A Resource Guide for Children and Adults With Developmental Disabilities Living in King County

4th Annual
 Developmental Disabilities Health Care Update:
Focus for primary care providers

March 7, 2008  8 a.m.– 4 p.m.
7.0 Category 1 CME Hours

 Location: Swedish Medical Center Glaser Auditorium, Seattle, Washington

Swedish Medical Center will designate this activity for 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Keynote Address By: I. Leslie Rubin, M.D.,  Morehouse School of Medicine,  Atlanta, GA.   Editor of Medical Care for Children and Adults with Developmental Disability; 2^nd. Ed.  (Paul H. Brookes, 2006). Formerly, President of the Medical Interest Group of the American Assoc. on Intellectual & Developmental Disability (was AAMR), and at The Marcus Institute, Emory University.   Currently, Founder & President, Institute for the Study of Disadvantage and Disability.

Presentations include:

v      Recognizing Choking and Aspiration Risk in patients with ID/DD

v      “Nuts and Bolts” of psychiatric medication management

v      Assessment and Management of GI problems

v      Tailoring office evaluations for the patient with ID/DD

v      Partnering with Parents-  consumer perspectives

v      Sexual health in the patient with ID/DD

Registration Fee:  $90 for MD/ PA/ ARNP/PH.D. (with online registration); Allied healthcare profressionals-- $60.

v      Find complete conference information after Jan. 10 at:  www.swedish.org/cme

v      For Further information, contact Gene McConnachie at mcconga@dshs.wa.gov