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  • Child ready for Halloween
    Dec 4
    Maravillas del Waisman

    December 4, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am La Movida Radio

    4 de diciembre Título:  Estudiando el desarrollo del lenguaje y bilingüismo en autismo y retrasos del habla Invitados:  Dave Curtis and Lucia Stubbs Promo: El laboratorio de adquisición de lenguaje y bilingüismo en el Waisman Center estudia cómo el hablar dos idiomas influye en el funcionamiento cognitivo y del lenguaje en los niños con desarrollo …

    Child ready for Halloween
  • Transition Talk Employment
    Dec 3
    Transition Talks Tuesdays: Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (Employment)

    Featuring: DVR Representatives

    December 3, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Zoom - Register for Zoom Code Health Transition Wisconsin

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    Transition Talk Employment
  • Transition Talks Tuesdays: Independent Living Centers and BPDD
    Nov 26
    Transition Talks Tuesdays: Independent Living Centers and Board for People with Developmental Disabilities

    Featuring: Jason Glozier and Jeremy Gundlach

    November 26, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Zoom - Register for Zoom Code Health Transition Wisconsin

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    Transition Talks Tuesdays: Independent Living Centers and BPDD
  • Teen on a computer
    Nov 25
    Empowering Neurodivergent Teens and Adults in Safe Online Experiences – In Person Training

    Featuring: Ellen Merker, M.S. LPC

    November 25, 2024 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713 UW South Madison Partnership

    The internet can feel scary, and a caregiver’s response can often be to limit access to technology in an attempt to keep someone safe. 

    Teen on a computer
  • Anna Penn, MD, PhD
    Nov 22
    Seminar – Anna Penn, PhD – “Neuroplacentology: Placental Impact on the Developing Brain”

    November 22, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series

    Anna Penn, MD, PhD Columbia University Profile About the Speaker: Anna Penn, MD, PhD, a leading clinical neonatologist and developmental neuroscientist, coined the term “neuroplacentology” and has pioneered research on this topic, which examines the influence of the placenta on fetal brain development. She also studies sex differences in perinatal brain injury. Dr. Penn was …

    Anna Penn, MD, PhD
  • Transition Talk Benefits Counseling
    Nov 19
    Transition Talks Tuesdays: Work Incentive Benefits Counseling

    Featuring: WIBC/ERI

    November 19, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Zoom - Register for Zoom Code Health Transition Wisconsin

    The potential loss of benefits is one of the most persistent and pervasive fears among people with disabilities who are considering employment. Work is possible for benefit recipients. This workshop can help with understanding choices and possibilities.

    Transition Talk Benefits Counseling
  • COW Transitions
    Nov 18
    It’s All Relational: The Ethics and Boundaries of Social Inclusion – In Person Training

    Featuring: Angela Marx, PhD

    November 18, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713 UW South Madison Partnership

    Relationships are what matter most. We all need people and desire to belong. But what does true belonging and social inclusion really mean and look like?

    COW Transitions
  • Michael Cahill, PhD
    Nov 15
    Seminar – Michael Cahill, PhD – “Identification of PDZ-RhoGEF as a Critical In Vivo Regulator of Synapses and Cognition”

    November 15, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series

    Michael Cahill, PhD University of Wisconsin–Madison Lab Website About the Speaker: Michael Cahill received my PhD in 2011 from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago under the mentorship of Dr. Peter Penzes. Following graduate school, he joined the laboratory of Dr. Eric Nestler at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai …

    Michael Cahill, PhD
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    Nov 15
    Coordinating and Organizing Workflows in Your NICU

    Caroline Kielczewski, MS, CGC and Sumedha Ghate, MS, CGC

    November 15, 2024 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Presenters: Caroline Kielczewski, MS, CGC and Sumedha Ghate, MS, CGC Learning Objectives: Describe a clinical workflow for implementation of ES/GS in a NICU setting Identify provider roles in the NICU ES/GS workflow Discuss importance of effective communication between providers and family when performing ES/GS in critically ill neonates Discuss challenges and solutions to implementing genomic medicine …

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  • Andrew Gordon, PhD
    Nov 8
    Seminar – Andrew Gordon, PhD – “Intensive Training of the Upper and Lower Extremities and Seated Postural Control in Children with Cerebral Palsy”

    November 8, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series

    Andrew Gordon, PhD Columbia University Profile About the Speaker: Dr. Andrew Gordon has broad background in neurophysiology and biomechanics and also has extensive clinical and research expertise involving motor learning and development in typically developing children and children with cerebral palsy. His team has been studying hand motor control in healthy individuals and individuals with …

    Andrew Gordon, PhD
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