AACPDM 68th Annual Meeting General Evaluation
Purpose:
The educational program of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) is designed to provide targeted opportunities for dissemination of information in the basic sciences, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and technical advances as applied to persons with childhood onset disabilities. The program provides a forum for discussion of scientific developments and clinical advances in the care of people with these conditions. By presenting forums which foster interdisciplinary communication and interchange among all allied health care professionals concerned with individuals with cerebral palsy and neurodevelopmental disorders, this program’s purpose is to ensure that the qualified personnel have the skills and knowledge derived from practices that have been determined through research and experience to be successful in serving children with disabilities. The purpose is also to encourage teambuilding within organizations and institutions, encourage multicenter studies, develop information for parents, and find a consensus on the optimal care of various conditions.
Objectives:
To disseminate information on new developments in applied and translational sciences, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and technology for individuals with cerebral palsy and other childhood onset disabilities. The focus areas of the 2015 meeting include:
1) Barriers to participation in employment, community based activities and daily living skills in adults with childhood onset disability (transition)
2) Use and documentation of the Manual Ability Classification System (MACS)
3) Use and documentation of the Communication Function Classification System (CFCS)
4) The relationship between CP classification of function and hip subluxation
To disseminate information on new developments in applied and translational sciences, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and technology for individuals with cerebral palsy and other childhood onset disabilities. The focus areas of the 2015 meeting include:
1) Barriers to participation in employment, community based activities and daily living skills in adults with childhood onset disability (transition)
2) Use and documentation of the Manual Ability Classification System (MACS)
3) Use and documentation of the Communication Function Classification System (CFCS)
4) The relationship between CP classification of function and hip subluxation