Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 22:18:45 -0700
From: Ray Grott <xxxxxx@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: WANTED: RESNA Course and Workshop ideas
To: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

As you may have read by now, the proposal forms
for Instructional Courses and Workshops for next
summer's RESNA conference in the Washington DC
area have been posted to the RESNA website. (www.resna.org).

I thought it might be helpful to share with you a
list of topics that were suggested during last
year's conference--pasted below. The Meetings
Committee is always interested in seeing
proposals on a wide range of topics to meet the
diverse interests of the conference attendees. We
encourage anyone with a special interest or area
of expertise to consider submitting a proposal on
a topic that you feel would be of value to others
in the field. Content related to policy, public
policy and advocacy is especially welcome. If you
have other suggestions for course or workshops
you'd like to see or presenters you'd like to
have at the RESNA conference, please send those
along as well. Remember, the DEADLINE for submissions is October 22nd.

Thanks!
Ray Grott, Chair
RESNA Meetings Committee
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxx

Instructional Course and Workshop Suggestions
from Conference participants (partial list):

Seating and Mobility
Seating and Mobility in the educational environment
Wheelchair mobility assessment and training for
clinical settings (hands-on session)
Seating for people with TBI
Addressing pressure wounds in non-SCI population
Seating/cushion alternatives for facilitating wound closure while sitting
Advanced hands-on seating and positioning for severely involved clients
Equipment choices for clients with the new Medicare codes
Standing and gait training
Transfers for bariatric clients­lifts, walkers
Beginning measurements for seating
Pediatric seating and mobility, mobility
training; problem-solving with this population
Wheelchair building, assessment and prescription in developing countries

Billing, Funding, Service Delivery Issues
From injury to equipment delivery and training:
a complete overview of everyone involved and how everyone gets paid
DME Coding, billing loopholes, medical necessity
Continued content on reimbursement, coding,
competitive bidding issues, etc., etc.
Successful service delivery strategies (with
examples from actual seating and AT clinics). Best practice standards.
How to market AT services. Setting up user-friendly AT Labs
Insurance coverage for providers
Advocacy workshop to learn how to write letters to third-party payers
Credentialing ATP/ATS/RET­what you can do with each, how do you get them?

AAC
AAC for people with autism and aphasia; esp.in education environments
AAC in pediatric population and early education
Writing with AAC
More on AAC assessment, delivery, and development
More on ICF (International Classification for Functioning) model for AAC
Development of manual communication boards
AT and whole language approach to education

Miscellaneous
Oculormotor and perceptual process and strategies for accommodation
Hands-on sessions to learn to use specialized software
More topics related to ALS
Implementation of home modifications. Tips and tricks. Smart homes
Introduction to vehicle modifications
More on VISTA operating system
Switch access use and alternatives
AT for individuals with motor control, tone, accuracy issues
AT for sports and recreation
Performance measurements­hands-on comparisons
Telerehab in other areas than wheelchair fittings
Accessible medical instrumentation
More on consumer perspectives; consumer-product design feedback loop
Job accommodations for workers with mental retardation
How to design/implement a research project to access funding