Empowering Children to Create Their Own Stories
We are transforming what is possible for children diagnosed with cerebral palsy through clinical excellence, research, and advocating for a world where our children create their own stories.
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Please stop by the Gillette Children’s booth to meet our team and learn how we’re transforming care for children with cerebral palsy. We’ll be showcasing innovative treatments, research findings, and advocacy efforts.
Meet Our Cerebral Palsy Institute Leaders
The Cerebral Palsy Institute is guided by Gillette's orthopedic surgeon Tom Novacheck and Gillette's director of clinical transformation, Andrea Bushaw, PhD.
Learn About Our Research
Our cerebral palsy patient population provides exceptional research studies to understand the long-term impact.
Cerebral palsy research at Gillette Children's.
Conference Speaker Topics
- Cerebral Palsy Care Coordination
- Psychosocial Support
- Early Detection
- Predicting Pain in Nonverbal Children
- Incorporating Family Priorities
Presentation Schedule
Please check the AACPDM schedule for any changes.
- Foot Deformities in Cerebral Palsy: A Comprehensive Approach
- 1:11-1:18 | Free Paper (Presentation Top 10) Impact of Social Determinates Health on hip survellance in children with cerebral palsy | Free Paper (Presentation Top 10)
- Sriya Byrapuneni, BS, Rhonda G. Cady, PhD, RN, Peter Schavee, BA, Todd Warner, MS, Christian Ishag, BA, Jamie N. Price, BA, Jennifer Laine, MD, Susan A. Novotny, PhD
- 1:25-1:32 | Free Paper The Role of an Intensive Care Plan in a Motor Skill Acquisition in Individuals with a Motor Impairment | Free Paper
- Molly Peterson, DPT; Emma Marino, DPT
- 1:51-1:58 | Free Paper Fall outcome difference in unilateral and bilateral cerebral palsy | Free Paper
- Elizabeth R. Boyer, PhD; Marissa Esterley, MS; Kari Pederson, MSW, LICSW; Sandy C. Tierney, PhD, MSSW; Nathan G. Wandersee, AS; Linda E. Krach, MD
- 4:15-6:15 | Mini Symposia | Characterizing and Predicting Pain in Children with Cerebral Palsy Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery | Mini Symposia
- Chantel Burkitt, PhD, Elizabeth R. Boyer, PhD, Jason Howard, MD, Aleksys Patterson, N/A,BA, Tom F. Novacheck, MD, Wade Shrader, MD, Jay Berry, MD
- 8-9 | Morning Seminar | Breaking Barriers: A Unified Approach to Early Detection and Intervention in Cerebral Palsy
- Rachel Byrne, PT; Valerie Pieraccini, MS; Nathalie Maitre, BA, MD, PhD; Mark Gormley, MD
- 8-9 | Morning Seminar | Implementing and Evaluating a New Clinical Program using a Learning Health Systems Lens: Learnings from a Care Coordination Program for Children Living with Cerebral Palsy
- Anna Beckstrom, MS; Kari Kubiatowicz, MBA, BSN; Andrea Bushaw, PhD, APRN, CPNP; Meghan Munger, PHD, MPH
- 10:59-11:06 | Free Paper Top 10 | What Can Families, Society or Healthcare Systems Do to Reduce Concerns About Falling: Understanding the Lived Experience of Children and Adults with Cerebral Palsy Using a Phenomological Approach
- Kari Pederson, MSW, LICSW; Marissa Esterley, MS; Sandy C. Tierney, PhD, MSSW; Linda E. Krach, MD; Nathan G. Wandersee, AS; Elizabeth R. Boyer, PhD
- 2:30-4:30 | Mini Symposia | Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy: Multi-Center Perspective on Surgical Techniques, Selection Criteria, and Functional Outcomes
- Amy E. Barbuto, PT, DPT; Nisha Gadgil, MD; Aloysia Schwabe, MD; Jeffrey Shilt, MD; Jean L. Stout, PT, MS, PhD(c); Michael Healy, MD; Peter D. Kim, MD, PhD; Mark Gormley, Jr., MD
- 8-9 |Morning Seminar | Treatment of children with walking impairments: what do patients want, and what can we deliver?
- Michael H. Schwartz, PhD, PhD; Andrew G. Georgiadis, M.D.
- 2-4 | Mini Symposia | Management of Difficult Clinical Presentations of Complex Neurological Conditions, Hypertonia, and Complex Movement Disorders in Children with Disabilities
- Mark Gormley, Jr., MD; Tim Feyma, MD; Patrick Graupman, MD
- 2-4 | Mini Symposia | Moving Beyond Implementation and onto Optimization of Early Detection of and Intervention for Cerebral Palsy within the United Cerebral Palsy Affiliate Network
- Supreet Deshpande, MD; Nanette Aldahondo, MD; Candice L. Johnson, OTD; Robin McDonald, MPT; Mark Gormley, Jr., MD; Valerie Pieraccini, MS; Brittany Dichraff, DPT; katie Michalski, MA, CCC-SLP; Michelle Eibensteiner, MS, CCC-SLP; Therese O'Bright, DPT, PCS
- 2-4 | Mini Symposia | Making a Difference with the GOAL Questionnaire - Case Examples: Incorporating Family Priorities into Practice
- Jean L. Stout, PT, MS, PhD(c), Andrew G.Georgiadis, MD, Pam Thomason, M Physio,Katie Walt, PT, DPT, Unni G. Narayanan, MBBS,MSc, FRCS(C)
- TBD | Free Paper | Disparities in Access to and Type of Spinal Deformity Surgery for Children with Cerebral Palsy and Neuromuscular Scoliosis
- Luis Torres-Gonzalez, BS; Christopher D. Seaver, BS; Sara Morgan, PhD; Rhonda G. Cady, PhD, RN; Zelphia C. Brown, MPH; Daniel Miller, MD
- SP88 | Scientific Poster | Fall Risk and Outcomes in Adults with Cerebral Palsy
- Lauren N. Kang, n/a; Linda E. Krach, MD; Elizabeth R. Boyer, PhD
- SP94 | Scientific Poster | Assessment of the Short Grit Scale in children with cerebral palsy as a parent proxy measure.
- Lisa Lykken, BS; Maykala Owens, BS; Elizabeth R. Boyer, PhD; Tom Novacheck, MD; Frank Symons, PhD; Chantel Burkitt, PhD
- SP35 | Scientific Poster | Fall outcomes in adults with cerebral palsy – differences by gender
- Elizabeth R. Boyer, PhD; Kari Pederson, MSW, LICSW; Nathan G. Wandersee, AS; Sandy C. Tierney, PhD, MSSW; Marissa Esterley, MS; Linda E. Krach, MD
- SP58 | Scientific Poster | Characterization of Falls in Children with Ambulatory Cerebral Palsy
- Jennifer Nelson, DPT; Elizabeth R. Boyer, PhD
- SP91 | Scientific Poster | Are selective dorsal rhizotomies associated with fall outcomes in individuals with cerebral palsy?
- Linda E. Krach, MD; Kari Pederson, MSW, LICSW; Sandy C. Tierney, PhD, MSSW; Nathan G. Wandersee, AS; Marissa Esterley, MS; Elizabeth R. Boyer, PhD
- SP134 | Scientific Poster | Recognizing Care Coordination Beyond the Clinic Walls: Defining and Measuring Parental Care Coordination Activities for Children Living with Medical Complexity
- Rhonda G. Cady, PhD, RN; Maykala Owens, BS; Tori Bahr, M.D.
- DP33 | Demonstration Poster | Do patients with spinal muscular atrophy who receive genetic treatments have a higher incidence of autism or other cognitive/behavioral problems? Screening a clinic population
- Mark Gormley, Jr., MD; Jamie Eskuri, MD; Supreet Deshpande, MD; Gretchen Weatherly, PhD; Mo Chen, PhD; Mark Jankowski, BS; Salma Noor, BS; Sylvia Pulkrabek
- DP34 | Demonstration Poster | Psychosocial Support for Children with Medical Complexity: Learnings and Next Steps in Clinical Practice and Evaluation
- Matthew A. Witham, PhD, LMFT; Amy Grossman, MSW; Kari Kubiatowicz, MBA, BSN
- CO04 | Clinical Observation | Clinical Spectrum of ATP1A3 Mutation
- Caroline Gormley DO, Kelly Cho, MD
- CO05 | Clinical Observation | VAMP2 Mutation Clinical Presentation: Case Report
- Caroline Gormley DO, Supreet Deshpande MD