National Association for Persons with Cerebral Palsy

2014 Annual Conference

Tentative Programme

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Day 1: Monday 19 May 2014

Time / Topic / Presenter
8:30-9:30 / Tea
9:30 -13: 00 / Registration
10:00 - 11:00 / Meeting of School Principals/Representatives
11:00-13:00 / NAPCP Management Committee
12:30- 13:30 / Lunch
13:30-14:15 / Welcome and Opening / AMMSNS
Opening Address
14:15- 14: 45 / Vitamin D deficiency in children with CP attending an Out Patient Clinic / Dr. Faith Bischof
(MSc Physiotherapy; PhD Wits)
14:45-15:15 / Sensory Modulation Difficulties in CP children / Sonia Berry
(B.OccTher)
15: 15 – 15:30 / TEA
15:30- 16:00 / My life experience as a person with Cerebral Palsy / Shuman Naidoo
16: 00- 16: 30 / Seeing Ability in Disability / Ali Smeeton
(Managing Director-I Can and Khulisani)
16: 30- 16: 45 / Panel Discussion
16:45 / Invitation to Buffet/ Transportation to AMMSNS for Welcome Reception
18:00 / Welcome Reception-AMMSNS
21:00 / Transportation back to Tropicana Hotel

National Association for Persons with Cerebral Palsy

2014 Annual Conference

Tentative Programme

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Day 2: Tuesday 20 May 2014

Time / Topic / Presenter
08:00-08:30 / Tea & Registration
09:00-09:30 / Cerebral Palsy: Latest in Sports Classification Systems / Anesh Beharilal
09:30- 10:00 / The Use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems within the Classroom Setting / Avishana Sewrajan
(B.Speech & Hearing Therapy; Masters in Early Childhood Intervention))
10:00-10:30 / The therapeutic use of Play / Vanessa Govender
(B.Occ. Ther)
10:30-11:00 / Tea
11:00-11:30 / Caregiver-attributes for good practice in managing Cerebral Palsy / Dr. S. S. Maharaj
(B. Paed, B.Ed, B. Physio, M Med Sc (Sports Med), PhD)
11:30-12:00 / Splinting the hypertonic hand / Jayanthi Rugpath
(B. OccTher)
12:00-12:30 / The Management of CP in the Public Health Sector / Sithembiso Blose
(B. Physio; Deputy Manager Disability and Rehabilitation-KZN DOH)
12:30-13:00 / The role of Videofluoroscopy in the assessment and management of feeding difficulties in CP patients at Grey’s Hospital
The assessments and management of the Hearing problems in Children with Severe CP using otoelectrophysiology / Yugeshiree Naidoo
(B. Speech & Hearing Therapy; M. Communication pathology; Assistant Director: Speech Therapy/Audiology-Grey’s Hospital)
13:00-14:00 / Lunch
14:00-14:30 / Interactive technology and CP / Michelle West
(Inclusion and Special Needs Product Specialist) &
Tamryn Smit
(Product Manager-Edit Microsystems)
14:30-15:00 / My CP daughter / Michele West
(Inclusion and Special Needs Product Specialist and Mum of a CP learner)
15:00-15:30 / Developing insight in children with CP of all ages which is necessary for planning for ones’ future and to successfully access the world of work against the framework of rurality, poverty and lack of relevant information. / Margaux d’Hangest d’Yvoy
(B.Occ Ther)
15:30-16:00 / Tea
15:30-17:30 / Business Meeting NAPCP (AGM)
Vote of Thanks
Invitation to Dinner
18:00-18:30 / Transportation to AMMSNS for Gala Dinner
18:30-22:00 / Gala Dinner
22:00-22:30 / Transportation back to Tropicana Hotel

National Association for Persons with Cerebral Palsy

2014 Annual Conference

Tentative Programme

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Day 3: Wednesday 21 May 2014

Time / Topic / Presenter
8:30-9:00 / Tea & Registration
9:00-9:30 / Wheelchair Beach Access in South Africa / Vanessa Govender
(B. OccTher)
9:30-10:00 / Employment-Training and Opportunities for CP / Pinky Wallace
(Director-We Kare)
10:00-10:30 / Tea
10:30-11:00 / Boccia in South Africa: Impact of sport on CP athletes / Nishla D Maharaj
(B. Speech and Hearing Therapy) & Margaux d’Hangest d’Yvoy
(B.Occ Ther)
11:00-11:30 / The CP/Disabled Child vs the GET and FET curricular and CAPS: To adapt or not-That is the question / Jacques Pierre Hugo
(BA Hons; B.Ed; HDE- Principal-Cape Recife High School)
11:30-12:00 / Participation in Meaningful Occupation: How do young adults living with CP experience the quality of their participation / Gisele Pieterse
(B. OccTher; M.OccTher)
12:30-1:00 / Conference closing ceremony & Announcing of 2014 host
1:30 / Lunch