AAO Fall Conference 2001

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Announcing AAO's 2001 Fall Conference

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Assessment, Treatment and Technology for Cognitive Linguistic Dysfunction *

Speaker: Martha Burns*

Course Description:

This course will focus on cognitive linquistic dysfunction in adults. Participants will learn how to select and adapt assessment and treatment tools to best evaluate and treat adults with right hemisphere dysfunction and mild dementia. The speaker will also review available technology and provide information on how to use both low-tech and high-tech items with cognitively impaired clients.

 

Course Objectives:

At the completion of this course, each participant will be able to:

• Select and adapt appropriate assessment tools to evaluate cliets with right hemisphere dysfunction and mild dementia.
• Develop functional outcome goals for clients with right hemisphere dysfunction and mild dementia who exhibit cognitive deficits.
• List available high-tech and low-tech options that benefit clients with cognitive linguistic deficits.

Schedule:

7:30 AM Registration/Coffee & Tea

8:00 Introduciton of Dr. Burns

8:15 Evaluation and Assessment of Right Hemisphere Dysfunction

10:00 Break

10:15 Evaluation and Assessment of Mild Dementia

12:00 Lunch (included) Presention of Williams Awards **

1:00 Technology Options (Part 1)

2:30 Break

2:45 Technology Options (Part 2)

4:15 Technology Examples, Questions & Answers

4:45 Wrap Up /Turn in CEU forms

**The Williams Awards were named for William Pitts, William Porto and William Weidner, three founders of AAO in 1972. These prestigious awards are presented annually to speech-language pathology graduate students from Ohio universities to acknowledge outstanding academic status, excellence in clinical skills and demonstration of professionalism and dedication.

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Registration Information:

     Place/Time:     Ramada Plaza Hotel
                     Friday, October 26,2001

     Fee:            AAO Member         $100.00
                     Non-AAO Member     $135.00
                     Student             $50.00
                     New AAO Member     $125.00 (Membership incl)

     Registration:   Pre-registration must be postmarked by
                     October 15, 2001. Includes lunch and two
                     refreshment breaks.Non-AAO members may join
                     AAO in combination with registration and take
                     advantage of reduced membership registration. 
                     Assume registration unless otherwise noti-
                     fied. Seating is limited. 

     Cancellations:  Refunds will be issued if notification is received
                     by October 15,2001. After that date no refunds pro-
                     vided. 

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Accommodations:

     Place/Time:     Ramada Plaza Hotel
                     Interstate 71 and Morse Road
                     4900 Sinclair Road
                     Columbus, OH  43229
                     (614) 846-0300

     Rate:           $89.00 plus tax


     Directions:   Interstate 71 to Morse Road. Exit west on Morse 
                   to Sinclair Road. Right on Sinclair Road.

* Dr. Martha Burns has been a practicing speech language pathologist in Evanston, IL for over 30 years. She holds faculty appointments at Northwestern University and University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She is on the professional staff of Evanston-Northwestern University Medical School. She is the recipient of awards for clinical excellence from the American Speech Language Hearing Foundation and Evanston Hospital. She also received a publication award for a book on Right Hemisphere Dysfunction from Doody's Rating Service ad a professional vision award from St. Francis University. She is well known for her two books on treatment of adult neurological disorders. She is also the author of the Burns Brief Inventory of Communication and Cognition and numerous journal articles.

Send the following information to:

         Gladis Garver***
         6918 Ludwig Dresbach Rd.
         Circleville, OH  43113

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Make Checks payable to AAO

***For additional information:

Call Gladis Garver at (740) 474-9309

Send email to: gladisg@bright.net

This program is offered for .7 CEUs (Intermediate Level: Professional area). Gladis Garver can provide further details on CEUs is needed. Program brochure is available. Email aao@www.seorf.ohiou.edu to request.

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