Babies, Brain and Behavior in CP

7th Biennial Meeting
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2022
ISTB (Interdisciplinary Science Technology Building)
Michigan State University
766 Service Rd, East Lansing, MI

Sponsored by CPRCoM - Cerebral Palsy Research Consortium of Michigan

Special thanks for financial and administrative support from Michigan State University, The Arnold Werner Fund, and the University of Michigan

PRESENTATIONS

Session 1: BRAINS and BABIES


 

Dr Renée Lajiness-O'Neill, PhD
Professor of Psychology, Eastern Michigan University 

"PediaTrac: A novel method to monitor and screen infant-toddler development and longitudinal surveillance"

 

 

Dr Rebecca Knickmeyer, PhD
Associate Professor in Pediatrics and Human Development and Interim Chief of Neuro-engineering at the Institute for Quantitative Health Sciences and Engineering at Michigan State University. 

"ORIGIN: The Organization for Imaging Genomics in Infancy, Who We Are and What We've Learned"

 

Dr Jessica Pruente, MD
Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan

"I-ACQUIRE: An Early Look at Early Intervention for Neonatal Stroke"

 

Dr Nigel Paneth, MD, MPH
Emeritus University Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University

"Is the prevalence of Cerebral Palsy decreasing?"

 

Session II: BEHAVIOR and COMMUNICATION

 

Dr Steven Korzeniewski, PhD
Associate Professor, Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University  

"A Quick Update on Early CP Diagnosis"

 

Dr Mary Jo Cooley Hidecker, PhD, CCC-A/SLP
Associate Professor, Communication Sciences & Disorder, Rehabilitation and Health Sciences PhD Program, University of Kentucky

"CFCS - Communication Function Classification System: Ten years later"

 

 

Dr Jane Huggins, PhD
Associate Research Scientist, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Assistant Research Scientist, Biomedical Engineering, Director, University of Michigan  

"Challenges and Strategies when Introducing Children with Cerebral Palsy to Brain-Computer Interface Assistive Technology"

  

KEYNOTE: Dr. Bernard Dan, MD PhD

Pediatric Neurologist, Professor of Neurophysiology and Developmental Neurology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium; Editor-in-Chief of Developmental Medicine

KEYNOTE “The emperor's old clothes: who is helped by calling cerebral palsy CP?”

 

Session III: ADULTS and CP

 

Dr Edward Hurvitz, MD
James W. Rae Collegiate Professor and Chair, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan

"Patient Reported Outcomes in Adult CP: The MyCP registry"

 

Dr Daniel Whitney, PhD
Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan

"Bone development, fracture risk, and post-fracture consequences for individuals with cerebral palsy"

 

Session IV: CP and COMMUNITY

 

Piotr Pasik, MA
Instructor, Kinesiology, and leader of MSU Adaptive Sports and Recreation Club, Michigan State University

"Impact of Adaptive/Wheelchair Sports on the Quality of Life of Individuals with Cerebral Palsy"

Duncan Wyeth, MA

Retired Executive Director, Michigan Commission on Disability Concerns;
Adjunct Faculty Member Counseling, Educational Psychology & Special Education, Michigan State U. Community member “CP Research Network”

“Beyond his expiration date”!

 

Karen Weinstein, BS  “Think outside the box”