Assuring Access to Quality Health Care for Persons with Disabilities: Disability Training for Practicing Health Care Professionals

Thursday, August 27, 2020, 12:00 AM - Sunday, August 27, 2023, 12:00 AM

People with disabilities have the same general health care needs as others, but they are two times more likely to find health care providers’ skills and facilities inadequate. Providers rarely receive specific training for treating these populations, and consequently patients with disabilities receive poorer health treatments. Specifically, the importance of effective communication between physician and patient cannot be overstated. However, patients with disabilities often struggle with communication within the medical field, even when it comes to basic healthcare. Making healthcare services accessible to people with disabilities will reduce unacceptable Health Disparities.

In this series, patients with disabilities and their family members will discuss best practices that health care providers can utilize in their communication with patients with disabilities.

This course was supported through an award from the Iowa Department of Public Health using federal funding (Cooperative Agreement 1NU27DD000019) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of CDC or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

For additional information about these training modules or to learn more about the Disability and Health project, email Michael Hoenig at [email protected] or Anne Crotty at [email protected].

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.50 hours)

1. Offer a functional definition of disability.
2. Discuss the prevalence of disability in the US.
3. Identify effective communication strategies for various disability groups.

The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Credit Designation
The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses
As of March 18, 2020, Iowa nurses may use participation in ACCME-approved education toward their CE requirement for licensure. A certificate of participation will be available after successful completion of the activity. Please review the Iowa Board of Nursing's website for more information. (Nurses from other states should confirm with their licensing boards that this activity meets their state's licensing requirements.)

IBON What CE Qualifies?

IBON Appropriate Subject Matter

Other Health Care Providers
A certificate of completion will be available after successful completion of the course. (It is the responsibility of licensees to determine if this continuing education activity meets the requirements of their professional licensure board.)

Disclosure Policy
Everyone in a position to control the content of this educational activity will disclose to the CME provider and to attendees all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest.

Financial Disclosures
Presenters and planners of this activity have no relevant financial relationships.

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No faculty are available for this activity at this time.