Description

This session will include 3 distinct topics to broaden the pediatric physiatrist's knowledge of unique programs and resources around the country.  Topics will include: an outpatient multidisciplinary program for functional neurologic disorder (FND), addressing benefits and barriers to this type of program; a Global Rehabilitation Interdisciplinary Program (GRIP) addressing medical tourism and resources for international patients/families; and information/resources from the Courageous Parents Network (CPN), a nonprofit oganization that aims to provide family-friendly education for those caring for children with serious neurological illness.

Learning Objectives

• Learning Objective 1: Recognize the key challenges faced by caregivers of children with serious neurologic illness
• Learning Objective 2: Demonstrate how CPN helps caregivers feel empowered, informed, and less isolated through education and shared decision making
• Learning Objective 3: Describe how outpatient care of children with FND can be driven through a multi disciplinary clinic model 
• Learning Objective 4: Discuss advantages and potential barriers to an outpatient multi disciplinary approach to children with FND
• Learning Objective 5: Describe a model of rehabilitation services delivered to patients traveling to the United States at a single institution. 
• Learning Objective 6: Discuss insights and challenges related to therapy approaches, bracing, and equipment management for patients traveling to the United States

Member Community
Pediatric Rehabilitation

Accreditation Statement
The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation of Credit
The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  

Financial Disclosures
AAPM&R requires all individuals who are in a position to control the content of an educational activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest, which is any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. Disclosures are made in written form prior to the start of the educational activity and any potential conflicts of interest that exist are resolved prior to the start of the activity through AAPM&R’s Conflict of Interest Disclosure and Resolution Policy Process. Individuals in a position to control content and their disclosed financial relationships are listed below.

Faculty
Session Director: Kimberly Hartman, MD, MHPE, FAAPMR, Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.    
Erika Erlandson, MD, FAAPMR, Speakers Bureau for Ipsen.   
Marina Ma, MD, FAAPMR, Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.    
Chrissy Salley, PhD, Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.    
Aaron Powell, MD, FAAPMR, Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.    
Andrew McCoy, MD, FAAPMR, Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.    
Kelly Ferry    
Daniel Fichter, OT    
Elizabeth Balance, PT, Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.    
Kayla Connelly, SLP

AAPM&R Medical Education Committee
John C. Cianca, MD: Ownership or partnership with Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Consultants, LLC.
Karen P. Barr, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Rachel A. Brakke Holman, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Joseph E. Burris, MD: Serves on the Speakers Bureau for, and received clinical research grants from Allergan.
David S. Cheng, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Theresa A. Gillis, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Kevin N. Hakimi, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Matthew T. Haas, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
R.Samuel Mayer, MD: Royalties from Demos Medical Publishing.
Ameet S. Nagpal, MD MS MEd: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Sunil Sabharwal, MD: Royalities from Demos Publishing; board member, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Sarah M. Smith, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Stephanie Tow, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Kevin R. VIncent, MD, PhD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

AAPM&R CME Committee
Karen P. Barr, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Cherry C. Junn, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Sheryl R. Levin, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Kentaro Onishi, DO: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Evan R. Peck, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Cynthia G. Pineda, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Patricia T. Tan, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Brionn K. Tonkin, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Kristin A. Wong, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

No other planners, faculty or other individuals in control of content disclosed any relevant financial relationships.

FDA Disclosures
All faculty members for this activity have disclosed they do not intend to discuss or demonstrate any pharmaceutical or medical device for which FDA clearance has not been approved.