Cerebral Palsy: from conception to birth and beyond
Dates: Thursday 17th &
Friday 18th, September 2009
Venue: School of Nursing, Room HG22, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
- Ms Mary Harney, the Minister for Health & Children in Ireland
will perform the opening address on Friday 18th September.
- Celebrity Comedienne Guest speaker – Francesca Martinez – Living with cerebral Palsy - a personal perspective.
- Literary critic, biographer and journalist - Fintan O'Toole - Living with Cerebral Palsy - a literary perspective
This conference is being staged in
collaboration with the Coombe
Hospital and its Master Dr. Chris Fitzpatrick. The
programme will include presentations from eminent and leading clinicians and
lawyers from the UK and Ireland.
Topics to be covered
include:
- What are the different types of cerebral palsy?
- How does cerebral palsy affect the individual?
- What are the antenatal and intrapartum
antecedents to cerebral palsy?
- What is the role of premature delivery?
- What are the medico-legal costs and how are
they calculated?
- What are the possible preventative measures and interventions that reduce the
damage caused?
CPD accreditation for health and legal professionals.
Information, Fees and Programme
FRANCESCA MARTINEZ
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“Highly
accomplished. Tackles taboos and makes you laugh like no one else can. Radiant,
challenging and above all, very funny”
Time Out
“Gut-wrenching laughter – an hour of her time is indeed a privilege. The
fastest-rising female comic in the country”
Observer
“The electricity she generated through her act was near palpable. An
electrifying act. Stand-up with extra bite”
Independent
Francesca is an award-winning comedian who has toured internationally
including sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Festival, the Melbourne Comedy Festival
and the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. She has recently
completed a 33-date UK tour and two Off-West-End London runs at the famous
Tricycle Theatre and the legendary Hackney Empire.
Francesca’s a regular face on TV and is most known for her starring role in
Ricky Gervais’ EXTRAS. Ricky is a huge supporter of hers and hand-wrote the role
for her. He also appeared on her non-broadcast chat-show where she interviewed
him: YouTube Video.
Francesca has also guested on many prime-time chat-shows including
THE FRANK SKINNER
SHOW. Last year, she made global headlines when she became the first Olympic
Torch Bearer to pull out of the London relay in protest over China’s treatment
of Tibet: YouTube Video.
Francesca has performed all over the world including Ireland, South Africa,
Canada, America – on Broadway - and at last year’s World Economic Forum in Davos,
Switzerland, where she performed alongside actress, Emma Thompson.
She is currently working on her sitcom pilot which is being produced by the
Golden-Globe winning producer of ‘Extras’, has just been offered a major book
deal and is developing a feature documentary called WHAT THE HELL IS NORMAL?!
which will see her travel around looking for a ‘normal’ person… she’s never met
one, have you?
Oh yeah, and she has mild cerebal palsy but she much prefers the word ‘wobbly’
as she explains on hit Irish chat-show,
The Café.
For more info, go to:
www.francescamartinez.com