Exploring Cultural Differences and Stigma in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Id 75 Topic Neurorehabilitation Main Speaker Hana Azizi USA Co Speakers Heakyung Kim USA, Nathan Rosenberg USA, Rajashree Srinivasan USA Attendees 60 Extra Fees     This interactive workshop aims to explore the cultural perceptions and stigma surrounding the diagnosis of cerebral palsy (CP) in children, focusing on how families from diverse backgrounds respond to…

Updates and Innovations in Pediatric Rehabilitation

Id 83 Topic Pediatric Main Speaker David Cancel USA Co Speakers Youness Abdelfettah Morocco, Ascela Vasquez Briceño Honduras, Amanda Ayala USA Attendees Extra Fees     This session will highlight innovations in the care of children with disabilities. We will present emerging treatments and assessment tools in Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Gait impairments, Sialorrhea, Traumatic…

Global Certification: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Developing the Rehabilitation Workforce

Id 121 Topic Global Rehabilitation Approaches Main Speaker Julia To Dutka USA Co Speakers Peter Preziosi USA , Hazem Qannam Saudia Arabia , Beatrice Rey-Matias Phillipines     With 2.4 billion people around the world needing rehabilitation care1, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes that a multidisciplinary approach offers the best likelihood for success in…

Adapting, Advancing, Achieving: Namibia as a Model for African Rehabilitation Medicine

Id 136 Topic Community session Main Speaker Niña Carmela Tamayo USA Co Speakers Lettie Langendorf Namibia, Louisa Blaauw-de Wit Namibia, Laurenie Louissaint USA, Jina Libby USA Attendees 30 Extra Fees     Understand the Current Landscape of PRM in Namibia – Provide an overview of the public and private rehabilitation sectors, including workforce capacity, inpatient…

Role of Regenerative Medicine (Platelet Rich Plasma) in Persons Undergoing Neurological Rehabilitation

Id 81 Topic Innovation Main Speaker Navita Purohit India Co Speakers Abhishek Srivastava India Attendees Extra Fees     The promising field of Regenerative Medicine is working to restore structure and function of damaged tissues and organs. Cellular Therapies are one component of regenerative medicine. Adult stem cells are harvested and then injected at the…

Cerebral Palsy Grows Up: Physical Activity, Sport Participation and Cultural Life for Individuals Across the Lifespan

Cerebral Palsy (CP) affects 18 million people globally and is a lifelong condition. There is inadequate clinical follow-up for individuals with CP after they transition from pediatric to adult primary care, and insufficient surveillance to track patients with CP longitudinally. Despite the shortage of research to examine the natural history of CP and chronic disease…

Novel Noninvasive Neuromodulation for Neurorehabilitation

Id 35 Topic Neurorehabilitation Main Speaker Toshiyuki Fujiwara Japan Co Speakers Nam-Jong Paik South Korea Attendees Extra Fees     Neuromodulation such as noninvasive brain stimulation, spinal stimulation, and brain-machine interface, is widely applied in the field of neurorehabilitation. In this symposium, we will discuss the effects of neuromodulation and the mechanism of functional recovery…