By Clarke Ross, D.P.A. The National Quality Forum, a nonprofit membership organization created to develop and implement a national strategy for healthcare quality measurement and reporting, builds consensus on national priorities and goals for performance improvement. The NQF released its interim report to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on quality measures for… Read More »»
Health Care Professionals
Oral Health Care Professionals: Products & Support
February 22, 2012
Products to facilitate the delivery of oral health services Visit Website
Oral Health Care Resources for Professionals: Organization Membership
February 22, 2012
Academy of Dentistry for People with Disabilities Visit Website The American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry (AADMD) Visit Website
Oral Health Care Resources for Professionals: Booklets, Books and Manuals
February 22, 2012
Dental Care of the Medically Complex Patient. 5th ed. Lockhart, P.B., ed., St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Science. 2004. 472 p. Visit Website Oral Health Care for People with Special Needs. Fenton, S.J.; Perlman, S.; Turner, H., eds. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Exceptional Parent. 2003. 47 p. Visit Website Oral Health: Guidelines for People with… Read More »»
Oral Health Care Resources for Professionals: Training Programs and Courses
February 22, 2012
DECOD: Dental Education in the Care of Persons with Disabilities Visit Website Home Care for Those Who Brush Someone Else’s Teeth: a Person-Centered Approach to Handling Resistance to Daily Hygiene Services Visit Website Oral Health Care for Persons with Disabilities Visit Website Self-Study Course for Dental Professionals at Institutions Serving People with… Read More »»
Web Resources about Disabilities Listing: providing medical students with information on people with disabilities
February 22, 2012
Location: See Website Administering Organization: American Medical Student Association (AMSA) Contact: Eva Cesnek Email: cesnekev@umdnj.edu Brett Gerstman Email: bgerstman@hotmail.com Visit Website
Treating Adults with Physical Disabilities: Access and Communication
February 22, 2012
A Training Curriculum for Medical Professionals on Improving the Quality of Care for People with Disabilities Location: See Website Administering Organization: World Institute on Disability (WID) Contact: Marsha Saxton, Ph.D Alice Wong Visit Website
The Patients with Disabilities as Teachers (P-DAT)
February 22, 2012
The Patients with Disabilities as Teachers (P-DAT) program, a medical education approach for medical students, residents and other healthcare providers to provide training in disability awareness and etiquette, taught by patients with disabilities, a parent of a child with disabilities, a physician who is blind and community advocacy members in the context of culturally sensitive… Read More »»
The Health and Health Care of People with Intellectual Disabilities report
February 22, 2012
Based on research studies conducted by Special Olympics which found that individuals with intellectual disabilities face widespread health problems, while physicians, dentists and other health professionals are not receiving adequate training in order to treat them. Administering Organization: Special Olympics Visit Website
POWER (People with Disabilities Educating Residents) training
February 22, 2012
For physiatry residents, raising awareness of issues facing patients with disabilities Location: Homes of patients with disabilities in the Boston area, the Carroll Center for the Blind, and the Vision Rehabilitation Unit of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Administering Organization: Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Contact: Melissa Devito Email: mdevito@partners.org
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