IARP New York 2015 Fall Conference

Educational Conference: Thursday, November 5, 2015

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Topics

CEUs

7:30 AM

Registration/Continental Breakfast

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8:00 AM

Welcome/Introductions/Housekeeping: Karen Simone and Rachel Duchon, Chapter President & President Elect

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8:15 AM

Diabetes: Making it Work at Work. Karen Kemmis, PT, DPT, MS, GCS, CDE, CEEAA, FAADE, physical therapist, diabetes educator, and adjunct professor at the SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York.  This presentation will provide an overview of diabetes type I & II, as well as acute and chronic complications and common co-morbid conditions that could impact a person with diabetes.

1.25

9:30 AM

Break

9:45 AM

Access to Healthcare for People with Disabilities. Nancy Mudrick, Ph.D., Professor, School of Social Work, Syracuse University. Dr. Mudrick will provide an overview of the Affordable Care Act provisions for people with disabilities and access challenges.

1.25

11:00 AM

Break

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11:15AM

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 25 Years in the Making! Michael E. Ginsberg, Esq. Pattison Sampson Ginsberg and Griffin P.C., Troy, NY.  Mr. Ginsberg will provide an overview of the ADA and will facilitate a discussion of specific cases involving the ADA in which he represented both employers and claimants.

1.25

12:30

Lunch

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1:15 PM

Collaborative Design for Aging and Disability. Sarah Gillen Redmore, Assistant Professor:  Environmental & |interior Design Program at Syracuse University. Last year, Redmore helped to launch a new program at SU where students receive an MFA in Collaborative Design. The inaugural class is focusing its research on designed lifespan initiatives, building on current collaborations with Syracuse University Aging Studies Institute(ASI), which coordinates and promotes disability and aging-related research, training, and outreach at Syracuse University

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2:15 PM

Break

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2:30 PM

Update and Overview of Pain Management Guidelines and Loss of Wage Earning Capacity in the New York State Worker’s Compensation System. Eric Chase, Esq., Partner, Wolff, Goodrich & Goldman, LLP.  Mr. Chase will provide an update on the pain management guidelines, use of LWEC evaluations in New York State and an overview of the recent changes in the Worker’s Compensation Law.

1.25

3:45 PM

Aging with Disability:  Implications for the Vocational Counselor and Life-Care Planner. David Kanter, MD, Clinical Instructor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY.

1.25

5:00 PM

CEU approvals/wrap-up followed by Board of Directors meeting.

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