In partnership with the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), providing to physicians and allied health professionals nationwide free medical education on diagnosing and treating Tourette Syndrome (TS) Location: Wherever requested Administering Organization: Tourette Syndrome Association (TSA) Contact: Gary Frank, ACSW, LCSW Executive Vice President, TSA 718-224-2999 ex 235 Email: gary.frank@tsa-usa.org Visit Website
Health Care Professionals
Count Us In project
February 22, 2012
For health care professionals, lay health advisors, and women with disabilities Location: Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, and the counties in North Carolina which are home toSELF Improvement projects Administering Organization: Duke University Medical Center, North Carolina Office on Disability and Health (NCODH) Contact: Pam Dickens, NCODH Email: pam_dickens@unc.edu
Community Health Care for Adults and Elders with Developmental Disabilities Research and Training
February 22, 2012
Slide presentations and guidelines for Physicians Assistants, Family Practitioners, and Nurse Practitioners on Primary Care of Elders with Disabilities Location: website Administering Organization: The University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), funded by the Washington State Developmental Disabilities Council (DDC) Contact: Kathy Watson Email: watsonkc@u.washington.edu Visit Website
Training and Health Care Professionals Resources & Programs: Children
February 22, 2012
Community Access to Child Health and Medical Home National Conference: Fostering Access to Medical Homes and Improved Child Health in Your Community for health care professionals and other professionals and family representatives dedicated to working with children, including those with special health care needs. Location: The conference took place in Chicago, July 15-17, 2004 Administering… Read More »»
Training and Health Care Professional Resources & Programs: People with Disabilities
February 22, 2012
Accommodating Patients with Disabilities workshop, providing outreach and resource materials to health care professionals on how to accommodate patients who have disabilities. Location: Wherever requested Administering Organization: State of New Hampshire Governor’s Commission on Disability Contact: Cheryl Killam Email: cheryl.killam@nh.gov Visit Website Center for Disability Issues and the Health Professions (CDIHP) training for health… Read More »»
Substance Abuse Resources & Programs: Health Care Professionals, Service Providers
February 22, 2012
Psychosocial Aspects of Disability: Issues Related to Psychiatric Disabilities and Issues Related to Substance Abuse Information about the psychological and sociological aspects of severe disabilities, including the adjustment factors in living with disabilities, knowledge of community attitudes. Visit Website Substance Use Disorder Treatment For People With Physical and Cognitive Disabilities Visit Website
Guide to Substance Abuse & Disability Resources, Second Edition
February 22, 2012
This guide was developed to assist researchers, professionals, and people with disabilities to locate research training materials relating to substance abuse and disabilities that were developed by programs funded by the NIDRR, including: Visit Website
Removing Barriers to Health Care: A Guide for Health Professionals
February 16, 2010
Available from The North Carolina Office on Disability and Health’s Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute Format Booklet This booklet provides guidelines and recommendations to help health care providers improve the physical environment of their facility, as well as their personal interactions with patients with disabilities. In addition to physical barriers to health care,… Read More »»
Health Education Resources: Health Care Professionals
February 18, 2009
Center for Disability Issues and the Health Professions (CDIHP) Western University of Health Sciences Format Center The mission of CDIHP is to enhance health professions education, and to improve access for people with disabilities to health, health education and health care services. The Center focuses on: improving the capabilities of health… Read More »»
Following up fighting fit: the long-term impact of health practitioner input on obesity and BMI amongst adults with intellectual disabilities.
December 1, 2008
This article presents findings on the long-term impact of health practitioner input to reduce obesity amongst adults with intellectual disabilities. Body mass index (BMI) was measured for an input group (N = 33) and a comparison group (N = 40) 6 years after the input group first received input. Data on BMI were collected at… Read More »»
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