Program


Wednesday July 6 2022

3:00-4:30REGISTRATION
Pavilion Foyer
4:00-6:00WELCOME RECEPTION FOR RESEARCHERS & TRAINEES
Port McNeil Room
6:00OPEN EVENING

Thursday July 7 2022

8:00-9:00CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST & REGISTRATION
Pavilion Ballroom & Foyer
Posters available for viewing all dayJunior ABCD Ballroom & Foyer
9:00-9:30OPENING CEREMONIES
DCD-14 Committee & Guests
Pavilion Ballroom
9:30-10:30KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Ripple effects of the Impact for DCD Initiative:Raising awareness and sparking change
Melissa Licari
Pavilion Ballroom
10:30-11:00NUTRITION BREAK
Pavilion Foyer
POSTER VIEWING
Junior ABCD Ballroom & Foyer
11:00-12:30Impact of DCD
Session Chair: Helene Polatajko and Jill Zwicker
Pavilion Ballroom
 36: impACT for DCD: Understanding challenges and experiences
of children with DCD in the United StatesPriscila Tamplain
 205: impACT of DCD on Canadian familiesErin Klein
 FAMILY PANEL
Invited Guests
12:30-1:30LUNCH
Pavilion Ballroom & Foyer
POSTER VIEWING
Junior ABCD Ballroom & Foyer
1:30-3:00DCD across the Lifespan
Session Chair: Helena Viholainen
Pavilion Ballroom
 33: Parental report of early markers of DCD
Amy De Roubaix
 48: How school-based tiered rehabilitation services work in
the real world to promote inclusion
Sandra Vanderkaay
 124: How DCD affects daily life: The adolescent perspective 
Natalie Stewart & Fouziah Khairati
 237: Handwriting and typing support in secondary schools in England
Anna Barnett
 31: The lived experience of crossing the road with DCD
Catherine Purcell
3:00-3:30NUTRITION BREAK
Pavilion Foyer
POSTER VIEWING
Junior ABCD Ballroom & Foyer
3:30-4:30Symposium: Longitudinal Perspective
Session Chair: Priscilla Tamplain
Pavilion Ballroom
 A longitudinal investigation of children at risk for DCD:
The “Canadian Coordination and Activity Tracking in Children (CATCH) Study”
Matthew Kwan, Sara King-Dowling, & Maeghan James
4:30-6:00   

5:00
WINE & CHEESE
Junior ABCD Ballroom
POSTER SESSION
Junior ABCD Ballroom & Foyer
GRADUATE STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS PRESENTATION
Session Chair: Cheryl Missiuna Sheila Henderson
Junior ABCD Ballroom
6:00OPEN EVENING
9:30-10:30KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Ripple effects of the Impact for DCD Initiative:
Raising awareness and sparking change
Melissa Licari
Pavilion Ballroom
10:30- 11:00 NUTRITION BREAK
Pavilion Foyer

POSTER VIEWING
Junior ABC Ballroom & Foyer
12:30-1:30LUNCH
Pavilion Ballroom & Foyer

POSTER VIEWING
Junior ABC Ballroom & Foyer
3:30-4:30Symposium: Longitudinal Perspective
Pavilion Ballroom

A longitudinal investigation of children at risk for DCD:
The “Canadian Coordination and Activity Tracking in Children (CATCH) Study”
Matthew Kwan, Sara King-Dowling, Maeghan James, & John Cairney
WINE & CHEESE
Junior ABC Ballroom

POSTER SESSION
Junior ABC Ballroom & Foyer

Friday July 8 2022

7:15-8:15CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST & DAY REGISTRATION
Pavilion Ballroom & Foyer
8:15-8:40WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENT INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY FOR DCD
Pavilion Ballroom 
8:45-10:00CONCURRENT SESSIONS
 Measurement in DCD (Part A)
Session Chair: Catherine Purcell
Pavilion Ballroom
Understanding DCD (Part A)
Session Chair: Matthew Kwan
Junior CD Ballroom
 47: Physical activity beliefs among 4-6 year old children at risk for DCD
Helena Viholainen
101: Potential role of genetics in DCD  
Hayley Mountford
 74: Cross-cultural validation of the Brazilian Little DCD Questionnaire (LDCDQ-BR) for preschool children
Livia Magalhaes
9: Brain differences in youth with DCD: DWI and fMRI studies
Lisa Aziz-Zadeh
 45: Psychometric properties of The Little DCD Questionnaire in a Finnish sample (LDCDQ-FI)
Piritta Asunta
106: Do children with DCD perceive successive body postures as movement? An EEG frequency tagging study
Frederik Deconinck
 72: Application of the OPTIMAL motor teaching strategies in physiotherapy for children with DCDJorine Schoenmaker103: An investigation of perception-action coupling in DCD using automatic imitation Griet Warlop
10:00-10:30NUTRITION BREAK
Pavilion Foyer
10:30-12:00CONCURRENT SESSIONS
 Measurement in DCD (Part B)
Session Chair: Anna Barnett
Pavilion Ballroom
Understanding DCD (Part B)
Session Chair: Frederick Deconinck
Junior CD Ballroom
 65: The relationship between a clinical diagnosis of DCD and MABC-2 scores
Hilde Van Waelvelde
109: Cognitive, perceptual and motor profiles of school-aged children with developmental coordination disorder
Dorine Van Dyck
 77: Movement ABC-2 checklist: Examination of the non-motor section
Sheila Henderson 
127: Thinking while walking: Dual-task performance in children with DCD and ADHD
Emily J. Meachon
 56: The ability of teachers to identify grade 1 learners in low socio-economic environments with possible DCD
Monique de Milander
71: Sensory-motor synchronisation during walking and running to beats in auditory metronomes in DCD
Mieke Goetschalckx
 44: Gender differences in academic achievement of children with DCD
Anita Pienaar
39: Can attention be trained? The relationship between motor performance and attentional abilities in children with and without DCD
Dorothee Jelsma
231: Association of gestational age at birth with subsequent suspected DCD is early childhood Vivienne Du97: Home-based action observation and imagery training improves activities of daily living in children with DCD
Matthew Scott
12:00-1:00LUNCH
Pavilion Ballroom & Foyer
1:00-2:15CONCURRENT SESSIONS
 Skills across the Lifespan
Session Chair: Rose Martini
Pavilion Ballroom
Animal Fun Workshop
Session Chair: Livia Magalhaes
Junior CD Ballroom
 41: Benefits of an intensive individual CO-OP intervention in a group setting for children with DCD
Hilde Krajenbrink
Learn about making movement FUN with the evidence-based Animal Fun program that can be easily implemented in early years education and therapeutic settings for children aged 3-6 years.
The program was designed by occupational therapists, physical therapists, and psychologists from Curtin University in Western Australia to improve motor and social skills of young children, especially for those who are at risk for or have DCD. 
Sue McLaren
 130: Cortical brain changes in children with DCD after CO-OP intervention
Jill Zwicker
 46: Navigational abilities in adults with and without DCD
Judith Gentle
 63: Participation of soldiers with probable DCD in the military
Miri Tal-Saban
2:15-2:45NUTRITION BREAK
Pavilion Foyer
2:45-4:00CONCURRENT SESSIONS
 Approaches to Service Delivery
Session Chair: Priscilla Tamplain
Pavilion Ballroom
DCD and Family Life
Session Chair: Hilde VanWaelvelde
Junior CD Ballroom
 32: Standardized services for DCD in Alberta Health Services  
Holly Duchow
30: Mental health of parents and children with DCD
Angie Garces & Carrie Cheung
 SYMPOSIUM: Co-ordinating comprehensive care for children with motor difficulties: Operationalizing DCD evidence for pediatric occupational and physical therapists in a large hospital system
Erin Iverson & Patti Sharp  
52: Mothers perspectives on the participation of their child with developmental disabilitiesMarieke Coussens
 61: Being a parent to an adolescent with pDCD: Challenges and strengths
Miri Tal-Saban
 149: The perceptions and concerns of parents who have a child with DCD
Brigid Hitchcock
5:00BUS DEPARTS FOR BANQUET ON GROUSE MOUNTAIN
Outside Sheraton Wall Centre Lobby
6:00-7:00pm 

7:00-9:30pm


COCKTAILS & VISIT TO BEAR HABITAT
(self-guided) 

CONFERENCE BANQUET(purchase tickets at registration)Timber Room, Grouse Mountain Peak Chalet
10:00pmBUS DEPARTS FOR SHERATON WALL CENTRE
Bottom of Grouse Mountain
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST & DAY REGISTRATION
Pavilion Ballroom & Foyer
8:30-8:45WELCOME
Pavilion Ballroom & Foyer
8:45-10:00CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Measurement in DCD (Part A)
Pavilion Ballroom

47: Physical activity beliefs among 4-6 year old children at risk for DCD
Helena Viholainen

74: Cross-cultural validation of the Brazilian Little DCD
Questionnaire (LDCDQ-BR) for preschool children
Livia Magalhaes

45: Psychometric properties of The Little DCD
Questionnaire in a Finnish sample (LDCDQ-FI)
Piritta Asunta

72: Application of the OPTIMAL motor teaching
strategies in physiotherapy for children with DCD
Jorine Schoenmaker

Understanding DCD (Part A)
Junior ABC Ballroom

101: Potential role of genetics in DCD  
Hayley Mountford

9: Brain differences in youth with DCD: DWI and fMRI studies
Lisa Aziz-Zadeh

106: Do children with DCD perceive successive body postures
as movement? An EEG frequency tagging study
Frederik Deconinck

103: An investigation of perception-action coupling in DCD
using automatic imitation
Griet Warlop
10:00-10:30NUTRITION BREAK
Pavilion Foyer
10:30-12:00
12:00-1:00
CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Skills across the Lifespan
Pavilion Ballroom

41: Benefits of an intensive individual CO-OP intervention
in a group setting for children with DCD
Hilde Krajenbrink

130: Cortical brain changes in children with DCD after
CO-OP intervention
Myrah Malik

46: Navigational abilities in adults with and without DCD
Judith Gentle

63: Participation of soldiers with probable DCD in the military
Miri Tal-Saban

Animal Fun Workshop
Junior ABC Ballroom

Learn about making movement FUN with the evidence-based
Animal Fun program that can be easily implemented in early years
education and therapeutic settings for children aged 3-6 years.
The program was designed by occupational therapists, physical
therapists, and psychologists from Curtin University in Western
Australia to improve motor and social skills of young children,
especially for those who are at risk for or have DCD. 
Sue McLaren
2:15-2:45NUTRITION BREAK
Pavilion Foyer
CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Approaches to Service Delivery
Pavilion Ballroom

32: Standardized services for DCD in Alberta Health Services  
Holly Duchow

SYMPOSIUM: Co-ordinating comprehensive care for children
with motor difficulties: Operationalizing DCD evidence for pediatric
occupational and physical therapists in a large hospital system
Erin Iverson & Patti Sharp

DCD and Family Life
Junior ABC Ballroom

30: Mental health of parents and children with DCD
Angie Garces & Carrie Cheung

52: Mothers perspectives on the participation of their
child with developmental disabilities
Marieke Coussens

61: Being a parent to an adolescent with pDCD:
Challenges and strengths
Naomi Weintraub

149: The perceptions and concerns of parents
who have a child with DCD
Brigid Hitchcock
5:00BUS DEPARTS FOR BANQUET ON GROUSE MOUNTAIN
Outside Sheraton Wall Centre Lobby
6:00-9:00CONFERENCE BANQUET
(purchase tickets at registration)
Timber Room, Grouse Mountain Peak Chalet
S DEPARTS FOR SHERATON WALL CENTRE
Bottom of Grouse Mountain

Saturday July 9 2022

8:00-9:00HOT BREAKFAST & DAY REGISTRATION
Pavilion Ballroom & Foyer
9:00-10:15WELCOME

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Policy matters: Practical approaches for
evidence-informed policy development
Jennifer Zwicker

RESPONSE
Jill Zwicker
Pavilion Ballroom
10:15-10:30STRETCH BREAK
10:30-12:00Awareness, Advocacy, & Action
Pavilion Ballroom

PANEL DISCUSSION
Invited Guests

CALL TO ACTION
Audience Participation
Moderated by Jill Zwicker & Helene Polatajko
12:00-12:15CLOSING REMARKS AND DCD-15 ANNOUNCEMENT
Pavilion Ballroom
12:15BOXED LUNCHES TO GO
Pavilion Foyer

Sunday July 10 2022 (CO-OP: The Overview)

9:00-9:30Registration
9:30-10:00Introduction and Objectives
10:00-10:50Understanding Motor-Based Performance: Theoretical Background
10:50-11:00BREAK
11:00-11:30CO-OP: A Goal-based Approach 
11:30-12:00Overview of CO-OP
12:00-1:00CATERED LUNCH
1:00-2:15The CO-OP Trifecta
2:15-2:30BREAK
2:30-3:00CO-OP with Different Populations
3:00-3:30CO-OP in your Practice
3:30End