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National and State Representation Archive

Browse our archive to see the committees our staff have served on and the presentations that they have facilitated over the past year.

Committees

Susan Chapman, Clinical Manager (SLP)

Education Committee; Membership and Education Committee: North Carolina Speech, Language and Hearing Association (2004-2005)

Board of Directors: South Carolina Speech, Language and Hearing Association (2005-2006)

Marjorie DeBlander, Clinical Specialist (SLP)

Vice President for Governmental Relations, Pennsylvania Speech Language Hearing Association

(term ended 6/30/06)

Presentations

Speech Pathology in the Skilled Nursing and Long Term Care Environments
Presented by Joanne M. Wisely, Director, Regulatory Affairs (SLP)
West Chester University Department of Communicative Disorders, June 2006

2005 White House Conference on Aging: Guest lecture and Advocacy Activity

Presented by Elaine Adams, Manager, Regulatory Compliance
Sacred Heart University Occupational Therapy Program, June 2006

Cognitive Communication Disorders

Presented by Alison Brothers, Clinical Specialist (SLP) and Heather Remo, Area Director (SLP)

New Jersey Speech and Hearing Association, May 2006

The Role of the SLP in Long-Term Care

Presented by Alison Brothers, Clinical Specialist (SLP) and Lorraine Valentino, Program Manager (SLP)

New Jersey Speech and Hearing Association, May 2006

Advocating for Occupational Therapy With Private Payers
Co-presented by Elaine Adams, Manager, Regulatory Compliance
American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, April 2006

The White House Conference on Aging One Year Later: The Role of Advocates in Moving from Resolution to Reality

Presented by Elaine Adams, Manager, Regulatory Compliance

Harold Carlson Forum on Critical Issues Facing Connecticut's Older Adults, April 2006

Mentoring: A Dynamic Resource for Clinical Excellence - A Long-Term Care Model

Presented by Clinical Managers Sue LaCroix and Felicia Chew

American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, April 2006

Successful Transitions to Home: Using a Graduated Leave of Absence Program in Retirement Communities

Presented by Karen Persson, Program Manager and Susanne Shear, OTA

American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, April 2006

White House Conference on Aging: Occupational Therapy Implications for Policy and Practice

Co-presented by Elaine Adams, Manager, Regulatory Compliance

American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, April 2006

Unraveling the Mystery of Falls and the Client with Dementia: Prevention and Intervention

Presented by Dawn Bieber, Area Director and Bronwyn Keller, Clinical Specialist

American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, April 2006

Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation of Feeding, Eating, and Swallowing

Co-presented by Sharon Kurfuerst, Senior Director, Clinical Services (OT)

American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, April 2006

A Cognitive Framework for Dementia Management: Practical Approaches to Treatment

Presented by Jodi Warner-Campbell, Program Manager II (PT)

South Carolina Chaper, American Physical Therapy Association Annual Conference, April 2006

Dementia: Considerations for Physical Therapy Interventions

Presented by Kerri Bednarcik, Clinical Specialist (PT)

South Carolina Chapter, American Physical Therapy Association Annual Conference, April 2006

Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association Annual Conference, April 2006

The Role of the SLP in Long Term Care

Presented by Nancy Roberts, Area Director (SLP) and Susan Chapman, Clinical Manager (SLP)

North Carolina Speech, Hearing and Language Association Convention, April 2006

RUG Refinement - The Final Rule, Or Is It?

Presented by Liz Wizner, Director of Business Development (OTR) and Susan Chapman, Clinical Manager (SLP)

North Carolina Speech, Hearing and Language Association Convention, April 2006

Dementia and The Aging Swallow 

Presented by Melissa Muir, Clinical Specialist (SLP)  and Susan Chapman, Clinical Manager (SLP)

North Carolina Speech, Hearing and Language Association Convention, April 2006

The Role of the SLP in Long Term Care

RUG Refinement - The Final Rule, Or Is It?

Presented by Nancy Roberts, Area Director (SLP) and Susan Chapman, Clinical Manager (SLP)

South Carolina Speech, Language and Hearing Association, March 2006

Speech Pathology and Long-Term Care Issues

Presented by Jennifer Hesketh, Clinical Specialist (SLP)

Penn State University’s Health Policy and Administration Department, April 2006 

Penn State University’s Communication Disorders Department, February 2006

How to Maximize Reimbursement under Medicare A; Understanding and Maximizing your Facility's Medicaid Case Mix; Identifying Key Indicators of an Effective LTC Setting Therapy Department

Presented by Cynthia Gill, Senior PM (OT)

Institute for Continuing Education and Research, February 2006

Interventions to Independence

Presented by Dawn Bieber, Area Director (OT) and Sharon Kurfuerst, Senior Director, Clinical Services (OT), February 2006

Staging Dementia: A Practical Framework That Supports Assessment and Intervention

Co-Presented by Clinical Specialist Tammy Keeton (SLP), and Area Director Dawn Bieber (OTR)

ASHA Convention, November 2005

Eliminate Your Reimbursement Fear Factor

Co-presented by Joanne Wisely, Director, Regulatory Administration (SLP)

ASHA Convention, November 2005

Speech Therapy Practice in Long-Term Care

Presented by Garry Pezzano, VP, Clinical Practice (SLP) and Nancy Jordan, Clinical Specialist (SLP)

Lasalle University, Professional Ethics Class for Senior-Level SLP Students, November 2005

Eliminate Your Reimbursement Fear Factor
Short Course Co-presented by Joanne M. Wisely, Director, Regulatory Affairs (SLP)
ASHA National Convention, November 2005

Strengthening the Swallow of the Cardiopulmonary Patient

Presented by Ann Kulichik, Clinical Specialist (SLP)

Massachusetts Speech and Hearing Association, September 2005

Cognitive Communication Disorders

Presented by Clinical Specialists Dianna Carrico (SLP) and Melissa Muir (SLP)

Florida Speech and Hearing Association, May 2005

Cognitive Communication Disorders

Presented by Melissa Muir, Clinical Specialist (SLP)

Speech and Hearing Association of Virginia, March 2005

The Role of the SLP in Long-Term Care

Presented by Sandra Blevins, SLP

District of Columbia Speech and Hearing Winter Conference, February 2005

Management of Cognitive Communication Deficits in the Long-Term Care Setting

Co-presented by Susan Chapman, Clinical Manager (SLP)

ASHA Convention, November 2004

The SLP's Impact on the Nursing Home Quality Initiative

Co-presented by Susan Chapman, Clinical Manager (SLP)

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