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fF LO RIDAOCCUPATIONALTHERAPYASSOCATIONINSIDE THISISSUE:G’Day from the2PresidentOT Meets FL3Gov. Charlie CristFOTA DAY at the4CapitolNews from the5CapitolONLINE EDUCA-6TION : FOTAWEBINARSFOTA AWARDS7WINNERSFLOTEC: SuperiorFieldwork EducatorsCONTACTFOTA 40-3682MAILP.O. BOX5977 SARASOTA3427710FOCUSSP RI NGI SSUEAP RILIN MEMORIAM –Marian Sue Glattauer Dudley, OTR, FAOTA.Occupational therapy in the state of Floridarecently lost a champion for excellence. SuzeDudley passed away from an extended illnesson April 5th, 2010, surrounded by her family.Suze‘s contribution to the education of OTPractitioners was legendary. She served astenured faculty at FIU for many years, beforeleaving to develop the educational program atNova Southeastern University. She was knownto tackle new projects and to push the boundaries of education. Along with Diane Ward, Suzedeveloped the software‗Fieldwork Clerk‘ which continues to be used by educationalprograms to schedule fieldwork. A team player, Suze isfondly remembered by herpast students as one whowould go the extra mile forthem.Her lifetime of service withinFOTA and AOTA contributedgreatly to the OT profession inFlorida.In 1987, Suze was awarded aFellow of the American Occupational Therapy Assn in recognition of her service. Theidea to coordinate and the implementation of the GreatSouthern Occupational Therapy Conference (GSOTC) with others is one ofher legacies. This originally was planned as theSouthern OT Conference that would be locatedin a southern city and no-one involved with theinitial planning knew the success that this eventbecame. Suze was the person that worked behind the landscape; whether it was the educational program, organizing speakers, formattinga schedule. Her hours behind the scenes were2010many and contributed to the success of thisevent.Within FOTA, Suze held many offices and waswell respected as President. She mentored newPresidents and other leaders as they workedfor FOTA. Her support of FOTA saw her spending many hours and years of involvement andleadership to her State Assn. Suze wasawarded an Honorary FOTA membership forher contribution to FOTA some years ago.Even in 2009, shortly after becoming ill, Suzewas still working on behalf of FOTA. As President, I needed some advice on informationneeded for a Committee task.Reaching out to Suze waseasy and within days, I had theinformation I needed for FOTA– she always had the time toassist or comment whether sheknew you or not the fact is ifyou were working on behalf ofFOTA, then that was all sheneeded to hear!.So, as we all remember SuzeDudley, let us remember herhusband Bob, her children andgrandchildren. But let us alsoremember her legacy. As Bobwrote on April 5th, 2010:―Suze went to heaven today at9:20am. She died peacefully inher sleep. Her last thoughtswere about you and the goodtimes you shared with her. Suze‘s life enrichedus all. Think about her often, when you see asunrise, a sunset, a rainbow, a clown andbrightly colored balloons. God blessed us withher life and easy death. Now she belongs tothe Ages‖Respectfully submitted by; Sara-Jane Crowley,OTR/L and Debra Misrahi, MS, OTR/L.RememberingSuze DudleyA ―Day on the Hill‖ For FOTA.Day at the Capitol on March 31, 2010.
fG‘Day from the PresidentFOTA PresidentSara-Jane CrowleyAs you read this, FOTAwill have hosted a successful‗Day on the Hill‘ in Tallahassee and be finalizing plansfor our Annual BusinessMeeting to be held at theAOTA Convention in Orlando in April.In 2009, the Executive Boardlooked at the membershipclassification of HonoraryMembership. Following workby an Ad Hoc Committee,the Board approved unani-mously a new policy. The objectivecriteria and procedure for this willallow FOTA to increase our Honorary Membership numbers appropriately, with a new nomination form tobe posted on the FOTA website.As part of the new criteria, it wasdecided to grant Honorary Membership to all past and future recipients of FOTA‘s highest honor – theLouise Samson LeadershipAward. This award is given to OTPractitioners who have demonstrated a significant contribution inleadership to FOTA and the profession of OT. Historically, this awardis not granted every year.Our membership is growing andone of our recent membershipinitiatives – Sustaining Membership is offering OT Practitionersanother option to apply/renewmembership.There will be several moremembership initiatives launchedat our Annual Meeting in Orlando on April 30, 2010. I lookforward to seeing old friendsand meeting new ones at thatmeeting – please come and joinus as we celebrate FOTA, ourachievements and our StrategicPlan.Sara-Jane Crowley,In 2010, FOTA will be bestowing Honorary Memberships to:Debora Oliveira, Ed.S., OTR/L (1997 winner)Dana Woods, OTBarbara Ingram-Rice, OT, CLT, LMT (2005 winner)Belkis Landa Gonzalez, Ed.D., OTR/L (2006 winner)James Hammond, MA, OTR/L (2009 winner)Editor‘s Notes: This FOCUS Issue: Recognition,Advocacy, and Remembrance.As newly appointed editor, it is my distinct honor to welcome you to this spring issue of FOCUS. This issuerepresents a great opportunity to inform you of the latest news and events happening in the FOTA community.More importantly, this issue is devoted to the recognition of the personal contributions of many great OTprofessionals both past and present. From outstanding fieldwork educators, to our honorary members, to thewinners of awards of excellence, and scholarship funds. Perhaps most importantly, is the time taken to reflect,give thanks, and pay tribute to the lives of special individuals like Suze Dudley, who spent years in the service toour profession and our consumers.This issue also allows us to acknowledge the great efforts and advances being made toward the future of ourprofession through outreach to the Florida community and Legislature. With the inspiration of our past andpresent leaders, we can look forward to our future challenges with a sense of hope and enthusiasm as we pauseto celebrate— Happy OT Month! Brent Cheyne OT
P AGE3OT Meets with Florida GovernorFellow FOTA members,Dr. Kurt Hubbardmeets with FL . Gov.Charlie CristI recently had the uniqueopportunity to speak withour Governor Crist at areception on February 28th2010. Even though thiswas an informal smallgathering, I thought it wasan opportune time tobend his ear about issuesrelated to OT. In the shorttime we spoke, we discussed the Medicare therapy cap exceptions process and how this impactsour practice. Another important issue I brought tohim was that PT wasopening up their practiceact to expand their role toinclude some of the areasthat are traditionallywithin OT’s expertise.This gave me a wonderfulopportunity to educatehim as to what OT doesand the unique abilitiesthat we possess. Thisconversation was about 5minutes long (a lifetimeFOTA WEBMASTERand COORDINATOROF GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRSCONTACT:BARBARA INGRAMRICE See FOTA.orgforINFOFOCUSSP RING2010for a one-to-one conversation with a politician).He stated that he wouldkeep this in mind and Ireferred him to the FloridaOT advisory board (thathe appoints) or myself ifhe had further questions. Ifollowed up this discussion with a phone call toGov. Crist’s office the following Tuesday morning(March 2nd). As coincidence would have it, hisoffice informed me aboutsome very good news.The good news was thatPresident Obama signedthe Temporary ExtensionAct of 2010 (HR 4691) intolaw. The main function ofthis act is to suspend the21.2% reduction in payments to providers underthe Medicare physicianfee schedule. Anotherprovision included in thisact is that it reinstates thetherapy cap exceptionsprocess until March 31,2010. It is still under inter-pretation if the exceptionsprocess is retroactive tothe first of the year however. In the next comingmonths I plan to keep calling Gov. Crist’s officeabout our causes with thehopes of his office listening in this primary election year for Florida’s Republican Senate nomination. This hotly contestedrace may give us a uniqueopportunity to get ourvoices heard on manyissues including maintaining the Medicare cap exception or to abolish thecap all together. So, let’skeep the pressure on ourelected officials!!!!!To be continued .KurtKurt K. Hubbard, PhD(c),OTD, OTR/LAssistant ProfessorUniversity of St.Augustine for Health Sciences
SP RINGISSUEP AGEFOTA DAY AT THE CAPITOLFOTA at the Florida State Legislature: ElenaVizvary, Barbara Ingram-Rice, Debbie Murphy-FIscher, and Sara-Jane Crowley.We were there were you? FOTAhosted a Day at the Capitol on March31, 2010. Officers: PresidentSara-Jane Crowley, VP ElenaVizvary , Government Affairs Coordinator, Barbara Ingram-Riceand AOTA PAC Regional Coordinator Debbie Murphy-Fisher werejoined by students at FAMU OTProgram to promote the profession of Occupational Therapy toour legislators. We sat in on someof the senate and house sessionswhen they were discussing billspertinent to health care and OT.See some of the most pertinentupdates in “News from the Capitol”.Physical Therapy has filed a billin the Senate to update their practice act. However this bill is notmoving this session. The senateis not spending any time on it because there is not a companionbill in the house.Also during the FOTA Day atthe Capitol FOTA representativesof FOTA and FAMU studentswere recognized in the Gallery ofthe Senate by Senator Peaden.So Tallahassee definitely knowsmore about OT than they did before. So again I ask , where wereyou?It was an awesome opportunity toimpact the legislative process insupport of the profession ofOccupational Therapy.A Huge Thank You to the Students and Faculty of the FAMUOT Program for their support ofFOTA during the FOTA Day at theCapitol. Submitted by BarbaraIngram-RiceFAMU OT Students on ―Hill Day‖FOTA Officers with FOTA LobbyistLarry GonzalezFAMU Students conduct the“Competition on the Hill”Sign readsWHO’S GOT THE POWER ?THE HOUSEOR THE SENATETEST YOUR GRIP STRENGTHOCCUPATIONALTHERAPY4
P AGE5News from the Capitol:This is a brief update on key Medicaid issues moving in the Legislature thissession:FOTA LobbyistLarry GonzalezMedicaid Reform. The House Health and Family Services Policy Council approved thefiling of a committee bill which was referred to the House Health Care AppropriationsCommittee. This committee is scheduled to meet one week from tomorrow (Tuesday,April 6) and this bill could be heard at that time. This is the bill that would change thecurrent policy of assigning most Medicaid patients who don't voluntarily choose a healthcare plan to Medicaid HMOs. Under this bill (see attached) AHCA would instead assign65% of Medicaid patients who refuse to choose a health care option to "medicalhomes". The bill would not only establish medical homes as the model for Medicaid, butalso would direct the State Department of Management Services to establish a medicalhome model for the State Group Health Plan. On the Senate side, the companion billhas been referred to the Health Regulation Committee and is co-sponsored by SenatorGaetz, who chairs the committee. That committee meets next Wednesday afternoon,however, the agenda will not be available until this Friday.Medicaid Behavioral Health Services. SB 476 requires the funds returned to the Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency) from behavioral health plans that do not spend at least 80 percent of their capitation rate onbehavioral health care services, as required by law, must be deposited in the Medical Care Trust Fund and reallocated to the community behavioral health providers in the network of the plan making repayments. Providers mustuse the funds for any Medicaid-allowable type of community behavioral health and case management service. This bill has cleared two committees in the Senate and its companion bill (HB 583 is in the House HealthCare Appropriations Committee that will be meeting next Tuesday.Health Care Fraud. SB 752 by Senator Gaetz is a clean-up bill to soften some unintended consequences of SB1986 that passed in 2009 and put licensees who committed felonies many years ago in jeopardy of losing their license even though they subsequently paid their penalty and have now become productive, law-abiding citizens. The bill has cleared on committee and is now in the Senate Criminal Justice Committee. HB 7069, a similarbill dealing with background screening of health care providers has already passed the House and is Messages inMedicaid Home and Community-based Services. SB 1468 reduces the annual maximum expenditure to each client assigned to the Agency for Persons With Disabilities and establishes a budget program for delivery of homeand community-based services. The bill expects to save 25 million/ year. HB 5303, the companion bill, and SB1468 are both moving quickly through their assigned committees.FOCUS Trivia Question:What's the difference between a capital and a capitol? The word capitol isused to refer to the building where a legislature (such as the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives) meets while theword capital refers to the city which serves as the seat of government.FOCUSSP RING2010
V OLUME1,ISSUE1P AGE6FOTA Online EducationElena Vizvary OTR/L, FOTAVice PresidentEDUCATIONFOTA's webinar series isunderway! This has to be themost convenient way to secure quality continuing education! Imagine - you are athome —in comfy clothes—maybe even your pajamas!There's no extra moneyspent on travel (gas, babysitter, accommodations, mealsaway from home). The presenter is nationally knownand is speaking on a topicthat is relevant and reflectscurrent practice issues. Wow- it doesn't get any betterthan this!Plus, if you register for anyLIVE webinar presentation,you can use these 2 continuingeducation hours towards the 14live hours you must completebefore your license renewal dateFebruary 28, 2011. All live webinars are scheduled 7:30 to9:30pm. Or, if you prefer, you cansign up for the recorded versionof any live webinar. The recorded, or "ON DEMAND" webinars are available to you for 30days to listen to whenever you'dlike and as many times as you'dlike.So here's to professional on-linelearning!See you in cyberspace, ElenaVizvary, MS, LOTR. FOTA VicePresident and Education Chair.The upcoming Live Webinar Events schedule includes:May 25"Hot Topics inSchool Therapy"Leslie Jackson,MEd, OT,FAOTAJune"Ethics for the Intermediate OTPractitioner"Barbara Kornblau,JD, OTR/L, FAOTAOn-Demand webinars currently available:"The OT Practice Framework: Domain and Practice" Debra Chasanoff MEd, OTR/L"What Every OT Should Know About Vision Impairment in Older Adults" Mary Warren MS,OTR/L, SCLV, FAOTAJuly 15"A Primer in Pharmacology for the Rehabilitative Professional"Barbara Gladson,OTR, PT, PhDRegistration fees for live webinars: 60 members, 75 non-membersRegistration fees for on-demand webinars: 50 members, 60 non-membersComplete webinar and speaker information plus webinarregistration at www.flota.orgCheck this website link often and look for more webinars to be added. Don't forget your FOTA member discount on registrations. A great way to save money!
P AGE7The FOTA Awards Committee is proud toannounce the 2010 winners!The David D Clark Awardof Excellence:Congratulations toall the Winners?“If I have seenfurther, it is byThis award is for longstanding and significant contribution to the profession ofoccupational therapy and FOTA in Florida.Winners Are:Emily S Pugh MA, OTR/L, LHRMEmily has been a member of FOTAsince 1983. She Co-Chairs in the development of the FOTA Strategic Planand has served on many FOTA Ad Hoccommittees. She is the AOTA RA Representative and does a great job ofkeeping everyone informed aboutchanges that affect all occupationaltherapists. She is also an educator forthe FL Board of OT Practice teaching‗The Prevention of Medical Errors‘courses.Betsy B Burgos MA, OTR/L, ATPBetsy has held numerous offices withinFOTA and other professional organizations. She is passionate about sharingthe special skills of occupational therapists around the world. She convincedall of her students to join FOTA andAOTA and to maintain those memberships throughout their careers. She isinvolved with many civic organizationsand has worked with Safe Kids to docar seat checks as well as Hunger andHomeless Coalition for their annualhomeless count survey by providingtranslation services for the Spanishspeaking research project. ThanksBetsy for sharing your knowledge andheart with others so freely.standing on theshoulders ofgiants”-Isaac NewtonFOCUSFOTA Award of Recognition:This award is for outstanding contribution to the recognition and advancement of occupational therapy in Florida.We are fortunate to award 4 winnersthis year.Tia Hughes OTR/LTia is the Program Chair/Director of theOTA Program at the Florida HospitalCollege of Health Sciences. Tia is always active at the grassroots level interms of networking and connecting OTpractitioners through local forums firstin Broward and now Central Florida.She has also served on the 2009 FOTALCC and in 2010 she is a member ofthe AOTA LCC. Congratulations Tia forall your efforts.Saritza Guzman-Sardina M.ED, OTR/LSaritza has been involved with FOTAsince 1998. She has been an OT Practitioner for many years with her current focus on education of OTA students. Shehas been the Chairperson for FLOTEC(FL OT Educational Consortium) and hasworked with the FOTA for a professionaland dynamic relationship which advancesoccupational therapists. She was a member of the FOTA Ad Hoc Committee toevolve the FOTA Lela Llorens Award toinclude OTA research.David D Clark OT, FAOTADavid has worked tirelessly for FOTA members as well as FL OT Practitioners and studentsover many years. He has held multiple positions within AOTA, FOTA and GOTA. David‘s passion for Occupational Therapy is evident with his involvement to ensure the success of the Association. Since retiring from clinical practice and management in 2000, David continues to promote OT within his local, state and national communities. He has attended every AOTA Convention (except one) since 1964 and all 18 Great Southern OT Conferences. With his decisionin 2008 to leave Florida .FOTA lost one of our champions! David in honor of your willingnessto go the extra mile - after mile - after mile Thank YOU.
V OLUME1,ISSUE1P AGEFOTA Award of Recognition continued:Lauren Green COTA/LLauren has consistently sustained the efforts of the Pensacola Bay Area Occupational Therapy Forum sinceits inception. She is the glueand the GO TO practitionerholding the group togetherand moving them forward.She has been the Forumsecretary for the past 3 yearsand never tires of volunteering her time, energy and expertise. She has been instrumental in organizing two annual day long CEU eventsand quarterly CEU/Forummeetings. She is a catalystfor hard work and effectiveresults. On behalf of theFOTA Executive Board andyour fellow practitioners,thank you for your sustainedleadership in support of ourprofession and the Pensacola Bay Area OccupationalTherapy Forum.Myra McDaniel StudentScholarship FundThe Myra Fund grants fundsto full time students in anACOTE accredited OT orOTA program. The studentmust be a member of FOTAand AOTA and be able todemonstrate participationand leadership activities inthe upcoming years.cial Olympics and currentlydrives an hour and a half oneway to school each day. Shedoes all this and still maintains a 4.0 GPA. Jennifer,your hard work and determination have not gone unnoticed. You already exhibit apassion for excellence as astudent in the Orlando KeiserJennifer Hudak SchevidyOTA Program and we areJennifer is currently enrolled certain you will continue yourin the Orlando Keiser Univer- passion for leadership andsity Occupational Therapyexcellence followingAssistant program. She exgraduation. Congratupects to graduate in 2010.lations and Best WishesShe has volunteered for Spe- for continued success!“Never doubt that a small groupof thoughtful, committed peoplecan change the wo
joined by students at FAMU OT Program to promote the profes-sion of Occupational Therapy to our legislators. We sat in on some of the senate and house sessions when they were discussing bills pertinent to health care and OT. See some of the most pertinent updates in “N
