Special Guest Lecturer — Supporting Healthcare for Youth with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: How Can We Make SAFE Care a Reality?
Led By
Carol Weitzman, MD
Learning Objectives:
Summarize the challenges and barriers faced by people with NDDs in healthcare settings
Explain what SAFE care includes
Identify at least two action steps they can take to address healthcare inequities for people with NDDs
About this presenter:
Carol Weitzman, MD Co-Director Autism Spectrum Center Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital
Dr. Carol Weitzman is a Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician and the Co-Director of the Autism Spectrum Center at Boston Children’s Hospital and Director of the CT Center for Developmental Pediatrics. She is an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics at the Yale School of Medicine. While at Yale, Dr. Weitzman was the Director of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics (DBP) and oversaw the fellowship training in DBP. Nationally, she is a past president of the Society for Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, (SDBP), a past chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics and a member of the American Board of Pediatrics Sub-Board. Dr. Weitzman is the author of the AAP Clinical Report “Promoting Optimal Development: Screening for Behavioral and Emotional Problems.” She is currently conducting studies to understand the healthcare experiences of people with neurodevelopmental disabilities and a multisite trial to train primary care providers to diagnose young children with autism spectrum disorder.
