Section on Pediatrics Boot Camp for Students and Young Professionals: Preparing for a Career in Pediatric Therapy(Speakers: Caryn Barman, PT, DPT, PCS; Alyssa LaForme Fiss, PT, PhD, PCS; Britta Battaile, PT, DPT, PCS; Ken Swantek, SPT
8:30 to 8:45 am Section on Pediatrics: Welcome (Speakers: Cindy Miles, PT, MEd, PCS; Joe Schreiber, PT, PhD, PCS)
8:45 to 10:15 am  General Session - Effects of Practice on Motor Development: Everyday Experiences and Cultural Differences (Speaker: Karen Adolph, PhD)
10:30 am to Noon Concurrent Educational Sessions (1 of 6):
See It, Believe It, Understand It: The Magic of Imaging (Speaker: Daniel Young, MD, FACR)
Use of Group Intervention in Early Intervention, Part 1 (Speakers: Alyssa LaForme Fiss, PT, PhD, PCS; Colleen Schneck, ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA)
IDEA 101: Foundations of Special Education Law and School-based Physical Therapy (Speakers: Mary Jane Rapport, PT, DPT, PhD; Susan Effgen, PT, PhD, FAPTA)
Innovative Ideas for Teaching Pediatric Physical Therapy (Speaker: Lisa Dannemiller, PT, DSc, PCS)
Cardiology and the Pediatric Patient: Moving from Bedside to Outside (Speakers: Glen Iannucci, MD; Annalia Polemitis, PT)
Social Influences on Motor Development (Speaker: Karen Adolph, PhD)
2:30 to 4:00 pm    Concurrent Educational Sessions (1 of 6):
Embryological Development and Fetal/Neonatal Physiology: Consequences for the Preterm Infant Part 1 (Speaker: Susan Blackburn, PhD, FAAN, RN)
Use of Group Intervention in Early Intervention, Part 2 (Speakers: Alyssa LaForme Fiss, PT, PhD, PCS; Colleen Schneck, ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA)
Safe Lifting and Transferring in the School Setting (Speaker: Karen Greeley, PT, DScPT)
Finding and Engaging in a Mentoring Relationship (Speaker: Mary Jane Rapport, PT, DPT, PhD)
The Care of Children with Acute and Chronic Respiratory Diseases and Physical Therapy Interventions (Speaker: Jonathan Poplar, MD)
Ride On! A Clinically Applicable Look at Impacting Quality of Life (Speaker: Noel Marie Spina, PT, PCS)
6:00 to 7:30 pmConcurrent Activities:
SoPAC Movie Night/SIG Night (with popcorn) (Moderator: Lorraine Sylvester, PT, PhD)
Single Subject Research: Rating Levels of Evidence and Methodological Quality (with popcorn) (Moderator: Carolyn Heriza, PT, EdD, FAPTA)
7:30 to 9:00 am    Roundtables (breakfast provided) (1 of 6):
Current Issues in School-based Physical Therapy Practice (Speakers: Marcie Kaminker, PT, DPT, MS, PCS; Susan Effgen, PT, PhD, FAPTA)
The Role of Physical Therapy in Autism: Reflecting on Current Practice (Moderator: Elisa Kennedy, PT, PhD)
Power Networking for Students and New Professionals (Speakers: Caryn Barman, PT, DPT, PCS; Alyssa LaForme Fiss, PT, PhD, PCS; Britta Battaile, PT, DPT, PCS; Ken Swantek, SPT)
Hot Topics in Neonatology (Speaker: Sue Hausch, PT, DPT)
International Service Opportunities: A Global Perspective (Speakers: Barbara Connolly, PT, DPT, EdD, FAPTA; Sheree York, PT, DPT, PCS; Caryn Barman, PT, DPT, PCS; Nancy Cicirello, PT, MPH, EdD)
Cardiopulmonary Interventions: Where Are We Now, Where Are We Going? (Speakers: Lynne O'Grady, PT; Annalia Polemitis, PT)
10:15 to 11:45 am Concurrent General Sessions (1 of 2):
Flexibility and Variability in Motor Development (Speaker: Karen Adolph, PhD)
Is It Posture or Is It Movement? Unlocking the Mystery (Speakers: Judith Bierman, PT, DPT; Mary Rose Franjoine, PT, DPT, MS, PCS)
12:00 to 1:00 pm  Annual SoPAC Great Pediatrics Debate: Service Delivery – Use of a Primary Service Provider Approach to Teaming vs a Multidisciplinary Approach (Moderator: Ann Van Sant, PT, PhD, FAPTA; Speakers: M'Lisa Shelden, PT, PhD, PCS; Toby Long, PT, PhD, FAPTA; Toni Doty, PT, PhD; Lorraine Sylvester, PT, PhD)
2:15 to 3:45 pm    Concurrent Educational Sessions (1 of 6):
Positioning in the NICU: Recent Research and Practical Strategies (Speaker: Marie Reilly, PT, PhD)
Evaluating Motor Deficits/Difficulties in Children Along a Continuum of Disorders (Not Cerebral Palsy) (Speakers: Toby Long, PT, PhD, FAPTA; Kathy Stemm, PT, DSc, PCS; Elisa Kennedy, PT, PhD)
Staying out of "Deep Due Due" Process (Speaker: Julie Weatherly, Esq)
Childhood Obesity: Role of the Physical Therapist in a Multidisciplinary Clinic (Speaker: Vicki McNeill, PT, DPT)
Clinical Solutions for the Posture and Movement Puzzle (Speakers: Judith Bierman, PT, DPT; Mary Rose Franjoine, PT, DPT, MS, PCS)
Respiratory Physical Therapy, Past, Present and Future (Speaker: Jonathan Popler, MD)
5:00 to 6:30 pm    Concurrent Educational Sessions (1 of 6):
Going Social in Physical Therapy Education: Strategies for Using Social Media and Technology to Meet the Needs of Millennial Students (Speaker: Kendra Gagnon, PT, PhD)
Getting off the Bench and Into the Game: Linking Sensory Processing, Autism, and Participation (Speakers: Noel Marie Spina, PT, PCS; Joan Surfus, OTD, OTR/L)
Restraint and Seclusion in Schools: An Update (Speaker: Julie Weatherly, JD)
Embryological Development and Fetal/Neonatal Physiology: Consequences for the Preterm Infant, Part 2 (Speaker: Susan Blackburn, PhD, FAAN, RN)
Impact of Oral Motor Impairment in Infants with Poor Feeding (Speaker: Debra Beckman, MS, CCC-SLP)
Taking Charge! Self-Determination Strategies for Children and Youth with Disabilities (Speakers: Carlo Vialu, PT; Toni Doty, PT, PhD; Lorraine Sylvester, PT, PhD)
8:30 to 10:00 am  Concurrent General Session (1 of 2):
Ways of Conceptualizing Motor Development (Speaker: Karen Adolph, PhD)
Device-Augmented Activity Enhancement in Children with Neuromotor Disabilities (Speakers: Diane Damiano, PT, PhD; Laura Prosser, PT, PhD)
10:00 to 10:15 am Break
10:15 to 11:45 am Concurrent Educational Sessions (1 of 6):
Picky Eaters: An Oral-Motor Perspective on Tube to Oral Transition and Diet Texture Progression (Speaker: Debra Beckman, MS, CCC-SLP)
Primary Service Provider Approach in Early Intervention: Promoting Quality of Practice and Family-Centered Care (Facilitators:Tricia Catalino, PT, DSc, PCS; Kendra Gagnon, PT, PhD; Speakers:Terrie Millard, PT, DPT, MMSc, PCS; Rebecca Downey, PT, DPT; M'Lisa L Shelden, PT, PhD; Trina Puddefoot, PT, MS, PCS, ATP )
The Physical Therapist and School Bus Safety (Speaker: Jean Zimmerman, PT)
Translating Evidence into Practice: Focus on Physical Fitness in Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy (Speaker: Lisa Kenyon, PT, PhD, PCS; Mark Sleeper, PT, PhD, OCS)
Wound Care in School-Aged Children with Spina Bifida (Speaker: Brian Odom, PT, CWS)
Evidence-Based Practice: Sharing Real-World Experiences and Making It Happen in Your Clinical Setting (Speakers: Gay Girolami, PT, MS, PhD; Takako Shiratori, PT, PhD; Shruti Joshi, PT, MS)
12:00 to 1:30 pm  Roundtables (box lunch provided) (1 of 5):
Pediatrics Professional Education: How Much Should We Teach? (Speakers: Joe Schreiber, PT, PhD, PCS; Kathy Martin, PT, DHS)
PTs Creating Change: From Your District Up through IDEA 20?? (Speakers: Laurie Ray, PT, PhD; Monica Herr)
Primary Service Provider Panel on Early Intervention (Speakers: Tricia Catalino, PT, DSc, PCS; Kendra Gagnon, PT, PhD; Terrie Millard, PT, DPT, MMSc, PCS; Rebecca Downey, PT, DPT; M'Lisa L Shelden, PT, PhD; Trina Puddefoot, PT, MS, PCS, ATP )
ICKY Yucky Wounds in NICU (Speaker: Brian Odom, PT, CWS)
How Do External Liaisons Benefit YOU? (Speaker: Lorraine Sylvester, PT, PhD)
1:45 to 3:15 pm    Concurrent Educational Sessions (1 of 6):
Neonatal Oral Motor Assessment Scale (Speaker: Nicole Ickes, SP/L)
Transition to Transdisciplinary Teaming in Early Intervention: The Emotional Journey for Providers (Speaker: Trina Puddefoot, PT, MS, PCS, ATP)
Our Critical Role in Wheelchair Prescriptions and Child Safety Restraint Systems for School Bus Transportation (Speaker: Jean Zimmerman, PT)
Translating Evidence Into Practice: Focus on Physical Fitness with Cystic Fibrosis (Speaker: Lisa Kenyon, PT, PhD, PCS; Mark Sleeper, PT, PhD, OCS)
ICKY Yucky Wounds in Children (Speaker: Brian Odom, PT, CWS)
How Do PTs Affect the Communication Needs of Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Severe Disabilities? (Speakers: Lorraine Sylvester, PT, PhD; Nancy Brady, PhD, CCC)
