VCFS Meeting Agenda

October 18, 2003

Time Presenters & Topics
1:15pm Developmental Evaluations
Janice Ware, PhD & Anne Gavin, PhD (candidate)
Boston Children’s Hospital

Referral List (Compiled by Anne Gavin and Nancy Sullivan)
 
1:45pm Behavioral Treatment
Nancy Sullivan, PhD
Boston Children’s Hospital

Referral List (Compiled by Anne Gavin and Nancy Sullivan)
 
2:15pm Psychopharmacology: When Psychiatric Medications Might Be A Consideration
Christine Finn, MD
Harvard-Partners Center for Genetics and Genomics
2:45pm Break
3:00pm It Starts with the Ground You are Standing On: Tips for Getting your Child's Educational Needs Met
Carolyn Romano, JD
COMPASS Consulting & Federation for Children with Special Needs
3:30pm 22q11 Coordinated Care Clinic
Christine Finn, MD
Harvard-Partners Center for Genetics and Genomics
4:00pm 22q11 Research
Raju Kucherlapati, MD
Harvard-Partners Center for Genetics and Genomics
4:30pm Cardiovascular Genetics Website and Resources
Devanshi Patel, MS
Boston Children’s Hospital
4:45pm Parent Support / Working Group
Anne Gavin, PhD (candidate) & Dita Obler, MS
Boston Children’s Hospital
Maureen Anderson and Leslie Smoot, MD will facilitate and be available throughout for questions.
Laura Ritinski-Mack, MS, author of the VCFS Educator’s Guide, will be available to answer any questions.