Easter Seals to host conference in Normal
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[May 11, 2013]
NORMAL -- Easter Seals and the
Ray and Kathy LaHood Center for Cerebral Palsy will present a
one-day conference, "Clinical Decision-Making for Young Children
with Cerebral Palsy," on May 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
Heartland Community College, 1500 W. Raab Road, ACEC2012. Andrew
Morgan, M.D., is the presenter.
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The conference will center on clinical decision-making for young
clients who have cerebral palsy. The training will focus on
identifying a diagnosis, developing a treatment plan, exploring
therapeutic modalities, understanding orthotics and equipment,
discussing medical treatment, and understanding spasticity
management through case studies. Dr. Morgan is a professor of
clinical pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of
Medicine at Peoria. He completed his medical training at Johns
Hopkins Medical School, his residency at Children's Memorial
Hospital in Chicago and a fellowship in developmental pediatrics at
the Kennedy Institute in Baltimore. He serves as the medical
director of Easter Seals Peoria-Bloomington and medical consultant
to the Tazewell Mason County Special Education Association. Morgan
is the founder of the Penguin Project, a community theater program
for children with disabilities.
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For conference information or to
register, contact Tara Wellenreiter at 309-686-1177 or visit
www.ci.easterseals.com.
[Text from file received from
Easter Seals Central
Illinois]
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