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Financial Assistance Available for Bilateral Attendees


For those bilateral upper limb loss individuals interested in financial assistance to help offset travel and hotel costs, please click the below link to apply.

 

Financial Assistance Request Form

 

Email Julie Klarich with any questions 

Skills for Life

Planning Committee


Shawn Swanson Johnson, OTR
Dianne Farabi
Robert Meier, MD
Danielle Melton, MD
Diane Atkins, OTR, FISPO
Julie Klarich, OTR, CHT
Eric Nelson
Mike St Onge
Laura Miller, PhD, CP
Kelly Lee, CP
Lee Shelby
Ronnie Hindsman
David Worley
Patricia E. Tully, OTR, ATP

Questions?  Comments?

 

Need more information?
Please contact: 

 

Shawn Swanson Johnson

(713) 240-8336

 

Dianne Farabi

(614) 659-0197

 

Hotel Information

This email contains the latest information on Skills for Life 4:  Bilateral Upper Limb Loss Workshop.  We look forward to seeing you in Houston, Texas October 22-25, 2015!  

The Therapist/Prosthetist Workshop will happen on Thursday, October 22nd and the Main Workshop will take place October 23rd-25th.   Check out the updated Preliminary Program for the latest schedule of events, including Activity Day.

** Attention Therapists **
A training course for the Assessment of Capacity for Myoelectric Control (ACMC) will be held following the Skills for Life Workshop.  This will be the FIRST time the training has been offered in the US.  For more information please contact Wendy Hill.
 
The SFL Workshop will be videotaped. We will have consent forms at registration for you to sign if you agree to being videotaped.  If you choose not to sign, we will make sure you are not included in the video.

Spanish Translation at Skills for Life 4!  This service will be provided simultaneously through headphones to those needing the service.

Visit our Quick Links or the SFL Website for the following:
- Printable Flyer (in English and Spanish)
- Preliminary Program
- Hotel Information and Reservations
- Attendee Registration (in English and Spanish)

Financial Assistance Request Forms are available here and on our website!

Please consider sponsoring bilateral upper limb loss individuals attendance at SFL.  The donations will be used to help offset some of their travel expenses.  Contact us if you are interested.

Don't forget to check out our Event Sponsors Section and make sure to thank them for their support!
Skills for Life 4

Skills for Life (SFL) is a one-of-a-kind event dedicated to bilateral upper limb loss.

 

This workshop includes a program that will feature a series of workshops devoted specifically to issues faced by individuals with bilateral upper limb loss. Presenters will include individuals living with bilateral upper limb loss, therapists, prosthetists, physicians and others.

 
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Skills for Life 4
Houston, TX
October 22-25, 2015
Who Should attend?
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  • Individuals with bilateral upper limb loss
  • Anyone involved in the care or rehabilitation of a person with upper limb loss
  • Therapists
  • Prosthetists
  • Rehab nurses/Case managers
  • Physicians
  • Life care planners
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Skills for Life 4:

Bilateral Upper Limb Loss Workshop