Commissioner's Medical Grand Rounds: An Introduction to Working with People with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities Across Health Care Settings

People with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities have the same health care needs as people without disabilities. However, the health care system does not adequately address their needs. Studies have repeatedly found gaps in healthcare services for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, from dental care to preventative care.

This session will outline the barriers to care people with developmental disabilities face and introduce providers to working with people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Two experts in the field will speak to their experience working with people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and what providers need to do to treat people with culturally competent care. The session will close out with a conversation with a person with lived experience so providers can hear directly from a person with a developmental disability on what they need when accessing the healthcare system.

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Session Details

Moderator

  • James V. McDonald, MD, MPH
    Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health

Opening Remarks

  • Kerri E. Neifeld, MSW
    Commissioner of the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
  • Erin M. Bell, PhD, MS
    Interim Dean at the University of Albany School of Public Health

Speakers

  • Vincent Siasoco, MD, MBA
    Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Social Medicine/Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Director of Primary Care, Rose F. Kennedy Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center at Montefiore
    Director of Community Engagement, RFK University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
  • Stephen Sulkes, MD
    Professor of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, University of Rochester Medical Center School of Medicine & Dentistry
    Co-Director of the Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities
  • Izel Obermeyer, Ph.D.
    Chief Clinical Officer at the Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD)
  • Claire Polin
    Self-advocate and a member of the Hear Our Voices organization

Presentation

Learning Outcome

As a result of participation in this activity, the learners will increase and enhance knowledge and competence on culturally competent strategies for addressing disparate health care outcomes for persons with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the activity, learners will be able to:

  • Recognize disparities in healthcare outcomes for people with developmental disabilities
  • Identify barriers to care for people with developmental disabilities
  • Describe strategies for appropriately working with people with developmental disabilities

Continuing Education Information

To Obtain Continuing Education Credits

Each participant interested in CE credits must watch the activity, complete an evaluation and post-test, which is available above under "Evaluation, Post-test for CE Credits". A score of 80% and above on the post-test will generate a certificate indicating the requested credits.

Criteria for Successful Completion:

Learners must attend 100% of this activity to be awarded full continuing education credits /contact hours.

Disclosure Statements

The planners, moderator, and presenters do not have any financial arrangements or affiliations with any ineligible companies whose products, research or services may be discussed in this activity.

No commercial funding has been accepted for this activity.

Continuing Medical Education Credits

The School of Public Health, University at Albany is accredited by the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The School of Public Health, University at Albany designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Medical Education Credits are offered until December 31, 2024.

Continuing Nurse Education Contact Hours

University at Albany School of Public Health is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This offering is approved for 2.0 nursing contact hours.

Nursing Contact Hours are offered until December 31, 2024.

Certified Health Education Specialist Contact Hours

Sponsored by the School of Public Health, University at Albany, SUNY, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 2.0 total Category I contact education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available are 0. Continuing Competency credits available are 2.0. Provider ID# 99086.

Continuing Education Contact Hours are offered until December 31, 2024.

Certified in Public Health

This event is sponsored by the School of Public Health, University at Albany, an approved provider of CPH Renewal Credits by the National Board of Public Health Examiners.

This offering is approved for 2.0 Certified in Public Health Renewal Credits.

CPH Renewal Credits are offered until December 31, 2024.