Curriculum Vitae

for

SUSAN M. STOCKDELL, OTR/L, CHT

Occupational Therapist, Registered, Licensed

Certified Hand Therapist

CREDENTIALS          Arizona License # 0382, Arizona State Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners
                              Registered & Certified #AA443325, National Board for Certification in O.T., Inc.
                              Certified Hand Therapist #9105001076, Hand Therapy Certification Commission, Inc.

EDUCATION           Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor of Health Science Degree in Occupational Therapy,
                             University of Missouri – Columbia, Missouri, June 1981

ACHIEVEMENTS      National speaker and author on numerous topics including: wound care, Americans
                             with Disabilities Act, managed care & practice management, ergonomics, hand therapy.
                        Healthcare Entrepreneur of the Year finalist, Ernst & Young, 1993
                             President’s Gold Award, American Society of Hand Therapists, 1991
                        Co-Led successful lobbying to obtain Occupational Therapy Licensure, 1988 - 1989
                             Dennis Kranek Awards, Arizona Occupational Therapy Association, 1985-1990
                             Outstanding Graduate Award, Dale Carnegie Course in Effective Speaking and Human
                            Relations, 1985
                        Contributed to CARF Accreditation of Chronic Pain Program, 1982
                        Marilyn Blanke Braschler Award for the Outstanding Senior Occupational Therapy
                                Student, 1981

PROFESSIONAL       Founder and President, Southwest Therapy Specialists, PC Occupational              EXPERIENCE:          Therapist, Certified Hand Therapist, Phoenix, AZ, March, 1998 - present
                   

                    Providing clinical care and administration of physical therapists, occupational therapists                       specializing in manual orthopedics, hand therapy, and aquatic therapy.                      

                    Health Ergonomist, private practice, Phoenix, AZ, March,1998 - present

Providing Job Site Analyses, Preplacement Screenings, Functional Capacity Evaluations, Ergonomic Consultation, expert witness, shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand therapy, and industrial consultation.

Case Facilitator, Comprehensive Pain Management Program, Columbia Medical Center Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, March, 1998-2000

Provided part time outpatient case facilitation of integrated multi-specialty chronic pain program including: neurology, physical medicine & rehabilitation, orthopaedics, anesthesiology, psychology, nursing, dietary,recreational therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy.  Program included 4-6 weeks of eight hours/day with: exercises, 12-lead biofeedback, stress management, group relaxation training, ergonomic training, ADL training, recreational training, group and individual clinical psychology, and medical management.

Administrator, Healthsouth Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation Centers, Mesa and Casa Grande, AZ, November, 1995-February, 1998

Provided outpatient Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech Therapy in four locations with product lines including: orthopedic, spine, foot and ankle rehabilitation, shoulder and hand therapy, chronic pain management, occupational medicine, Functional Capacity Evaluations, Job Site Analysis, and Ergonomic Consultation.

Founder and President, Arizona Hand Therapy Specialists, PC, dba Arizona Therapy Specialists, private practice, Mesa and Scottsdale, AZ, 1984-1995

Provided specialized outpatient Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy in four locations with product lines including: cervical, spine, hip, knee, foot & ankle therapy, shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand therapy, chronic pain management, wound care, burn therapy, arthritis rehabilitation, orthopaedic physical therapy, Back School, Spinal Stabilization School, Cumulative Trauma School, Sports Medicine. Monthly continuing education "Touching On…" series for Rehabilitation Nurses and Claims Adjusters.

Founder and President, Arizona Industrial Rehabilitation Specialists, statewide private practice, 1990-1995

Provided specialized Occupational and Industrial Rehabilitation with Occupational Therapists and Physical Therapists including: onsite therapy, Preplacement Screenings, Functional Capacity Evaluations, Job Site Analysis, Work Hardening, Work Conditioning, "Train-the-Trainer"and Ergonomic Consultation. Exclusive provider for the State of Arizona Occupational Health Services for Musculo-skeletal and Lift Assessments for pre-placement screenings.

bulletContract negotiations
bulletCase management with Rehabilitation Nurses, Claims Adjusters, Employers, Attorneys, and Physicians
bulletMedicare Case Reviewer
bulletInsurance authorizations and billing
bulletMarketing
bulletEmployee Benefits
bulletBusiness Management

Occupational Therapist, Mesa Lutheran Hospital, 1981 - 1984

Staff Occupational Therapists, providing care in outpatient work hardening, Hand Therapy, acute hospital care, outpatient Occupational Therapy, nursing home therapy, home health therapy, and CARF accredited chronic pain management day program.

PROFESSIONAL   Charter Active Member, American Society of Hand Therapists,
ASSOCIATIONS    1987-present.

                Chairman Practice Management Committee, 1995

                Publications Division Director, including the ASHT TIMES, the international
          Journal of Hand Therapy, 1992-1994

                Newsletter Co-Editor, including ASHT News, 1990-1991

                Liaison to the Committee on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF),                  1990

           Member, American Occupational Therapy Association, 1979-present

                Member President’s CPT Task Force for Reimbursement

                Member Work Programs, Administration and Management, and Physical            
                Disabilities Special Interest Sections.

           Member, Arizona Occupational Therapy Association, 1980-present

                Chairman, Regulatory Committee 1989-1991

                Secretary, 1986-1988

           Cofounder, Arizona Therapy Providers, Ltd., 1993-1995 (now known as PTPN)

                Vice President 1993-1995.

            Member, Arizona Worker's Compensation Claims Adjusters Association

            Member, Rehabilitation Insurance Nurses Group

                     
          

CONTINUING             American Society of Hand Therapists’ Annual Meeting, September 1997, San Diego
EDUCATION             
PRESENTOR:

                          Numerous conferences and CE courses.

                          Occupational Ergonomics – Control of Work Related Upper Limb Disorders, Sponsored by:
                               The University of Michigan Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering and
                               School of Medicine, American Industrial Hygiene Association Arizona Section,
                               American Society of Safety Engineers Arizona Chapter, Arizona Industrial                                  Rehabilitation Special Interest Group and the University of Southern California                                  Institute of Safety & Systems Management, April 19-20, 1995, Scottsdale, AZ.

            Numerous workshops and conference presentations locally and nationwide.

PUBLICATIONS         "An Industrial Model for Assisting Employers to Comply With the Americans With Disabilities
                                Act of 1990", The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, May 1992, Volume 46, Number
                                5,pages 427-433.

                                "Wound Management in Hand Therapy", Occupational Therapy Forum, 1987.