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Latest News & Updates

The final countdown is on and we are a little less than 2 months away!!!

We currently have 56 individuals with bilateral upper limb loss registered on Eventbrite and expect more to register over the coming weeks. Our audience will once again be INTERNATIONAL... among the countries represented will be US, Canada, Australia, Japan, Haiti, Sweden, India and Norway. We are also very excited about all the topics that will be covered at Skills for Life 5: Bilateral Upper Limb Loss Workshop! Please click below to learn more about our preliminary program (presenter names and times have been added, program still subject to change).

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM CLICK HERE

FACEBOOK MEET UPS!!

Have you become close friends with someone on Facebook, but have not yet met in person? We are looking to capture the moment of your first in person meeting with pictures and/or video on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning. Stay tuned for more details!

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We look forward to seeing you all at SFL 5! To stay up to date with the latest information, please make sure to do one of the following:

1) subscribe (or stay subscribed) to these emails

2) bookmark our SFL Website OR

3) click "going" on the SFL 5 Facebook Event

Please share this email with friends and colleagues and make sure to read all the way to the end so you don't miss out on any of the exciting details about this life changing event!

Financial Assistance

Limb loss individuals can still apply for financial assistance to help offset their travel and lodging expenses (up to $950 USD). Click below to fill out your financial assistance application. Applications will be processed in the order they were received. We are less than 2 months away so if you are thinking about applying for assistance, please do it ASAP. PLEASE NOTE: You will still need to register for the conference through Eventbrite so please make sure to read the registration section above. Follow up emails and phone calls may be necessary. Please contact Julie Klarich or Shawn Johnson with any questions.

We need your help!

Please consider sponsoring individuals missing both arms to attend Skills for Life.

UPDATE: Thank you to all for the generous donations since the last email blast! We are currently no longer on a waiting list, but we continue to receive scholarship requests every week. Currently, we have enough funds to help another 5-6 individuals, but will need to go back on a waiting list after that. If you know anyone looking for a good cause, please share Enhancing Skills for Life with them as we really don't want to turn anyone away if possible. The average costs for an attendee to come to this conference typically runs anywhere from $800-1400. Some limb loss individuals require a companion to accompany them and their airfare is not calculated into these costs. Our hope is to offset as much of the expenses for the limb loss individuals as possible so that finances are not a barrier for them to attend. As a thank you for your support of our limb loss attendees, you will be recognized in our program as well as the opening ceremony and you will also receive an "SFL HERO" ribbon/pin to proudly display at the conference.

CLICK HERE to donate so that individuals missing both arms have the opportunity to attend this life changing event.

Any donation, large or small, is greatly appreciated!

Enhancing Skills for Life EIN: 81-2619137. Pl ease contact us if you have any questions.

Online Registration

Online registration for Skills for Life 5 is now available through Eventbrite. If you are a bilateral upper limb loss individual, remember your registration is free, but you will still need to complete the online process. All other registrations range from $150-$650. If you require assistance with registration or would prefer to do it offline, please contact us.

Sponsors, please make sure to check your emails for your registration promo code as you may qualify for a certain number of free registrations. Please email Shawn Johnson.if you did not receive a promo code and you are a bronze or higher sponsor.


	Westin Oaks Galleria

Hotel Info & Transportation

PLEASE NOTE: We are not working with any reservation companies so please ignore phone calls you may get from anyone other than Westin Oaks. Please make sure to book directly with the hotel by clicking on the below link. The SFL contracted room rate is $145/night USD (fees & taxes not included). We have already sold out of our original room block, but the hotel was able to add a few additional rooms for our event. If you click on the reservation link below and are not able to make a reservation, you can try contacting Desiree' Brown by phone at 713-585-4673 or email to see what options may be available to you or to inquire of other properties nearby.

Westin Oaks Hotel
The Galleria

5011 Westheimer Rd
Houston, TX 77056

The hotel does not provide transportation to/from airports so you will need to arrange that separately through a taxi service, SuperShuttle, Uber, Lyft or renting a car. SuperShuttle has provided our group a 20% discount.code which you can access by using this link to reserve or entering RN5GU in the discount code box.

Post Conference Outing

Several attendees have expressed interest in a visit to Space Center Houston. We are in the beginning stages of coordinating this trip which will take place on Sunday, October 21st starting at 2:00pm. Please use the below link to commit your attendance. We need a minimum of 20 people to be eligible for the discounted tickets of $15.95 (tickets normally $29.95). Payment will be due by October 13th. Transportation details and cost still being worked out.

Space Center Houston - Reserve Your Spot Here!

Continuing Education and Learning Objectives

CEU's applied for through AOTA and ABC. Stay tuned for amounts awarded.
Understand pre-prosthetic evaluation and treatment needs unique to the bilateral upper limb loss individual
Understand evaluation and treatment needs after a prosthetic device has been fit
Gain exposure to functional skills, adaptations, equipment, modifications used by individuals with bilateral limb loss
Learn about the latest technology: surgical techniques and prosthetic componentry
Discuss appropriate functional outcomes, dependent upon level of limb loss
Discuss emotional adjustments and impacts to the individual and family living with bilateral upper limb loss

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Planning Chair

Shawn Swanson Johnson, OT

Planning Committee

Diane Atkins, OT	Julie Klarich, OT	Gerry Stark, CP
George Gondo	Robert Meier, MD	Patricia Tully, OT
Dianne Farabi	Danielle Melton, MD	Kristi Turner, OT
Bill Hanson	Eric Nelson	Jack Uellendahl, CP
	Mike St Onge