The Department of Therapeutic & Rehabilitative Services Presents
Annual Pediatric Therapy Conference 2015
Thursday, April 16, 2015
7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Third Floor Lecture Hall
1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, DE 19803
Physicians, physical and occupational therapists, physical/
occupational therapy assistants and students are encouraged to
attend the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children’s
Annual Pediatric Therapy Conference 2015.
Learning Objectives
To provide community, school and hospital-based therapists with
current and practical information regarding pediatric therapy
evaluation and treatment. Each individual speaker will have their
own learning objectives.
Registration Cost $140 for professionals; $60 for students with ID
AGENDA
7:30 a.m.
Registration
8:00 a.m.
Intensive Rehabilitation Approaches
for Children with Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Andrew Gordon, PhD
10:00 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions #1
A. A Practical Guide to Pediatric Constraint-Induced
(and Bi-manual) Therapy
Andrew Gordon, PhD
B. Cortical Visual Impairment: Definition, Implications,
and Accommodations
Erin Kline, MEd
C. Technology and PT Intervention
Gina Siconolfi-Morris, PT, PhD
11:00 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions #2
EXTERNAL SPEAKERS
Andrew Gordon, PhD
B. Early Intervention for Medically Fragile Patient
Carrie Free,OTR/L
Professor of Movement Science and Neuroscience
and Education
Department of Biobehavioral Sciences
Teachers College, Columbia University
Sarah (Sally) Westcott-McCoy, PT, PhD, FAPTA
Professor in the University of Washington
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine.
Interim DPT Program Director.
A. Therapeutic Taping
Laura Dougherty, PT, DPT, PCS
C. Treatment and Natural History of Crouched Gait in
Children with CP
Justin Connor, MD
noon 1-1:30 p.m.
LUNCH
Poster Session
Erin Kline, MEd
Deaf-Blind Teacher
Delaware Program for Children who are Deaf-Blind
CONFERENCE COORDINATORS
Mary Bolton, PT
Chris Church, PT
1:30-3:30 p.m. Association of Therapeutic Services to Outcomes in Children With CP, What Should we be Offering?
Sally Westcott-McCoy,PT, PhD, FAPTA
3:30 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions #3
A. Oculomotor Training
Martina Brennan, OTR/L
B. Aquatic Therapy
Nicole Needles, PT, DPT
C. Clinical Application for Activity Monitoring
Nancy Lennon, MSPT
Register online: www. PedsUniversity.org or call Chris Church,
(302) 651-4614 or email: [email protected].
COURSE REGISTRATION
Registration and payment can be made by check via the mail
or with credit card on line at PedsUniversity.org. Make checks
payable to Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children.
For registration information call Chris Church, (302) 651-4614
or email: [email protected].
The Americans with Disabilities Act
Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children will provide
modifications in teaching methodology to accommodate
individual needs. To request disability accommodations, call
(302) 651-6014 at least 15 days in advance of the program.
Disclosure Policy
All faculty are expected to disclose any conflict(s) of interest
related to the content of their presentations.
Continuing Education Credits
Sponsorships
Contact hours will be awarded upon completion of the course.
0.65 CEUs are pending from the Delaware, Pennsylvania,
and New Jersey Boards of Physical Therapy and Board of
Occupational Therapy.
Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children Department
of Therapeutic & Rehabilitative Services provides evaluation,
therapeutic, rehabilitative and community education services
to children, families and service providers in the areas of
occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech-language
pathology, assistive technology, seating and mobility, feeding/
dysphagia, academic therapy, child life therapy, recreation
therapy, cognitive remediation and audiology.
Directions
Visit www.Nemours.org/about/location/nchaidhc.html. Please
park in the Employee parking garage across from RMH.
REGISTER ONLINE OR REGISTRATION FORM
(REGISTRATION DEADLINE: APRIL 10, 2015)
Annual Pediatric Therapy Conference 2015
Register online at www.PedsUniversity.org: Your source for online
pediatric continuing medical education from Nemours or fill out the form below:
Name: Facility: Title: Address: Phone: Email: (necessary for confirmation) SESSION: (Circle Your Choices Below for Concurrent Sessions)
10:00 a.m.
Session A
Session B
Session C
11:00 a.m.
Session A
Session B
Session C
3:30 p.m.
Session A
Session B
Session C
PAYMENT: CHECK (Mail) or CREDIT CARD (Online)
REGISTRATION FEE: PROFESSIONALS: $140 _________ STUDENT: $60 ________
REGISTER WITH CREDIT CARD:
If you are paying by MasterCard, Visa, American Express or Discover Card, please
complete the registration form found online at www.PedsUniversity.org.
MAIL PAYMENT (CHECK):
Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children/Therapeutic Services
Attention: Jamie Fusetti, P. O. Box 269, Wilmington, DE 19899
Name: Card # Signature: At Pedsuniversity.org, click on gray box to view all Nemours conferences.
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