Care of Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

OSUWexnerbloglogo2014 Care of Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. On this CME webcast, we are going to examine these challenges and we are going to learn what we can do to overcome them. We welcome Dr. Heather Saha who is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the Ohio State University and Dr. Ashley Byrd who is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Ohio State.

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to:

  • List the definitions of ID and DD
  • Describe primary care considerations of treating patients with ID/DD
  • Explain epidemiology of ID/DD
  • Recall the discussion of health disparities

You’ll also learn about the following:

  • Typical age of diagnosis of intellectual and developmental disability
  • Psychiatric implications of intellectual and developmental disability
  • Early signs of autism spectrum disorder
  • The importance of early recognition of autism spectrum disorder
  • Medication management
  • Intellectual and developmental disability and substance abuse
  • Transition of care from pediatric to adult providers

You can find this and many other MedNet21 programs on the OSU – CCME website.

Call our MedNet21 Program Manager at 614.293.3473 for more details about subscribing to MedNet21 as a hospital or as an individual. You can also e-mail him at derrick.freeman@osumc.edu.