News/Event
Events
Parent Education Seminar on Brachial Plexus Palsy, August 11
Brachial Plexus Camp August 11 and 12, 2012
Due to a generous donation from the Motor City Golf Classic and the Mott Golf Classic, we are offering children with brachial plexus palsy 7 years and older, an opportunity to spend 2 days of fun-filled activities at no cost at the Howell Nature Center located in Howell, Michigan.
There is also an informational seminar presented on the morning of August 11th for parents and caregivers of children under the age of 7. Topics include legal and medical updates, along with family testimonies about brachial plexus palsy.
For the parents and caregivers of children 7 years and older, treatment updates will be presented, along with a parent panel. During the parent education sessions, the children will be participating in camp activities.
Some of the information during the seminars may not be applicable to patients or families who receive treatment outside of our brachial plexus program. Families outside of the University of Michigan Brachial Plexus Program will benefit most from attending the camp on August 12th.
Please select from the links below, the brochure that coincides with the appropriate age of your child. You will find further detail described in the brochure.
You can print a copy of the brochure, fill out the registration form and mail with a check which will be returned on the day of camp.
If you have questions please call Connie McGovern at 734-936-5017.
- Morning seminar for parents of children 0 to 6 years, 11 months old with brachial plexus palsy (front) (back)
- 2 day camp with overnight opportunity for parents and children 7 years and up with brachial plexus palsy (front) (back)
We hope to see you at camp!
News
The Challenge of a Lifetime (FOXBusiness.com)
Aiming to be the first person ever with Brachial Plexus Palsy to climb Mt. Everest and all of the Seven Summits (the highest mountain on each continent around the world), Paul Fejtek along with his wife Denise are getting closer to realizing their dreams while seeing to it that the dreams of others are fulfilled as well.
Awards
- The exercise DVD which was created and produced specifically for pediatric brachial plexus won the Fred. P. Sage Award for best audiovisual presentation at the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Development Medicine
Conference Presentations
2009
- "Pediatric Brachial Plexus Palsy Medical Management and Therapy" at Seattle Children's Hospital, March 2009
2008
- “Brachial Plexus Injury”; Peripheral Nerve Entrapment at Henry Ford Dept of Neurosurgery, Detroit, MI
- “Pediatric Brachial Plexus Palsy,” American Association for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA
- “Management of Peripheral Nerve and Brachial Plexus Injury,” Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Orlando, FL
- “Pediatric Brachial Plexus Palsy,” Michigan Occupational Therapy Association Annual Meeting, Mackinac Island, MI
2007
- “Brachial Plexus Palsy,” PM&R Annual Meeting,
- “Brachial Plexus Anatomy and Surgery,” OT/PT Conference, U Michigan
- “Treatment of Pediatric Brachial Plexus Palsies,” AAPMR Annual Meeting, Boston, MA
