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Research Resources
A monthly newsletter of the
AOTF Institute for the Study of Occupation and Health
April 2009
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Dear Colleagues,
Greetings from the
AOTF Institute for the Study of Occupation and Health as we look
forward this month to the 2009 Annual Conference and Exhibition of the
American Occupation Therapy Association (AOTA) in Houston, Texas. This
issue of Research
Resources spotlights all of our own and jointly-sponsored,
AOTA/AOTF, research and education programs to be held there, and we
hope that you will be able to participate in one or more of these
exciting initiatives. This issue also features a new AOTF Institute Cooperation
Spotlight on the Science and Human Rights
Coalition of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
(AAAS). The AOTF Institute recently became an affiliate member of
this coalition, and in doing so, we hope that it will help to open
opportunities for scientists in the occupational therapy community to
contribute their knowledge and expertise. We are grateful to Jessica
Wyndham, LLM, LLB, Project Director of the AAAS Science and Human
Rights Program for her cooperation and guidance in realizing this
spotlight, and we look forward to working with her and her colleagues
to connect interested scientists to the coalition's programs.
Our cooperation
with the AAA S Coalition stands among the several we have
developed during the past year, including those with The Foundation Center (June
2008), Healthy People 2020 initiative
of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) (July-August 2008,
and December 2008), Society for the Study of
Occupation: USA (September 2008), National Library of Medicine
(October 2008), the NIH-supported resource
4researchers (January 2009), and the International Society for
the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL) (February 2009).
We look forward to
seeing you at the AOTA annual conference. And, as always, we thank you
for subscribing to Research
Resources and supporting our mission to advance
occupational therapy through programs of philanthropy, research,
education and leadership, and, in doing so, helping to promote a
society in which individuals, regardless of age or ability, may
participate in occupations of their choice that give meaning to their
lives and foster health and well being.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey S.
Reznick, PhD
Director, AOTF Institute for the Study of Occupation and Health
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Spotlight: AOTA-AOTF Jointly Sponsored Research Events
at AOTA Conference
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AOTA/AOTF
Pre-Conference Institute 003 - Meet the Grant Makers
This
pre-conference institute will be targeted to doctoral-level researchers
with defined research plans - and especially to postdoctoral research
fellows - who are aiming to obtain research funding in the immediate
future and who and wish to meet, learn from, and discuss potential
collaborations with representatives of grant makers whose funding
priorities relate to the Research Priorities and Parameters of Practice
for Occupational Therapy. After presentations from representatives of
federal agencies and private foundations, attendees will be able to
meet the speakers and exchange thoughts in roundtable sessions. In
advance of the forum, a survey will be sent to registrants via email to
facilitate organization overall and the roundtable sessions in
particular. Representatives
from the following organizations are currently scheduled to attend:
American Heart Association; National Center for Injury Prevention and
Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Biological
Sciences and Career Development, National Center for Medical
Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR), Eunice Kennedy Shriver) National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National
Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research.
Note: Postdoctoral fellows who register for this
pre-conference institute will receive a reduced registration rate for
the AOTA/AOTF Postdoctoral Research and Networking Forum to be held
Wednesday morning. (see immediately below)
AOTA/AOTF
Postdoctoral Research and Networking Forum
Wednesday,
April 22, 8:00-11:00 a.m.
Brown
Convention Center 351 ABC
Hilton Americas Ballroom E
This workshop will spotlight the latest research and
career pathways of scientists who have received research training
awards. Faculty from programs with NIH K12 training programs will
describe the application process and the educational and training
opportunities. Finally, we will discuss how to increase the research
capacity of our profession. Speakers will include M. Carolyn Baum, PhD,
OTR/L, FAOTA, and member of the AOTF Academy of Research, Washington
University; Joan C. Rogers, PhD, OTR/L, and member of the AOTF Academy
of Research, University of Pittsburgh; William Mann, PhD, OTR/L, and
member of the AOTF Academy of Research, University of Florida,
Gainesville; Susan Murphy, ScD, OTR, University of Michigan; Arlene
Schmid, PhD, OTR, Indiana University, Indianapolis; Sandra Winkler,
PhD, OTR/L, ATP, University of Florida, Gainesville; Roxanna Bendixen,
PhD, OTR/L; University of Florida, Gainesville; Elizabeth Skidmore,
PhD, OTR/L, University of Pittsburgh, and Jessica Kramer, PhD, OTR/L,
Boston University.
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Spotlight: AOTF Institute Events at AOTA Conference
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AOTF
Qualitative Research Exchange (QRE)
This program will
focus on the public health priorities generated by the Healthy People 2020 initiative
of the US Department of Health and Human Services and the opportunities
for occupational therapy researchers to contribute. Key questions that
will undergird QRE 2009 are: How can occupational therapy as a
profession better align research and practice priorities with national
health initiatives that stress population (versus individual) health,
and in what ways can and should qualitative research play a leading
role? Drawing on a unique set of studies, invited speakers will examine
the current status of occupational therapy's contributions to public
health-oriented research, and the range of methods by which we can
broaden attention to the social and physical determinants of health
through more careful consideration of research issues and policy.
Speakers will
include Trudy Mallinson, PhD, OTR/L, NZROT, Associate Director, Center
for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research, Rehabilitation Institute of
Chicago; Kathy Kniepmann, MPH, CHES, OTR/L, Instructor, Washington
University School of Medicine, Program in Occupational Therapy; and
Brenda H. Vrkljan, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.), Assistant Professor,
Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster
University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The moderator will be Cathy
Lysack, PhD, OT(C), and Member of the AOTF Academy of Research,
Associate Professor, Gerontology and Occupational Therapy, and Deputy
Director, Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University.
Join the AOTF
Institute for the Study of Occupation and Health for a unique Research
Colloquium and Tea. The program will feature Leroy Chiao, PhD -
veteran NASA astronaut of four space flights and former Commander and
Science Officer of the International Space Station - who will share his
experiences, as well as scientists from occupational therapy and allied
disciplines whose research intersects with NASA as the agency addresses
not only the challenges of living outside earth and after reentry from
space, but also the benefits of such research for understanding daily
activity on our planet.
Joining Dr. Chiao
in this dynamic program will be Jeffrey P. Sutton, MD, PhD, Director,
National Space Biomedical Research Institute; Helen S. Cohen, EdD, OTR,
FAOTA, Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
(Baylor College Medicine); Jacob J. Bloomberg, PhD, Senior
Research Scientist, Neuroscience Laboratories, Human Adaptation and
Countermeasures Division (NASA/Johnson Space Center); Lauren Leveton,
PhD, Senior Research Scientist, Behavioral Health and Performance
Division, (NASA/Johnson Space Center). Linda Tickle-Degnen, PhD, OTR/L,
FAOTA, of Tufts University, will moderate the program and the
subsequent discussion period.
AOTF's AOTA pre
conference institute on the scholarship of teaching and learning - the
final of three planned sessions by AOTF since 2007 - will further
enhance faculty professional development using the scholarship of
teaching and learning, which is generally defined as "scholarly inquiry
into student learning which advances the practice of teaching by
sharing this research publicly." Participants in this
pre-conference institute will learn about the scholarship of teaching
and learning and, through mentorship, develop their own SoTL inquiry
project. During the year following these projects will be
implemented with ongoing support through a mentored learning community
and dedicated online resources. Participation requires a one-year
commitment culminating in an AOTF-sponsored poster session one day
prior to the pre-conference institutes of the 2010 AOTA Conference and
Exhibition.
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Spotlight: AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition
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Introduction
Launched
on January 14-16, 2009, the AAAS Science and Human Rights
Coalition is a network of scientific membership organizations
that recognizes a role for science and scientists in efforts to realize
human rights. Composed of scientific associations, professional
societies, and science academies, as well as individual scientists, the
Coalition aims to facilitate communication and partnerships on human
rights within and across the scientific community, and between the
scientific and human rights communities.
The impetus for
the Coalition arose from a conference held in July 2005, the purpose of
which was to explore ways in which the scientific community could
become more directly engaged in human rights. Conference
participants, including representatives of many of the largest
scientific organizations in the US, confirmed the need for a network of
scientists engaged in human rights, endorsed the formation of a Science
and Human Rights Coalition, and affirmed AAAS as its natural
home. Between June 2007 and December 2008, over twenty
scientific associations participated in the creation of the
Coalition. An additional twenty-five associations and twenty-four
individual scientists have joined the Coalition since its launch in
January 2009.
The four main
goals of the Coalition are to: identify what the scientific and human
rights communities can contribute to each other's work; enhance the
capacity of each community to incorporate methods and concerns of the
other; encourage scientific associations to explore discipline-specific
contributions to human rights work; and expand human rights awareness
and programs within the scientific community.
The Coalition's programs are
being carried out by five working groups devoted to: Welfare
of Scientists; Science Ethics and Human Rights; Service to the
Scientific Community; Service to the Human Rights Community; and
Education and Information Resources.
In addition, the
Coalition membership as a whole will promote the realization of the
human right to the benefits of scientific progress (Article 15,
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights).
Membership of the Coalition
is open to scientific associations, professional societies, and science
academies who share the Coalition's goals. Individual scientists are
encouraged to participate through their scientific organizations, but
may also be involved as affiliated scientists.
Over twenty
scientific associations participated in the creation of the
Coalition. An additional six associations and twenty individual
scientists have joined the Coalition since its launch in January 2009.
Next meetings:
July 23,
2009 Meeting of the Coalition Council
July 24,
2009 Meeting of the Coalition
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Watch
for AOTF Events at the AOTA 2009
Conference in Houston, Texas
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Events in
red are sponsored by the AOTF Institute for the Study of Occupation
and Health
Wednesday,
April 22
8 - 11:30 a.m. AOTA/AOTF Postdoctoral Research and
Networking Forum
12
- 6:30 p.m. Institute 002 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
12
- 6:30 p.m. Institute 003 AOTA/AOTF Meet the Grant Makers
8:30
- 11:30 a.m. Qualitative Research Exchange (QRE)
7:30
- 9 a.m. Breakfast with a Scholar - poet Jan Epton Searle
1:30 - 4:30 p.m. Research Colloquium & Tea - Life in Space: Research on
Occupational Performance and Reflections of a NASA Astronaut
9
a.m.-12 p.m. AOTA/AOTF Workshop The Latest OT Research:
Innovative Research and the Career Pathways of Scientists
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A Request from the Wilma
L. West Library
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The Wilma L. West
Library seeks a donation of
OT International Volume 4 (April 1997). The
Library needs this issue to complete its collection of OT International.
Please contact Mindy
Hecker if you can help.
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Grant Announcements &
Resources
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Brookdale Foundation Seeks
Proposals for Alzheimer's Disease Respite Program
A program of the Brookdale Foundation Group,
the Brookdale National Group Respite Program awards seed grants
to organizations working to develop and implement social model
group respite programs. The goals of the program are to provide
persons with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia with
opportunities to engage in meaningful social and recreational
activities in a secure and supportive setting in order to
maximize their cognitive and social abilities, and to provide
relief and support to family members and other primary
caregivers. Application deadline is July 1, 2009.
University of Pittsburgh Announces Postdoctoral Program in
Health Services Research
The
Program is supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality and is a collaborative effort between the University of
Pittsburgh and RAND Health Pittsburgh. The Program will provide a
two-year health services research training experience for motivated,
creative individuals with prior health professional or research
doctorates who are interested in research careers focused on health
care delivery, health policy, patient safety, quality improvement,
patient-centered care, health care organization and financing, and
health care disparities.
Potential
applicants should contact the Program Director, Dr. Kevin Kraemer.
NIH Announces Supplements to Currently Funded
Projects
These
initiatives are for the purpose of promoting job creation, economic
development, and accelerating the pace and achievement of scientific
research. They are being offered by NIH to help fulfill the goals of
the Recovery
Act to help stimulate the economy through support of
biomedical and behavioral research. The application due date for
supplements is April
21, 2009.
Head Start Graduate Student Research Awards
The Office of Planning,
Research and Evaluation (OPRE) with the United States
Administration for Youth and Families (ACF) is offering Head
Start Graduate Student Awards which will support dissertation
research conducted in partnership with Head Start and Early Head
Start programs and faculty mentors. Letters of intent are due April 30, 2009
and applications are due June
1, 2009. Proposed projects must address
applied research questions that will inform and improve local and/or
national Head Start policies and practice.
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Remember AOTF
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Think of AOTF when you
search the internet or shop online. Use these sites by entering the
American Occupational Therapy Foundation and AOTF benefits from
every search or purchase!
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Personal Electronic
Health Records: From Biomedical Research to People's Health
Friends
of the National Library of
Medicine - 2009 Conference
This
conference (May 20-21, 2009, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda,
Maryland) will be dedicated to a state-of-the-art review of the
implementation of Personal Electronic Health Records (PEHRs).
Alternative systems and their settings will be reviewed by the
experts managing their development and implementation.
Presentations addressing systemic, clinical, patient, research,
legal/ethical and national policy issues will be featured throughout
the two-day meeting.
16th
Annual Conference on Neurobehavioural Rehabilitation in Acquired
Brain Injury (ABI) May 7 - 8, 2009, Hamilton, Ontario
Under
the following theme: "Managing Transitions in ABI across the
Lifespan - Advances in Research and Practice", the
conference will explore and review the latest ABI research and
its potential impact on treatment, outcome and day-to-day practice,
examine innovations and approaches to assessment and treatment across
the continuum of care and provide an opportunity to network, share
experiences, and cultivate partnerships.
This
annual conference
offers professionals and families opportunities to improve policy and
enhance practices for children who have or are at risk for mental
health disorders, acquire skills and strategies that will
improve outcomes for children with mental health needs, gain
knowledge of best practices and latest research in infant, early
childhood, and children's mental health and related fields,
and enrich understanding of different perspectives and common
goals in support of all children.
Healthy People 2020 Objective
Development Preliminary Comment Period
In preparation for the process of creating an initial
set of draft objectives for Healthy People 2020, the Office of
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) is seeking
preliminary comments on existing Healthy People 2010 objectives. As
they create the draft objectives for Healthy People 2020, they
will consider comments made through the Healthy
People 2020 web site. Comments should
be received by April
24, 2009. This is a preliminary input period that
will help inform the development of a set of draft Healthy People
2020 objectives. ODPHP is using the existing Healthy People 2010
objectives as a starting point to develop the Healthy People 2020
objectives. A more extensive public comment period on the draft
Healthy People 2020 objectives will be conducted through the web site
at a future date.
Summer Institute for
Advanced Study of Disaster and Risk - Beijing Normal University
Applications are being accepted for the 2009 Summer
Institute for Advanced Study of Disaster and Risk at Beijing Normal
University. The institute, which will focus on the essentials of
disaster and risk theory, is open to junior faculty, post-doctoral
researchers and qualified PhD candidates with an interdisciplinary
focus related to natural disaster, risk management, social
vulnerability, or resilience. For more information or to apply,
visit the Institute
web site. Application deadline is April 30, 2009.
The 2009 NIH Summer Institute on Community-Based Participatory
Research Targeting the Medically Underserved - August 2-7,
2009, New Orleans, Louisiana.
The
course will address essential conceptual, methodological, and
practical issues inherent in planning and conducting research on
health promotion, disease prevention, and health disparities that is
conducted
in partnership between communities and researchers and targets
medically underserved areas (MUAs) and medically underserved
populations (MUPs). The Institute is intended for investigators who
wish to develop NIH grant applications for research targeting the medically
underserved, especially funding announcements PA-08-074, PAR-08-075
and PAR-08-076. Applications are due May 15, 2009. .
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Web-Based & Related
Resources
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This
symposium, held September 13-15, 2005, reviewed a range of quality
improvement interventions (QIIs) and the critical questions that
arise in evaluation of these interventions, identified the strengths,
weaknesses, and tradeoffs of alternative designs and methods for
evaluating QIIs, and suggested strategies to facilitate possible
changes in funding mechanisms, review processes, research and
publication standards, and research training to help accelerate the
development and spread of reliable QII research methods.
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Publication Announcements
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New Book Looks At Disaster Vulnerability
Social Vulnerability to
Disasters, takes a
multidisciplinary approach to examining how at-risk groups respond to
and recover from disasters. The book, based on the FEMA Higher
Education Project social vulnerability course materials, features
chapters from leaders in disaster research and provides techniques
for community-based mitigation, instruction in building capacity and
resiliency, and an understanding of how social, political, and
economic influences add to disaster impacts. Phillips, B., Childers,
C., Fothergill, A., Thomas, D.(2009) Social Vulnerability to Disasters,
Boca Raton, CRC Press.
Partnerships for Emerging
Research Institutions: Report of a Workshop
Constituting
one-third of all U.S. institutions of higher education, emerging
research institutions (ERIs) are crucial to sustaining the nation's
technological competitiveness through innovation and workforce
development. Many, however, are not fully engaged in sustained
sponsored research. This book summarizes the discussions at a
workshop that examined the barriers ERIs face in building more robust
research enterprises and approaches for overcoming those barriers.
The book includes a description of federal programs that focus on
capacity building and institutional collaborations. The publication
can be read online for free. Committee on Partnerships for Emerging
Research Institutions; National Research Council (2009) Partnerships for Emerging
Research Institutions: Report of a Workshop. Washington,
DC: National Academies Press.
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AOTF Institute Image
of the Month
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W.R.
Dunton, Jr., MD at his desk at home. A founder of the
National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy, he later
served as the second president of the American Occupational
Therapy Association from 1917-1919.
The
AOTF Institute makes this image, as well as the Guide to the Archives
of the AOTA, available publicly as part of its mission to honor the
past and be the best possible steward of the unique body of knowledge
that is occupational therapy. To this end, the AOTF Institute warmly
welcomes individuals from within and beyond occupational therapy to
explore the guide and consider using the archives for purposes of
research, education, and leadership.
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