IntellectAbility's IDD Perspectives
Webinar Series
A new series of free 30 minute webinars featuring experiences and insights into IDD health and support from national experts.
Upcoming Webinar Schedule
Each 30-minute webinar in this series brings together Dr. Craig Escudé and a featured expert guest to explore key topics related to health and safety, quality of life, and practical insights for those supporting individuals with IDD.
These webinars are free, non-CEU webinars. You will receive an attendance certificate and a link to the recording.
Identifying the Meaning Behind Behaviors
- THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH, 2025
- 1:00 - 1:30 PM ET
Presented by Dr. Craig Escudé, FAAFP, FAADM, and his guest, Ley Linder, MA, M. Ed., BCBA.
Adverse behaviors can be challenging when supporting people with IDD, and the cause is not always clear.
Attendees will learn:
- Some of the common reasons for aggressive and challenging behavior
- How supporters can help to identify and address them
Guest Speaker: Ley Linder, MA, M. Ed., BCBA, is the Intensive Behavior Interventionist Founder and CEO of Crescent Behavioral Health Services.
Craig Escudé, MD, is a Board Certified Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (FAAFP) and the American Academy of Developmental Medicine (FAADM). He is the author of “Clinical Pearls in IDD Healthcare” and “The Curriculum in IDD Healthcare”. Dr. Escude assumed the role as President of IntellectAbility in 2018.
Presented by Dr. Craig Escudé and his guest, Dr. Rick Rader, MD, FAAIDD, FAADM, DHL (hon).
Supporters of people with IDD are often asked to accompany someone to a clinician’s visit or ER visit.
Attendees will learn:
- How supporters can prepare for a clinical visit to make the most out of the encounter
- How these preparations can assist the person in support in getting their health needs properly addressed.
Guest Speaker: Dr. Rick Rader, MD, FAAIDD, FAADM, DHL (hon) is the Director of the Habilitation Center at the Orange Grove Center, the President of the American Association for Health and Disability, and serves as the Director of Public Policy at the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry (AADMD). Dr. Rader is a member of the Medical Advisory Committee at Special Olympics International and the Medical Adviser at the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP).
He is also the editor-in-chief of Exceptional Parent Magazine and has published over 300 articles in the field.
Craig Escudé, MD, is a Board Certified Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (FAAFP) and the American Academy of Developmental Medicine (FAADM). He is the author of “Clinical Pearls in IDD Healthcare” and “The Curriculum in IDD Healthcare”. Dr. Escude assumed the role as President of IntellectAbility in 2018.
Addressing Challenges in Person-Centered Services Delivery
- THURSDAY, MAY 22ND, 2025
- 1:00 - 1:30 PM ET
Presented by Dr. Craig Escudé and his guest, Bob Sattler.
Providing support in a person-centered way is at the heart of all support and service delivery.
Attendees will learn:
- Some of the challenges faced when providing person-centered support
- How these challenges can be addressed
Guest Speaker: Bob Sattler, SDA Partner, CtLC Ambassador, TLC Mentor Trainer, TLCPCP Materials Committee Chair. Bob has over 40 years of experience supporting people with disabilities through a Person Centered lens. He became a PCT Trainer in 2003 and a Mentor Trainer in 2004. He brings practical experience and knowledge in supporting people, organizations and systems to his training with the hope those attending can learn new ways to better support people.
Craig Escudé, MD, is a Board Certified Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (FAAFP) and the American Academy of Developmental Medicine (FAADM). He is the author of “Clinical Pearls in IDD Healthcare” and “The Curriculum in IDD Healthcare”. Dr. Escude assumed the role as President of IntellectAbility in 2018.
Presented by Dr. Craig Escudé and his guest, Nanette Wrobel, RPh.
Medication meant to help can sometimes have adverse effects.
Attendees will learn about:
- Commonly used medication in people with IDD
- Some of their side effects of which all supporters should be aware.
Guest Speaker: Nanette Wrobel, RPh
Nanette is a pharmacist educator who for 40 years has done training, education and speaking for physicians, nurses and other health professionals. She focuses on clinical health and medication education in the area of intellectual and developmental disabilities. Medication management, drug safety, treatment assessments, new drugs on the market and disease states are some of the many topics she has discussed for organizations all over the country.
She has produced a national newsletter reaching thousands of health professionals and is widely sought after to present health education webinars on a variety of subjects impacting those individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She is one of the clinical resources for a national pharmacy, Tarrytown Expocare, specializing in providing medications and medication management to facilities across the United States who care for individuals with I/DD.
Craig Escudé, MD, is a Board Certified Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (FAAFP) and the American Academy of Developmental Medicine (FAADM). He is the author of “Clinical Pearls in IDD Healthcare” and “The Curriculum in IDD Healthcare”. Dr. Escude assumed the role as President of IntellectAbility in 2018.
Presented by Dr. Craig Escudé and his guest, Pam Merkle.
Because of advances in supports and healthcare, people with IDD are living longer. With longer life expectancy comes many of the challenges we all face as we age.
Attendees will learn about the top issues related to supporting people with IDD as they age.
Guest Speaker: Pam Merkle
Pam is the Executive Director of The Association on Aging with Developmental Disabilities (AADD) with a Fellowship in Aging with Developmental Disabilities from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and has over 40 years of combined experience in working in the fields of aging and developmental disabilities.
She is sought out as an expert on the topic of aging with developmental disabilities, and has been interviewed by Bridging Aging and Disability International Network, an international, interdisciplinary network of individuals interested in the concept and practice of bridging the fields of aging and disability. She participated as a stakeholder in a 2006 report to Congress on The Supply and Demand of Professional Social Workers Providing Long-Term Care Services. In 2022, Pam was nominated for and selected as the awardee of the 2022 Harvey A. and Dorismae Hacker Friedman Award for Excellence in Service to Older Adults by the Friedman Center for Aging at Washington University.
Craig Escudé, MD, is a Board Certified Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (FAAFP) and the American Academy of Developmental Medicine (FAADM). He is the author of “Clinical Pearls in IDD Healthcare” and “The Curriculum in IDD Healthcare”. Dr. Escude assumed the role as President of IntellectAbility in 2018.
Fatal Five Plus and the Medications that Affect Them
Learn how to reduce the risk of morbidity and mortality in people with IDD.
Join Craig Escudé, MD, FAAFP, FAADM, and Nanette R. Wrobel, BS, RPh, for an updated discussion about the most common preventable causes of illness and death in people with IDD and the medications that can both positively and negatively affect them. Topics include identification, prevention, and medication management of Bowel Obstruction, Aspiration, Dehydration, Seizures, and Sepsis, plus Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).
IntellectAbility Presenters:
– Craig Escudé, MD, FAAFP FAADM, President
– Nanette R. Wrobel, BS, RPh
- Thurs. Oct. 3, 2024
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET
- $30 with 1.5 Nursing CEs
- $20 without CEs
Email Webinars@ReplacingRisk.com to register 25 or more from the same organization and receive a 20% discount.
- Thu. Oct. 27, 2022
- 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET
Health Risk-Informed Telemedicine: A Model for Improving Health Equity for People with IDD
Equitable access to telemedicine and other healthcare services is a challenge for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) because most clinicians are not aware of the unique health risks that exist for this population. As a result, the health conditions most likely to result in morbidity and mortality are overlooked or misdiagnosed.
This presentation highlights an innovative model and public/private partnership between IntellectAbility, StationMD, and the Missouri Division of Developmental Disabilities comprised of three key elements: online clinician education in IDD healthcare, the use of web-based health risk-informed data, and IDD competent telemedicine supports.
Strategies for preventing unnecessary emergency department visits, promoting identification and diagnosis of often-missed health conditions, and addressing health disparities for people with IDD will be explored.
IntellectAbility Presenters:
– Craig Escudé, MD, FAAFP FAADM, President, IntellectAbility
– Kim Stock, RN, Missouri Division of Developmental Disabilities, Director of Quality Enhancement
– Maulik M. Trivedi, MD, FACEP, StationMD, Chief Strategy Officer
Recent IntellectAbility Webinars
- October 6, 2022
- Craig Escude MD FAAFP FAADM, and Lorene Reagan, RN, MS
- 50 minutes
- August 6, 2020
- Craig Escude MD FAAFP FAADM
- 30 minutes
- Apr 20, 2020
- Craig Escude MD FAAFP FAADM
- 55 minutes
- April 8, 2020
- Craig Escude MD FAAFP FAADM
- 40 minutes
