BU | College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
Distance Education Doctor of Occupational Therapy


Lead the Way Symposium Schedule, May 21, 2007
Time Event Room Number
8:00 AM Registration  
     
8:30-9:30 AM Opening Remarks & Keynote Address by Dr. Sara Harkness (room 101)
     
9:30-9:45 AM Questions and Answers  
     
9:45-10:00 AM Break  
     
Session 1    
     
10-11 AM A Efficacy of Handwriting Interventions- Melissa Callahan (room 101)
  Effectiveness of Handwriting Interventions for Elementary Age Children- Christie Botterbusch  
  Keyboarding and Word Processing for Students with Poor Handwriting- Kelly A. Lavin  
  Handwriting Intervetions for Children- Greta C. Tan  
     
10-11 AM B Effectiveness of Multifaceted Fall Prevention Programs (MFPP)- Lisa Glickman (room 102)
  Effectiveness of Multifactoral Fall Prevention Interventions in Addressing Fall Outcomes for Nursing Home Clients- Sayuri Kelly  
  Effectiveness of Home Evaluations and Modifications for Injury Prevention- Zamarys Roman  
     
11:00-11:15 AM   Break
     
Session 2    
     
11:15-12:15 PM Effectiveness of Prone Positioning on Milestone Acquisition- Julia Harper (room 101)
  Effectiveness of Artificial Oral Feeding Methods in the NICU- Aurelia K. Alexander  
  Effectiveness of Oral Motor Therapy- Maud Mmbo  
  Effectiveness of Behavorial Strategies in the Treatment of Food Refusal-Michele Peterson  
     
11:15-12:15 PM Effectiveness of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Upper Extremity Function and Self-Care- Dana Lepkowski (room 102)
  Effectiveness of a Health Promotion Program Including Exercise for Adults with a Traumatic Brain Injury- Crisla Ryan    
  Effectiveness of Strength Training versus ROM exercises in Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis- Kazuko Kihara  
  Effectiveness of Functional Training for Adults after Experiencing a Stroke- Erin M. Galego  
     
11:15-12:15 Effectiveness of Seeking Safety as a Treatment for Consumers with Co-occurring Disorders and a History of Trauma- Hazelyne Boris  
  The Use of Motivational Enhancement Interventions to Improve Function for Adults with Co-occurring Disorders-Cynthia G. Andisio  
  Exercise and Energy Conservation Education: Maximizing Function Among People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease  
  (COPD)- Suzanne Normand (room 300)
     
12:15-1:30 PM Lunch (on your own)  
     
Session 3    
     
1:30-2:30 PM Program Evaluation: Leading the Way from Inputs to Outcomes Workshop--PTE Students (rooms 101. 102, 104, 300, 218, 220)
     
2:30-2:45 PM Break  
     
Session 4    
     
2:45-3:45 PM Integrated vs. Traditional Occupational Therapy Service in the Schools- Moira Mc Bride (room 101)
  Peer Facilitated Social Skills Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders- Sarah E. Wagner  
  Effective Dietary Intervention- Jacqueline Mayo  
  Effectiveness of Weighted Vest on Increasing the Attention to Task and Decreasing Self-Stimulatory Behaviors- Inti Marazita  
     
     
2:45-3:45 PM Effectiveness of Social Skills Training for Children with Known Attention Deficits- Matthew Jewett (room 102)
  "Effectiveness of Visual Schedules on On-Task and Off-Task Behaviors in Students Diagnosed with Autism, ASD, and PDD"  
  Shannon Kelley Levandowski  
  On Choice Making- Wendy Kenzell  
     
3:45-4:00 PM Break  
     
Session 5    
     
4:00-5:00 PM Effectiveness of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy in Improving Hemiparetic Upper Extremity Function in People after (room 101)
  Stroke- Jeanne Brady  
  Effectiveness of Constraint Induced Movement Therapy with the Acute Stroke Population- Victoria Souza  
  Effective Hemiparesis Intervention- Heather Hoffman  
  Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) for Children and Adolescents with Hemiplegia- Lori A. Vaughn  
  Effectiveness of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy with Young Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy- Denise Razzak  
     
4:00-5:00 PM Sensory Integration (room 102)
  Effectiveness of Sensory Integration Intervention for Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder- Julie Tourigny (video presentation)  
  Sensory Integration and Behavior- Lillian E. Hamer  
  Effectiveness of Sensory Integration Therapy in Young Children with Autism- Paula A. Rabaey  
     
5:15-5:45 PM Closing Ceremony (room 101)
     
6:00-8:30 PM Reception at Boston University's Castle