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The 2008 class of the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Occupational Therapy program. Learn more about the students' research projects.
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IU Student Physical Therapy Organization's 2010 Marquette Challenge Workshop will be held Saturday, March 27, 2010
Functional Knee Techniques by GrayInstitute - Presented by Jan Inman, PT March 27, 2010 7 am – 5:30 pm Location: Ruth Lilly Auditorium in Riley Outpatient Center on IUPUI Medical Campus 702 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202 INAPTA CEU's: 5 Units Course Overview: A new and innovative one day seminar providing participants with essential principles, strategies, and techniques of Applied Functional Science. This seminar encourages direct participation and interaction with instructors and participants to enhance the ability to assess and address client/patient function. During this course you will learn a principle-based approach to facilitate improved functional thresholds. To accomplish the aforementioned, participants will learn: A new functional technique process for the knee complex Over 50 new knee techniques for all levels of patient/client function The science of “Tweakology” therefore empowering you to expand all techniques into specific application An introduction to Knee Functional Manual Reaction® Download the flyer Event Schedule: 7:00 - 7:45am - Registration 8:00 - 9:30am - Principles of function 9:30 - 10:00am - Strategies of function 10:00 -10:15am - Break 10:15am - 12:00pm - Technique lab 12:00 - 1:00pm - Lunch break 1:00 - 2:45pm - Technique lab 2:45 - 3:00pm - Break 3:00 - 4:00pm - Technique lab 4:00 - 5:00pm - Putting it all together 5:00 - 5:30pm - Questions, answers and review All proceeds from this course will be donated to the Foundation for Physical Therapy to raise funds for PT research. Forward questions to: rschlabach@yahoo.com; or jheighwa@gmail.com The 2010 IU Marquette Challenge is sponsored by the IU School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Alumni Assoc. Download the flyer
Posted on 25 January 2010 | 12:00 am
South African university recognizes Prof. MacKinnon's contributions
The School of Health Technology at the Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT) held a cocktail function to celebrate the contributions of Prof Joyce MacKinnon (associate dean of the School of Health And Rehabilitation Sciences, IUPUI, USA) as external consultant to the NRF funded project on implementing an assessment model in the School of Health Technology since 2005. In addition, MacKinnon was also involved in the textbook on postgraduate supervision with the title “An introduction to postgraduate supervision” with Prof. Laetus Lategan as editor. She was the first Senior Fulbright Scholar to visit the CUT in 2008. She has also assisted postgraduate students with project proposals and motivated undergraduate students to continue postgraduate studies.
Posted on 31 October 2009 | 12:00 am
Dean Agho Visits Moi University
Recently Dean Agho was invited to visit Dr. Judith Ernst while she was at Moi University, Kenya working on the Global Livestock-CRSP HIV Nutrition Project (HNP). While there, Dr. Agho was given a tour of the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital and explored ways to expand the already existing partnership between Moi University and Indiana University. The School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences has been asked for assistance to establish Bachelor of Science degree programs in Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy. To view a gallery of photos from the trip click here.
Posted on 9 October 2009 | 12:00 am
