Share the Science: Witness 15 Years of Cord Blood in Treatment of Cerebral Palsy

4/20/2022

Save the Cord Foundation and WellSky are proud to welcome Dr. Madison Paton and Dr. Megan Finch-Edmondson, as our featured speakers for our next edition of Share the Science on Wednesday, May 4th, 2022 5pm EDT / 2pm PDT. Join us to hear Dr. Paton and Dr. Finch-Edmondson discuss their review of the use of cord blood as a treatment of cerebral palsy over the past 15 years.

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE: View via the Share the Science Archive (free).

Share the Science is a free webinar series focused on the cord blood industry and the latest research in this field. As always, we invite both health professionals and the general public to join us for this unique online educational series. Learn more about this exciting educational series here.

Cord blood for cerebral palsy?
The evidence is mounting.

It is hard to believe that 15 years have already passed since the first studies began using stem cells to treat cerebral palsy. In that time, more than 2,400 people have been treated via clinical trials based on stem cell research. Of these treatments, cord blood stands out with trials using either donated cord blood or a person's own cord blood. Yet, no stem cell treatment for cerebral palsy has been approved anywhere in the world to date. The reason is simple. More trials are needed and more evidence must be gathered before moving to the next phase of adoption within the greater medical community.

The future is bright! Indeed, evidence is mounting from these clinical trials and groups like the Cerebral Palsy Alliance are taking notice. For this edition of Share the Science, we are proud to welcome Dr. Madison Paton and Dr. Megan Finch-Edmondson who have done a thorough review of over 15 years of evidence from clinical trials using cord blood as well as mesenchymal stem cells, brain/neural stem cells and haematopoietic/blood-forming stem cells. Their review helps to understand the potential of these treatment methods, as well as identifying the areas that still need to be explored.

Join us to better understand the scope of previous studies as well as the encouraging results from these clinical trials. Be a part of the discussion, as we ask 'What steps are next?' 'What treatments are worthwhile?' 'Can this be scaled to large groups of people?' and. . . 'What is the role of cord blood in this exciting future?'

SHARE THE SCIENCE
with

Madison Paton, PhD & Megan Finch-Edmondson, PhD
Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute, University of Sydney

"Witness 15 Years of Cord Blood in the Treatment of Cerebral Palsy"

Free webinar. Open to the public.

Wednesday, May 4th, 2022 5pm EDT / 2pm PDT

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE. Click here to watch via the Share the Science archive.

About the speakers

Madison Paton, PhD

Research Fellow, Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute, University of Sydney

Dr Madison Paton is a Research Fellow at the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute in the Regeneration Theme. She investigates the role of cell therapies to protect the developing brain, with a career spanning preclinical, translational and clinical research. Dr Paton is passionate about science communication and sharing evidence and advances in stem cell therapies.

Megan Finch-Edmondson, PhD

Senior Stem Cell Research Fellow and Regeneration Theme Lead, Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute, University of Sydney

Dr Megan Finch-Edmondson is an emerging leader in stem cell research for cerebral palsy, clinical trials and consumer/community engagement. She is currently working to establish of a number of cell therapy clinical trials for the prevention and treatment of cerebral palsy, however she also has an interest in any innovative therapies that can help to improve the lives of those living with cerebral palsy.

About Cerebral Palsy Alliance

The Cerebral Palsy Alliance has been operating for over 70 years. The CPA organisation was developed by a group of parents of children with cerebral palsy, and was originally known as the Spastic Centre of New South Wales (Australia). Led by Neil and Audrie McLeod, whose daughter Jennifer had cerebral palsy, these parents built a brighter future for their children – pioneering treatment, education, equipment, employment, recreation, independent living and research for people with cerebral palsy worldwide.

Today, Cerebral Palsy Alliance provides family-centred therapies, life skills programs, equipment and support for people and their families living with cerebral palsy and other neurological and physical disabilities. In addition, for over a decade CPA has been driving international research into the prevention, treatment and cure of cerebral palsy through the CPA Research Foundation .

We wish to thank Dr. Madison Paton & Dr. Megan Finch-Edmondson for volunteering their time to speak on
Share the Science and sharing their valuable insight
on the use of cord blood in the treatment of cerebral palsy over the past 15 years.

We also wish to also thank our generous sponsor and partner for this event,
WellSky Health, who continue to support cord blood
education through our “Share the Science” series.