Most medical and health professional education programs inadequately address care for people with developmental and intellectual developmental disabilities, a growing (and aging) population in the United States.
UCSF’s Annual Developmental Disabilities: An Update for Health Professionals Conference addresses this lack of professional medical education will be held on March 25-26, 2021.
This year’s conference marks its 20th year. The conference will be live-virtual, employing a live stream webinar and various user-friendly interactive virtual platforms. The live presentations will be recorded and made available for 30 days so you can review any content you might have missed.
The conference, presented by the UCSF School of Medicine and the UCSF School of Nursing, covers a broad spectrum of developmental disabilities and is an invaluable opportunity for multidisciplinary dialogue among experts in the care and future of individuals with disabilities. It’s open to family members, caregivers and Self-Advocates for the reduced rate of $100.
Topics in 2021 include ever-present concerns about COVID-19 and updates on screening, diagnosis, and vaccines, as well as telehealth, mental health, crisis intervention, and the role of law enforcement related to improving interactions and encounters with children and adults with developmental disabilities. Practical presentations describe putting research into practice in genetics, endocrinology, gastroenterology, neurology, and aging.
Other topics highlights that we’re looking forward include:
- Cultural Factors for Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities
- Virtual Healthcare and People with Developmental Disabilities
- Mental Health and Crisis Intervention in People with Developmental Disabilities
- An exploration of the disabilities that go along with old age
- Girls and Women with Autism Spectrum Disorders
- A Tribute to Stacey Milbern, WITH’s beloved board member who died in May of 2020. (Learn more about Stacey from our “In Memoriam” section at withfoundation.org/with-foundation-2020-year-in-review)
…and much more. Read the entire program here.
“The pace of new information and research provides us with exciting opportunities to transform and improve the quality of care provided for with developmental and intellectual developmental disabilities,” say conference co-chairs Lucy S. Crain, MD, MPH, FAAP and Geraldine Collins-Bride, MS, ANP, FAAN
Details:
What: UCSF’s 20th Annual Developmental Disabilities: An Update for Health Professionals Conference
When: March 25-26
Read a history of the conference here.
The mission of WITH Foundation is to promote comprehensive healthcare for adults with developmental disabilities.