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

这项拨款为一个名为“脑瘫成人：在这个快速增长的人群中确定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。本次研讨会由联合脑瘫研究与教育基金会（UCPREF）赞助。来自国家科学基金会的资金将帮助支持一个关于脑瘫康复工程方法的会议。该研讨会将于2008年9月16日和17日在乔治亚州亚特兰大举行的美国脑瘫与发育医学学会（AACPDM）年度会议之前举行。智力优势：工程专题会议的目的是开始探索新的尖端技术在神经康复方面的有用性，如虚拟现实和触觉，机器人技术和功能电刺激，以治疗中老年脑瘫患者的行动能力和功能丧失，并为未来的临床研究吸引关注。更广泛的影响：本次讲习班的目标产生了更广泛的影响，其中包括向研究界和医学界传播。CP影响到一般人群，因此，技术的改进可能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提供了超过4000万美元的研究资助，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尖端疗法彻底改变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.