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Roger Holt

Debunking 7 Common Myths About Autism | Care2 Causes - 0 views

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  • Autism spectrum disorders are surrounded by a haze of misconceptions, many of which are harmful for autistic children and adults. It’s time to straighten a few things out, and to spread the word on this complex series of cognitive and intellectual disabilities with a little good old-fashioned debunking. 1. Autistic people have no empathy. This is a common belief about autism; people think that because autistics are sometimes blunt or have difficulty navigating social norms, they aren’t empathetic. In fact, just the opposite seems to be true. Rather than not feeling enough, many autistics feel very intensely, and are easily overwhelmed by the emotions of those around them. 2. Autistic people can’t communicate. Autism spectrum disorders take a variety of forms, and some people with autism are nonverbal, but that doesn’t mean they can’t communicate. Some use communication boards and other methods to communicate with the people around them, but it requires patience to establish and maintain communication with them. Historically, people with more severe forms of autism were often isolated in institutions, but more modern treatment of autism encourages the use of therapy and other techniques to interact with patients and find a communication mode they feel comfortable with. 3. Autistic people are violent. This particularly damaging assumption about autism was widely bandied around in the aftermath of the horrific Sandy Hook shooting. In fact, autistic people are no more likely to commit acts of violence than anyone else, and when they are violent, self-harm is a much more significant concern. Autism and other disabilities also put people at an increased risk of violence, which means autistics have far more to fear about the world around them. Some autistic people do act out or have what are known as “meltdowns,” usually as expressions of frustration with themselves or situations, but this doesn’t equate to violence against other people; an autistic might throw objects in frustration, for example, without any desire or intent to hit people with them. 4. Autistic people are savants. Everyone who’s seen Rainman thinks autistic people are savants, capable of extreme feats of memorization and other amazing skills. While it’s true that some savants are autistic, not everyone with an autism spectrum disorder has these capabilities; some in fact have significant learning disabilities that require accommodations in the classroom. 5. Autism is the result of “refrigerator mothers.” This awful myth about autism has been largely debunked, but it’s still worth a mention. Some people used to believe that autism was caused by bad parenting, with a specific focus on cold or isolated mothers. The result was a lot of misinformation about autism, and terrible pressure on mothers who were already learning about how to navigate the world with autistic children. In fact, autism has no clear cause. 6. Autistics can’t make friends. Along with the belief that autistic people lack empathy comes the assumption that they live isolated lives and have difficulty making friends. Just like everyone else, though, autistics are perfectly capable of establishing and maintaining not just friendships but other kinds of relationships with the people around them. Isolating autistic people in a misguided attempt to protect them can be very harmful, just as it would be for anyone else. 7. Stimming (repetitive behavior like flapping or rocking), is undesirable and should be stopped. Stimming is familiar to many people who are at least vaguely familiar with autism — sadly, it’s often used in mockeries of autistic people, by individuals who think that making flapping gestures or imitative noises is funny. For autistic people, stimming is one way to deal with chaotic environments or stress, and rather than being something that should be suppressed, it can actually be a healthy method of personal expression and sometimes communication as well. Autistics who are forced to modify or hide their stimming behaviors can develop even more stress, which can interfere with focus, completing tasks of daily living, and other activities. It’s important to be aware that the autism spectrum is vast, and that autism spectrum disorders can manifest in a huge variety of ways. Every autistic is different, and every one deserves respect and dignity. That includes not perpetuating harmful stereotypes, and correcting people who falsely repeat them.
Sierra Boehm

2013 Medical Home in Pediatrics HOW TO Webinar Series - Webinar - Multiple Dates - 0 views

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    What:
    The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and its National Center for Medical Home Implementation (NCMHI) are hosting a FREE four part webinar series February through May 2013 on how to effectively deliver care through the medical home model. Building on the success of two previous medical home webinar series (2009 and 2011), the NCMHI will provide engaging educational "how to" presentations focused on several important facets of pediatric care delivery, including empowering youth, reducing health disparities, using data to improve quality, and employing best practices in family-centered care. The webinars will feature expert faculty and provide targeted information and tools; they will feature new products from the NCMHI such as updated state profiles in the Medical Home Data Portal, promising practices regarding language access services, and a new family-centered care monograph.

    When:
    How To Engage Youth in Health Care
    Wednesday, February 27, 2013
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm Mountain

    How to Enhance Care Delivery for a Diverse Population
    To be determined - March 2013

    How to Use Data to Improve Care Delivery
    Thursday, April 25, 2013
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm Mountain

    How To Incorporate Best Practices in Family Centered Care in Your Practice
    Wednesday, May 29, 2013
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm Mountain

    Cost:
    This webinar series is offered free of charge.
Roger Holt

A Triple Aim Approach to Transition from Pediatric to Adult Health Care for Y... - 0 views

  • More than 90% of children with chronic illness now survive into adulthood, which presents a range of challenges for individuals and for the system of care. This Issue Brief describes key unmet needs regarding a) developing chronic disease self-management skills; b) enhancing the capacity of the adult health care system to care for young adults with special health care needs; and c) reducing lapses in care during the transition period. The authors, fellows at the Stanford University Clinical Excellence Research Center, offer recommendations for improving the transition.
Sierra Boehm

The Health Care Law: Health Insurance Marketplace 101 - Webinar - Aug 7, 2013 - 0 views

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    What:
    A presentation on the main provisions in the health care law (the Affordable Care Act) and how to access care in your community. Topics include the Health Insurance Marketplace, how to enroll in health insurance, and how to receive updates on implementation of the law. A brief question and answer session will provide answers to commonly asked questions.

    When:
    Wednesday, August 7, 2013
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Mountain

    Cost:
    Free of charge
Sierra Boehm

The Health Care Law: Health Insurance Marketplace 101 - Webinar - July 11, 2013 - 0 views

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    What:
    A presentation on the main provisions in the health care law (the Affordable Care Act) and how to access care in your community. Topics include the Health Insurance Marketplace, how to enroll in health insurance, and how to receive updates on implementation of the law. A brief question and answer session will provide answers to commonly asked questions.

    When:
    Thursday, July 11, 2013
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Mountain

    Cost:
    Free of charge
Terry Booth

Health Care Transition and School Part 2: What Does it Look Like, Who Do You Involve? -... - 0 views

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    Got Transition recognizes that health care transition often begins at home with preparation and planning- but where else do young people spend most of their time?  School!  In the second part of this series about health care transition and education, we will continue the conversation about including steps for health care transition within the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) process. We'll also talk about the people to involve and explore what education system resources may be right in your own backyard! When:
    Wednesday, March 28, 2012
    1:00pm - 1:30pm Mountain
Terry Booth

Heading for College with Special Health Care Needs; Student Preparation for a Successfu... - 0 views

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    Preparing to go "away from home" to college is both exciting and nerve-wracking. Concerns about the unknowns can cause student jitters: dorm life, being away from family, will I like my classes? my roommate?

    For students who have chronic or special health care needs, there are the additional concerns about "leaving for college when their health care support networks are left behind."

    This webinar will provide practical considerations for a student's health care transition, in preparation for a successful adjustment to college life. When:
    August 1, 2012
    12:00 - 1:00pm Mountain
Sierra Boehm

How To Incorporate Best Practices in Family Centered Care in Your Practice - Webinar - ... - 0 views

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    What:
    This webinar will provide participants with a clear description of family-centered care and highlight case studies that showcase effective strategies in delivering that care through practice improvements such as greater use of health information technology, enhanced access to medical professional staff outside regular office hours, feedback mechanisms capturing patient/family experience with care, and including families on advisory boards and as staff. A recently published monograph by the NCMHI will also be highlighted, which features case studies focusing on 17 pediatric practices nominated by their peers or patients as exemplary patient- and family-centered medical homes.

    When:
    Wednesday, May 29, 2013
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm Mountain

    Cost:
    Free of charge

    Details:
    This webinar is the fourth in a series that is archived.
    See the archive
Terry Booth

Why a Patient-Centered Medical Home? ...Or Why Am I Feeling So Overwhelmed with Even Mo... - 0 views

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    Commissioner Lindeen invites you to attend the first in a series of webinars on the Patient-Centered Medical Home. This webinar introduces the Patient-Centered Medical Home concept and illustrates how this model of care can address the increasing pressure felt by primary care providers everywhere. Medical Homes have been proven to improve the care delivered to patients in primary care practices while also helping to bring the joy back into the practice of medicine for everyone involved. When:
    Tuesday, March 27, 2012
    12:00pm - 1:00pm Mountain
Sierra Boehm

Grief, Loss, and Hospice Care for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities - Webinar ... - 0 views

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    What:
    This webinar offers an overview of hospice care, grief, grief support and how it can help individuals with intellectual disabilities cope during these difficult times.  Throughout the presentation Amy Tucci and Kenneth Doka from the Hospice Foundation of America will touch upon the special issues involving access and services for individuals with ID and focus on the ways that families and persons with ID can more effectively utilize the services of hospice care, such as supportive counseling, pain management, and symptom control as well as grief counseling. Learn about their new CE credited educational program that deals with the challenges of accessing end-of-life care and bereavement support for individuals with ID coming up in late October.
     
    When:
    Wednesday, October 2, 2013
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Mountain

    Cost:
    No cost
Roger Holt

The Current State of Health Care for People with Disabilities - 0 views

  • Some key findings include the following: People with disabilities experience significant health disparities and barriers to health care, as compared with people who do not have disabilities. People with disabilities frequently lack either health insurance or coverage for necessary services, such as specialty care, long-term services, prescription medications, durable medical equipment, and assistive technologies. Most federally funded health disparities research does not recognize and include people with disabilities as a disparity population. The absence of professional training on disability competency issues for health care practitioners is one of the most significant barriers preventing people with disabilities from receiving appropriate and effective health care. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has had limited impact on how health care is delivered for people with disabilities. Significant architectural and programmatic accessibility barriers still remain, and health care providers continue to lack awareness about steps they are required to take to ensure that patients with disabilities have access to appropriate, culturally competent care.
Terry Booth

Health Care Transition: Status of the States - Webinar - March 23, 2011 - 0 views

  • Click here to register for this event What: This webinar presents findings from a January 2011 report, "Health Care Transition for Youth with Special Health Care Needs" published by Got Transition? The National Health Care Transition Center. The report authors, Peggy McManus and Katherine Rogers of the National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health, will discuss their analysis of national and state transition outcome data from  the 2005-06 National Survey of Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs . McManus and Rogers will also present a preliminary summary of Title V State activities and initiatives addressing transition to adult health care. When: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 12:00-1:00pm Mountain After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.
Roger Holt

Political divide: Why health care is the issue on which Americans may never agree | Res... - 0 views

  • Of all the issues being debated by politicians, lawmakers and voters, health care may be the issue on which no one can agree. A study by a team of professors at the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management finds that health care is one of the most divisive issues splitting Democrats and Republicans, especially when it comes to cost and access. Even if the person works in the health care industry, political affiliation still reflects his or her opinions on health care.
Terry Booth

The Health Care Law 101 - Webinar - July 19, 2012 - 0 views

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    Join us for a presentation on the Health Care Law - the Affordable Care Act. Please send any questions to ACA101@hhs.gov. When:
    Thursday, July 19, 2012
    10:30am - 12:00pm
Terry Booth

Health Care Reform: What it Means to You - Multiple Locations - Aug. 23 & 30, 2012 - 0 views

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    The new health care reform laws have immediate and long-term impacts on Montana businesses and citizens. Please join us for an educational session and discussion regarding how you can make the new health care reform laws work for you and your community. Refreshments will be served. Thursday, August 23, 2012:
    C'Mon Inn
    6139 East Valley Center Road
    Bozeman, MT
    9:00 - 10:30am Mountain Billings Hotel and Convention Center
    1223 Mullowney Lane
    Billings, MT
    2:30 - 4:00pm Mountain Thursday, August 30, 2012:
    Holiday Inn
    400 10th Ave.
    Great Falls, MT
    9:00 - 10:30am Mountain Hilton Garden Inn
    3720 N. Reserve Street
    Missoula, MT
    3:00 - 4:30pm Mountain
Roger Holt

U.S. Psyche Bedevils Health Effort - WSJ.com - 0 views

  • I hate the health-care system -- but don't you dare mess with it.
  • I hate the health-care system -- but don't you dare mess with it.
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  • I hate the health-care system -- but don't you dare mess with it.
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    I hate the health-care system -- but don't you dare mess with it.
Terry Booth

Transitions - 0 views

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    This two-day Institute is designed for health professionals who want to better manage the transitional care required between sectors for people with complex health care challenges. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from experts, including those working in successful interprofessional models of transitional care.
Terry Booth

Dentistry and Individuals with Special Health Care Needs - Webinar - Sept. 19, 2011 - 0 views

  • Click here to register for this webinar What: This presentation will provide an overview of dental care for individuals with special health care needs (pediatric to adult).  The presentation will include information about unique aspects of providing dental care to individuals with special health care needs, barriers to access to care, the dental home model, as well as a presentation on dental training resources/modules.  This presentation will include an overview of the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center. When: September 19, 2011 12:00 - 1:30pm Mountain For more information: Contact Rebecca Carman, at Senior Program Specialist at AUCD, at rcarman@aucd.org.
Meliah Bell

Medical Home Update - WEBINARS - Multiple Dates - 0 views

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    Webinar: From Research to Real Life-Increasing Visibility and Use of Family-to-Family Centers December 3, 2012-1pm (Mountain)
    Call-in: 866/214-9397, Pin: 5058724774
    Webinar Link: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/familyvoices/join?id=24R5TP&role=attend
    The Family Voices National Center for Family and Professional Partnerships is hosting this webinar presented by Suzanne M. Bronheim, PhD of Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development. Suzanne will share findings from a 2010 research partnership with three Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (F2F HICs) to better understand how Hispanic/Latino families' and African American families' utilization of F2F HICs might be increased. This research project is based on a social marketing theory that suggests that people try new things if that "innovation" fits with their values and experience, seems to have an advantage over other approaches, is easy to use, can be tried and dropped if they don't like it and if others they know and trust are also aware of it and have used it. The project has used this framework to study how Hispanic/Latino and African American families prefer to receive information and how they view the F2F HICs as a resource. In addition, this project has studied similar issues for the social networks of families to learn how they view and access F2F HICs. Suzanne will be joined by staff of the F2F HICs that partnered in this project to share lessons learned and suggestions of how other F2F HICs can use this framework.  
Roger Holt

Families with Children and the Affordable Care Act - Fact Sheets | HealthCare.gov - 0 views

  • Top Things to Know for Families with ChildrenYouTube embedded video: http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/7BSJmEggpnYInsurance companies can no longer impose lifetime dollar limits on essential coverage limitsJob-based health plans and new individual plans are no longer allowed to deny or exclude coverage for your children (under age 19) based on a pre-existing condition, including a disability. Starting in 2014, these same plans won't be allowed to deny or exclude anyone or charge more for a pre-existing condition including a disability.Parents have new options to cover their children. If your children are under age 26, you can generally insure them if your policy allows for dependent coverage. The only exception is if you have an existing job-based plan, and your children can get their own job-based coverage.An Affordable Insurance Exchange is a new marketplace where individuals and small businesses can buy affordable health benefit plans. Exchanges will offer you a choice of plans that meet certain benefits and cost standards. Starting in 2014, members of Congress will be getting their health care insurance through Exchanges, and you will be able buy your insurance through Exchanges, too.Pregnancy and newborn care, along with vision and dental coverage for children, will be covered in all Exchange plans and new plans sold to individuals and small businesses, starting in 2014.In 2014, if your income is less than the equivalent of about $88,000 for a family of four today, and your job doesn’t offer affordable coverage, you may get tax credits to help pay for insurance.
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