Margaret Jones Professional Conference
Keynote Presentation:
Cerebral Palsy Grows Up
Saturday
March 21, 2026
8:00AM – 12:30PM
LuskinOIC CAMPUS
403 West Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007
A unique forum bringing together leading experts, individuals with CP, caregivers, and allied health professionals, featuring insights from new Director of the UCLA / LuskinOIC Center for Cerebral Palsy, Dr. Soroush Baghdadi.
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Conference Agenda
7:00 – 8:00: Registration
8:00 – 8:10: “Welcome” | Soroush Baghdadi, MD
8:10 – 8:30: “Hip and Knee Pathologies Throughout the Years” | Soroush Baghdadi, MD
8:30 – 9:00: “Muscle Pathology and Stiffness” | Kristen Reider, PT, PhD
9:00 – 9:15: Discussion
9:15 – 10:15: Keynote Presentation: “CP Grows Up!” | Mark D. Peterson, PhD, MS, CSCS, FACSM
10:15 – 11:00: “Clinical Management of Cerebral Palsy in Adults” | Maya Newman, MD and Lindsay Pietruszewski, DPT
11:00 – 11:30: “Women’s Reproductive Health in CP” | Eileen Fowler, PT, PhD
11:30 – 12:30: Panel Discussion: “Lived Experience”
Facilitator: Resheda Patterson, MSW
Panel Members: Sarah Wright, Joe Holt, William Volkmann
12:30 – 13:00: Adjourn and Lunch
Continuing Education Information:
We are offering 0.4 CEUs (4 contact hours) for Physical Therapists attending the professional portion of this conference.
The Center for Cerebral Palsy at UCLA/Orthopaedic Institute for Children is recognized by the Physical Therapy Board of Education as a Continuing Competency Approving Agency. Attendance at the Professional Portion of this event is equivalent to 4 contact hours (CEUs = 0.4). Each clinician should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Professional conference attendees are welcome to register for the Family Forum, subject to availability.
Mark D. Peterson
Ph.D., M.S., CSCS, FACSM
Dr. Peterson is the Charles E. Lytle, Jr. Endowed Research Professor at the University of Michigan-Medicine and a Fulbright Scholar. He researches health and chronic disease associated with disabilities, particularly cerebral palsy. He has over 200 publications and leads the development of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Cerebral Palsy. He is also the proud father of a teenager with cerebral palsy.
