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Back to Basics: Shoring Up Our Foundation (April 24-26, 2026)
How to Register
- Create an account on the Weitzman Education Platform if you do not have one already. Reference How do I create an account? if needed.
- Select the Register button above to register for all conference sessions, regardless of your attendance.
- Then, in the table above, select the links for each session you attended.
- Within each activity, select the Continue tab above to complete the session evaluation. You will need to complete a session evaluation for each session you would like to claim credit for.
- After completing session evaluations and claiming credit for each session you attended, you can download an overall conference certificate appropriate to your credentials.
For a visual guide: How do I register, complete the session evaluations, and claim credits for a conference?
Program Information
Back to Basics: Shoring Up our Foundation hosted by AMPHL is designed to bring together clinicians and trainees with hearing loss to share experiences, build community, and engage in meaningful learning around issues that shape their professional lives. Through a combination of interactive sessions, small-group discussions, and expert-led presentations, participants will explore topics such as communication access in clinical and educational settings, evolving technologies, advocacy strategies, and approaches to addressing systemic barriers within healthcare environments. The conference emphasizes peer exchange and practical skill-building to support participants across diverse specialties and career stages. By centering the lived experiences of practitioners with hearing loss, this activity aims to foster a collaborative learning environment that promotes professional growth, resilience, and leadership. Attendees will gain insights into best practices for navigating clinical training and practice, enhancing patient care, and advancing equity within healthcare systems. The program also provides opportunities for mentorship, networking, and the development of strategies to strengthen both individual career pathways and the broader AMPHL community.
For a full agenda: https://www.amphl.org/conference
Target Audience
This activity is appropriate for the following audiences:
- Nurses
- Nurse Practitioners
- Physicians
- Physician Associates/Assistants
- Social Workers
- Pharmacists
- Dentists
- Psychologists
- Registered Dietitians
- Other behavioral health providers
- Other members of the care team
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to do the following:
- Identify and apply at least three communication accommodations or assistive technologies to enhance clinical performance.
- Demonstrate effective self-advocacy strategies in clinical and training environments.
- Implement at least one strategy to address bias or audism within healthcare teams. Integrate learned practices to improve patient communication and care outcomes.
AMA Designation Statement
Moses/Weitzman Health System Inc. designates this Live activity for a maximum of 15 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Schedule
Friday, April 24, 2026
- 9:15 - 10:30am - President’s Leadership Panel (1.25)
- 10:45-11:45am - Beyond the Name Badge: Maximizing Your Conference Experience (1)
- 1:30 - 2:30pm - Navigating Transitions on your Healthcare Education Journey (1)
- 2:45 - 3:45pm - Primary Care - Providers Panel (1)
- 4 - 6pm - Research Grant Writing 101 (2)
Saturday, April 25, 2026
- 9- 10:15am - Thinking Through Code Blue (1.25)
- 10:30-11:45am - Mental Health (1.25)
- 12 - 1:15pm - Nursing Panel (1.25)
- 3 - 4:30pm - Update on Stethoscopes for Persons with Hearing Loss (1.5)
- 4:45- 6pm - Pioneers in Medicine Discussion (1.25)
Sunday, April 26, 2026
- 9 - 10am - Access Strategies for Deaf Healthcare Students (1)
- 10:15 - 11:30am - Growing from our Roots: Future Directions of Deaf-led Healthcare (1.25)
Weitzman Institute Disclosure Statement
It is the policy of the Weitzman Institute to ensure that Continuing Education (CE) activities are independent and free of commercial bias. To ensure educational content is objective, balanced, and guarantee content presented is in the best interest of its learners' and the public, the Weitzman Institute requires that everyone in a position to control educational content disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. An ineligible company is one whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Examples can be found at accme.org.
Faculty participating in a Weitzman Institute-sponsored activity must disclose to the planning committee and audience all financial or other relationship(s) with ineligible companies.
Dr. Karen Ashley is the Director of Education for the Weitzman Institute. She oversees all educational programming accredited by the Moses/Weitzman Health System.
Planners & Presenters
- Amanda David, M.A, Sign Language Designated Medical Interpreter
- Wendy Eastman MD, Pediatric Neurologist
- Michael McKee MD, Professor of Family Medicine, Disability Fellowship Director, Family Medicine and Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Chris Moreland MD Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, Interim Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine, Associate Chair of Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development, Department of Internal Medicine
- Shazia Siddiqi MD, MPH, Staff Scientist
- Jaime Wilson, PHD, ABN, ABPP, Post-Doctoral M.S. in Clinical Psychopharmacology, prescribing medical psychologist, board-certified neuropsychologist, and rehabilitation psychologist
- James Huang MD, Director
- Corey Axelrod, MBA, Founder, CEO
- Jessica Williams MD, lead psychiatrist
- Carolyn Stern MD, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
- Julia Bartsch, PA Angela Earhart, MD, OBGYN MFM
- Colin Hill, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Danilo Krstajic, MD Radiology resident
- Ashina Singh, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Neil Leahey DMD
- Phillip Zazove MD, Clinical Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine Medical School
- Tyler James, PHD,Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
- Elizabeth Ayers, MS, PhD, Director of Healthcare Mentoring
- Jerrod Keim, EMT Emily Mudrick, RN
- Aileen Aldalur, PhD, Assistant Professor - Department of Psychiatry, Research (SMD)
- Claire Ryan, PhD, Pediatric psychologist
- Mel Whalen, PhD, clinical psychologist
- Nicole Flemming, RN
- Diane Bass BSN
- Jessica Bellemore RN-BSN
- Lauren Curran RN
- Emily Mudrick RN
- Tina Childress, Au.D
- Tyler Pugeda
- Judith Pachciarz, MD, PhD
- Kate Lewandowski, M.S.
- Leele Girma
- Allysa Dittmar, MHS, Vice President of Deaf Health
- Alok Doshi, MA, MBA, Lead - Innovation and Strategy for Deaf Health
There were no relevant financial relationship disclosures made by any presenters or planners for this conference.
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Association of Medical Professionals with Hearing Losses and Moses/Weitzman Health System, Inc./Weitzman Institute. Moses/Weitzman Health System, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credential Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
By completing this activity, you provide Moses/Weitzman Health System Inc. the permission to share completion data with the ACCME and the certifying board(s).
Please note that continuing education credit requirements differ by state, jurisdiction, and licensing agency. It is your responsibility to confirm if your licensing/credentialing agency will accept the credits offered by this activity.
Available Credit
- 15.00 AAPA Category I CMEThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Academy of PAs (AAPA) credit to physician assistants at its activities. Participants should only claim commensurate credit with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 15.00 ACE/ASWBThrough Joint Accreditation Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) credit to social workers at its activities.
- 15.00 ACPEThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) credit to pharmacists at its activities.
- 15.00 ADA CERPThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.
- 15.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ to physicians at its activities via Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
- 15.00 ANCCThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) nursing credit to nurses at its activities.
- 15.00 APAThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Psychological Association (APA) credit to psychologists at its activities.
- 15.00 Participation Hour(s)You are able to download an unaccredited Participation Certificate for your records if you are not able to use any of the credit types provided for this activity or if this activity does not offer accredited CME/CE credits.
How to Register
- Create an account on the Weitzman Education Platform if you do not have one already. Reference How do I create an account? if needed.
- Select the Register button above to register for all conference sessions, regardless of your attendance.
- Then, in the table above, select the links for each session you attended.
- Within each activity, select the Continue tab above to complete the session evaluation. You will need to complete a session evaluation for each session you would like to claim credit for.
- After completing session evaluations and claiming credit for each session you attended, you can download an overall conference certificate appropriate to your credentials.
For a visual guide: How do I register, complete the session evaluations, and claim credits for a conference?
You must claim credit and download your certificate by the activity expiration date. For compliance reasons, the Weitzman Institute cannot modify this deadline. If you need any technical support, submit a ticket to our Support Center.