Healthcare Access for Persons with Disabilities Target Audience: Physicians, registered nurses, certified health education specialists, and others who care for persons with disabilities or have an interest in caring for persons with physical, sensory, and developmental disabilities. Program Descriptions: These courses are designed to increase the capacity of health care providers to provide quality healthcare for persons with disabilities. These trainings will present various disability issues and strengthen participants competence in physical and sensory (Part I) and developmental (Part II) disabilities. Content Expert: Susan M. Havercamp, PhD Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology. Nisonger Center, UCEDD, The Ohio State University. WB1906 Part I: Persons with Physical and Sensory Disabilities Participants will gain a better understanding of health, wellness, and care issues concerning people with physical and sensory disabilities and will: Identify the four goals of The Surgeon General s Call to Action to Improve the Health and Wellness of People with Disabilities, Recognize the four barriers to quality healthcare, as addressed in the Americans with Disabilities Act, State a minimum of five skills to increase good communication and rapport to enhance accurate assessment and delivery of quality care. WD1671 Part II: Persons with Developmental Disabilities Upon successful completion of the program, participants will be able to: Define disabilities, particularly developmental disabilities. Summarize the Americans with Disabilities Act, Developmental Disabilities & Bill of Rights Act of 2000, and the Rehabilitation Act. Identify common developmental disabilities and associated secondary conditions. List barriers to quality healthcare for people with disabilities. Develop a minimum of five skills to increase good communication and rapport to enhance accurate assessment and delivery of quality care for patients with developmental disabilities. Format: On Demand Presentations Windows Media Player video file (Part I) and PowerPoint Show file (Part II) Hardware/Software: Audio speakers/headphones; Internet browser; Microsoft Office PowerPoint and Windows Media Player Origination Date: 12/19/2011 (Part I); 8/15/2010 (Part II) Expiration Date: 12/19/2013 (Part I); 8/15/2012 (Part II; in process of renewal) Method of Participation: You may participate in the web course by viewing it at the address below. To evaluate this course, receive a certificate, and be able to print out an ongoing transcript of all your TCEOnline CE activities for credits/contact hours, please go to www.cdc.gov/tceonline. More detailed directions can be found underneath Contact Information. To access these courses please go to: http://nisonger.osu.edu/disabilityconted.htm
Accreditation Statements: CME: CNE: CEU: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME ) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates these web based educational activities for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits for WB1906 and 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits for WD1671. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Non physicians will receive a certificate of participation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity provides 1.1 contact hours for WB1906 and 1.0 contact hours for WD1671. The CDC has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102. The CDC is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 ANSI/IACET CEU's for WB1906 and 0.1 ANSI/IACET CEU's for WD1671. CECH: Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.. This program is designed for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) to receive up to 1.0 Category I CECH in health education for WB1906 and up to 1.0 Category I CECH in health education for WD1671. CDC provider number GA0082. Disclosure: In compliance with continuing education requirements, all content experts must disclose any financial or other associations with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or product(s) under investigational use. CDC, our planners, and the content experts for this seminar do not have financial or other associations with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters. This presentation does not involve the unlabeled use of a product or product under investigational use. CDC does not accept commercial support. Pre Requisites and Fees: No fees are charged for CDC s CE activities, and no pre requisites are required before taking these courses. Contact Information: Susan M. Havercamp, PhD Tel.: 614.685 8724 Email: Susan.Havercamp@osumc.edu
How to Access Courses through the CDC Training and Continuation Online System To access either of these trainings please go to: http://www.cdc.gov/tceonline If you have not registered for the CDC s Training and Continuing Education Online system please select New Participant and register for the site. Registration is a two step process. If you have registered before, click on Participant Login. Once you log in follow the steps below to access either of the trainings. Step 1 Click on Search Step 2 Type the course number (either WB1906 or WD1671and click View
Step 3 After you click View you will see the title of the course and a short course description. Click on the Course title. Step 4 After you read the course objectives, click on the Course Link. This will take you directly to the course.
Step 5 The following window should display. Click on the course you want to take. Part I: WB1906 Part II: WD1671 Clicking on either course link will give you a short pre test you must complete. At the end of the pre test the link to the course will display. Please click on the link to launch the course.
Step 6 PLEASE NOTE: After viewing the course, you will need to go back to the CDC website to get your credit! Follow the same steps above but instead of clicking on Course Link in step click on the number of credits you are requesting and click Submit. If you have never taken a CDC continuing education course before you will need to register. If you have already registered, enter your login information. Click on the number of credits you are requesting. Then click Submit You will need to take a post test evaluation in order to receive your credit. To view and print your certificate click on the Transcripts and Certificates menu on the left hand side of the screen.