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Live Stream/Online Only – Day with the Experts: Down Syndrome 2020
March 14, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Live Stream/Online Only
Learn about advances in research and clinical services.
Hosted in partnership with the Madison Area Down Syndrome Society and GiGi’s Playhouse
Sponsored by the Friends of the Waisman Center
To learn more about the series visit: Waisman Center Day with the Experts Outreach Page.
Note: All Day with the Experts presentations are recorded and archived.
For additional details call 608.263.5837 or email to palumbo@waisman.wisc.edu
Event Details
| When: |
Saturday, March 14, 2020
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
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| Live Webcast: | Waisman Center Video Live Stream. | |
| Where: | This event will be held online only. Videos of the presentations will also be available to view the following week. |
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| About: |
Learn about advances in research and clinical services and hear from a panel of experts—individuals with Down syndrome and family members.
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| Download: | 2020 Program & Schedule (pdf)
Balance, Core, Coordination (pdf) Bike Resources (1) (pdf) |
Schedule & Program
| 9:15–9:45 am | “Be INCLUDEd: Waisman BioLibrary and How You Can Join the Effort to Advance Knowledge About Down Syndrome” |
| Qiang Chang, PhD Director, Waisman Center Maria Stanley, MD Director, Waisman Center Clinics The NIH INCLUDE (INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE) project is a research initiative developed to address critical health and quality-of-life needs for individuals with Down syndrome. The Waisman Center has been funded to develop a Down syndrome biolibrary, linking lab samples with clinical information to improve knowledge about individuals with Down syndrome. Learn more and find out how you can participate in this important effort. |
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| 9:45–10:15 am | “Let’s Get Movin’! Expanding the “How To” in Your Toolbox to Make Activity and Participation Meaningful and Feasible” |
| Jaclyn Bender, OTR/L Lindsey Stanek, DPT Waisman Clinics We have all heard it before, whether you are an adult or a child, we are told we should be exercising 30-60 minutes each day! While there are no specific guidelines for children, youth, adolescents and adults with Down syndrome, we know physical activity is equally as important. Individuals with Down syndrome and their families face many barriers to meeting the physical activity recommendations for a number of reasons. In this talk, we will explore why exercise and activity participation is necessary, and more importantly, provide strategies on how physical activity can be incorporated into a daily or weekly routine for the overall well-being of the whole family. |
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| 10:30–11:00 am | “Transition Ready! Moving from Child to Adult Health Care” |
| Julie Hajewski, MSN, ANP, APNP WI LEND-Nursing Training Coordinator and Mentor, WI Youth Health Transition Initiative This talk will introduce the definition of healthcare transition from a pediatric model of care to an adult model of care for individuals with Down syndrome. We will introduce tools to assess transition readiness as wells as steps that you can take for health care transition. And finally, we will share ways that individuals and families can partner with health care providers to include health and health care discussions in school, work, and everyday life. |
