Occupational Therapy

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First Name: 
Kassi
Title or Degree Abbreviation: 
OTR
Education: 

Kassi graduated from UW-La Crosse with a Master's degree in Occupational Therapy in 2012.

Career Interests: 

Kassi has worked in both a long term care facility and in the hospital setting.  She provides weekend in-patient therapy care for VMH.

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Skalecki

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First Name: 
Christina
Title or Degree Abbreviation: 
OTR
Education: 

Christina graduated from the UW La Crosse with a BA in Psychology and a Master's degree in Occupational Therapy in 2007.

Career Interests: 

Christina has worked in both long term care facilities and in a hospital setting. She provides weekend in-patient therapy care for VMH.

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Sheedy-Tinoco

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First Name: 
Trudy
Title or Degree Abbreviation: 
OTR, CLT
Education: 

Trudy graduated from Mount Mary College with a BS in Occupational Therapy in 1987. She holds a certification in lymphedema management.

Career Interests: 

Trudy has worked in long term care facilities, OP clinics, home health care programs and in acute care hospital settings. She is currently providing IP therapy weekend care at VMH.

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Yttri

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First Name: 
Andrea
Title or Degree Abbreviation: 
COTA, CLT
Education: 

Andrea received her degree as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) from Madison Area Technical College in 1995.

Career Interests: 

She has been employed with VMH since 2001.  Andi is certified in lymphedema treatment and enjoys working with the variety of patients who choose VMH for their occupational therapy.

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Sheldon

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First Name: 
Claire
Title or Degree Abbreviation: 
OTR, CLT, ATP
Education: 

Claire graduated from Mount Mary College in Milwaukee with a degree in Occupational Therapy in 1980. Claire is an Assistive Technology Practitioner and is certified in lymphedema treatment.

Career Interests: 

She has been employed at VMH since 1989.  Claire currently provides services to hospital inpatients.  She also provides home-based safety or mobility assessments, identifying wheelchair or adaptive equipment needs.

Current Position: 
Assistive Technology Practitioner and Inpatient Occupational Therapist
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Langenhorst

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First Name: 
Jodi
Title or Degree Abbreviation: 
OTR, OT Manager
Education: 

Jodi Langenhorst received her BS degree in Occupational Therapy from UW-Madison in 1986.

Career Interests: 

She has been the Occupational Therapy Manager at VMH since 1988. Jodi has a special affinity for treating patients with hand or upper extremity conditions.

Current Position: 
Occupational Therapy Manager
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Wuolle

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First Name: 
Heather
Title or Degree Abbreviation: 
COTA, CLT, Certified WATSU Practitioner
Education: 

Heather received her degree as a COTA from Western Wisconsin Technical College in 1999 and began working at VMH in 2005. She is certified in lymphedema treatment and is a Certified WATSU practitioner.

Career Interests: 

She enjoys working with a variety of patients, including lymphedema, chronic pain, and patients requiring aquatic therapy.  Heather's current focus includes working with orthopaedic inpatients and assisting with our pre-operative teaching program.  

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Ruebsamen

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First Name: 
Colleen
Title or Degree Abbreviation: 
OTR, CLT, CHT
Education: 

Colleen graduated from UW-Madison with a degree in Occupational Therapy in 2002.   She is certified in lymphedema treatment and is a certified hand therapist.

Career Interests: 

Colleen's work experience includes practice in outpatient upper extremity rehabilitation, home health, inpatient geriatrics, and the lserhagen work systems program. She enjoys working with a variety of patients and has a particular interest in upper extremity and hand rehabilitation. 

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Waters

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First Name: 
Traci
Title or Degree Abbreviation: 
OTR, CLT
Education: 

Traci graduated from Concordia University-Wisconsin in 1999 and has been employed at VMH since 2000.

Career Interests: 

Traci enjoys working with a variety of patients at VMH and has received additional training and certifications in outpatient therapy and lymphedema treatment.

Current Position: 
Lead Inpatient Therapist
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Pestcoe

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First Name: 
Ilana
Title or Degree Abbreviation: 
OTR, CLT
Education: 

Ilana Pestcoe went to occuptaional therapy school at New York University. She has been practicing since 1981.

Career Interests: 

Her specialty area is Lymphedema (chronic swelling). She is certified in lymphedema treatment.  Her practice with edema has inspired other work with chronic pain, headaches, soft tissue disorders, and scar reduction. She enjoys the full range of occupational therapy practice from strokes and arthritis to fractures and pediatrics.

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