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Executive Board Meeting Minutes at Annual Meeting in Hartford
AADMD Annual Board Meeting May 13, 2011
AADMD/DDNA Annual Conference
Hartford, CT
The meeting was called to order by Seth Keller at approximately 9:00am, EST.
Executive Board Meeting Minutes
AADMD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
THURSDAY APRIL 21, 2011
Matt Holder called the meeting to order at 6pm.
Annual Meeting Free Whole Day Session
The AADMD Board announces a whole day free session on Saturday, May 14, 2011 in Hartford, CT during the annual meeting. The meeting will be held at the Marriott Hotel in Ballroom D.
Health Disparities Consensus Statement
Consensus Statement on Health Disparities for Persons with Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Intellectual Disabilities
The American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry (AADMD) advocates for the improvement of health outcomes for persons with neurodevelopmental disorders and intellectual disabilities (ND/ID). The AADMD proposes the following consensus statement to address health disparities for persons with neurodevelopmental disorders and intellectual disabilities.
This consensus statement addresses two issues:
The Natural History of Aging in Cornelia de Lange Syndrome
Article Summary:
The Natural History of Aging in Cornelia de Lange Syndrome
Article Reviewed and Summarized By Ned Rapp, MD
Original Article Citation: Am. J of Med. Genetics Part C (Seminars in Medical Genetics) 145C:248–260 (2007)
Good Synopsis of the Special Olympics Health Symposium
The following article from July 13, 2010 is a good synopsis of the Special Olympics Health Symposium.
Health Experts To Discuss Ways To Improve Wellbeing Of People With Intellectual Disabilities
13 Jul 2010
Following comprehensive health care reform passed earlier this year and on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Special Olympics has organized a health symposium to explore the current state of health for people with intellectual disabilities and ways to improve their access to care.
2010 AADMD Nurse of the Year
Nomination of AADMD Nurse of the Year
Gerri Collins-Bride, RN, MS,ANP
Clinical Professor and Vice Chair
Dept of Community Health Systems
-University of California, San Francisco
NADD Annual Meeting
The AADMD is proud to support the efforts of the NADD - an association for persons with developmental disabilities with mental health needs. The 2010 NADD Annual Congress and Exhibit Show will be held April 14-16 in Ontario Canada. For more details please visit:
Carlton V. Horbelt Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Boards of the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry and Special Care Dentistry Association mourn the loss of a colleague, pioneer and true friend. To those of us who knew him personally, Carl was a kind and jovial clinician who had a passion for teaching others about the joy of caring for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
