GLOBAL Research & Medical Care Roundtable at The Rockin’ Moms Retreat
GLOBAL Research & Medical Care Roundtable
What Rockin’ Moms Need to Know!
SAVE THE DATE – Friday, September 27, 2024
DSDN Rockin’ Mom Retreat, JW Marriott, Las Vegas, NV
Co-organized with the DSDN, the GLOBAL Roundtable is a free benefit of Registration for the Rockin’ Mom Retreat and features internationally renowned scientists and medical professionals. Important topics to be covered in 2024 include:
- Mental Health
- Gross Motor Skills
- Latest Research Discoveries
- Pediatric Medical Care
2024 EXPERT PRESENTERS:
Michelle Sie Whitten, MA
Co-Founder, President & CEO, Global Down Syndrome Foundation
GLOBAL Introduction & Overview
Joaquin Espinosa, PhD
Executive Director, Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome; Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado
New clinical trials to improve healthy growth and development during early childhood
Sujata Bardhan, MS, PhD
Program Director in the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Branch at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The NIH INCLUDE Project: Accelerating Research Discoveries for People with DS Across the Lifespan
Patricia Winders, PT
Director of Therapies, Senior Physical Therapist Sie Center for Down Syndrome
Refining Walking and Beyond
Kishore Vellody, MD
Medical Director of the Down Syndrome Center of Western Pennsylvania and President of the National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC)
Pediatric DS Medical Guideline Updates – What Rockin’ Moms Need To Know!
Bryn Gelaro, MA
Research & Medical Care Senior Director, Global Down Syndrome Foundation
Welcome Remarks
