Center for Disabilities and Development
Continuing Education Opportunities

Title: Aging with Down Syndrome

Type of Event: Distance learning (ICN)

Sponsors: Center for Disabilities and Development (CDD) and Department of Education (DOE)

Date: May 1, 2006

Start Time: 3:30 PM

End Time: 5:00 PM

Location: Bettendorf, Burlington, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Chariton, Clear Lake, Council Bluffs, Creston, Denison, Dubuque, Fort Dodge, Glenwood, Iowa City, Johnston, Marshalltown, Ottumwa, Sioux Center, Sioux City, Spencer, Waco, West Union

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Suggested Audience: Classroom teachers, school nurses, and special education teachers in secondary education schools, parents, case managers, transitioning specialists, ICFMRs, and other residential programs

Presenter(s): Dianne McBrien, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental and Behavioral Medicine, CDD

Topics:

• Common medical issues associated with adulthood in Down syndrome patients
• The association between problem behaviors and medical issues in this population
• The schedule of preventative medical maintenance for adults in this population

Registration: Required, online registration is available here

Fee: None

Registration Deadline: April 27, 2006

Other Fees: None

CEU Credits: None

Refreshments: None

Contact Person: Brenda Nosbish, 319-353-6008; brenda-nosbish@uiowa.edu

Other Information: None