Houston Happenings, 4-10-19

04/09/19
  • Rupal M. Patel (physical therapy) led a group of 12 Houston physical therapy alumni and current DPT and PhD students during the APTA (American Physical Therapy Association) Federal Advocacy Forum March 31-April 2 in Washington, D.C. The TWU crew made up half of the Texas delegation that visited the Senate and House on April 2 to meet with federal legislators about health care policy and regulatory issues that impact the lives of physical therapy patients and consumers.
  • Houston occupational therapy faculty members O. Jayne Bowman, Patricia Bowyer, Theresa Smith and Mary F. Baxter represented TWU at the 2019 American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Conference & Expo April  4-7 in New Orleans. Bowman presented a poster, “Comparison of Visual Motor Skills of Typical Women in Their 30s with those of Typical Women in Their 70s.” Bowyer presented two posters, “A Proposed Retrospective Qualitative Exploration of Documentation to Explore the Clinical Reasonings of OTs” and “Treatment Fidelity (TF) in OT Research: Implications for Evidence-Based Practice;” as well as two short courses, “The Early Childhood Occupational Profile (ECOPE): Assessing Occupational Participation in Children Birth to Three Years of Age” and “The Use of the Remotivation Process in an OT Program for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema (BCRL): A Feasibility Study.” Smith presented a poster, “A Cognitivie Rehabilitation Program for Breast-Cancer Survivors Providing Experiential Learning for OT Students.” Baxter presented a poster, “Spirituality of Caregivers of Children Receiving OT in Early Intervention Scientific Research Panel 401D – Validity of the Sock Test for Sitting Balance: A Functional Sitting Balance Assessment;” and a short course, “Using Meaningful and Daily Occupations to Meet Physical Activity Recommendations for Cancer-Related Fatigue.”
  • Rita DelloStritto and Ann St. Germaine (nursing) attended the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties annual meeting April 4-7 in Atlanta. The meeting hosted more than 900 nurse practitioner faculty members from across the nation.