United Brachial Plexus Network, Inc.

I have just registered on line for the Physical Disabilities Through the Lifespan Conference. The date is July 21 -22, 2003 at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, MD

It is free and open to the general public. You must be registered to attend.

Please go to the website and read all the information.
One of the breakout sessions called Childhood Neurological Disorders has a speaker on Chronic Erb's Palsy - Other topics include Secondary Conditions - International Classification of Functioning Disabilities... - Trauma and Spinal Cord Injury and so much more for all of us.

It is never to early to make your reservation and pick the topic of the session you would like to attend.

Kathleen Mallozzi
In Touch Chairperson
UBPN


http://physicaldisabilities.iqsolutions.com/home.html

Time for this to move up to the top of the page again.

This topic is important for those of us who are long term bpi... Overuse and other secondary injuries need to be addressed and also the matter of Disability medical services and prevention of secondary injuries.

Please check it out

This conference covers many areas.

Hosting Organizations

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American Physical Therapy Association
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Interagency Committee on Disability Research, U.S. Department of Education
National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Eye Institute
National Institute on Aging
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Institute of Nursing Research
Office of Disability, Aging, and Long-Term Care Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Rare Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


May be we can meet up with someone who will see that we need to be recognized as a injury in need of more research - both for prevention of birth injury and long term effects for those of us who are bpi injured.

If you have any questions please contact me at
kathm@ubpn.org

Kath
UBPN
Chairperson In Touch Program

I thought I might move this to the top of the page again.

So many people wonder what they can do to learn more about this injury and disability help.

This conference is free to anyone who registers....

I will be going with my husband for both days

Kath