9th Annual VCFSEF Conference
August 1st – 3rd, 2003
San Diego Marriott Mission Valley
8757 Rio San Diego Drive
San Diego, CA 92108
800-842-5329
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- Conference Starts: Noon, Friday, August 1st
- Conference Ends: Noon, Sunday, August 3rd
*Very* preliminary Agenda
Some features of this year’s program, with more to come in the weeks ahead:
- An exciting report on new treatments for psychiatric problems in VCFS.
- Reports on ADD, ADHD, self-concept, and obsessive compulsive disorder in individuals with VCFS.
- Social skills in children with VCFS
- The latest on brain imaging studies and cognitive testing in VCFS.
- The latest on speech and language disorders and their treatment in VCFS.
- Some interesting information on the structure of the muscles in the speech mechanism in children with VCFS and how that relates to their speech problems.
- Central auditory processing testing, what it shows, and the deficits shown by people with VCFS, including recommendations that may help.
- Some new information on the genes involved in causing VCFS and how that may help us treat the disorder in the near future.
- Some exciting new outcomes in the treatment of psychiatric disorders in VCFS.
- Educational strategies in VCFS and how to implement them.
- Planning for the future of children with VCFS.
- Advocating for medical insurance for your child.
- VCFS South of the Border, and some current research happening in Latin America.
- Speakers from all over the U.S., Europe, Central America, and Israel.
And much more to come.
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