| Description |
The educational program of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) is designed to provide targeted opportunities for dissemination of information in the basic sciences, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and technical advances as applied to persons with childhood onset disabilities. The program provides a forum for discussion of scientific developments and clinical advances in the care of people with these conditions. By presenting forums which foster interdisciplinary communication and interchange among all allied health care professionals concerned with individuals with cerebral palsy and neurodevelopmental disorders, this program’s purpose is to ensure that the qualified personnel have the skills and knowledge derived from practices that have been determined through research and experience to be successful in serving children with disabilities. The purpose is also to encourage teambuilding within organizations and institutions, encourage multicenter studies, develop information for parents, and find a consensus on the optimal care of various
conditions.
OBJECTIVES
• To disseminate information on new developments in applied and translational sciences, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and technology for individuals with cerebral palsy and other childhood onset disabilities.
• To create an interdisciplinary forum to facilitate communication and team-building between professionals who are providing services and care for individuals with childhood onset disabilities.
• To facilitate the integration between research and practice to improve the well being of people with childhood onset disabilities.
*THE FOLLOWING SESSIONS ONLY HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR EI CREDITS:*
Thur, 10/17/13
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Instructional Courses
Ic 2 - Early Prediction Of Cerebral Palsy In The Young Infant By Observation Of General Movements- ATY0.75, TYP 0.75
Ic 12 - Diagnostic Approach To The Ataxic Child-ATY 1
Ic 13 - Advances In The Neuropsychology Of Cerebral Palsy-ATY 1
4:30 PM - 6:15 PM: General Session
Neurobiology of White Matter Injury in the Premature Brain-ATY 1.75
Fri, 10/18/13
7:00 AM - 7:50 AM: Breakfast Seminars
Brk 10 - Motor Delays: Early Identification and Evaluation ATY 0.75
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM: General Session
Outcome measures: What's up with that? ; Quality of life and participation of children and young people with cerebral palsy-INT 1
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM: General Session
Chambers Family Lifespan Lecture-INT 0.5
The right treatment for the right child-INT 2
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Instructional Courses
IC22-Fetal Alcohol Syndrome-ATY 2
IC24-Innovative high-value Healthcare Delivery Models for Children with Complex Chronic Medical Conditions-INT 1
Sat, 10/19/13
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM: Instructional Courses-
IC29-Neuroplastic Responses to Rehabilitation in Children and Infants with Cerebral Palsy- INT 2
IC 33 – Toe walking: How do you know who to worry about?-ATY 2
IC34-Review of Neuropharmacology in Pediatric Brain Injury-ATY 0.5
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