Final Program - American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and ...

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Case presentations will be used to illustrate appropriate assessment tools, therapeutic interventions and orthotic care . Treatment, evaluation based progression, precautions
and practice tips will be discussed using “standard of care” guidelines for PT, OT and orthotic management which were recently developed by the International
SMA Standard of Care Committee .
iC36 - THe use of mediCaTion for THe neurologiCally imPaired CHild
location: Meeting Room
Teresa Such-Neibar, DO
Course level: Basic to Intermediate
Purpose: To understand the pathophysiology of the irritable brain in children with acquired brain injury from trauma or from an intrauterine insult . To gain a basic
understanding of the results and side effects of medications used to help children successfully function in their environment .
Target audience: Physiatrists, Developmental Pediatricians, Nurse Practitioners, and Therapists .
Course summary: Definitions, background statistics, and pathophysiology of brain injury will be discussed . Primary and secondary injury will be reviewed as well as
neuropsychologic impairments . Both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic options will be discussed with the majority of the time spent on pharmacologic interventions
. Emphasis will be placed on limiting polypharmacy to decrease side effects . A medication checklist will assist in narrowing and prioritizing the focus of treatment .
Video Teleconferencing
The 6 st Annual Meeting of the AACPDM is proudly being broadcast via video conference to selected sites in Latin America, Asia, Europe and
Australia . The AACPDM would like to thank Drs . Luciano Dias and Joseph Dutkowsky and Michael Caputo for all their efforts in coordinating the
teleconference portion of the annual meeting .
Stanley Park totem poles, Vancouver, BC
Courtesy of Tourism Vancouver