PCH - Supporting Healthcare for Youth with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: How Can We Make SAFE Care a Reality? - Carol Weitzman, MD

Supporting Healthcare for Youth with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: How Can We Make SAFE Care a Reality?

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Carol Weitzman, MD

At the end of this virtual presentation, participants should be able to:

Know the challenges and barrier faced by people with NDDs in healthcare settings
Understand what SAFE care includes
Identify at least 2 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

Carol Weitzman, MD 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.