Investigations of Cord Blood Therapies in Children with Cerebral Palsy & Related Conditions

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Target Audience

Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, all other professionals working in healthcare.

Description

This symposium will engage participants in cerebral palsy and hydrocephalus patient case prior to and following treatment using cord blood. Public cord blood donation is a free program offered to patients at three Atrium Health facilities. Cord blood is derived from placentas after delivery of baby and would otherwise be discarded as waste if consent for donation is not given.

Speaker
Dr. Jessica M. Sun, MD
Duke University
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Credit Statement
Atrium Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Atrium Health designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ADA Statement
If you need any auxiliary aids or services identified in the Americans with Disabilities Act in order to attend this conference, please call Tiffany M Long 704.403.4426 or by email tiffany.long@atriumhealth.org

Venue Information
Hilton Charlotte University Place
8629 J M Keynes Dr
Charlotte, NC 28262

Policy on Faculty and Sponsor Disclosure
Atrium Health/Charlotte AHEC adheres to the ACCME Standards regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of faculty and commercial support relationships, if any, will be made known at the activity.


This program is supported in part by the NorthEast Foundation’s Clinical Excellence through Education Fund.

Objectives

• Participants will view cerebral palsy and hydrocephalus patient cases prior to and following the treatment of cord blood.
• Participants will engage in discussion about the barriers to collect cord blood from the minority population and identify solutions to increasing the number of cord blood units collected from them.
• Participants will view data from the three participating facilities and assess and recommend updates to the current cord blood collection process and procedures from consenting to collection
• Participants will learn the history and evolution of cord blood banking and transplantation and how it has evolved into current clinical trials.

Contact

Tiffany Long BSPH

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