Kansas Health Equity through Clinician Education
Enhance your skill set in healthcare for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) with this one-of-a-kind, online, self-paced, continuing education-approved eLearn course: Curriculum in IDD Healthcare.
Available to Kansas clinicians at no cost for a limited time.
Curriculum in IDD Healthcare eLearn Course Overview
- Duration: 4.5 hours
- Earn 5 CME / 6 Nursing CEU Credits
- Online and Self-Paced
The Curriculum in IDD Healthcare eLearn Course consists of 6 modules that teach practical skills that improve clinical competence in the provision of healthcare to people with IDD.
Numerous real-world case studies are used to illustrate concepts that help students and clinicians at any level to improve their skillset and provide competent, compassionate healthcare to people with complex neurodevelopmental, medical, and mental health conditions.
In collaboration with Healthy Blue, IntellectAbility is extending access to the IntellectAbility Academy Learning Management System (LMS) and the Curriculum in IDD Healthcare Course to all providers in the state of Kansas at no cost for a limited time.
How It Works:
- To establish access, please complete the course registration request form on this webpage.
- Once submitted, access will be granted within 24 business hours at no cost.
- CME/CEU Certificates are delivered automatically at the completion of the course.
To register another user, feel free to complete the registration form again.
Synopsis by Module
Module Length: 37 Minutes
Diagnosis, causes, prevalence, and classifications are covered. The history of IDD treatment and the reasons for the move from institutional to community-based support are covered, and much more.
Module Length: 1 Hour 2 Minutes
A discussion of common medical issues, their presentations and general treatment options are covered. This discussion includes the “Fatal 5+” – Constipation, Aspiration, Dehydration, Seizures and Sepsis, as well as other topics like GERD, osteoporosis, contraception, feeding tubes, wheelchairs, end-of-life considerations and basic dental issues.
Using real-life case studies, this module effectively illustrates how numerous challenging behaviors may point to specific, underlying medical conditions in people with IDD. Topics include head-banging, refusing meals, hand-mouth behavior, aggressiveness in particular situations, resisting lying down or sleeping, pica and many more.
Module Length: 31 Minutes
This talk covers topics including understanding the differing baselines of people with IDD, fostering good communication between healthcare providers and support staff, speaking TO the person who is the patient rather than directing communication to the support staff, how to garner the most helpful information from support staff, and understanding the structure of the team model of support.
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Meet Your Webinar Presenters
Dr. Craig Escudé, MD, FAAFP, FAADM
Dr. Craig Escudé has over 20 years of clinical experience in treating people with severe and profound levels of IDD. He authored “Clinical Pearls in IDD Healthcare” and “Curriculum in IDD Healthcare” eLearn.
Patrick Lane
Patrick is a certified PCT Mentor by The Learning Community for Person-Centered Practices with 15 years experience in the field of IDD.
