“EFFECTIVE REHABILITATION AFTER HEAD AND NECK CANCER”

TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, PAREL, MUMBAI

15th July,2008

Dear colleagues,

I am happy to announce 3 days workshop on

“EFFECTIVE REHABILITATION AFTER HEAD AND NECK CANCER” to be held on:

Date: 19th September to 21st September, 2008.

Venue : Rustom Choksi Auditorium, 2nd Floor, Golden Jubilee Block, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai.
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Program:

With the increasing number of head and neck cancer patients, the need to know more about the rehabilitation procedure was felt by professionals in the field of rehabilitation. For Speech Pathologists, rehabilitation following head neck cancers poses new challenges. It can be said that it is a specialized area of study by itself. This workshop at Tata Memorial hospital is the first of its kind for Speech pathologists only. Our aim through these series of lectures/demonstrations is to provide students and professionals alike with a glimpse of what to expect and more importantly how to manage patients with head and neck cancers. Managing head and neck cancers requires a well coordinated team effort between Rehabilitation professionals and others such as Surgeons, Radiation Oncologists, Dental surgeons, Dieticians and Nurses. Throughout this lecture series we will learn exactly what is the part played by each of these professionals and how is it that a Speech pathologist contributes to this process. All the speakers are excellent in their theoretical and clinical knowledge of Oncology. Demonstration of different speech rehabilitation procedures on patients will be the key feature of this workshop.


REGISTRATION FEES: Rs. 1000 /- for speech pathologists.
Rs. 700 /- for students
SPOT REGISTRATION: Rs. 1500/- If seats available

We have limited seats and hence registration will be “first come first serve” basis. So hurry up and send your registration DD/cheque on or before 30th August 2008.

Cheque/DD payable to “TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, MUMBAI”

Learning Disabilities and Mathematics

Learning Disabilities and Mathematics

Due to overwhelming response we are repeating the maths workshops as under

Oct 11th & 12th - Primary
Oct 18th & 19th - Secondary

So if you have not yet registered you may send in ur registrations and
payment . First come first serve.

thanks

Divya Balgi
Maharashtra Dyslexia Association
003,Amit Park, Lala Jamnadas Gupta Road
Deonar ,Mumbai 400088
email : mda@dyslexiaindia.com
web : www.mdamumbai.com
Tel : 25565754

ANIMAL THERAPY FOR AUTISM

Jitin with his labrador Casper
Till a few months ago, a smile from Jitin was a rare moment. Afflicted with Down's Syndrome and Autism, this ten-year-old found it difficult to verbalise, emote and show any physical affection at all. But that was till Casper came into his life. After just fifteen sessions of pet therapy with the Labrador, Jitin is slowly coming out of his shell. "He began talking loudly to the dog, making noises just to get the dogs attention. He would even laugh loudly," says Rohini Fernandes. "Besides this we also found that his rigidity had decreased - he started to become more relaxed with us as well as his classmates, teachers and parents. He even started initiating games with his other classmates," she adds. Creature comfort

Patients at the St John's Academy at a visit to the animal menagerie
But pet therapy is not just about cats and dogs. At the St John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, there is a whole menagerie of animals, from deer to ducks, which is part of the programme to help accident trauma and psychiatric patients heal faster. For twenty two-year-old Shyam afflicted with Guillain-Barre Syndrome and confined to a wheel chair, spending time with these animals has helped come out of depression. "I feel nice and refreshed when I come here. They keep deer, ducks, peacocks, rabbits and other animals," he says. Compared to more conventional forms of speech or behavioural therapy, studies show that pet therapy significantly reduces blood pressure, stress and depression. "For a child, when you walk into a therapy session you are an authority figure. But when you walk in with a dog, then you automatically become a fun person as you play with the dog, hug and kiss him. Then the child opens up to you much more quickly and the treatment also takes much less time," explains Shilpa, an animal therapist who works with Rohini. The therapeutic use of pets as companions has gained increasing attention in recent years for its success with a wide variety of patients - people with AIDS or cancer, the elderly, and the mentally ill. Medical experts say it is the feel-good chemicals - endorphins released when in the company of a pet that helps the healing begin. And anyone who has ever had a pet will know exactly what they are talking about! (By Gargi Shastri and Beverly White)

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Seminar on Autistic Children in Mainstream School

• Dates of Workshop : 28 th and 29th of June 2008
• Timings : 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Venue : Tata Memorial Hospital , Parel
• Contact forum for autism : Tel No. (022)32949595