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ForwardImplementing Innovations and Technology to Ease Oral Health Care for I/DD Communities (6/18/2024)
Program Information
This series prepares dental teams to provide enhanced care for patients with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD). It emphasizes the need for specialized training and collaboration with other care teams to ensure comprehensive and effective treatment for IDD patients.
This activity meets from 12-1pm CT on the following dates
- Tuesday, June 18
- Tuesday, June 25
- Tuesday, July 2
Acknowledgement of Support
We gratefully acknowledge the support from the CareQuest Foundation.
Target Audience
This activity is appropriate for dental teams, including nurses, physicians, nurse practitioners, physician associates/assistants, social workers, behavioral health professionals, and other team members such as operations staff and community health workers (CHWs).
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to do the following:
- Identify and Address Barriers to Oral Healthcare for Individuals with I/DD
- Recognize the impact of sensory sensitivities and communication difficulties on dental treatment and learn strategies to create a supportive and accommodating environment.
- Learn how to integrate new technologies into personalized care plans that are tailored to the needs of individuals with I/DD.
- Understand how mobile health applications and assistive technology can empower individuals with I/DD to manage their oral health more independently, enhancing their engagement and overall health outcomes.
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 12-1pm CT
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.
Faculty
Dr. Sean Boynes, Harmony Health Foundation, Board of Directors
Disclosures
No faculty or planners indicated any relevant financial disclosures for this activity.
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Illinois Primary Health Care Association 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. Additional credits are available for Physician Assistants/Associates.
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
- 1.00 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.
- 1.00 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.
- 1.00 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.
- 1.00 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).
- 1.00 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.
- 1.00 APAThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Psychological Association (APA) credit to psychologists at its activities.
- 1.00 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.