Two Research Studies Looking for Participants
Hello from the PRETEND/Telehealth team at Case Western Reserve University! We are excited to say that we are gearing up for another enrollment trip for our ongoing studies on Prader-Willi syndrome, this time in San Antonio, TX. We will be there from Wednesday March 8 through Saturday March 11.We are recruiting families with children with PWS 3-11 years...
PWSA (USA) ADVOCACY ALERT NETWORK SEEKS MEMBERS
The PWSA (USA) Advocacy Committee is seeking interested persons to participate in the newly created Advocacy Alert Network. Persons who join the Network will be notified by Committee members of pending legislative issues affecting PWS and be provided with a model email or letter that can be used to contact legislators regarding the issue. In...
PWSA (USA) approves grant: Profiling of the gut microbiome in children with PWS
Profiling of the gut microbiome in children with PWS Principal Investigator – Andrea M Haqq, MD, MHS, FRCP University of Alberta, Canada ABSTRACT Individuals with a genetic condition called Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) are at risk for development of obesity at a young age. Children with PWS often have a very high food intake because...
PWSA (USA) Approves Grant
We are pleased to announce that PWSA (USA) has approved the funding of an important grant: The Effect Of Growth Hormone Substitution On Sleep Disordered Breathing In Young Children With Prader-Willi Syndrome. The researchers have committed that the results will be in a report that could be helpful with physicians and private/ public insurance companies....
Jennifer Bolander has been serving as a Special Education Specialist for PWSA (USA) since October of 2015. She is a graduate of John Carroll University and lives in Ohio with her husband Brad and daughters Kate (17), and Sophia (13) who was born with PWS.
Perry A. Zirkel has written more than 1,500 publications on various aspects of school law, with an emphasis on legal issues in special education. He writes a regular column for NAESP’s Principal magazine and NASP’s Communiqué newsletter, and he did so previously for Phi Delta Kappan and Teaching Exceptional Children.
Evan has worked with the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA) since 2007 primarily as a Crisis Intervention and Family Support Counselor. Evans works with parents and schools to foster strong collaborative relationships and appropriate educational environments for students with PWS.
Dr. Amy McTighe is the PWS Program Manager and Inpatient Teacher at the Center for Prader-Willi Syndrome at the Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh. She graduated from Duquesne University receiving her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Education with a focus on elementary education, special education, and language arts.
Staci Zimmerman works for Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Colorado as an Individualized Education Program (IEP) consultant. Staci collaborates with the PWS multi-disciplinary clinic at the Children’s Hospital in Denver supporting families and school districts around the United States with their child’s Individual Educational Plan.
Founded in 2001, SDLC is a non-profit legal services organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the legal rights of people with disabilities throughout the South. It partners with the Southern Poverty Law Center, Protection and Advocacy (P&A) programs, Legal Services Corporations (LSC) and disability organizations on major, systemic disability rights issues involving the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the federal Medicaid Act. Recently in November 2014, Jim retired.