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Review of 2005 Pediatric Brain & Spinal Cord Injury Conference |
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HIGHLIGHTS
Nearly 200 medical professionals attended this year's 2-day multidisciplinary Pediatric Brain & Spinal Cord Injury Conference on Miami Beach in November. This was the third consecutive year for this conference sponsored by the Departments of Pediatrics, Surgery and Neurological Surgery at the School of Medicine but only the first time that pediatric experts from across the United States and Canada came together here in Miami. In addition, Carol Nicholson, M.D., who presides over pediatric critical care and rehabilitation research at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, was on hand to talk about current research priorities at the NIH.
This year's conference also branched out from strictly being about traumatic brain & spinal cord injury, to include injuries due to stroke, encephalitis and near-drowning. The sessions covered topics from basic neuroscience to prevention, critical care, rehabilitation, and the pediatrician's role in the continuum of care.
"Attendees especially liked our interactive session on medical decision-making between families with brain-injured children and the medical professionals who care for them," said Gillian Hotz, Ph.D., co-director of the Pediatric Brain & Spinal Cord Injury Program and one of the course directors. "It was very moving to hear firsthand from parents about their personal experience after a catastrophic injury to their child, the impact on their family and how we can better assist families in the future. It's the only conference in the world that we know of that focuses exclusively on brain and spinal cord injury in kids."
"Next year's conference is going to be even better." says Dr. John Kuluz, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Co-Director of the Pediatric Brain & Spinal Cord Injury Program and Conference Director.
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