AACPDM annual meeting

American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) Supporters/Exhibitors

     

Dear Industry and Institution Professionals:

The 80th Annual Meeting of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) is coming soon to Philadelphia! From September 27-30, 2026, we’ll gather under the theme of “80 years of Science: Rooted in Brotherly Love and Lifelong Community”.  AACPDM members are deeply committed to research, quality improvement, and advocacy in the care of individuals with childhood onset disability. Our annual meetings celebrate this shared passion with presentations of our latest work. We are a unique academy with transdisciplinary representation, allowing for holistic, collaborative efforts to improve the care of this vulnerable population. The 2026 Scientific Program Committee invites you to engage with this important mission as a sponsor or exhibitor at this meeting.

Our academy offers your organization access to multiple medical disciplines at one meeting, as we are committed to comprehensive care for individuals with childhood onset disability. To ensure the best possible health and developmental outcomes, this population needs coordinated care by medical professionals in a multitude of specialties throughout their lifespan. These are the professionals who attend the AACPDM Annual Meeting. Information and ideas shared at the meeting have exponential impact, as they are shared at home institutions with multi-disciplinary decision makers and team members. Our membership is broad and diverse! For instance, this is the only meeting where you can reach a physical therapist who heads a program at a major hospital, a chief physician of a hospital neuromotor program, an occupational therapist who purchases equipment for a clinic, a neurologist or developmental pediatrician who researches the effectiveness of a new drug therapy, and a speech therapist who works with patients on communication, swallowing, socialization, and learning while also recommending devices to the rest of the care team. Further, professionals representing more than 53 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia regularly attend the AACPDM Annual Meeting, giving your organization an international spotlight.

AACPDM values your research, development, and market analysis used to implement science in a way that we can use as clinicians, and we recognize our common mission of improving lives and outcomes for people with childhood-onset disabilities. AACPDM is actively engaged in providing new opportunities for members to collaborate with sponsors throughout the year. We look forward to and greatly appreciate your participation. Reserve your sponsorship and exhibitor selections now!

Important Dates

November 19, 2025
Abstract Submissions Open

January 31, 2026
Abstract Submissions Close

April 2026
Presentation Acceptances Sent Out

May 2026
Registration Opens

September 27-30, 2026
80th Annual Meeting