Virtual Conference, March 24th & 25th, 2023, with the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress. This fully virtual conference will feature live Interactive Workshops, Specialty Workshops, and a Self-Advocate Track. The 2023 theme is “Reach”.
“Join us as we explore how we can REACH individually and collectively to ensure all people with Down syndrome have access to quality health care, inclusive education, employment opportunities, and cutting-edge research.”
Some topics include…
- Updates on Federal Legislation and Opportunities for Advocacy
- Neurological and Neurodevelopmental Manifestations in Down Syndrome — Nicole Baumer, MD, MEd, Director, Boston Children’s Hospital Down Syndrome Program; Meghan E. O’Neill, MD FAAP, Director of the Lurie Children’s Down Syndrome Clinic.
- Empowering Individuals with DS-ASD and Their Families
- Current State of Alzheimer’s Diagnostics, Treatments, and Therapies: The Latest Developments in DS-AD Research — Hampus Hillerstrom, President & CEO, LuMind IDSC Foundation; Richard Fisher, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, LuMind IDSC Foundation; Juan Fortea, MD, PhD, Memory Unit Director, Hospital of Sant Pau.
- Amplifying the Voices of Diverse Maternal Experiences
- Advocating for Health While Navigating Disability, Race, and Class
- Diversity and Inclusion in Down Syndrome Research: NIH and the INCLUDE Project
- The Clinical and Educational Utility of Neuropsychological Evaluations for Children with Down Syndrome
- For Siblings, By Siblings: A Workshop for Brothers and Sisters of Individuals with Down Syndrome
- Understanding Research Participation: Why, How, and When Families Should Consider Participating in Down Syndrome Research — Hampus Hillerstrom, President & CEO, LuMind IDSC Foundation; Angela Britton, Vice President, Clinical Operations, LuMind IDSC Foundation; Michelle Slape, Director, Community Programs & Engagement, LuMind IDSC Foundation.
- The Ache of Your Absence: Creating Communities of Belonging
- New Therapies for Proven Ideas: Repurposing Existing Drugs to Treat Conditions Common in Down Syndrome — Hampus Hillerstrom, President & CEO, LuMind IDSC Foundation; Vincent Prevot PhD, Inserm Research Director; Nelly Pitteloud, MD, Chief, Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism Service, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV); Alberto Costa, MD, PhD, Professor, Director, Intellectual Disability Research Program, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
- Supporting Speech and Language Development in Children with Down Syndrome Using Multiple Modalities
- Inclusion and Friendship!
- Aging and Down Syndrome: Addressing Current and Future Challenges of Aging, and What to Do About Ite.
- And much more!
Fees apply, registration is required to the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress https://mdscconference.org/ or contact 781-221-0024.
