CP Research: On the Cutting Edge

Cerebral Palsy Research: On the Cutting Edge
CP Research Consortium of Michigan
3rd Biennial Conference
Margherio Conference Center
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Wednesday, January 30th, 2013
Conference Agenda

 

Conference Speakers

Keynote Speaker - Roberto Romero, MD, D.MED.SCI.
Chief Perinatology Research Branch
Head Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics,
Intramural Division, NICHD, NIH
“Fetal Infection and Infl ammation in Cerebral Palsy:
Insights from Molecular Imaging and Nanotechnology”
Video

Mary Jo Cooley Hidecker, PhD
Assistant Professor, Speech-Language Pathology
University of Central Arkansas
“Communication and CP: What do CFCS scores tell us?”
PDF | Video

Edward A. Hurvitz, MD
Associate Professor and Chair
James W. Rae Collegiate Professor
Department of PM&R, University of Michigan
"Research of Interventions in Cerebral Palsy"
PDF | Video

Steven J. Korzeniewski, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Director, Perinatal Epidemiology Unit
Perinatology Research Branch
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
"Distinctive Databases for CP Etiologic Investigations: MOBAND, OWL, NCPP, ELGAN, UM registry, and others"
PDF | Video

Anna Kratz, PhD
Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
University of Michigan
"The NIH PROMIS: Measuring Health Related Quality of Life in Children and Adults with CP "
PDF | Video

Nigel Paneth, MD MPH
Departments of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
And Pediatrics & Human Development
Michigan State University
"Using Gene Expression in Archived Newborn Blood Spots to Identify Antecedents of Cerebral Palsy"
PDF | Video

Seth Warschausky, PhD
Professor Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Michigan
"Studies of Cognition in CP Adapted Cognitive Assessment Laboratory Update "
PDF | Video

Short Talks

 

Jacqueline Kaufman, PhD
Assistant Professor
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
"Adapted Cognitive Assessment Lab Assessing Working Memory in CP"
PDF | Video

Mark Peterson, PhD
Research Assitant Professor
University of Michigan,
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
"Chronic Disease Risk among Adults with Cerebral Palsy: The role of premature Sarcopenia, Obesity, and Sedentary Behavior"
PDF | Video

Danielle Shapiro, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Pediatric Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology
University of Michigan.
"Child Gender and Parental Nurturance in Children with and without an NDC "
PDF | Video