Management of Children with Cerebral Palsy

Introduction to NDT: Management of Children with Cerebral Palsy THURSDAY, JUNE 23 – SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 2005 CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA OFFICE PARK ATLANTA, GEORGIA 404-785-7840 CME Information www.choa.org/cme Instructors/General Information Instructor Marcia J. Hornbrook Stamer, P .T. Marcia Hornbrook Stamer received her Bachelor of Science degree in physical therapy from Ohio State University in 1980. Her intensive continuing education background includes training in the Neuro-Developmental Treatment Approach (Bobath), the Advanced Baby Course, and the Maitland Approach to Spinal Mobilization. She is a certified Coordinator-Instructor of the NDTA, Inc./Bobath Eight Week Pediatric Course in the Treatment of Children with Cerebral Palsy. Stamer is the author of the books Posture and Movement of the Child with Cerebral Palsy, Therapy Skill Builders, 2000 and Functional Documentation: A Process for the Physical Therapist, Therapy Skill Builders 1995. Stamer currently lives with her husband and two children in Nashville. She is an Adjunct Clinical Instructor in the School of Physical Therapy at Belmont University in Nashville. She also works with High Hopes, Inc. treating children in a multidisciplinary setting. Continuing Education Units Continuing Education Units have been applied for through Georgia State University, Division of Continuing Education, College of Health and Human Sciences for 21 contact hours (2.1 CEU’s). Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta resolves to ensure that its educational mission, and particularly its continuing medical education programs, are not influenced by the special interests of any corporation or individual associated with its programs. While having a financial interest or professional affiliation with a corporation does not necessarily influence a speaker’s presentation, the standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education require that this relationship be disclosed to the audience. Any potential conflict of interest will be made known to participants at the beginning of the program. Course capacity is limited. Complete registrations are processed on a first-come, first-served basis. All programs are intended to be accessible to all persons. If you have a disability and require assistance in order to fully participate in the conference activities, please call the conference coordinator to discuss your specific needs. Conference Registration Form Introduction to NDT: A Three Day Course in the Management of Children with Cerebral Palsy Please type or print legibly: ____________________________________________________________________ Name Profession _____________________________________________________________________________________ Address _____________________________________________________________________________________ City State ZIP code _____________________________________________________________________________________ Home phone Business phone _____________________________________________________________________________________ E-mail Employer Registration Fee:$390 ® Would you like to receive Continuing Education information via E-mail? ___Yes ___No Type of Payment ® Credit card (circle one) Card number Visa MC AMEX Discover Amount to be charged ____________________________________________________________________ Expiration date _____________________________________________________________________________________ Printed name (as it appears on card) _____________________________________________________________________________________ Cardholder’s signature ® Check (payable to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta) ® Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Departmental Account ____________________________________________________________________ Supervisor signature Dept.# Account # Please complete and return form with payment to: Terry Cameron, Continuing Education, 1600 Tullie Circle, Atlanta, GA 30329-2303 404-785-7840/800-785-6809, Fax: 404-785-7673 Refund Policy: If you must cancel your registration, notify us at least seven days before the course and we will issue a refund (minus a $50 administrative fee). No-shows or cancellations received less than seven days prior to the course are ineligible for a refund. Course Schedule Day One – Thursday, June 23 8 a.m. Registration / Continental Breakfast 8:30 a.m. History, Philosophy, Principles of the NDT Approach to Treatment of Children with Cerebral Palsy 10 a.m. Break 10:15 a.m. Brief Overview of Neuromuscular Control – What is Muscle Tone? Noon Lunch (on your own) 1 p.m. Normal Skill Acquisition 3 p.m. Break 3:15 p.m. Evaluation 4 p.m. Normal Babies – Demonstration 5 p.m. Adjourn for the Day Day Two – Friday, June 24 8 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8:30 a.m. Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy 10:30 a.m. Break 10:45 a.m. Lab – Grading Cocontraction and Sustained Movements Noon Lunch (on your own) 1 p.m. Treatment Demonstration – Child with Spastic Cerebral Palsy 2 p.m. Discuss Treatment 2:30 p.m. Break 2:45 p.m. Goal Setting and Treatment Planning 3:30 p.m. Lab, Continued 5 p.m. Adjourn for the Day Day Three – Saturday, June 25 8 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8:30 a.m. Children with Athetoid Cerebral Palsy 10:30 a.m. Break 10:45 a.m. Lab – Treating Movement Synergies Noon Lunch (on your own) 1 p.m. Treatment Demonstration – Child with Athetoid Cerebral Palsy 2 p.m. Discuss Treatment 2:30 p.m. Break 2:45 p.m. Discussion – Discharge, Consultation versus Direct Therapy 3:30 p.m. Lab, Continued 5 p.m. Adjourn General Information Course Description This three day course is designed to acquaint physical, occupational and speech therapists with the Neurodevelopmental Treatment (NDT) philosophy of treating children with cerebral palsy. This approach to treatment originated with the Bobaths and has been updated according to their wishes to keep current with new motor control theories and treatment ideas. This is a hands-on course where participants will work together in labs learning treatment ideas and sequences. The lectures include information on skill development and the development of children with spastic and athetoid types of cerebral palsy, evaluation and treatment planning. The course includes treatment demonstrations by the instructor. Course Objectives The participant will be able to: 1. List five treatment principles of the NDT philosophy. 2. Analyze a functional skill in terms of biomechanical, neuromuscular, sensory and respiratory control. 3. List three to five similarities and three to five differences in the development of children with spastic and athetoid cerebral palsy. 4. Demonstrate at least five treatment ideas to change neuromuscular control in children with cerebral palsy on an adult lab partner. 5. Evaluate a child and plan a treatment sequence to meet a functional goal. Location Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta The Children’s Office Park 1680 Tullie Circle Atlanta, GA 30329 For door-to-door directions, visit www.choa.org and click on “Locations and Directions.” Local accommodations include: Courtyard by Marriott Executive Park 1236 Executive Park Drive NE Atlanta, GA 30329 404-728-0708 Homestead Village Guest Studios Executive Park 1339 Executive Park Drive Atlanta, GA 30329 404-325-1223