Joaquín Espinosa, PhD

Executive Director, Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome; Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine

An Important Update on Groundbreaking Clinical Trials & Research Benefiting People with Down Syndrome

Michael Rafii, MD, PhD

Professor of Clinical Neurology at the Keck School of Medicine and Medical Director of the Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI)

Breaking New Ground in Alzheimer’s: Cutting-Edge Diagnostics, Treatment, and the Unique Risks for Individuals with Down Syndrome

Thessa Hilgenkamp, DPT

Assistant Professor Physical Therapy at University of Nevada Las Vegas

Physical Activity and Fitness of Individuals with Down Syndrome

Ignacio Tapia, MD

Chief of the Division of Pediatric Pulmonology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Obstructive sleep apnea: Rethinking Conventional Treatments and Exploring Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation

Noemi Spinazzi, MD

Medical Director, Down Syndrome Clinic at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland 

Parenting with Your Pediatrician to Support Language: Early Medical and Developmental Intervention

Michelle Sie Whitten, MA

Co-Founder, President & CEO, Global Down Syndrome Foundation

GLOBAL Update & Moderator Introductions

Megan Bomgaars

Advocate, Public Speaker, Artist, Entrepreneur, and Star of A&E’s Emmy Award-Winning Docuseries “Born This Way”

What Research & Medical Care Means to Me

Jim Hudson, MA, CFRE

Executive Director, National Down Syndrome Congress 

Introduction

Bryn Gelaro, MA

Vice President of Research & Medical Care, Global Down Syndrome Foundation

Welcome Remarks/Medical Care Guidelines