Final Program - American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and ...
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Course summary: The developmental disabilities <strong>and</strong> rehabilitation fields have lagged behind other areas of biomedical research . As a result, practice is often based<br />
on experience, tradition, case-report, intuition, <strong>and</strong> assumption rather than scientifically derived evidence . Enhancing Rehabilitation Research in the South (ERRIS)<br />
was established at the University of Virginia to increase the quality <strong>and</strong> quantity of research through annual intensive grant writing workshops .<br />
In this instructional course, four of the faculty from the ERRIS Workshop will present interactive discussions of ) Grantsmanship Secrets 2) Collaboration – a Necessity<br />
in Rehabilitation Research 3) Principles of Grant Writing 4) Steps to Completing, Submitting, <strong>and</strong> Receiving Funding .<br />
The content will cover how to get started, seeking <strong>and</strong> responding to critiques, ten steps to successful collaboration, writing a <strong>for</strong>ceful abstract, clarity of presentation,<br />
overcoming writer’s block, problems <strong>and</strong> solutions in final submission . We expect that participation in this course will greatly enhance success in obtaining grants .<br />
6:00 PM - 12:00 AM AACPDM Reception <strong>and</strong> Dinner – Movin’ <strong>and</strong> Groovin’<br />
The reception will begin at 6:00 PM in the concourse outside of Exhibit Hall A . Promptly at 7:00 PM, the doors to the exhibit hall will open <strong>for</strong><br />
the evening’s presentation to begin .<br />
Special guest speakers include Mr . Duncan Wyeth <strong>and</strong> Susan Harris, PhD with her lecture titled “Challenging Myths in Health Care: The Story of<br />
Abreast in a Boat” . The Duncan Wyeth Award will be presented at this time .<br />
“Soul Purpose” will capture the spirit of the Motown era <strong>and</strong> play classic R & B hits all night long .<br />
saturday, october 13, 2007<br />
8:00 - 9:30 AM Clinical State of the Science Session – “From Head to Toe”<br />
“The State of Clinical Science <strong>for</strong> Neurosurgery in <strong>Cerebral</strong><br />
<strong>Palsy</strong>”, presented by Lel<strong>and</strong> Albright, MD .<br />
Professor of Neurosurgery <strong>and</strong> Pediatrics<br />
University of Wisconsin<br />
Madison, Wisconsin<br />
<strong>Program</strong> HigHligHTs, continued<br />
“Innovations in Orthotics <strong>for</strong> <strong>Cerebral</strong> <strong>Palsy</strong>”, presented<br />
by Keith Smith, CO, LO, FAAOP .<br />
Orthotic <strong>and</strong> Prosthetic Lab, Inc .<br />
Vice President, <strong>American</strong> <strong>Academy</strong> of Orthotists <strong>and</strong><br />
Prosthetists<br />
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Award Ceremony<br />
• Special Guest Speaker, Martin Bax, MD will present “Does <strong>Cerebral</strong> <strong>Palsy</strong> Exist?”<br />
• Fred P . Sage Award <strong>for</strong> Best Multimedia abstract will be awarded to Shubhra Mukherjee, MD <strong>and</strong> Adriane Griffen, MPH <strong>for</strong> their abstract titled<br />
“Teens on the Move” .<br />
• Gayle G . Arnold Award <strong>for</strong> best free paper of 2006 will be awarded to Jeanne Charles, PhD <strong>and</strong> Andrew Gordon, PhD <strong>for</strong> their abstract titled<br />
“Efficacy of H<strong>and</strong>-Arm Intensive Bimanual Training (HABIT) on Upper Extremity Movement in Children with Hemiplegic <strong>Cerebral</strong> <strong>Palsy</strong>” .<br />
• Mac Keith Press Promising Career Award<br />
• United <strong>Cerebral</strong> <strong>Palsy</strong> (UCP) Scientific Award<br />
• Mentorship Award<br />
• Eugene Bleck, MD will present the Gayle G . Arnold Lectureship titled: “This <strong>Academy</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Cerebral</strong> <strong>Palsy</strong>: Persons, Papers & Progress” .<br />
11:30 - 1:00 PM International Affairs Luncheon<br />
Come join the International Affairs Committee <strong>for</strong> an in<strong>for</strong>mative program <strong>and</strong> lunch . The program will consist of an international panel who<br />
will discuss the state of pediatric rehabilitation in their country, how they started their programs, what the most challenging issues were <strong>and</strong> how<br />
they solved them . There will also be a guest presentation by Jules Becher, MD . This is a good opportunity to meet <strong>and</strong> exchange in<strong>for</strong>mation with<br />
professionals from around the world . Cost is $50 USD .<br />
1:00 - 3:00 PM Family Forum<br />
This special session is an opportunity <strong>for</strong> local-area parents <strong>and</strong> children with cerebral palsy <strong>and</strong> other developmental disabilities to meet with<br />
the experts in the field in order to learn about the progress that is being made in research . This session is organized by the local host, Maureen<br />
O’Donnell, MD, Carolyn Chowne, RN <strong>and</strong> Bob Armstrong, MD, in association with local groups representing families <strong>and</strong> caretakers . Presentations<br />
on sports related topics will be given by Nancy Murphy, MD <strong>and</strong> Hal Honeyman .
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