, FOTA President

Saritza Guzman-Sardina, from FLOTEC, presented to Kelleen Ison the Fieldwork Educator Award

Betsy B. Burgos & Ricardo C. Carrasco, Conference Coordinators

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FLOTEC Recognizes Superior Fieldwork Educators in Florida This February at the Florida’s Annual OT Conference in Orlando, the Florida Occupational Therapy Education Consortium (FLOTEC) recognized the dedication and efforts of Kellene Isom, OTR/L, Fieldwork Educator. She was recognized with a plaque for her efforts in providing exemplary mentorships with students. Recipients of this award are nominated by students under their tutelage, and/or Academic Fieldwork Coordinators. FLOTEC extends it appreciation once again to Kelleen Isom, award recipient and all other fieldwork educators, without whom educational institutions could not turn out quality Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants!!!

The purpose of the Florida Occupational Therapy Educational Consortium is to promote quality clinical education for OT/OTA students, encourage collaboration between educational programs and fieldwork sites, foster support among Academic Clinical Education Coordinators and Fieldwork Educators, ensure that fieldwork education reflects current practice, and promote the professional development of Fieldwork Educators. FLOTEC has implemented a Fieldwork Education Certification Workshop available to all OTs and OTAs in the State. The workshop reviews evaluation and feedback, learning styles and conflict resolution with students, effective documentation for behaviors, learning objectives, and legal considerations in documentation. The course was implemented to promote quality education for OT students, increase the quantity and quality of clinical education sites, and establish uniform guideline and procedures for the basic training for all fieldwork educators in the state of Florida. Participants may receive certification upon successfully passing of the post test. Workshops are provided by the consortium members at various locations around Florida throughout the year. A website has also been developed by FLOTEC, to provide clinicians and students with fieldwork resources. Readers are encouraged to visit the site at floteceducation.org. If you are interested in participating in the consortium, please contact Saritza Guzman-Sardina at SGuzman AT polk.edu. --Robin Richmond OTR/L, FLOTEC Secretary, Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, Polk Community College, OTA Program

South Bay Forum News

The quarterly meeting of the OT South Bay Forum met at the Life Care Center of Sarasota on Tuesday, January 13th, 2009. Following the business meeting, the CEU presentation titled, “May You Live in Interesting Times: The Parent Care Solution,” was provided by Arlene Moore MBA, CFP. The 23 attendees learned about financial issues involved in support and care of the elderly. The next meeting and CEU presentation will be held 6:00PM on Tuesday, April 14th at the SarahCare Adult Day Care Center in Sarasota. All OT professionals from the area are welcome for an evening of education and networking. For more info or to be a CEU presenter, please contact Brent Cheyne OTR/L by e-mail brentcheyne AT yahoo.com or call 941-751-5070. --Brent Cheyne, OTR/L

Arlene Moore, MBA, Certified Financial Planner, discussed planning and funding options for elderly clients and their adult children as caregivers.

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Abdel-Moty, Alma Abuathareh, Anita Alexander, Aurelia Ali, Usman Alido, Lindsley Allison, Valerie Alonso, Kimberly Anderson, Rachel Angulo, Aileen Arias, Anna Arias, Monica Arneson, Ingrid Ayash, Craig Babcock, Elizabeth Baird, Douglas Banta, Kathleen Bassett, Melodye Batt, Sherry Bell, Pamela Bendixen, Roxanna Berecz, Yvonne Bertin, Jocelyn Betancur-Ehrhart, Tanya Blair, Robert Bloch, Elise Bobos, Kevin Bowman, Michele Brannon, Linda Brannon, Mona Brennaman, Cari Builes, Andres Burgos, Betsy B Butterworth, Linzee Cahill, Kelli Cantor, Isabel Caraballo, Jennifer Carpenter, Leslie Tania Carter, Ashleigh Casey, Pauline Cashman, Cynthia Colyer, Jean Kosnik Contreras, Angel Cooper , Mary Corey, Elizabeth Corona, Maria J Crenshaw, Vinicia Cuizon, Dan Davis, Jennifer De Las Pozas, Georgia Desme, Tania DiBari, Dawn DiMeo, Susan Ditullio, Stephanie Dominguez, Lorraine

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Lowery, Pallavi Lozada, Marisol Macy, Kassondra Maiman, Audrey Malek-Ismail, Judith Malone, Linda-Lee Mann, William Marmillion, Nicole Martin, Jeanne Maynard, Laura McHugh, Catharine McVeigh, Kim Medina, Cherise Metellus, Islande Model, Cheryl Montoto, Melissa Morgan, Melissa Morris, Marisa Mousseau, Jean Moyer, Renee Mueller, Bruce Murphy, Kathleen Nayee, Trishna Neel, Sarah Newton, Emma Nixson, Linda Norwood, Dione O'Leary, Julie Odar, Sandra Oliveira, Debora Ostrowski, Daneille Pandoff, Elisabeth Pascal, Berlinda Patton, Pam Pearcy, Donna Perez, Armando Perez, Joanna Perry, Rynna Pfeffer, Elizabeth Piantieri, Sandra Porter, Linda Portorreal, Lissa-Ann Pugh, Emily Ramdhansingh, Abigail Raney, Donna Rhein, Melissa Richardson, Kenyatha Richmond, Robin Ritter, Rita Roberson, Lisa Robinson, Teresa Rutkis, Sigurd Rutlege, Cheryl Saintilus, Jean Salazar, Sabrina

Salguero, Monica Savarese, Melissa Schutz, Jennifer Scott, Tiana Sealey, Kristina Sexton, Toni Sharma, Manisha Sheffey, Agnes A. Simon, Marykay Sims, Monique Skody, Suzanne Smith, Ashlee Snover, Alison Sosa, Kristina Sparagowski, Nancy DIane Spiegel , Dr Fran Spinelli, Stephanie Stark, Rachel Staver, David Stern, Michelle Swart, Lora May Tatlonghari, Jeff Taylor, Michael Teater, Nicole Teixeira, Michelle Tennyson, Marilyn Thelusma, Bledine Thiers, Elizabeth Thomas, Ruth Tucker, Sudith Uzel, Angie Valdes, Orlando van der Aa, Maria Vaughan, Donna Vazquez, Migdres Velozo, Craig Vincent, Mary Beth Vinciulla, Margaret Wagner, Patricia Walters, Daphne Waltman, Martha Warren , Monique Watson, Julie White, Tracey White, Margo Whitley, Brenda Wiggins, Cynthia Wild, Eleanor Williams, Denise Williams, Tray Willman, Kim Zittel, Lisa Zuleger, Dorothee

FOTA thanks the OT Practitioners and Students below who have recently joined or renewed their membership.

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FOTA is now on

Facebook is a social networking website where users can meet friends and join interest groups. FOTA is now in Facebook to increase the communication with its members and educate others about the association in Florida and the different events promoted. Facebook is FREE and everyone can join the FOTA Facebook site and conversations. We have a photo section with pictures from past conferences and events. FOTA Facebook is open to any podcast, wikis and other blogs related to the occupational therapy profession but is not a venue to post resumes or job ads. To go to FOTA on Facebook, paste this URL in your browser: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=45008077478 or go to Facebook, www.facebook.com and type “Florida Occupational Therapy Association” in the search box. --Betsy B. Burgos, FOTA VP

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