6:30–7:00 AM | All Ages | Sunrise Practice | Yoga – *NEW | Lian Mosher, BBA, MS Yoga Therapy, C-IAYT 1000, RYT 500 |
7:00 AM–6:10 PM | All Ages | Registration | |
7:00 AM–6:10 PM | All Ages | Exhibit Hall | |
7:15 AM | All Ages | Grab and Go Breakfast | |
8:00–9:15 AM | | 100 Breakout Series | |
| Parents | 101: Ask the Expert – Families with Young Children Living with Hydrocephalus | Bruce A. Kaufman, MD
Elizabeth Tyler-Kabara, MD, PhD |
| Parents | 102: Ask the Expert – For Parents of Pre-teens and Teens | Brandon Rocque, MD
Bradley Weprin, MD, MHCM |
| Adults
Young Adults
| 103: Ask the Expert – Adults Who Were Treated in Childhood | Michael A. Williams, MD
Mark Hamilton, MDCM, FRCSC |
| Adults
Young Adults | 104: Ask the Expert – Diagnosis in Adulthood (Not NPH) | Mark Luciano, MD, PhD, FACS |
| NPH | 105: Ask the Expert – Adults and Their Families Affected by Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) | Christopher J. Farrell, MD
Michael Levy, RN, ACNP-BC, CNRN |
| Parents | 106: Ask the Expert – Parents of Children with Complex Hydrocephalus and/or Multiple Shunts | Gerald Grant, MD
John Honeycutt, MD |
| Adults
Parents
Spina Bifida
Young Adults | 107: Ask the Expert – Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus – *NEW | Jeffrey P. Blount, MD, MPH, FAANS
Paula Peterson, APRN, MS, PNP |
9:30–10:45 AM | Siblings ONLY | 201: The Impact on Siblings | Peter Finlayson
Jennifer Marshall, MSPAS, MSJ, PA-C |
9:45–10:45 AM | | 200 Breakout Series | |
| Adults
Young Adults | 202: Anxiety, Depression and Hydrocephalus in Young Adults and Adults | Cynthia Smith-Seidel, PhD, ABPP/CN |
| Adults
Cerebral Palsy
Epilepsy
Parents
NPH
Spina Bifida
Spanish
Young Adults | 203: Accessing Federal Programs: SSI, SSDI, Medicaid and Medicare | Andre Sam, CRPC®, APMA® |
| NPH | 204: Memory Problems and Dementia: How Neurologists and Neuropsychologists Evaluate, Diagnose and Treat Patients with Cognitive Impairment | Anna Campbell Sullivan, PSYD, ABPP-CN |
| Parents | 205: Lessons Learned. Parents’ Perspectives on Raising Children with Hydrocephalus – *NEW | Moderator:
Jason Preston
Panelists:
Heather Bruen
Amanda Garzón, MA
Deitra Matthews
Larry R. Rivkin, JD, CFP® |
| Adults
NPH
Parents
Young Adults | 206: Controlling CSF Production – *NEW | Bonnie Blazer-Yost, PhD |
| Teens | 207: Up Close and Personal with Research – *NEW | Carolyn Harris, PhD
James P. (Pat) McAllister II, PhD |
| Spina Bifida | 208: Fetal Surgery – *NEW | John (Jay) Wellons, III, MD, MSPH |
10:45–11:15 AM | All Ages | Coffee Break with Exhibitors | |
11:15–12:15 PM | | 300 Breakout Series | |
| Siblings ONLY | 301: Ask the Expert – Siblings – *NEW | Jennifer Marshall, MSPAS, MSJ, PA-C
Peter Finlayson |
| Adults
Spanish
Young Adults | 302: Can I Do That? Living an Active Life with Hydrocephalus | Mark Luciano, MD, PhD, FACS |
| Adults
NPH
Parents
Young Adults | 303: Beyond the Horizon: Innovations in Hydrocephalus Treatment and Management – *NEW | Marion L. (Jack) Walker, MD
David D. Limbrick Jr., MD, PhD |
| NPH | 304: Managing Cognitive and Emotional Changes with NPH | Cynthia Smith-Seidel, PhD, ABPP/CN |
| Parents
Teens | 305: Taking Charge of Your Medical Care: Here's What You (and Your Parents) Need to Know | Amanda Garzón, MA
Brandon Rocque, MD |
| Epilepsy
Parents | 306: Hydrocephalus, Seizures, and Epilepsy and its Impact on Life | Howard L. Weiner, MD, FACS, FAAP, FAANS
Rohini K. Coorg, MD |
| Parents | 307: Testing New Therapies for Posthemorrhagic Hydrocephalus of Prematurity – *NEW | Brandon A. Miller, MD, PhD |
| Cerebral Palsy
Parents
Spina Bifida | 308: Pediatric Spinal Cord Disorders – *NEW | Jeffrey P. Blount, MD, MPH, FAANS |
12:15–2:00 PM | All Ages | Touching Lives: State of the Association Address and Inspirational Keynote | Diana Gray, MA
John (Jay) Wellons, III, MD, MSPH |
2:25–3:25 PM | | 400 Breakout Series | |
| Adults
NPH
Young Adults | 401: Is There a Doctor in the House? Finding a Neurosurgeon to Manage Your Care – *NEW | Moderator: Michael A. Williams, MD
Panelists:
Mark Hamilton, MDCM, FRCSC
Mark Luciano, MD
Michael G. Muhonen, MD
Jonathan White, MD, FAANS, FACS |
| Adults
Parents
Spanish
Young Adults | 402: Chronic Headaches and Hydrocephalus: When it's not the Shunt | Mark J. Burish, MD, PhD |
| NPH | 403: NPH: Rehabilitation Medicine Strategies – *NEW | John Thottakara, MD |
| Parents | 404: Anxiety, Depression, and Post-Traumatic Stress in Families with Hydrocephalus | Brandon Rocque, MDT
Tessa van der Willigen, MPhil, MAPP
T. Andrew Zabel, PhD, ABPP |
| Adults
NPH
Parents
Young Adults | 405: Understanding Brain Pressure and ICP Monitoring: What it Tells us About your Brain – *NEW | Dr. Simon Malpas |
| Teens | 406: #BrainMATTERS | Carolyn Harris, PhD
Ramin Eskandari, MS, MD
James P. (Pat) McAllister II, PhD |
| Parents
Spina Bifida
Young Adults | 407: Continence Programs Across the Lifespan – *NEW | Richard C. Adams, MD |
3:25–3:50 PM | All Ages | Coffee Break with Exhibitors | |
3:50–5:20 PM | Ages 15 – 29 | Managing the OVERLOAD: Tools for Anxiety and Stress *NEW | Lian Mosher, BBA, MS Yoga Therapy, C-IAYT 1000, RYT 500 |
3:50–5:20 PM | All Ages | Scientific Keynote: Robert Pudenz Lectureship
This session is sponsored by: Rudi Schulte Research Institute | Monica Chau, PhD
J. Gordon McComb, MD |
5:20–6:10 PM | All Ages | Young Investigator Poster Session | |