Nemours Health System Cerebral Palsy Conference for Pediatric Therapists

This one-day, in-person continuing education conference will focus on the neuro-orthopedic care of children with cerebral palsy (CP). It will describe up-to-date clinical practices and supporting evidence for diagnostic and medical care, surgical practice, rehabilitation strategies, update on orthoses, and clinical care coordination. The day includes an interactive session with the Nemours CP Team centered on physician and therapist collaboration.

7:30 Coffee / Continental Breakfast

7:45 - 8:00 Welcome (Nancy – Wade Introduce)

8:00 - 8:45 Spasticity Management for Preventing Contractures, Bony Deformities, and the Need for Orthopedic Surgery in Cerebral Palsy (CP): How Emerging Evidence is Challenging the Traditional View. Jason Howard, B.Eng.,MD, FRCSC (possible Asynchronous)

8:45 – 9:45Managing Pain to Promote Participation in People with Cerebral Palsy (Remote) Darcy Fehlings, MD, MSc, FRCP(C) (YES Asynchronous)

9:45-10:00 Break (Kathleen Introduce)

10:00 – 10:45 Upper Extremity Orthotics for Children With Cerebral Palsy Charles Cericola, MSOT, CHT

10:45 – 11:30 Foot Reconstruction in Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy M. Wade Shrader, MD (YES Asynchronous)

11:30 - 12:15 Lunch (Boxes) (Faithe or Steph Introduce)

12:15 – 1:00 Investigations of Umbilical Cord Blood Therapy in Children with Cerebral Palsy (Remote?) Jessica M. Sun, MD (possible Asynchronous)

1:00- 2:00 Classification Systems in Cerebral Palsy: Prognosis, Education, Collaboration Brittany Virgil, PT, DPT, Caitlin Mogelesky, OTR/L, Mariah Graham, CCC-SLP, Kaitlyn Sheperd, CCC-SLP

2:00 - 2:15 Break

2:15 - 3:00 Updates in Early Detection of Cerebral Palsy Ginny Paleg, PT, DScPT, MPT (YES Asynchronous)

3:00 – 4:30 Multidisciplinary Discussion of Neuro-Orthopedic Cases. W. Shrader, A. Trinofo, L. Owens, N. Lennon, K. Miller-Scomorucha, L. Kocur, C. Church, F. Kalisperis, G. Paleg

Host or Publisher The Nemours Cerebral Palsy Program at A. I. duPont Hospital for Children