Cross-Cutting

Cross-Cutting

Symposium

Pediatric Stroke: Identifying Patient Needs and Interdisciplinary Guidance Towards a Path of Recovery (600997)

Presenter(s)

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  Todd Levy, MS, OTR/L

  Clinical Specialist, Occupational Therapy
  Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  Wyncote, Pennsylvania
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  Rebecca Ichord, MD

  Professor of Neurology & Pediatrics
  Perelman School of Medicine of University of Pennsylvania
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• LK

  Lauren Krivitzky, PhD, ABPP-Cn

  Pediatric neuropsychologist
  Children's Hospital of Philadelphia/Univeristy of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
  Narberth, Pennsylvania
• HA

  Heather Atkinson, PT, DPT, NCS

  Physical Therapist
  The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  Haddon Township, New Jersey
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  Amy Colin, MA, CCC-SLP

  Speech-language Pathologist
  Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• HD

  Heather DeLine, MSW, LSW

  Social Worker
  Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• EO

  Elisa Olson, MEd

  Education Coordinator - Pediatric Stroke Program
  The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• EH

  Ekatarene Horiates, RN

  Stroke Nurse Coordinator
  Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The majority of pediatric stroke survivors suffer long-term sequelae including motor, communication and neuropsychological impairments (Kirton 2007). Their needs vary by age, stroke subtype and change across the continuum of care. In contrast to developments in the prevention and acute medical management of stroke, rehabilitation research has been limited. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Pediatric Stroke Program team will present our interdisciplinary care model designed to support recovery in the child and their families throughout the continuum of care including school and community reintegration. We will highlight challenges and management strategies, and suggest future research directions.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the long term sequelae of pediatric stroke across the age spectrum from infancy to adolescence
• Understand unique barriers to accessing services and achieving community reintegration faced by patients and their families
• Understand the importance of, and strategies for, psychosocial support for family function as a foundation for long-term recovery in the child
• Outline the interdisciplinary expertise and care coordination efforts required to identify patient and family needs, and to create care plans to maximize functional recovery and community reintegration
• List directions for future research and advocacy to improve functional recovery and community reintegration