Planning Committee

Brian Chicoine, MD, (Conference Director), Medical Director, Advocate Medical Group Adult Down Syndrome Center; Faculty, Lutheran General Hospital Family Medicine Residency

Katie Frank, PhD, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist III, Advocate Medical Group Adult Down Syndrome Center

Amy Lyle, MSSW, Clinic Coordinator, Waisman Down Syndrome Clinic, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Lina Patel, PsyD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado

Emilie Perkins, Director of Client and Conference Services, Raybourn Group International

Moya Peterson, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, Adults with Down Syndrome Specialty Clinic, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Kansas Medical Center

Maria Stanley, MD, FAAP, Annual Symposium Committee Co-Chair; Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health; Medical Director, Waisman Center; Director, Down Syndrome Clinic

Mary Stephens, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FAADM, Medical Director, Jefferson Continuing Care Program (JCCP), Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine

Program Presenters

Terri Couwenhoven, MS, CSE

Terri Couwenhoven, MS, CSE, is an AASECT-certified sexuality educator who specializes in developing programs and resources for people who have cognitive disabilities, their families, and the professionals who support them.  She is the author of Teaching Children with Down Syndrome about Their Bodies, Boundaries and Sexuality: A Guide for Parents and Professionals; The Girls’ Guide to Growing Up: Choices & Changes in the Tween Years; The Boy’s Guide to Growing Up: Choices & Changes During Puberty; and Boyfriends & Girlfriends: A Guide to Dating for People with Disabilities.

When she is not teaching or writing, she is the Clinic Coordinator for the Down Syndrome Clinic at Children’s Wisconsin. She is also the mother of two girls. Her oldest daughter has Down syndrome.

Katie Frank, PhD, OTR/L

Katie Frank, PhD, OTR/L, has worked as an occupational therapist at the Adult Down Syndrome Center since 2016 and in the field of occupational therapy since 2001. She also serves as the president of the Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group-USA. Dr. Frank earned her degree in occupational therapy from Saint Louis University and her PhD in Disability Studies from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Most of her work has been with individuals with Down syndrome of all ages. Dr. Frank’s experience includes treatment and evaluation as well as facilitating groups for people with Down syndrome, conducting trainings for staff, families, and caregivers, and offering a variety of other educational opportunities across the United States. Her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals. 

Policy on Faculty and Sponsor Disclosure

It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate, and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence the content of this accredited continuing education (CE). In addition, speakers/presenters and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation. For this accredited continuing education activity all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below.

*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by, or on, patients. The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical services directly to patients to be ineligible companies.