Medical-scientific meeting organized by the azurra association ...

CHILDREN’S CEREBRAL PALSY: “WHAT TO DO”?

CORIGLIANO, October 16th, 2009. Next Sunday, the center of Excellence, Azurra Association, in collaboration with the University of Bari and patronized by the Social Services of Corigliano’s Commune, have oprganized a madical-scientific meeting on Children’s Cerebral Palsy.

This Association of Azurra that has dedicated many years to the attention of disableness of various types has created “A Dream for Georgia Pia Project” – created and guided by its President Antonio Gallina – that has made it his own- to make different media aware of the social damage provoked over small Georgia Pia Curia. The girl was born with a respiratory insufficiency, provoking a cerebral anoxic harm, diagnosed as cerebral palsy.

This meeting will be characterized by two moments; the first one, a medical-scientific event and a second corresponding to a musical closing of the evant. Don Piero Rose, Cantinella’s parish priest, will deliver greetings, together with Marisa Caravetta, Sponsor for Social Services, the President of Azurra’s Association, Antonio Gallina, University Profesor of Surgical Physiopathology from University of Bari,Profesor Rosario Polizzi and Corigliano’s Vice-Mayor Pasqualina Straface.

Herminio Mandarino,MD, Children’s NeuroPsychiatrist of Cosenza ASP will expose on the “Clinical Aspects of Children’s Cerebral Palsy” and Lic. Antonio La Moglie, psychologist-psychotherapist will deliver his speech on “Neurologic Disableness: Psycho-affective Incidence within the Family”. There will also place the intervention of Juan Roca Sierra, MD, Cuban CIREN’s responsible, as well as the testimony of Natale Scalise, President of Aisnaf Association. At the end, all will enjoy a Classical Guitar Concert by Master Domenico Cimino.

(Translated from “il Cuotidiano della Calabria” 16/10/2009)