4th Annual Cerebral Palsy Family Education Day
Join us for our annual Cerebral Palsy Family Education Day hosted by Children’s Mercy. We are back this year for our one-day event that provides families with direct access to our clinicians, local vendors, parent panels, a national speaker and fun activities for the whole family.
Our event this year will be held at Children’s Mercy Hospital CMRI, our recently constructed research tower.
Event Information and Registration
Saturday, May 4, 2024
9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Due to limited space, registration is required. The registration deadline is April 15, 2024.
If you have questions, please call our office:
We are capacity for this event, registration is closed.
Directions
Our event will be held at Children’s Mercy Hospital CMRI. There will be valet parking directly outside of the CMRI entrance on E 23rd St between Kenwood and Locust.
2401 Gillham Rd
Kansas City, MO. 64108
Schedule of Events
Our event will start at 9:00 a.m., the day will include presentations by nationally recognized Keynote speakers and our own renowned faculty.
All our education sessions will be at the beginning of the day followed by panel discussions devoted to specific conditions and family fun activities.
We will also have activities and crafts for kids and families to participate in during the presentations or breaks. There will also be an opportunity to participate in adaptive archery!
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9 a.m. |
Introduction and Welcome |
5 minutes |
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Sathya Vadivelu, D.O |
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9:05 a.m. |
Keynote Speaker and Q&A |
45 minutes |
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Jaqueline Kaufman, PhD from University of Michigan |
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9:50 a.m. |
Break |
10 minutes |
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10:00 a.m. |
Breakout Sessions – |
30 minutes |
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10:30 a.m. |
Break & Announcements – Sathya Vadivelu, D.O |
15 Minutes |
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10:45 a.m. |
Breakout Sessions – |
30 minutes |
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11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. |
Kids Activities, Archery, and Closing |
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Jacqueline N. Kaufman, PhD
Dr. Kauffman is a Clinical Psychologist at University of Michigan with a specialization in clinical neuropsychology and experimental neuroscience. She currently serves as the Interim Associate Chair for Communication, Culture & DEI, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, as well as Clinical Associate Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Pediatric Clinical Psychologist. She is co-investigator of the Adapted Cognitive Assessment Laboratory and is currently exploring the use of assistive technology and traditional research measures of cognition to increase accessibility to complex cognitive testing in children with severe motor and speech impairments. Her funded research targets the study of working memory in children with cerebral palsy.
— Bio from Michigan Medicine at UofM website.
Be sure to stop by one of our Children’s Mercy tables
Visit guest tables for additional resources.
Fun Activities:
- Door Prizes will be raffled.
- Games
- Snacks
- Photo Booth
- Bling your wheelchair or Bling yourself!
- Adaptive Archery
Information about previous years’ events can be found below.
Cerebral Palsy Day 2023
- Keynote Speaker: Paul H. Gross, President, and Chief Executive Officer of CPRN
- Cerebral Palsy Panel
- POPs Program at CMH
- Parent Panels (Mom’s panel, Dad’s panel)
- Transition to Adulthood
- Family Activities
Cerebral Palsy Day 2019
- Keynote Speaker: Michele Schusterman, Founder and President at CP NOW
- Cerebral Palsy Panel
- POPs Program at CMH
- Parent Panels (Mom’s panel, Dad’s panel)
- Transition to Adulthood
- Family Activities
Cerebral Palsy Day 2018
- Surgical Management: Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy and Inthrathecal baclofen pumps – Dr. Michael Partington, Neurosurgery
- Pharmacogenomic variability of oral baclofen clearance and clinical response in children with cerebral palsy – Dr. Matthew Mclaughlin, Rehabilitation Medicine
- Orthopedics and Cerebral Palsy – Dr. Kathryn Keeler, Orthopedic Surgery
- Dystonia – Dr. Keith A. Coffman, Neurology
- Spasticity & Dystonia: Understanding the difference in muscle tightness – Dr. Sathya Vadivelu, Rehabilitation Medicine
