Helen Ann Milligan PT, DPT, PCS

Peer-Reviewed Educational Sessions

Let’s Get Walking: Treadmill Training for Babies with Down syndrome: June 2021, National Down syndrome Congress Conference Advances in Pediatric Neurogenetics: Implications for Physical Therapists: February 2020, APTA Combined Sections Meeting.
Disparities in Physical Fitness: November 2020, New England Sports Medicine Conference.
Making a Splash! The benefits of group aquatic therapy for young children with Down syndrome: July 2020, Down syndrome Medical Interest Group Annual Symposium.

Peer-Reviewed Platform Presentations

Group Aquatic Therapy Program for children with Down syndrome: February 2022, Platform Presentation, APTA Combined Sections Meeting.

Description of the Pediatric Pelvic Health Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia: February 2023, Platform Presentation, APTA Combined Sections Meeting.

Peer-Reviewed Poster Presentations

Making a Splash! The benefits of group aquatic therapy for young children with Down syndrome: February 2020, APTA CSM Poster Presentation.
Multidisciplinary, International Approach to Caring for Children with Special Healthcare Needs in Resource-Limited Settings: CHOP Global Health Conference, Philadelphia, PA October 2017.
Understanding the role of tampons at menarche: Formative research to inform the development of a toolkit for typically developing and special needs teens and their mothers. CHOP Education Symposium, Philadelphia, PA March 2019.

Invited Presentations

Trisomy 21 Update: December 2021, NJ Physical Therapy Department Meeting, CHOP.
Down syndrome, Rett syndrome, Prader Willi Syndrome, Americans with Disabilities Act: November 2021, Topics in Pediatrics, CHOP.|
School-based Physical Therapy in Children with Down: September 2021, Down syndrome Center Podcast.   
Promoting Health and Wellbeing across the lifespan: July 2021, Genetics Grand Rounds, CHOP.
Let’s Go Swimming: June 2021, National Down syndrome Congress Conference.
Trisomy 21: May 2021, Residency Lecture.
Down Syndrome Development in the Early Years: May 2021, Ethiopia Partnership
Down Syndrome: March 2021, Your Radio Doctor Interview.
Let’s Get Walking: Treadmill Training for Babies with Down syndrome: March 2020, Trisomy 21 Symposium, CHOP.
Treatment of the Child with Hypotonia: October 2020, Journal Club, CHOP.
What’s the Scoop on Poop: June 2019, National Down syndrome Congress Conference.
Making a Splash with Aquatic Therapy: June 2019, National Down syndrome Congress Conference.
The Role of PT and OT in Neurogenetics Clinic, May 2019, STXBP1 National Conference.
Early Gross Motor Development: William Syndrome National Conference, July 2018.
Making a Splash with Swimming and Aquatic Therapy: May 2018, Trisomy 21 Symposium, CHOP.
Early development of the Child with Down syndrome: May 2018, Trisomy 21 Symposium, CHOP.
Tampon Toolkit: May 2018, Trisomy 21 Symposium, CHOP
OT/PT Interventions in people with Down Syndrome: April 2018, CHOP Cares Talk.
Tampon Toolkit:  March 2017, CHOP SPRINT Showcase.

Global Health Presentations

Global Health Experience: April 2017: Rehabilitation Meeting
Global Health Experience: February 2017: Information session.
Global Health Experience: August 2017: CHOP Information session.
The First Years of Life from an OT/PT perspective: July 2017: National Down syndrome Conference.
Trisomy 21: presentation at PT staff meeting: 2016.
Making a Splash with Physical Therapy: July 2016: National Down syndrome Conference.
Zika: June 2016: Dominican Republic, Global Health Trip.
Microcephaly: June 2016: Dominican Republic, Global Health Trip. 
The First Years of Life from an OT/PT perspective: 2013.