Sponsored by the Down Syndrome Center at Emory University
Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025
Location: Emory Conference Center, 1615 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30329
Target Audience: Parents, Caregivers, and Self Advocates. Students and Professionals are welcome as well. (Schedule for Spanish language program/Horario del programa en español)
A block of rooms has been secured for participants at the Emory Conference Center Hotel. Please use this link to secure a room -- Scholarships available, contact Helen Smith.
Agenda:
| 8:00am | Registration and Breakfast – Exhibitors/Researchers at Tables |
| 8:20am | Welcome -- Tracie Rosser, PhD, Emory Down Syndrome Center |
| 8:30am | Keynote Speaker – "Dreams Do Come True" -- Taylor Freeman, self-advocate and her mom, Ayoca Freeman |
| 9:00am | Recent Research Advances and New Clinical Trials Benefiting Individuals with DS – Joaquin Espinosa, PhD, Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome, University of Colorado School of Medicine |
| 9:45am | Break/Exhibits |
| 10:15am | Trisomy 21 and Your Heart -- Richard Urbano Garcia Soriano, MD, Pediatric Cardiologist, Sibley Heart Center, Emory and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta |
| 11:00am | Emory Down Syndrome Clinic – Amy Talboy, MD, Neurodevelopmental Pediatrician and Medical Director, Down Syndrome Clinic, Emory University |
| 11:15am |
Advocacy, Research and Community Resources – Sheryl Arno, Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta |
| 11:30am | Lunch |
| 12:30pm | Potty Training for Kids with DS: Lose the Diapers, Not Your Patience - Lina Patel, PsyD, University of Colorado School of Medicine |
| 1:15pm | Aging Well with Down Syndrome, Navigating the Future – Seth Keller, MD, Neurology Associates of South Jersey, Co-President of the National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices |
| 2:00pm | Break/Exhibits |
| 2:30pm | Adult Disability Medical Healthcare - Andrea S. Videlefsky, MD, Medical and Research Director, Adult Disability Medical Healthcare |
| 2:45pm | Mental Health Symptoms in Adolescents and Young Adults with DS: Findings from the LEAF Study – Ruth Brown, PhD, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics and Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 3:30pm | Unlocking Better Sleep for Individuals with Down Syndrome– Ignacio Tapia, MD, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine |
| 4:15pm |
Early Intervention and Development in Infants with DS – Jianhua Wu, PhD, MS, Department of Kinesiology and Health, Georgia State University
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| 5:00pm | Adjourn and Exhibits |
