Cerebral Palsy in 3D: Disability, disparities, developments

CP Research Consortium of Michigan / 4th Biennial Conference
Michigan League
911 North Univeristy
Koessler Room, 3rd Floor
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Wednesday, March 25, 2015

"Reaching for the Stars" Michigan Chapter Kick-off Dinner

 

Conference Topics and Speakers

ETIOLOGY AND PREVENTION

Targeting CP as an outcome in neonatal trials:  How should this be done?
Nigel Paneth, MD
Video  |  PDF

Inflammation-related risk modifiers in models of perinatal brain damage and cerebral palsy
Steven Korzeniewski, PhD 
Video

DISPARITIES KEYNOTE 1

Preliminary examination of racial disparities in cerebral palsy using gene expression and clinical data
Jaime Slaughter-Acey, PhD,
Assistant Professor,
College of Nursing & Health Professions,
Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Drexel University
Video  |  PDF

TECHNOLOGY AND ASSESSMENT

EmPOWERment: Power mobility training for individuals with multiple, severe disabilities
Lisa Kenyon, PhD
Video

Auditory and visual-spatial working memory and CP
Jacqueline Kaufman, PhD
Video 

A brain-computer interface for vocabulary testing
Jane Huggins, PhD
Video 

Informing the development of self-management assistive technologies
Seth Warschausky, PhD

The CP Swagger:  A tribute to the Gandee family 
(10 min video)

RESEARCH UPDATES

Long term outcomes of selective dorsal rhizotomy
Alecia Daunter, MD
Video

Secondary muscle pathology and metabolic dysregulation in adults with cerebral palsy
Mark Peterson, PhD
Video  |  PDF

Functional profi les and transition areas for adolescents and adults with CP
Mary Jo Cooley Hidecker, PhD
Video  |  PDF

Bridge to Work: a vocational trial program for young adults with pediatric onset disabilities
Edward Hurvitz, MD
Video  |  PDF

COMMUNITY AREA

Who is interested in what? Public funding and published articles on CP versus other childhood diseases
Steven Korzeniewski, PhD
Video