HIGHLIGHTS of the VA INFO Annual
Conference, July 28-29, Omni Charlottesville
The first annual VA INFO
Conference, held at the Charlottesville Omni Hotel on July 28th and 29th, was a
great success! Over 100 families with children with special health care needs
and over 40 healthcare and family service professionals attended the conference,
providing glowing feedback. From the heartwarming and incredibly energizing
keynote presentation by Dr. Adolph Brown, to the many information-packed
sessions conducted by experts in all aspects of special needs care, to the
great performances given by Virginia musicians and singers
with special needs, the Conference provided an excellent
opportunity for families, governmental agencies, healthcare and service
providers, educators, and others to share valuable information, recharge and
have fun together.
Highlights of the Conference:
All of us at Medical Home Plus gratefully
acknowledge the financial support of the following organizations for this
Conference:
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Virginia Department of Social Services
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Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse
Services
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Virginia Mental Health Planning Council
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Dr. James McGrath, PhD
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National Network of Libraries of Medicine/ Southeastern Atlantic Region
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Glaxo Smith Kline
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Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation
Many of the families that attended the conference
strongly encouraged us to make the information presented to them available to as
many Virginia families as possible. In response, we plan to make online versions
of this information available through this website later in 2006.
