September 2014

ACCESS NEWSLETTER

WHAT'S NEW AT ACCESS

ACCESS was at the REE on Sept. 9, 2014

Thanks for coming to visit us! We had a great time at the REE this year. If you weren't able to make it, check out our upcoming workshops on side bar or website.

NEW ACCESS TEAM MEMBERS

Access is growing! We welcome our new rehab assistant, Sally (Jin Jin) Cheng, new OTs Evan Mackenzie and Sue McCalla, and new PT Regina Colistro to the Access team.

DID YOU KNOW?

Access has RN's too! Heather McMurtry, Vladimir Medakovic, Susan Andrews are all Wound Ostomy Continence specialists (WOCN)

Bios can be found at: www.accesstherapists.com

Heather on outreach

The Access team provides seating, dysphagia and wound outreach services all over BC, including some very remote places...

WHEELCHAIR SEATING BLOG

Access Therapist Cheryl Hon has started a seating blog for anybody interested in the world of seating and positioning. For neat tips and tricks, check it out!

www.cherylsseatingnotes.com

CONFERENCE BUZZ
Jo-Anne and Krista (below) attended the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine last week, along with more than 1000 others. A great catch-up on all things motor development and truly interactive using the conference app. Some pretty consistent buzz words used: dosing (timing and intensity of active treatment), green light (level 1 practice evidence), widespread use of Goal Attainment Scaling and Canadian Occupational Performance Measure and of course the ubiquitous iPad...
P.S. Does early preventive surgery prevent hip dislocation? YES.

CLIENT NEWS

Access client Deepi reports on mobility challenges in Vancouver. Check out her broadcast!

http://www.rickhansen.com/News-Media/Blog/September-2014

REHAB FUN FACT

Velcro was invented in 1941 when a clever Swiss engineer's dog came home with burrs on his coat. Instead of bringing his dog to a salon for a doggy makeover, he invented the hook and loop fastener --- now used everywhere by OTs for splinting, for mounting switches, for holding stuff and putting things within reach. P.S. There is still that issue with the dog hair though....

COOL REHAB PRODUCT

We saw many cool products at the REE this year. Active Controls has a new Chin Control proportional joystick. This joystick was easy to drive and was centre-mounted, which was ideal for set-up. The mount was also very sturdy and easily removeable for transfers! Here are some photos. Check out their website if you would like more information.