Many health care providers do not have the education and training necessary to ensure disability-appropriate care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Today, through the use of targeted curricula, IntellectAbility and Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education (NPACE) are leading the way in reducing health disparities for people with IDD.
clearwater, florida, October 24, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — People with IDD face significant and preventable health disparities, according to the National Council on Disability Health Equity Framework for People with Disabilities¹. As a call to action to improve the health care provided to people with IDD, this framework recommends a comprehensive disability clinical care curriculum for nursing and health care professionals. The goal is to help healthcare professionals better understand the medical needs of her IDD patients. To meet this need, IntellectAbility and NPACE have partnered to bring actionable, actionable clinical knowledge to improve healthcare for IDD patients with the Online Curriculum for IDD Healthcare (CIDDH). provided to the provider.
People with IDD present unique health challenges that medical practitioners, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, and other health care professionals are often unprepared to meet. Implementation of the IDD Healthcare curriculum has been shown to be effective in improving her IDD clinical competencies for healthcare providers and students. Feedback from clinicians and students who have taken the course shows that CIDDH does just that.
“The IntellectAbility in IDD Healthcare curriculum teaches the basics of IDD healthcare and provides StationMD clinicians with relevant and practical information critical to providing effective IDD telemedicine support,” said Dr. . Mauric Trivedi, StationMD Chief Strategy Officer. “That’s why Station MD uses her CIDDH to educate doctors and nurses.”
IntellectAbility has partnered with NPACE to develop a curriculum for nurse practitioners who regularly encounter IDD patients and who consequently need access to relevant, actionable information designed to enhance their competence in IDD healthcare. making it more widely available.
This online course is specifically designed for clinicians, including physicians, nurses, physician assistants, dentists, nurses, allied health professionals, and students in these fields. This book was written and delivered by Craig Escudé, M.D., FAAFP, FAADM, who has been providing care to his IDD patients for over 20 years and teaching others on a national level about this field of medicine.
“We are pleased to partner with IntellectAbility to bring IDD Healthcare-specific education and training to nurse practitioners and other clinicians. I believe,” he said. Josh PlotkinCOO of NPACE.
By removing barriers to health equity, people with IDD can fully participate in all aspects of community life, realize their dreams and reduce the burden of poor health and chronic disease. This mission has led these organizations to lead the way in improving training and educational opportunities for healthcare providers. For more information, please visit http://www.ReplaceingRisk.com.
About intellectual ability
IntellectAbility provides tools and training to agencies, government agencies, and advocates for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to promote early recognition and mitigation of health risks, thereby improving health and wellness. One such tool is the Health Risk Screening Tool (HRST), its sole developer, producer and distributor. Her web-based HRST is the most widely used and validated health risk screening tool for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. IntellectAbility also offers a number of health-related and people-centered service trainings for supporters of people with IDD. IntellectAbility has a relentless focus on fulfilling its mission of improving the health and quality of life of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and others at risk. For more information, please visit http://www.ReplaceingRisk.com.
reference:
1. Health Equity Framework for Persons with Disabilities.Released February 2022Has been updated August 2022National Council on Disability. https://ncd.gov/sites/default/files/NCD_Health_Equity_Framework.pdf
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