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 College of Integrated Health Sciences
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
- Presentation (PDF)
Continuing Education Information
- CME credit availability has expired for this session.
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.
