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Course Overview

This unique interdisciplinary conference is created for providers who care for children, youth, and adults with developmental disabilities and complex health care needs.  Whether you have never attended a conference on this topic, or make a point to attend every year, we welcome you and look forward to learning together.  This year’s theme is Rising to the Occasion: Assuring Quality Care Across the Lifespan.  You’ll hear from leaders in the field, community activists, self-advocates, and distinguished clinical experts.  The activity will address ways to improve the quality of care provided to patients from a perspective that will benefit all members of the care team - from the physician or nurse practitioner, occupational therapist, case manager to patient themselves as well as community and family caregiver.

Featured topics this year include systems change, health equity, mental health, aging and developmental disabilities, sleep difficulties, genetic evaluation, sexual health, vaccine policy, evidence-based approaches for people with cerebral palsy, occupational therapy for autistic people, participation in the arts, and so much more. While the conference is designed and accredited for healthcare professionals, we welcome families and individuals with developmental disabilities to also attend.

The virtual conference format will provide access to learners across the country and will offer opportunities for interaction and networking.  Live lectures will be recorded and available for replay on demand after the conference, so you don’t miss a moment.

Clarissa Kripke, MD and John I. Takayama, MD, MPH

Conference Co-Chairs

Learning Objectives

An attendee completing this course will be able to: 

• Improve systems of care for people with disabilities by considering social and cultural diversity and disparities, structural bias, and implications for access to quality healthcare;
• Improve interprofessional teamwork and community collaboration to effectively address gaps in care for people with developmental disabilities;
• Describe federal, regional and state organizations and policies relevant to access to health and related services;
• Discuss the role of environmental health and skills for assuring sexual health in children, youth and adults with developmental disabilities
• List key tasks to optimize health care outcomes for people with disabilities and their families as they age;
• Review the range of novel and evidence-based approaches to the care of patients with autism, cerebral palsy and other neurodevelopmental disabilities
• Review factors related to access to quality mental health care, and employ trauma-informed relational care;
• Discuss strategies to enable participation in the arts and access resources, such as service animals, to support the wellbeing of children, youth and adults with disabilities.

Live Stream Meeting 
This course will be offered as a virtual conference. Login instructions along with the digital syllabus will be shared with the attendees a week before the meeting. Included in your registration fee is access to the course recordings on demand after the conference and for 30 days after the course. You must tune in to the live conference (remotely) to claim CME.

Acknowledgements

This activity is developed by a community planning and advisory committee made up of self-advocates and representatives from the following agencies: UCSF, Stanford University, University of the Pacific, The Arc San Francisco, Golden Gate Regional Center, East Bay Regional Center, State Council on Developmental Disabilities, Support for Families, WITH Foundation, Disability Voices United, San Francisco Department of Public Health, and the California Department of Developmental Services.

This activity receives support from the California Department of Developmental Services and UCSF.

Accessibility

The University of California, San Francisco welcomes everyone, including people with disabilities to our events. We are committed to ensuring that our programs, services, goods, and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you require accommodation for a disability in order to fully participate in this event please let us know during registration, or submit a learner support ticket with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event.