Lynette Byarm Lecture Series
The Lynette Byarm Fellowship Lecture Series was established in memory and honor of Lynette Byarm, occupational therapy manager, for her dedication to collaborative, interdisciplinary, family-centered care for patients, and for her enthusiasm towards the education of others.
October 24, 2013
Treating the Child With Trisomy 21: The First Three Years
Join us for the next presentation 
in the Lynette Byarm Lecture Series from the Occupational Therapy Department at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Details:
The event will be held from 6-9 p.m. October 24, 2013, in Room 123 AB, Abramson Research Center, located on CHOP's Main Campus. (34th Street and Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19104)
The cost is $75 per person.
Registration information will come in late Summer.
Treating the Child With Trisomy 21: The First Three Years will offer beginner- and intermediate-level occupational therapists (OTs), physical therapists (PTs) and speech-language therapists (SLPs) information about:
- The impact of trisomy 21 on the motor development of a young child
- Foundational skills in young children with trisomy 21; specifically fine motor skills, visual development and activities of daily living
- Feeding concerns and interventions
- Language stimulation activities
- Gait development and treadmill training
Presenters:
Heather Ruthrauff, MS, OTR/L; Kate Casey, MS, OTR/L; Sue McCormack, MA, CCC/SLP; and Helen Milligan, DPT, PT, from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Objectives for OTs:
- Understand motor development and the manner in which trisomy 21 impacts motor development in the 0- to 3-year-old population.
- Understand and practice handling techniques specific to the trisomy 21 population
- Discuss foundational skills for activities of daily living (ADL), fine motor and visual motor development
Objectives for PTs:
- Understand differences in the development of gait in the trisomy 21 population.
- Review the literature regarding treadmill training
- Discuss way to implement treadmill training in the home and tips to make it successful
Objectives for SLPs:
- Describe common feeding concerns in infants with trisomy 21
- Identify specific interventions to promote functional feeding skill advancement
- Describe language stimulation activities to promote communication skill advancement in infants with trisomy 21
CHOP is an approved provider (#4878) of continuing education by The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (AOTA). Three contact hours or 0.3 AOTA CEUs will be awarded to participants at the completion of the program. Assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products or clinical procedures by AOTA.
Additional information
For more information, contact Heather Ruthrauff, MS, OTR/L, clinical practice coordinator, at 215-590-2434 or by email.
Reviewed by: Occupational Therapy team
Date: May 2013
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