The ResearchWorks Podcast

Our annual wrap-up and summary of the combined EACD / IAACD 2025 Conference, live from Heidelberg Germany! Be sure to catch up on our entire EACD / IAACD 2025 conference series, both audio and video casts! For information on the ResearchWorks Academy, be sure to visit the academy website (www.researchworks.academy), register for FREE for the discussion forum and check out all the tools, apps, AI p...

We catch up with friend of the pod, Dr Wade Shrader! Pain trajectories, care coordination, CP and surgery keynote: What are the long-term implications of orthopaedic surgery for children with cerebral palsy, and how can care coordination enhance their outcomes? Another brilliant interview with researchers from EACD / IAACD 2025 at Heidelberg Germany!

We catch up with Professor Ana Carolina de Campos! Sexuality and relationship in young adults with CP: Why is it important to address sexuality and relationships in young adults with cerebral palsy, and what are some key considerations? Another brilliant interview with researchers from EACD / IAACD 2025 at Heidelberg Germany!

We catch up with Professor Jan Kirschner! Gene therapy for childhood onset disability from neuromuscular disorders: What lessons have you learned from gene therapy in neuromuscular disorders, and how do you see this approach evolving in the future? Another brilliant interview with researchers from EACD / IAACD 2025 at Heidelberg Germany!

We catch up with Professor Petrus De Vries! Coaching of PWLE in LMIC with behavioral interventions: What are the key components of effective coaching programs for people with lived experience in low- and middle-income countries, particularly those focusing on behavioral interventions? Another brilliant interview with researchers from EACD / IAACD 2025 at Heidelberg Germany!

We catch up with Associate Professor Guro Anderson! Lessons learned from 20 years of CP registry: What have been the most significant insights gained from 20 years of cerebral palsy registry data, and how have they shaped clinical practice? Another brilliant interview with researchers from EACD / IAACD 2025 at Heidelberg Germany!

We catch up with Professor Kaat Desloovere! Gait Classification: How does gait classification help in tailoring rehabilitation strategies for children with cerebral palsy? Another brilliant interview with researchers from EACD / IAACD 2025 at Heidelberg Germany!

We catch up with Assistant Professor Sudarshan Dayanidhi! Muscle morphology and Macrophages: What can muscle morphology tell us about the progression of cerebral palsy, and how can this inform treatment approaches? Another brilliant interview with researchers from EACD / IAACD 2025 at Heidelberg Germany!

We catch up with Professor Paula Chagas! GMFR: The Gross Motor Function Family Report - GMF-FR aims to measure gross motor activity in the home and community settings, reported by the families. Another brilliant interview with researchers from EACD / IAACD 2025 at Heidelberg Germany!

We catch up with Keynote speaker: Professor Tobias Banaschewski! Long-term impact of early life adversity on antisocial brain: What have been the most significant findings from your research on the long-term impact of early life adversity on the brain, particularly in relation to antisocial behaviour? Another brilliant interview with researchers from EACD / IAACD 2025 at Heidelberg Germany!

We catch up with Vice President of EACD / IAACD 2025 Dr Christian Shaaf! A behind the scenes look at the conference and how it has all come together! Join us for another brilliant conversation with a brilliant researcher - live from the EACD / IAACD Conference 2025, in Heidelberg Germany!

We catch up with Keynote speaker: Professor Jill Zwicker DCD and ADHD keynote: How do developmental coordination disorder and ADHD intersect, and what are the implications for diagnosis and treatment? Join us for another brilliant conversation with a brilliant researcher - live from the EACD / IAACD Conference 2025, in Heidelberg Germany!

We catch up with Chair of the Intensive Therapy Session: Professor Diane Damiano! Diane's work has been incredibly influential and has certainly shaped the field of physical therapy. We check in with her about research and what has made the most significant shift over the past few decades. We also get Diane's thoughts about the research that is currently being done and presented in the i...

We catch up with Dr Kath Benfer! It's all about Early Intervention for CP in LMICS. We discuss what are the most effective early intervention strategies for children with cerebral palsy in low- and middle-income countries, and how can they be scaled up? Join us for another brilliant conversation with a brilliant researcher - live from the EACD / IAACD Conference 2025, in Heidelberg Germany!

We catch up with Debora Claesson! A parents perspective on Research and the real life impact of bringing the evidence to the fore! Amongst many other topics, we discuss her advocacy for evidence-based therapy has changed the landscape of rehabilitation for children with disabilities. Join us for another brilliant conversation - live from the EACD / IAACD Conference 2025, in Heidelberg Germany!

We catch up with Dr Jorn Ockerman! We last spoke with Jorn nearly 2 year ago and pre-PhD! The now Dr Ockerman is passionate about gamerfication and how this can impact on research and clinical application! Join us for another brilliant conversation with a brilliant researcher - live from the EACD / IAACD Conference 2025, in Heidelberg Germany!

We catch up with Professor Ann-Cristin Eliasson! Remote early intervention for infants at high risk of CP: How have remote early intervention programs impacted families and their children with cerebral palsy? Join us for another brilliant conversation with a brilliant researcher - live from the EACD / IAACD Conference 2025, in Heidelberg Germany!

We catch up with Professor Thorsten Langer! Transition of youth with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: What are the key challenges in transitioning youth with Duchenne muscular dystrophy to adult care, and how can we address them? Join us for another brilliant conversation with a brilliant researcher - live from the EACD / IAACD Conference 2025, in Heidelberg Germany!

We catch up with Professor Hercules Leite! The F-word Lens: How does the F-words lens change the way we approach intervention for children with cerebral palsy? Join us for another brilliant conversation with a brilliant researcher - live from the EACD / IAACD Conference 2025, in Heidelberg Germany!

We're in Maulbronn Germany - at the pre-conference sessions! We catch up with Professor Dusing - we discuss what therapy should look like, what it could look like and how we should be  incorporating PLAY in therapy (it's much more complex than you might think!). It needs to be self-generated by the child to truly be play! Be sure to visit the m:con Mannheim YouTube channel for the specia...

We're in Maulbronn Germany - at the pre-conference sessions! We catch up with Dr Cathy Morgan - we cover off AI, artificial intelligence, early intervention and early detection, developing AI models, best practice ML processes, dissecting and analysing video and Data! Data! Data! CP360 - a bold new initiative accelerating global action for the 50 million people living with cerebral palsy! Be...

We're in Maulbronn Germany - at the pre-conference sessions! We catch up with Professor Imms - the IAACD President, a look at how Professor Imms came to lead the IAACD, her involvement in the IAACD and her passion about all things participation! Be sure to visit the m:con Mannheim YouTube channel for the special video-casts we created for the Pre-Conference - all set in the beautiful location...

We're in Maulbronn Germany - at the pre-conference sessions! We catch up with Professor Boyd - the Vice President of EACD / IAACD 2025! We discuss all things early intervention, randomised control trials, collaborations and the implementation and adoption of the new, weening off what we are wedded to! Be sure to visit the m:con Mannheim YouTube channel for the special video-casts we created f...

We're in Maulbronn Germany - at the pre-conference sessions! We catch up with Professor Fehlings and discuss all things early intervention, genetics, biomarkers, being curious, asking questions and the blend of research and clinical work and the call of implementation! Be sure to visit the m:con Mannheim YouTube channel for the special video-casts we created for the Pre-Conference - all set i...

We're in Maulbronn Germany - at the pre-conference sessions! We catch up with Dr Boyer - a discussion about her incredible work in the specific area of pain research in cerebral palsy! Be sure to visit the m:con Mannheim YouTube channel for the special video-casts we created for the Pre-Conference - all set in the beautiful location of Maulbronn Monastery - a UNESCO world heritage site! The v...