{"id":351,"date":"2016-03-22T15:42:32","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T19:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/busmpeds\/?p=351"},"modified":"2016-03-22T15:42:32","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T19:42:32","slug":"8th-annual-meredith-e-drench-lecture-down-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/busmpeds\/2016\/03\/22\/8th-annual-meredith-e-drench-lecture-down-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"8th Annual Meredith E. Drench Lecture: Down Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Boston University<\/strong>\u00a0College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College<\/p>\n

635 Commonwealth Ave.
\nBoston, Massachusetts 02215
\nT:\u00a0617-353-2705<\/a>
\nwww.bu.edu\/sargent<\/a><\/td>\n

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Eighth Annual Meredith E. Drench Lecture<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cKeeping Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome Healthy: Medical Updates for Health Care Professionals\u201d<\/p>\n

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Presented by\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Dr. Brian G. Skotko and Melissa J. Reilly<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Thursday, April 7, 2016<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

5:00<\/span><\/span>–6:00 p.m.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Questrom\u2019s Rafiki B. Hariri Building, Room 105<\/p>\n

595 Commonwealth Avenue<\/p>\n

Boston, Massachusetts<\/p>\n

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This talk will discuss new healthcare guidelines for people with Down syndrome from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Presenters will tackle common questions and concerns from patients\u2019 parents about their sons and daughters with Down syndrome, providing answers and action steps based on the latest clinical research.<\/p>\n

About the speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Skotko\u00a0<\/strong>is\u00a0<\/strong>a board-certified medical geneticist and co-director of the\u00a0Down Syndrome Program at Massachusetts General Hospital<\/a>. He has dedicated his career to children with cognitive and development disabilities. In 2001, he co-authored the national award-winning book,\u00a0Common Threads: Celebrating Life with Down Syndrome<\/em>\u00a0and, most recently,\u00a0Fasten Your Seatbelt: A Crash Course on Down Syndrome for Brothers and Sisters<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Ms. Reilly<\/strong>\u00a0works at the Massachusetts State House for Senator Jamie Eldridge and is a classroom assistant at the\u00a0Learning Program of Boston<\/a>\u00a0as well as a motivational speaker. In 2013, she represented the United States as an alpine skier at the Special Olympics World Games in Pyeong Chang, South Korea. She was also a member of Team USA in 2005 at the World Games in Nagano, Japan. In May of 2010 Reilly was inducted into the Special Olympics Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

Attendees are invited to a reception following the lecture in the atrium adjacent the auditorium.<\/p>\n

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Admission is free. The public is welcome.<\/p>\n

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Contact\u00a0Katy Staley<\/a>\u00a0for more details or to request\u00a0specific accommodations.\u00a0You may also contact BU Disability Services at\u00a0access@bu.edu<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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