CNNH Happenings
 
 
PAST EVENTS
October 2014 - early March 2015


PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES & COLLABORATIONS 

Delegation Appointment

Mark Mintz, M.D. will participate on the delegation from the American Academy of Neurology, Government Relations Committee, "Neurology on the Hill" program, Washington, DC, March 1-3, 2015. The purpose of this program is for neurologists to provide patient advocacy to members of Congress. 


Poster Presentations

Mintz M, Chadehumbe M, Barabas R, McKernan K, Boles RG, Marks H, Stanley C, Zare A, Zhang K: The Clinical Utility of Relevant Exome Panels for Autism Spectrum Disorders and Intellectual Disabilities. Annals of Neurology 2014: 76 (suppl 18):S246. (Poster Presentation at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Child Neurology Society, Columbus Ohio, 2014. 

Mintz M, Szklarski L, Chadehumbe M, Alberts G, Woldoff S, Mohamadpour M, Keating J: Unexpected Subclinical Spikes: Clinical and Neurophysiological Correlations. (Poster Presentation at the 2014 annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society, Seattle, Washington, 2014)

Chadehumbe M, Mintz M, Boles RG: CACNA1A-related hemiplegic migraine mimicking psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES). (Poster Presentation at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society, Seattle, Washington, 2014)


Jewish Link Newspaper Highlights CNNH

Drs. Mark and Pnina Mintz are highlighted in Rutherford, NJ newspaper Jewish LinkClick here to see the article. 


Mark Mintz, M.D. Receives Professional Appointments
  • Child Neurology Society Maintenance of Certification Committee.
  • Chair, Long-Range Planning Committee, Child Neurology Society
  • Panel of Expert Advisors for the publication: "Framework for Convergent Action Towards Comprehensive Care of Children with Developmental Difficulties", sponsored by the Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi, released January 2015. 
  • Child Neurology Society (CNS) Representative for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Section on Neurology for Workforce Survey, Coding Reviewer, and AAP-CNS Advocacy. 
  • Affiliate Medical Staff of the Department of Pediatrics, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ. 

TALKS
October 19, 2014 in New Brunswick, New Jersey
"Stress Management for Individuals with Learning Disabilities"
 by Sarah Woldoff, Ph.D., CNNH
October 23-24, 2014 in Atlantic City, New Jersey
"Prospective Biological Causes and Contributors of ASD"
 presented by Harold Marks, M.D., CNNH

Best Practices in Changing Times by ABCD of New Jersey
November 5, 2014 at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey
"Innovative Integrated Health Care Models for Special Needs Populations"
 by Mark Mintz, M.D., CNNH

Community Education Workshops
January 28th at Medford Township School District
"Sleepy Students: The Impact of Sleep on Learning"
presented by Ralph Gallo, M.D., CNNH Sleep Physician

February 26th, hosted by Family Support Center of NJ
"Sleepy Kids: The Impact of Sleep Disorders on Kids with Special Needs"
presented by Ralph Gallo, M.D., CNNH Sleep Physician


EXHIBITS
October 22nd - American Association of Pediatrics/NJ 

October 25th - Marlton TOPS Soccer

November 1st - Epilepsy Foundation of PA Education Exchange Conference 

November 2nd - Autism Speaks Walk in Philadelphia, PA

November 8th - Drexel University Integrated Services for ASD Conference

November 20th - NJ Psychiatric Association

December 12th - NJ Association of School Psychologists

January 10th - North Penn Under Ten

January 29th - Capitol Collaborative CMO Resource Fair

January 31st - Valley Forge Education Services: Special Needs Fair

February 26th - Deptford School District Resource Fair


SPONSORSHIPS
Voorhees Rotary's Community Service Dinner 

Bike for Bancroft

An Afternoon of Music with Rotary Club of Cherry Hill 
 (Benefitting NeurAbilities)


TEAM CNNH
Multiple Sclerosis "City to Shore" Bike Ride
Team CNNH members rode "City to Shore" on Saturday, September 27th, raising over $3,600 for Multiple Sclerosis.

Bike for Bancroft
Team CNNH members rode "Bike for Bancroft" on Saturday, October 11th!