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Gannotti Presents Research, Serves on Conference Planning Committee
Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Mary Gannotti presented research at the World Physical Therapy Conference in Amsterdam.
Mary Gannotti, PT, PhD, associate professor of physical therapy, ENHP, presented her research, “Satisfaction with Life of Adults with Cerebral Palsy” at the World Physical Therapy Conference June 24, 2011 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
The World Physical Therapy Conference, which is held once every five years, was attended by over 5,000 physical therapists from around the world. The acceptance rate for scientific research presentations was extremely competitive. Gannotti’s presentation featured data from a national study of adults with cerebral palsy performed in collaboration with the Shriners Hospital for Children and highlighted the importance of environmental supports and independent living skills for promoting life satisfaction for adults with cerebral palsy.
In addition, Gannotti is a member of the planning committee for Research Summit III, a conference to be held in Alexandria, Va., from Oct. 28-30, 2011. The summit is titled “Dosing and Motor Learning in Children with an Injured Brain or Cerebral Palsy.”
Gannotti, along with her other committee members—Dr. Thubi Kolobe from the University of Oklahoma, Dr. Jennifer Christy from the University of Alabama, and Dr. Jill Heathcock from the University of Ohio—were awarded two grants to support the conference, one from the American Physical Therapy Association, Section on Pediatrics and the other from the National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health & Human Development.
The goals of the summit are to build networks among pediatric physical therapists, investigators in related fields, policy makers, and funding agencies to address pivotal questions surrounding intensity and dosing of interventions in children with injured brains or cerebral palsy. The aim of the study is to identify the major research questions that need to be addressed through multi-center, large scale studies.
