- Assess typically developing infants using the General Movement Assessment;
- Assess infants with brain lesions using the General Movement Assessment;
- Describe how to incorporate the General Movement Assessment technique into their clinical and research practices;
- Distinguish between typical and atypical general movements in developing infants using the General Movement Assessment.
Course Description
Research conducted in the last 20 years has shown the qualitative assessment of spontaneous movement in the fetus, newborn, and young infant is an early and reliable indicator for diagnosis and prognosis of neurological disorders. Compelling evidence is now available that qualitative assessment of General Movements —a specific type of spontaneous movement—under the age of five months is the best predictor of cerebral palsy. This course fulfills the standards specified by the Generalized Movement Trust (www.general-movements-trust.info). The course will consist of lessons, demonstration, and discussion of video-recordings. Lectures will alternate with exercises in small groups with videos prepared by the tutors.
Course Format
Live In-Person
Location
NYU Langone Health, Science Building
550 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Room: G-19 (Ground Floor)
Learner Level
Intermediate
Target Audience
This activity has been planned for physicians, therapists, and other healthcare professionals interested in early diagnosis of children with cerebral palsy.
*CEUs are only available for Physical Therapists/Physical Therapist Assistants
Educational Objectives
After participating in this activity, clinicians will be able to:
Agenda | Saturday, September 14, 2024 - Tuesday,September 17, 2024
All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
8:00am - 4:30pm (Saturday - Monday) | 8:00am-12:00pm (Tuesday)
| September 14, 2024 | September 15, 2024 | September 16, 2024 | September 17, 2024 | |
| 8:00am 30 min | Registration & Continental Breakfast | Registration & Continental Breakfast | Registration & Continental Breakfast | Registration & Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30am 90 min | Welcome and Introduction. When, How and Perhaps Why Do We Start to Move? (L) | General Movements: Term Age (T) | Fidgety Movements (T) | GMs at Different Ages (T) How to Study GMs (D) |
| 10:00am 30 min | Break | Break | Break | Break |
| 10:30am 90 min | Normal General Movements: Preterm and Term Age (D, T) | Individual Developmental Trajectories: From Birth to the End of the First Month Postterm Age (T) | Individual Developmental Trajectories: From Birth to 5 Months Postterm Age (T) GMs and Cerebral Palsy (L) | Reliability Testing |
| 12:00pm 60 min | Lunch (On Your Own) | Lunch (On Your Own) | Lunch (On Your Own) | End of Session |
| 1:00pm 90 min | Abnormal General Movements: Preterm and Term Age (D and T) | Fidgety Movements (D and T) | Individual Developmental Trajectories: From Preterm Birth to 5 Months Postterm Age (T) | D = Demonstration L = Lecture T = Tutorial |
| 2:30pm 30 min | Break | Break | Break | |
| 3:00pm 90 min | General Movements: Preterm Age (T) | Abnormal and Absence of Fidgety Movements (D and T) | Individual Developmental Trajectories of Infants with Perinatal Asphyxia (D,T) | |
| 4:30pm | End of Session | End of Session | End of Session |
Course Faculty
Course Director
Megan Conklin, PT, DPT
Associate Director, Pediatric Therapy Services
Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatrics
RUSK Rehabilitation at NYU Langone Health
Colleen Peyton, PT, DPT
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
Course Planner
Megan Conklin, PT, DPT
Associate Director, Pediatric Therapy Services
Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatrics
RUSK Rehabilitation at NYU Langone Health
Guest Speaker
Colleen Peyton, PT, DPT
Dr. Peyton is an Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences at Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Program Coordinator
Krystal Pearce, MBA
Senior Program Coordinator
Rusk Rehabilitation at NYU Langone Health
Krystal.Pearce@nyulangone.org
Accreditation & Credit Designation
Physical Therapy
NYU Langone Health is a New York State Education Department approved provider for physical therapy and physical therapy assistant continuing education. This course is approved for a maximum of 21 physical therapy/physical therapy assistant contact hours. The following states require continuing education units with no state-specific approval: CT, IA, ID, MO, ND, and WA.
Special Needs
Rusk Rehabilitation at NYU Langone Health, in compliance with the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, requests that any participant of this educational activity who is in need of accommodation, submit a written request to Krystal Pearce at Krystal.Pearce@nyulangone.org at least one month prior to the course start date.
Refund Policy
In order to request a refund, you must email Krystal.Pearce@nyulangone.org no later than 14 days prior to the first day of the course. An administrative fee of $75 will be deducted from your refund. Cancellations or no-shows after this date are not eligible for a refund. Registration is non-transferable.
Cancellation Policy
If a live course is cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, or any other reason, Rusk Rehabilitation will refund registration fees in full. Rusk Rehabilitation will provide at least two weeks’ advance notice if cancelling due to insufficient enrollment and as soon as possible in all other circumstances. Rusk Rehabilitation is not responsible for any non-cancellable costs incurred by the registrant.
In the unlikely event that a recorded course is cancelled/not available for the 1 year time period as advertised, the registration fee will be refunded in full.
Contact Information
Krystal Pearce, MBA
Senior Program Coordinator
Rusk Rehabilitation at NYU Langone Health
Krystal.Pearce@nyulangone.org
