COMPLETED EVENTS FOR 2016

Monthly Meeting - Wednesday, January 27th
Speaker: Dr. Ralph Petrucci, Department of Psychiatry, Drexel University College of Medicine
Topic: Cognitive evaluations of patients with end stage heart disease.Time: 6:00-7:00pm (1 CE*)
Location: Disque Hall, room 109, Drexel Main Campus
http://drexel.edu/about/directions/university-city-map/
(building #12 on map)

Learning objectives:
1. Describe cognitive deficits associated with End Stage Heart Failure (ESHF)
2. Become familiar with the evaluation process for ESHF and VAD patients
3. identify importance of monitoring the neurologic and cognitive consequences with Heart Failure and Ventricular Assist Device patients.

March Meeting
Speaker: Takehiko Yamaguchi, PhD, Assistant Professor, Virtual Reality and Human Computer Interaction Lab, Department of Applied Electronics, Tokyo University of Science
Title: "Characterizing changes in behavior following virtual reality-based rehabilitation for cognitive and motor disorders."
Time: 6:15-7:15pm (1 CE*) Location: Disque Hall, room 109, Drexel Main Campus
http://drexel.edu/about/directions/university-city-map/
(building #12 on map)

Learning Objectives:
1. learn the basics of virtual reality (VR) technology;
2. understand the strengths and limitations of VR for rehabilitation of functional/cognitive disorders;
3. learn about ongoing research projects that use VR technology to characterize patients' behavior during rehabilitation.

Wednesday, March 30th
Speaker: John Medaglia, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania
Title: Connecting Connectomics to Neuropsychology
Time: 6:00-7:00pm (1 CE*)

Location: Disque Hall, room 109, Drexel Main Campus http://drexel.edu/about/directions/university-city-map/
(building #12 on map)

Learning Objectives:
Participant will be able to identify the unique emerging contributions of network science to neuropsychology and potential opportunities for translation in clinical samples. Participant will be able to identify conceptual opportunities at the intersection of brain connectomics and the use of brain stimulation to guide experimental and neurorehabilitative paradigms.

2016 Spring Symposium: Friday, April 15th, 12:00 - 3:00pm
Speaker: Dr. Jane Holmes Bernstein, Boston Children's Hospital

Topic: The Implications of “Development” for How We Think and What We Do
in Clinical Neuropsychology

Learning Objectives
At the end of this presentation participants will be able to:
1. describe the components of a developmental model of behavior
2. characterize the nature and role of context variables
3. differentiate horizontal from vertical analyses of behavior
4. discuss the impact of developmental trajectories
5. integrate developmental concepts in intervention planning


Wednesday, October 26th 
Speaker: Dr. Diana Robins and Kristen Lyall, ScD
Location: Disque Hall, room 109, Drexel Main Campus http://drexel.edu/about/directions/university-city-map/
(building #12 on map)

Wednesday, November 30th 
Speaker: Dr. Carol Armstrong
Location: Disque Hall, room 109, Drexel Main Campus http://drexel.edu/about/directions/university-city-map/
(building #12 on map)