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Course Description and Target Audience
Although once considered a rare disorder, a recent survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 1 in 91 children had an Autism Spectrum Disorder within examined communities. The dearth of beneficial therapeutic interventions in autism has been accompanied by an efflorescence of classifications and screening scales that lack in construct validity. This course will review recent pragmatic research whose findings generalize to the clinical population.

The target audience is for physicians in the following specialties: Pediatrics, Family Medicine and Neurology. This course has also been designed for Psychiatrists,Psychologists, Occupational Therapists and Social Workers. It is also open to the general public.

Agenda
7:30 AM
Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM
Welcome and Introductions
Manuel F. Casanova, MD

8:15 AM
Diagnosis and Neurobehavioral Issues
Patricia G. Williams, MD

9:00 AM
Genetics
Gordon G. Gowans, MD

9:20 AM
Neuropathology and Potential Interventions
Manuel F. Casanova, MD

9:40 AM
Legislative Efforts
Anne Gregory

10:00 AM
FEAT
Jodie Steele

10:20 AM
STAR
Joann Jolgren & Grace Mathai, MA

10:40 AM
Vaccinations
Elsa Haddad

11:00 AM
Psychopharmacology Update
Christopher K. Peters, MD

11:20 AM
Continued Services After Age 18
Frederick J. Stocker, MD

11:40 AM
Jefferson County Public Schools
Trish Gallagher

12:00 PM
Lunch

1:00 PM
You Gotta Believe
David Riggle

1:20 PM
KATC Overview
G. Richmond Mancil, PhD

1:40 PM
KATC Research Areas
G. Richmond Mancil, PhD
Robert Pennington

2:00 PM
Resource Support for Families
Debra Lorence, MSSW, LCSW

2:20 PM
HOI
Beth Lyons, MS, LPCC
Margaret DeHart, BCABA

2:40 PM
Building Infrastructure
David Cosby, Jr.

3:00 PM
Closing Remarks

3:15 PM
Adjournment


Course Director
Manuel F. Casanova, M.D.
Professor
Kolb Endowed Chair in Psychiatry
Vice Chair for Research
Department of Psychiatry
University of Louisville



Dr. Manuel Casanova earned his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico. He then completed clinical and research fellowships at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, including three years in neuropathology, where he was in-charge of pediatric neuropathology, which was when his interest in developmental disorders of the brain arose. He subsequently helped establish two of the most successful brain banks in this country: The Johns Hopkins Brain Resource Center and the Brain Bank Unit of the Clinical Brains Disorders Branch at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).

Dr. Casanova spent several years as a deputy medical examiner for Washington, D.C., where he gained experience with the postmortem examination of sudden infant death syndrome and child abuse, which was when he began publishing extensively on postmortem techniques, including neuronal morphometry immunocytochemistry, neurochemistry, and autoradiography. He also worked as a consultant and was staff neuropathologist at Sinai Hospital in Maryland, the North Charles Hospital, and the D.C. General Hospital. He is also a former lieutenant commander in the US Public Health Service. After serving as a professor of psychiatry and neurology at the Medical College of Georgia, he subsequently joined the University of Louisville faculty.

Dr. Casanova's expertise in the field of postmortem techniques was recognized by honorary appointments as a Scientific Expert for the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and as a Professorial Lecturer for the Department of Forensic Science at George Washington University.

Dr. Casanova has had over twenty years of experience in the neurosciences. Although trained in the classical methods of neurology and neuropathology his interest has gradually shifted towards the study of abnormalities of cortical circuitry. His research has focused on the cell minicolumn, a vertical conglomerate of 80 to 100 neurons having a common latency of response to stimulation. Using computerized imaging analysis he has established the anatomical validity of the cell minicolumn. His earlier work has reported interhemispheric differences in the morphometry of minicolumns that could provide for the speciation of hominids. Localized in Broadmann area 22—part of Wernicke’s language region—the morphometric difference may play a role both in the development of language and in its disorders. His most recent studies have looked for the presence of abnormalities of minicolumnar organization and lateralization in the brains of patients who exhibit language disturbances, including autism, Asperger’s syndrome, and dyslexia. He has summarized his work on minicolumns and provided an overview of the field in recent reviews of the literature appearing in Brain and Brain, Behavior and Evolution.

Faculty
David Cosby, Jr.
Manager, Finance & Budgeting/Power Production
EON US/LG&E/KU
Louisville, Kentucky

Margaret DeHart, BCABA
Clinical Supervisor
Home of the Innocents
Louisville, Kentucky

Trish Gallagher
Autism Evaluator
Jefferson County Public Schools Exceptional Child
Education Program
Louisville, Kentucky

Gordon G. Gowans, MD
Clinical Genetics Specialist
Weisskopf Child Evaluation Center
Louisville, Kentucky

Anne Gregory
Volunteer State Rep. for Autism Speaks
Board of Directors for KATC
Board of Directors for Carriage House
Louisville, Kentucky

Elsa Haddad, MD
Private Practice Pediatrics
Associate Professor of Clinical Department of
Pediatrics
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky

Joann Jolgren
Advisory Board Member
STAR (Support Treatment for Autism & Related Disorders)
Louisville, Kentucky

Debra Lorence, MSSW, LCSW
The Family Field Training Coordinator
Kentucky Autism Training Center
Louisville, Kentucky

Beth Lyons, MS, LPCC
Autism Program Supervisor
Home of the Innocents
Louisville, Kentucky

Grace Mathai, MA
Licensed Psychological Associate
STAR (Support Treatment for Autism & Related
Disorders), Louisville, Kentucky

G. Richmond Mancil, PhD
Executive Director 
Kentucky Autism Training Center
Louisville, Kentucky

Robert Pennington
Doctoral Candidate
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

Christopher K. Peters, MD
Assistant Professor
Child and Adolescent Division of Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
Director
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Training Program
Bingham Clinic
Louisville, Kentucky

David Riggle
President and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Michala Riggle Beat Autism Foundation, Inc.
Louisville, Kentucky

Jodie Steele
Member, Board of Directors
Families for Effective Autism Treatment (FEAT)
Louisville, Kentucky

Frederick J. Stocker, MD
Director, Outpatient Services
Bingham Clinic
Director, Fire Setter Program
Bingham Clinic
Assistant Professor
Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky

Patricia G. Williams, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky

Continuing Education Credit
Physician Credit - The University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education office designates this educational activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Registration
Advance registration for this free program is now closed. You may still attend by registering in person at the registration desk starting at 7:30 AM on Friday, Oct. 30 at the symposium site, Jewish Hospital Rudd Heart & Lung Center, 16th Floor Conference Center, 201 Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, KY 40202.


Parking
Free parking is available to attendees in the parking garage adjacent to the Rudd Heart and Lung Center.


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Brochure
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Learning Objectives:
1) Define the core symptomatology of autism based on behavioral findings.
2) Evaluate the scientific evidence regarding incidence/prevalence rates, etiopathology, and putative interventions.
3) Describe the when, why, and how of alternative interventions in autism.


Special Services
If you need special accommodations due to a disability, or for an alternative form of course materials, please contact us at chse@louisville.edu. Continuing Health Sciences Education fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof.


Accreditation
The University of Louisville School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.