Save the Date - 30 May to 2 June 2012
6th Biennial AusACPDM Conference "New Horizons". Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. Call for abstracts open until 7 October 2011.
The Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AusACPDM) is a multidisciplinary group committed to advancing knowledge and awareness of evidence based practice in the field of childhood physical disability. More about AusACPDM…
The first Report of the Australian Cerebral Palsy Register is now available. This report is the key resource to describe the profile of cerebral palsy in Australia and is of interest to all those working with children or adults with cerebral palsy, individuals with cerebral palsy and their families and carers. View the report [PDF - 1.67 MB] on the website of the CP register.
AusACPDM has endorsed a new set of guidelines for hip surveillance in children with cerebral palsy - Consensus Statement on Hip Surveillance for Children with Cerebral Palsy: Australian Standards of Care.
Hip surveillance is the process of identifying and monitoring the critical early indicators of progressive hip displacement. Early identification is an essential part of the strategy for prevention of hip displacement and its sequelae.
View the consensus statement, supporting documents and video.