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Webinar - Emergency Healthcare in Adults with IDD; An Introduction to the Issues and Challenges

Emergency Healthcare in Adults with IDD; An Introduction to the Issues and Challenges.

Join us for a Webinar on February 16

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
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Webinar: Dementia Evaluation and Care in Aging Adults with IDD

Dementia Evaluation and Care in Aging Adults with IDD: Remembering Bill

Adults with  IDD are living longer than in the past. Functional and cognitive decline are very common social and health consequences of aging, but they are often poorly characterized and managed by Health care providers and support staff.

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Update on Amelia Case

AADMD INFO BLAST - For AADMD Members and Friends

Update on Amelia Case.

Rick Rader, MD
AADMD VP of Public Policy and Advocacy


http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2012/01/31/transplant-may-be-in-sight/14882/

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From our colleague Dr Harvey Schwartz at AHRQ

AADMD INFO BLAST - For AADMD Members and Friends

From our colleague Dr Harvey Schwartz at AHRQ.

Rick Rader, MD
AADMD VP of Public Policy and Advocacy

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CP Research News

AADMD INFO BLAST - For AADMD Members and Friends

CP Research News

Rick Rader, MD
AADMD VP of Public Policy and Advocacy


http://aadmd.org/sites/default/files/CPResearchNews2012-January23.pdf

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AADMD and Amelia

For Immediate Release

AADMD AND AMELIA


The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is one of the largest, oldest and most respected children’s hospitals in the world. They have been voted as the “best children’s hospital in the United States” by U.S. News and World Report and Parents Magazine in recent years.

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Upcoming AAHD webinar on January 24

AADMD INFO BLAST - For AADMD Members and Friends

Upcoming AAHD webinar on January 24

Seth Keller, MD
AADMD President


Promoting Health and Preventing Disease for People with Disabilities: The Unique Role of CDC's Division of Human Development and Disability.
Episode 3: Differences in Health Status for People with Disabilities

Date: January 24, 2012 at 4:00 pm Eastern

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Closing the Quality Gap Series: QI Measurement of Outcomes for People with Disabilities

AADMD INFO BLAST - For AADMD Members and Friends

Thanks to my colleague Dr Kathleen Stevens of the University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, Institute for Evidence Based Practice for providing this report from AHRQ.

Rick Rader, MD
AADMD VP of Public Policy and Advocacy

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Medical Screening by Dentists Has Benefits, Study Suggests

AADMD INFO BLAST - For AADMD Members and Friends

Important article on the role of medical screening by dentists; perhaps even more vital in providing healthcare for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Rick Rader, MD
AADMD VP of Public Policy and Advocacy


Medical Screening by Dentists Has Benefits, Study Suggests

By Laird Harrison

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