Additional Training Courses Available
Pre-Conference - “Recognize, Refer, and Respond: A Nurse’s Role in the Early Detection and Support of Infants and Families at Risk for Cerebral Palsy” Training Course
Friday, September 5, 2025 ($100.00 fee WAIVED)*
LOCATION: Loudermilk Conference Center - 40 Courtland St NE, Atlanta, GA 30303
Schedule: 1pm-5pm
This course is designed for nurses and interdisciplinary care providers who work with infants in the NICU and during the critical transition to home. With a focus on early detection and intervention, participants will gain knowledge and tools to enhance the quality of care and outcomes for infants and families at risk for cerebral palsy (CP).
Who Should Attend:
NICU, step-down, and pediatric nurses
Nurse practitioners and advanced practice providers
Developmental specialists
Care coordinators and discharge planners
Early intervention professionals
Anyone involved in the care of high-risk infants and their families
Objectives:
Explain the definition, causes, outcomes, and common myths about cerebral palsy.
Identify early risk factors and clinical signs of CP in the NICU and post-discharge.
Describe and apply evidence-based screening and intervention tools for early detection.
Communicate findings and concerns effectively with families and care teams.
Integrate evidence-based practices to support infants at risk both in the NICU and after discharge.
HINE Training Course
Friday, September 5, 2025 (FREE if registered for the Early Cerebral Palsy Health Summit)
LOCATION: Loudermilk Conference Center - 40 Courtland St NE, Atlanta, GA 30303
Schedule: Morning session 8am-12noon
Afternoon session 1pm-5pm
Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination. Only available for those attending the conference.
The HINE is an easily performed and relatively brief standardized and scorable clinical neurological examination for infants between 2 and 24 months of age, accessible to all clinicians, with good inter-observer reliability even in less experienced staff. It has no associated costs such as lengthy certifications or proprietary forms. The use of the HINE optimality score and cut-off scores provides prognostic information on the severity of motor outcome. The HINE can further help to identify those infants needing specific rehabilitation programs.
HNNE Training Course
Friday, September 5, 2025 (FREE if registered for the Early Cerebral Palsy Health Summit)
LOCATION: Loudermilk Conference Center - 40 Courtland St NE, Atlanta, GA 30303
Schedule: Morning session 8am-12noon
Afternoon session 1pm-5pm
Hammersmith Neonatal Neurological Examination. Only available for those attending the conference. Previous completion of HINE training recommended.
The HNNE is a widely used standardized instrument to evaluate and follow neurological status, in both clinical and in research work. It consists of 34 items organized into six categories: tone, tone patterns, reflexes, movements, abnormal signs, and behaviors, and thus comprises various aspects of neonatal neurological function (Dubowitz et al., 1999). HNNE is easy to perform, does not need a formal certification, and takes only 10 to 15 minutes (Dubowitz et al., 1999; Dubowitz et al., 2005).
GMA BASIC Training Course
The course fulfills the standards specified by the GM-Trust.
Wednesday - Friday, September 3-5, 2025 ($950.00)*
LOCATION: BBOP Lab - 1123 Zonolite Road NE Suite #22, Atlanta, GA
Wednesday and Thursday Schedule: 8am - 4:30pm
Friday Schedule: 8am - 4pm
This assessment method has shown its merit for the prenatal and postnatal evaluation of the integrity of the nervous system. Compelling evidence is available that the assessment of General Movements (GMs) at a very early age is the best predictor for cerebral palsy. This method has become a potent supplement to the traditional kind of neurological examination.
GMA ADVANCED Training Course
The course fulfills the standards specified by the GM-Trust.
Wednesday - Friday, September 3-5, 2025 ($950.00)*
LOCATION: BBOP Lab - 1123 Zonolite Road NE Suite #22, Atlanta, GA
Wednesday and Thursday Schedule: 8am - 4:30pm
Friday Schedule: 8am - 4pm
Participation is possible ONLY for individuals who successfully passed a Basic Training Course held under the auspices of the GM-Trust.
The Advanced Course will provide an additional intensive training in correct judgement. This training will deal with the details of the assessment, the proper terminology and technique as well as with the application of individual developmental trajectories.
Upper Limb Intervention Training Course
Monday - Tuesday, September 8-9, 2025 ($450.00)*
LOCATION: BBOP Lab - 1123 Zonolite Road NE Suite #22, Atlanta, GA
Schedule: 8am - 4:30pm
This 2 day workshop will allow participants to learn to apply and practice best evidence protocols for bimanual and multimodal interventions that have been demonstrated to improve arm and hand function specifically for children with CP.
Participants will be trained in the science of the disorder and the mechanisms of the interventions, assessments to evaluate which protocol to use, delivery models, intervention exercises, the use of parent lesson plans and fidelity checks and self-monitoring. Workshops include video and live demonstrations, skills checks, practice and self-assessments. Included in the course are manuals, a set of intervention materials and handouts.
Objectives:
Learn and compare best-evidence upper extremity protocols for children 0-3 with and at high risk of cerebral palsy
Learn or refresh learning about the science of cerebral palsy and the mechanisms of the interventions used in selected protocols
Identify and discuss assessments used to help determine appropriate protocols
Learn to use a parent-led intervention plan, including applying therapist as a coach models, parent lesson plans, fidelity checks and self-monitoring
Practice applying protocols and discuss plan to implement protocols into practice