Below is a copy of an email we received at our CE centre. Registration for the online conference is free and you can participate via live feed or by accessing the achived folder after the event.

You can go to the link below to register or for more information:

http://www.epliveonline.org/ep_20090331_reg.html

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An Invitation to a CME Program sponsored by the Rady Children's Hospital in association with the EP Foundation for Education, Inc.

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Current Treatment Therapies for Spasticity in People with Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Disabilities: Part 1

March 31, 2009  ¦  7:00PM to 9:30PM Eastern time

Statement of Need

There is a clear need for an educational activity which addresses current intervention therapies to treatment of spasticity encountered in persons with cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities. Review of scientific peer–reviewed literature as well as clinical experience demonstrate a high correlation between severity of spasticity and morbidity and mortality in individuals with CP and other developmental disabilities.

Both primary care as well as specialist physicians, and also nurses, physical therapists, and other health professionals need to have a better understanding of current state-of-the-art approaches to the treatment of spasticity encountered in persons with cerebral palsy, which can in turn lead the health professional to a more rational selection of treatment/management strategies and better outcomes for their patients

Conference Goal

The overall goal of this conference is to improve clinical knowledge, skills, and competency of those health professionals that provide services to adults and children with cerebral palsy who also demonstrate spasticity.

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this educational activity, participants will be able to:

• Discuss an overview of the treatment of spasticity encountered in persons with cerebral palsy, including oral and intramuscular medications.
• Discuss the uses of selective dorsal rhizotomy, and the uses of intrathecal baclofen in the management of spasticity associated with cerebral palsy

Program Agenda and Faculty

6:30-7:00 PM:

Registration/Sign-On

7:00-7:15 PM:

Introduction and Overview

Keith Vaux, MD

7:15-8:00 PM:

Treatment of Spasticity: Overview and Perspective

Bhushan Gupta, M.D.

8:00-8:45 PM:

Review of: Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy; Intrathecal Baclofen in the Management of Spasticity Associated with Cerebral Palsy

Catherine A. Ruebenacker-Mazzola, M.D.

8:45-9:30 PM:

Questions and Discussion