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The ResearchWorks Podcast
by Dr Dayna Pool and Dr Ashleigh Thornton
The Research Works podcast is designed for health professionals in the area of child health, where we discuss emerging, modern, evidence based research - the behind the scenes stories, interviews with world renowned authors and researchers, material that never made the papers and a breakdown on how you can implement this into your clinical practice.
Episodes
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A summary of AACPDM 2026 (Dr Dayna Pool)
It's our final episode of our AACPDM 2026 series! All recorded live from the USA - it's been our great privilege to be a part of this year's AACPDM conference. There is much to be proud of and so much to look forward to - and Dayna takes the time to summarise our series of interviews this year.…
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Dr Laura Owens, Dr Heidi Kecskemethy - AACPDM 2026 (Differences in Bone Mineral Density Response to Bisphosphonate Treatment)
NB. Moderate post processing was applied to this recording due to the higher than usual ambient noise in the conference hall. Differences in Bone Mineral Density Response to Bisphosphonate Treatment by Stage in Puberty in Children with Cerebral Palsy
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Dr Behnam Ghabel Damirchi - AACPDM 2026 (Mirror Movement and Neuroplastic Re-organization of Motor Cortical Lateralization)
Mirror Movement and Neuroplastic Re-organization of Motor Cortical Lateralization in Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy.
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Dr Kristie Bjornson - AACPDM 2026 (Home & Community Walking Activity: Power Training with Interval Treadmill Training)
NB. Moderate post processing was applied to this episodes recording due to higher than usual ambient noise. Home & Community Walking Activity: Power Training with Interval Treadmill Training (PT3) and Short-Burst Interval Treadmill Training in Cerebral Palsy: Parent Reported Outcomes
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Dr Carolina Toro - AACPDM 2026 (Characteristics and epidemiology of children and adults with CP in Latin America
Characteristics and epidemiology of children and adults with cerebral palsy in Latin America.
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Dr Sarah Reedman - AACPDM 2026 (Frame Running Training For Youth with Cerebral Palsy)
Frame Running Training For Youth with Cerebral Palsy and Similar Neurodisabilities: A Multicentre Randomized, Waitlist Controlled Trial of Fitness, Fatigue and Mobility Outcomes. Gayle G. Arnold Award Finalist
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Dr Diane Damiano - AACPDM 2026 (Celebrating 80 Years of Science at AACPDM)
NB. Moderate noise reduction and post processing was used due to ambient noise in the corridor next to the podcast booth. Back to the Future: Celebrating 80 Years of Science at AACPDM and Envisioning an Even Brighter Future Diane is a recently retired tenured Senior Investigator at the National...
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Dr Adam Kirton - AACPDM 2026 (Non-invasive Pediatric Brain Computer Interface in Practice)
Dr Adam Kirton: From thought to function with non-invasive brain computer interface. What are the possibilities of turning a thought into something that is actionable? For children with CP that have significant motor impairments, access to the environment can be incredibly challenging. Dr Kirton...
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Dr Hank Chambers - AACPDM 2026 (2026 AACPDM Mentorship Award)
NB. Post processing was applied to this episode due to medium levels of ambient noise. Dr Hank Chambers: Mentorship Award and reflecting on the evolution of AACPDM The role of mentors can not be overstated - this is how we learn, sharpen our skills and become better at what we do for the sake of...
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Asst. Prof. Eric Chin - AACPDM 2026 (Multidimensional Impacts of Chronic Pain and Associated Risk Factors)
Asst Prof Eric Chin: Interference pain in adults with CP As an award finalist for 3 different categories (Promising Career Award Finalist; Southern Family Cerebral Palsy Center Best Adult Paper Award Finalist; Complex Care Early Career Award Finalist), this work is clearly important for the…
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Dr David Frumberg - AACPDM 2026 (Gynecologic preventive care in women with CP.)
Dr David Frumberg - Gynecologic preventive care in women with CP. Do women with cerebral palsy receive preventative gynecologic care? In short - they receive substantially less! The bottom line here is that barriers to preventative care for women with cerebral palsy needs to be better understood...
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Dr Laura Prosser and Dr Ellen Sutter - AACPDM 2026 (Supporting Mobility and Development - Body Weight Support)
Dr Laura Prosser and Dr Ellen Sutter: Dynamic Body Weight Support The availability of innovative technologies truly makes this such an exciting time for our practice and research. Dynamic body weight support provides the opportunity for ON time mobility and communication and the evidence is truly...
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Dr Nicole Enlow - AACPDM 2026 (Mental health diagnoses in youth with CP)
Dr Nicole Enlow: Mental health diagnoses in youth with CP An important conversation and topic that needs much needed research. Dr Enlow joins us on the pod to talk about. her paper "Understanding Mental Health Diagnosis Rates and Referral Practices for Youth With Cerebral Palsy." This…
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Prof. Iona Novak - AACPDM 2026 (Closing the Evidence–Practice Gap)
Prof Iona Novak: The latest in the early intervention traffic lights There has been an explosion of research over the past decade - what a wonderful time to be in the field! Prof Novak came on the pod to talk about her presentation titled "Closing the Evidence–Practice Gap: State-of-the-Art...
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Assoc. Prof. Susan Duff & Dr Chet Moritz - AACPDM 2026 (Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation)
NB. Aggressive levels of noise reduction was applied to this recording due to ambient noise outside of our control. Susan Duff and Dr Chet Moritz: Can Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation Benefit Children with CP or SCI? What is the current state of the evidence for transcutaneous spincal cord...
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Dr Cristina Sarmiento - AACPDM 2026 (Lived Experience of Primary and Preventive Care for Adults with CP)
Dr Cristina Sarmiento: The Lived Experience of Primary and Preventive Care for Adults with Cerebral Palsy Gayle G. Arnold Award Finalist; Promising Career Award Finalist; Southern Family Cerebral Palsy Center Best Adult Paper Award Finalist Recorded LIVE at AACPDM 2026 Philadelphia
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Dr Jennifer Tucker & Dr Julie Feuerstein - AACPDM 2026 (Play Can’t Wait: On Time Mobility & Communication)
Dr Julie Feuerstein and Dr Jennifer Tucker: Play can't wait - ON Time Mobility and Communication Recorded LIVE at AACPDM 2026 Philadelphia
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Dr Jason Howard & Dr Christina Herrero - AACPDM 2026 (Orthopedic Aspects of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy)
Dr Jason Howard and Dr Christina Herrero: Orthopedic Aspects of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy highlight the changing paradigm of orthopedic treatments for musculoskeletal manifestations associated with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), considering the impact of newer therapies. Recorded LIVE at...
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Dr Bhooma Aravamuthan - AACPDM 2026 (Characteristics of People with CP - USA)
Dr Bhooma R. Aravamuthan: Characteristics of People with Cerebral Palsy Across the United States Southern Family Cerebral Palsy Center Best Adult Paper Award Finalist. Recorded LIVE at AACPDM 2026 Philadelphia
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Dr Richard Stevenson - AACPDM 2026 (Keynote speaker: CP Growth Charts and Beyond)
Dr Richard Stevenson: Nutrition and growth in CP Dr Richard Stevenson kicked off the conference with his impressive and thought provoking Presidential Lecture titled "Growth of Children with CP and Health Outcomes: CP Growth Charts and Beyond." Nutrition is an important topic for children and…
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Dr Heather Feldner - AACPDM 2026 (On Time Mobility Framework)
Dr Heather Feldner: ON Time mobility and why it matters ON Time represents an important paradigm shift from "early" to "on-time," recognising a rights based framework that emphasises autonomy through the power of self-initiated movement. This discussion is a must listen as Dr Feldner shares...
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Dr Hsiu-Ching Chiu - AACPDM 2026 (Reference Values for Mobility in Typically Developing Preschool Children)
Dr Hsiu-Ching Chiu PhD: Mobility reference values in preschool children. Dr Hsiu-Chin Chiu shared her team's work on "Reference Values for Mobility in Typically Developing Preschool Children: A Cross-Sectional Study". With nearly 750 participants aged between 3 and 5 years, Dr Chiu has been able…
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Dr Max Kurz - AACPDM 2026 (Differentiating the Cortical Dynamics of Persons with CP)
Dr Max Kurz, PhD: Can we identify responders and non-responders to Gait Training? Well this is quite the question to pose - we don't know very much about the features that help us to identify children that are more likely to respond to interventions versus those that are less likely. Dr Kurz…
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Meaghan Rubsam, PhD Candidate - AACPDM 2026 (What Makes Physical Therapy Intensive?)
Meaghan Rubsam: What makes physical therapy intensive? How do we define "intensive" therapy? What makes therapy intensive? Is it just about the time that is spent in therapy? Short answer - no. Time is part of it but there is so much more to consider! Meaghan Rubsam joined us on the pod at AACPDM...
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Assoc. Prof. Colleen Peyton - AACPDM 2026 (Phenotype-Specific Movement Signatures in Early Infancy)
Gayle G. Arnold Award Finalist Phenotype-Specific Movement Signatures in Early Infancy Differentiate Spastic and Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy Recorded LIVE at AACPDM 2026 Philadelphia
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Prof. Noelle Moreau - AACPDM 2026 (Power based training and muscle architecture)
Gayle G. Arnold Award Finalist Specificity of Training Effects of a Power-Based Training Program on Medial Gastrocnemius Muscle Architecture and Performance in Youth with Cerebral Palsy. Dr Noelle Moreau is Professor of Physical Therapy and Associate Dean of Research at Louisiana State University...
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Carol Shrader - AACPDM 2026 (Authentic lived experience engagement and the CPChecklist")
Carol Shrader: Authentic lived experience engagement and the CPChecklist Carol Shrader is the Cerebral Palsy Program Coordinator at Nemours Children’s Hospital. On the pod, Carol speaks passionately about the importance and value of including the voice of people with lived experience within our...
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Benjamin Shrader - AACPDM 2026 (Keynote Speaker: "Find the joy, even in the hard stuff!")
Keynote Speaker, Benjamin Shrader, is an advocate, film critic, public speaker and ramen enthusiast who lives with cerebral palsy. He is Vice Chair of the Delaware State Council for Persons with Disabilities and sits on the planning committee for the Delaware LIFE Conference, the largest…
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Reflections on participation in the community as self reported by young people with CP (Dr Jacinta Quartermaine)
Reflections on participation in the community, as self-reported by young people with cerebral palsy Jacinta Quartermaine, T A Rose, Megan Auld, Leanne Johnston Abstract Background and objective: This study focused on the community-based participation experiences of young people with cerebral…
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From evidence to practice: factors influencing the implementation of cord blood treatment for CP (Dr Megan Finch-Edmondson)
From evidence to practice: factors influencing the implementation of cord blood treatment for cerebral palsy in the United States Madison C B Paton, Joanne Kurtzberg, Jessica Sun, Sarah Reedman, Remy Blatch-Williams, Michael Fahey, Iona Novak, Megan Finch-Edmondson Abstract Background and aims:...
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Muscle morphology and intramuscular fat after treatment as usual (Assoc. Prof Sian Williams)
Muscle morphology and intramuscular fat after treatment as usual including BonTA in children with cerebral palsy - a commentary and some context. Associate Professor Sian Williams Decreased muscle size (muscle atrophy) and fat infiltration have been believed to be two important muscle changes...
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Gross Motor Function Measure 66 Item Sets (Professor Stacey Dusing)
Gross Motor Function Measure 66 Item Sets for use with infants and toddlers at high risk for cerebral palsy: construct validity and responsiveness. Natalie A Koziol, Christiana D Butera, Lin-Ya Hsu, Silvana Alves Pereira, Stacey C Dusing Funded by AACPDM - Professor Dusing appears on the podcast...
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Profiling the oral language & psychosocial skills of young people attending FLPs. (Dr Emily Jackson)
Profiling the oral language and psychosocial skills of young people attending Flexible Learning Programs. Dr Emily Jackson https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41432037/
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Swimming for Children with disability (Karen Graham)
Swimming for Children with disability: experiences of rehabilitation and swimming professionals in Australia. Karen Graham, Katarina Ostojic, Leanne Johnston ,Iain Dutia, Elizabeth Barnes-Keoghan and Georgina L. Clutterbuck Abstract Background Swimming is a common goal for children with…
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Activating parents in early childhood intervention (Dr Jacqui Barfoot)
Activating parents in early childhood intervention: a multi-study examination of the PAIR model as an implementation strategy. This study evaluated the PAIR model as a practical tool for implementing family-centred, relational early childhood intervention. Across three linked studies, they found...
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Episode 300! A look back at the 5 year journey of the pod - and where we'll be in 5 years time!
Well... actually we are over 300 episodes old but it took a while to get the band back together after the European Academy of Childhood-onset Disabilities conference! Join Dayna, Ash and Marissa (and a special guest appearance by Ed - on video no less!)
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Enhancing physically active leisure participation for children with CP (Prof Leanne Sakzewski)
Enhancing physically active leisure participation for children with cerebral palsy: a randomised controlled trial. Professor Leanne Sakzewski
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AACPDM 2026 - a special preview (Dr Kristie Bjornson)
ResearchWorks is heading to AACPDM 2026 in Philadelphia this year! We can't wait to see you there - it's a special 80th Annual Meeting for the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM). Join with us as we speak with Dr Kristie Bjornson - live from EACD 2026 in Galway...
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EACD 2026: A summary of the conference - a call to action (Dr Dayna Pool)
It's the special summary episode of our EACD 2026 conference series live from Galway Ireland! The conference was centred around the F-words and there was a call to action on the clinical application of the F-words. Enjoy the final episode of our European Academy of Childhood-onset Disability…
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EACD 2026: Developmental regression in childhood - identification, investigation and outcomes (Prof Katrina Williams)
Developmental regression in childhood - identification, investigation and outcomes.
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EACD 2026: An evidence-based, standardized, and practical diagnostic framework for CP. (Dr Bhooma Aravamuthan)
An evidence-based, standardized, and practical diagnostic framework for cerebral palsy.
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EACD 2026: Avoid the tyranny of orthodoxy, the F-words, goal setting and real life application (Dr Brian Hoare)
Avoid the tyranny of orthodoxy, the F-words, goal setting and real life application.
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EACD 2026: Helping Children Flourish - Upper Limb Rehabilitation in CP (Dr Jill Massey)
Helping Children Flourish: Parent-Informed Social Narratives to Support Readiness for Upper Limb Rehabilitation in Cerebral Palsy
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EACD 2026: Health-Related Quality of Life after Hip Displacement (Prof Jason Howard)
Health-Related Quality of Life after Guided Growth Treatment for Hip Displacement in Young Children with Cerebral Palsy
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EACD 2026: The implementation of evidence-based exercise supports - FitSkills (Prof Nora Shields)
The implementation of evidence-based exercise supports (FitSkills) and the impact of young people with disability participating in their communities alongside peer mentors
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EACD 2026: Building capacity for real world participation (Dr Dana Anaby)
Building capacity for real world participation.
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EACD 2026: Neurowashing in Early Intervention: A Review of Neuroscience Rhetoric and an Appraisal Tool. (Álvaro Hidalgo-Robles)
Neurowashing in Early Intervention: A Review of Neuroscience Rhetoric and an Appraisal Tool.
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EACD 2026: Optimising the neuroplasticity window: from evidence to early CP intervention (Prof Iona Novak)
Optimising the neuroplasticity window: from evidence to early CP intervention
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EACD 2026: Does multi level surgery weaken muscles in ambulatory youth with CP? (Nancy Lennon)
Does multi- level surgery weaken muscles in ambulatory youth with CP?
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EACD 2026: Non-invasive Measurement of work of breathing in children and young adults with high level cerebral palsy. (Dr Wade Shrader)
Non-invasive Measurement of work of breathing in children and young adults with high level cerebral palsy.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Research Works podcast is designed for health professionals in the area of child health, where we discuss emerging, modern, evidence based research - the behind the scenes stories, interviews with world renowned authors and researchers, material that never made the papers and a breakdown on how you can implement this into your clinical practice.
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Dr Dayna Pool and Dr Ashleigh Thornton
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