The Burke-Blythedale Pediatric Neuroscience Research Collaboration presents:
The Role of Research in Clinical Care of Acquired Brain Injury
a course for Therapists, Physicians, Researchers & Caregivers
Thursday, September 26, 2019 5:15-7:30 pm
How can research be leveraged to better treat kids following acquired brain injury? What role can it play in optimizing treatment? How relevant are the animal models used in basic research to the clinical presentation? Join basic, translational, and clinical researchers and clinicians from Blythedale Children's Hospital, the Burke Neurological Institute, and Weill Cornell Medicine as they discuss the role that research can and should play in advancing clinical care.
Course Registration is Free
Course Schedule:
5:15 pm Introduction: Dianna E Willis, Ph.D., Associate Director, Burke Neurological Institute; Director, Laboratory for Axonal and RNA Biology, Burke Neurological Institute; Co-director of Research, Blythedale Children's Hospital
5:30 pm-5:50 pm Using Animal Models of Behavioral Changes
Presenter: Nazia Alam, Ph.D., Lab Manager, Laboratory for Visual Disease and Therapy Burke Neurological Institute; Postdoctoral Fellow, Vision Recovery Program, Blythedale Children's Hospital
5:55 pm-6:15 pm Clinical Presentation in Brain Injured Kids
Presenter: William Watson, Ph.D., Clinical Professor of Neuropsychology, Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Columbia University; Neuropsychologist, Blythedale Children's Hospital
6:20 pm-6:30 pm Break
6:30 pm- 6:50pm Evidence-Based Clinical Trials for Optimizing Best Clinical Care
Presenter: Sudhin Shah, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Neuroscience in Rehabilitation Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine; Scientific Director of Cognitive Recovery Research Program, Blythedale Children's Hospital
6:55 pm-7:15 pm Pediatric Delirium:Impact and Opportunities
Keynote Speaker: Chani Traube, M.D. Associate Attending Pediatrician New York-Presbyterian Hospital; Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics - Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University
7:30 pm Conclusion: Diana E. Willis, Ph.D.
CEU Credits for Occupational Therapists and Physical Therapists
Light refreshments will be served
If you have any questions please feel free to contact Lindsey Echevarria at:
(914) 592-7555 ext 71383 or research@blythedale.org.
