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NEWS FROM RESNA Written by: ANDREA VAN HOOK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RESNA
NEW MEMBERS JOIN PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS BOARD We are pleased to announce the new members joining the Professional Standards Board (PSB): • Claire Campbell, SLP, ATP • Rob Oliver, consumer member • Mike Osborn, ATP, CRTS® • Marcia Scherer, PhD All are serving three-year terms. The PSB also elected the following officers: • Chair: Julie Piriano, PT, ATP/SMS • Vice Chair: Kyle Walker, ATP • Secretary: Douglas Rakoski, ATP • Chair, Complaints Review Committee: Antoinette Verdone, ATP, RET RESNA and the Professional Standards Board thanks our outgoing board members for their years of service: • Michele Gunn, ATP, CRTS® • Johnny Kelly, consumer member • Rich Schein, PhD • Lois Turner, SLP, ATP
RESNA TRACK @ ISS Will we see you in Pittsburgh in January? For the first time, RESNA is sponsoring a track at the International Seating Symposium. RESNA is proud to collaborate with ISS to develop sessions that focus on technology convergence. This trend is affecting seating and mobility
FOR THE FIRST TIME, RESNA IS SPONSORING A TRACK AT THE INTERNATIONAL SEATING SYMPOSIUM. RESNA IS PROUD TO COLLABORATE WITH ISS TO DEVELOP SESSIONS THAT FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY CONVERGENCE. 36
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professionals, who now need to know “more than wheelchairs” to best serve their clients. The RESNA track includes: • AAC for the ATP – Beth Speaker-Christensen, SLP, ATP • ATP Certification and Ethics for the New Era Julie Piriano, PT, ATP/SMS; Michael Seidel, ATP, CRTS®; Carmen Digiovine, PhD, ATP/SMS, RET • Integrated Assistive Technology Features on Power Wheelchairs - Leah Barid, OTR/L, ATP; Jill Baldessari, OTR/L, ATP • Mainstream Smart Home Technologies for People with Physical Disabilities - Dan Ding, PhD; Lindsey Morris, OTD • RESNA Wheelchair Transportation Safety Standards - Miriam Manary, BS, MS; Nichole Orton, BS, MS • Seating and Mobility Technology: What’s Annoying and What’s Fixable – Gerry Dickerson, ATP, CRTS® • Smart Home Makeover Disability Edition – Antoinette Verdone, ATP, RET • Start With the Client: Increasing Your Value Through Client-Centred Practice - Emma Smith, PhD, OT, ATP; Susan Johnson Taylor, OTR/L, ATP; Jean Minkel, PT; Weesie Walker, ATP/SMS • Supporting the Client: Extending the University of Illinois at Impact of the ATP Through Client and Caregiver Training - Daniel Cochrane, MS, MA, ATP; Brenda Sposato Bonfiglio, MEBME, ATP; Emma Smith, PhD, OT, ATP • The ATP as the Case Manager - Michael Seidel, ATP, CRTS®; Sue Redepenning, OTR/L, ATP In addition to the RESNA Track, two RESNA position papers will be presented: • The RESNA Wheelchair Service Provision Guide - Mary Shea, OTD, ATP/SMS; Jessica Presperin Pedersen, OTD, MBA, ATP/SMS • Update on the Evidence: 2021 Revision of the RESNA Ultralight Manual Wheelchair Position Paper - Jennith Bernstein, DPT, PT ATP/ SMS; Theresa Berner, MOT, OTR/L, ATP; Lynn Worobey, PhD, PT, ATP See you at ISS!
