Adults with Cerebral Palsy: A workshop to define the challenges of treating and preventing the secondary musculoskeletal and neuromuscular complications in this rapidly growing pop

这笔赠款为题为“成人脑瘫：确定在这一快速增长的人口中治疗和预防继发性肌肉骨骼和神经肌肉并发症的挑战的研讨会”提供部分支持。研讨会的赞助商是联合脑瘫研究和教育基金会(UCPREF)。来自国家科学基金会的资金将帮助支持一次关于脑瘫康复工程方法的会议。研讨会将于2008年9月16日和17日在佐治亚州亚特兰大举行的美国脑瘫和发育医学学会(AACPDM)年会之前举行。智力价值：工程学特别会议的目的是开始探索新的尖端技术在神经康复中的用处，如虚拟现实和触觉、机器人和功能性电刺激，以治疗脑瘫患者中后期的活动和功能丧失，并引起对这些领域的关注，用于未来的临床研究。更广泛的影响：本研讨会的目标产生更广泛的影响，包括向研究和医学界传播。脑瘫会影响普通人群，因此，技术的进步可能会对国民的整体健康产生有益的影响。UCPREF是美国主要的非政府机构，赞助与脑瘫直接相关的研究。在其50年的历史中，UCPREF为研究拨款提供了4000多万美元，支持了大约500个生物医学和临床科学以及生物工程方面的研究项目。UCPREF的目标是通过严格证明的新的尖端疗法来彻底改变CP的治疗和预防。

CBET-0810930, MaherThis grant provides partial support of a workshop entitled "Adults with Cerebral Palsy: A Workshop to Define the Challenges of Treating and Preventing the Secondary Musculoskeletal and Neuromuscular Complications in this Rapidly Growing Population." The sponsor of the workshop is the United Cerebral Palsy Research and Educational Foundation (UCPREF). Funding from the National Science Foundation will help support one session on engineering approaches for cerebral palsy rehabilitation. The workshop will be held prior to the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) annual conference in Atlanta, Georgia on September 16th & 17th, 2008. Intellectual Merit:The purpose of the special session on engineering is to begin to explore the usefulness of new cutting edge technologies in neurorehabilitation such as virtual reality and haptics, robotics and functional electrical stimulation to treat loss of mobility and functionality in cerebral palsy patients during middle and later life, as well as draw attention to these areas for future clinical research.Broader Impacts:The broader impacts arise from the objectives of this workshop which include dissemination to the research and medical communities. CP effects the general population, and as such, improvements in technology may have beneficial effects to the overall health of the nation.UCPREF is the nation's principal non-government agency sponsoring research directly relevant to cerebral palsy. In its 50 year history, UCPREF has provided more than $40 million for research grants to support approximately 500 research projects in the biomedical and clinical sciences and bioengineering. The goal of UCPREF is to revolutionize the treatment and prevention of CP with rigorously proven new cutting edge therapies.