Join us September 16, 8-9:30pm Eastern

SPECIAL NICHE-MED EDITION WEBINAR

Innovation in Medical Education: Inclusion of Self-Advocates with IDD in Standardized Patient Programs

In follow-up to the November 2023 VGR (*all AADMD members can access here) about ethical considerations and best practices of engaging people with IDD in Standardized Patient (SP) Activities, this session will be a panel discussion with five NICHE-MED Medical School Partners who are designing and implementing SP activities at their institutions. Key discussion topics will include: (1) best practices for developing and delivering SP activities in partnership with people with IDD, (2) resources, tools, and example activities, and (3) the role of student leaders in advancing this work. 

Moderators: Priya Chandan, MD, PhD, MPH & Peyton Purcell, MPH, NICHE-MED Co-Directors (with support from Jamie Valis, PhD, MS)

Panelists:

• Ami DeWaters, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine

• Steven Rougas, MD, MS, FACEP, Assistant Dean of Medical Education; Director of Clinical Curriculum; Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medical Science, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

• Alyssa Siegel, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Clinical Director, NJ Transition to Adult Coordinated Care, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

• Lydia Smeltz, MD, Former Student Leader, Penn State College of Medicine; PGY-1, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

• Zelinda Taylor, MS4, Student Leader, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

• Carrie Bohnert, PhD, MPA, CHSE. Director, Standardized Patient Program, University of Louisville School of Medicine

Tardive Dyskinesia: Assessment Using the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS)

Join us October 21, 8:00pm Eastern

Join us for a special webinar sponsored by Neurocrine Biosciences. Explore the etiology and risk factors associated with tardive dyskinesia, review best practice guidelines for screening and early detection, and engage in an interactive case study to practice administering and scoring the AIMS exam.

Featured speaker: Jamie Hamill APRN, PMHNP-BC - After graduating in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in neuroscience and psychology, Jamie Hamill started her passion for caring for neurodiverse individuals working for a therapy clinic for children with ASD and other developmental disorders. Shortly after, she earned her master’s and doctoral degrees in nursing practice from Rush University in Chicago, IL and has spent the majority of her nursing career working in psychiatry across inpatient, outpatient and partial hospitalization settings, including acute crisis stabilization for individuals in residential and group home facilities. Currently, she blends her passion for neuroscience and psychiatry working on the field medical team at Neurocrine Biosciences providing education to other health professionals on hyperkinetic movement disorders, with an emphasis on neurodiversity-affirming, evidence-based practice across a broad spectrum of patient populations

Every THIRD Tuesday* of the month the AADMD Student & Resident Committee hosts interdisciplinary webinars for clinicians to learn from colleagues in a patient-centered manner with the purpose of encouraging comprehensive care provision to patients with IDD.

*Day of the week is subject to change.