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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 2004 |
Morning Keynote:
Lisa Iezzoni, MD "Rolling
Overview" |
Consumer Issues and Importance of Context |
Joel Kahn, National Council on Disability
"Obtaining Assistive Technology" |
Estimating Consumer Need for Assistive Technology |
Gerry Hendershot, PhD
"National Estimates of AT Use: A
Critique of Current Survey Data" |
Dawn Carlson, PhD
"University of Michigan Survey of
Consumer Needs and the California Consumer Research Experience" |
Finding Information and Funding for Assistive Technology |
Cathy Bodine, PhD
"How to Survive and Thrive In Today's
Competitive AT Environment" |
Phoebe Ball, JD
"Use of Tax Credits and Individual
Budgets to Fund AT Choices" |
Lee Kirby, MD
"Finding a Balance Between Safety and Performance When Developing New
Assistive Technology" |
Rory Cooper,
PhD "Good Engineering and
Clinical Principals in Preparation for a FDA Application" |
Ron
Boninger "Technology Transfer
(Orphan Technologies) and New Type of Evidence for Third Party Payers" |
Bambang Parmanto, PhD "Challenges of
IT-Based AT: Does Moore's Law Apply?" |
Marcia Scherer, PhD "Predicting How
Favorably AT Will Be Received by the Consumer" |
Jon A. Sanford, M.Arch
Fran Harris, PhD
David B. Gray, PhD
"Matching AT to People and People to AT" |
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Keynote: Dr. Giannini, Director Office on Disability,
DHHS "The President’s
New Freedom Initiative – Accomplishments and Future Steps in Assistive
Technology Throughout the Federal Government and a Look at CMS Payment
Provisions" |
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2004 |
Systemic and Practical Issues in Obtaining Assistive
Technology |
Morning Keynote: Katherine
Seelman, PhD "Looking into the
Black Box of Health Policy Decision-making for AT: Designing a Roadmap" |
Rory Cooper, PhD
"Rehabilitation Science and Technology Improving AT Service Delivery" |
Barbara J. Cotterman, Health Insurance
Specialist, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Kansas City Regional
Office, Kansas City, MO "Medicaid
Eligibility and Assistive Technology Reimbursement" |
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Mary Foto, President, The Foto Group, Inc.
"Changes to the
Medicare Appeals Process"
"Criteria Used in
DMEPOS Medical Review for All Contracts Served" (Word Document)
Letter (Word
Document) |
Dan Rothery, CEO The
Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis "Managing the Need
for Assistive Technology as a Large Rehabilitation Provider" |
Daniel P. Knowland, III, OT Mayo Clinic "Timing AT
services: From ICU to Hospital Discharge" |
David B. Gray, PhD and
Kerri A. Morgan, MS, OTR/L "Delivering
Assistive Technology in the Community through an Interdisciplinary Approach" |
Measuring Influence of AT
on Consumers - Outcome Measures |
Marcus Fuhrer, PhD
"Efficacy-oriented AT Outcomes Research vs Effectiveness-oriented AT
Outcomes Research" |
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Jim Lenker, MS, OTR/L
"Specification of Treatment Interventions and Target Population in AT
Outcomes Research" |
Jeffery Jutai, PhD "Psychological
Adjustment to Assistive Technology" |
Dave L. Edyburn, PhD "AT in K-12
Schools: From Consideration to Outcome Measurement"
Handout in PDF format or
Handout in Word format |