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Sponsored by Harvard Medical School's Center of Excellence in Women's Health, and the Center for Women with Disabilities at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
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Saturday, September 17, 2005
9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Harvard Medical School Conference Center

The clinical conference “Women with Disabilities Symposium: A Practical Approach to Providing Quality Care to Women with Visual, Hearing, and Mobility Impairments”. This one-day conference was held on Saturday, September 17, 2005 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Harvard Medical School Conference Center in the New Research Building. The event is co-sponsored by the Center for Women with Disabilities at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

The conference aimed to provide clinicians and practice managers with the practical knowledge and skills that will enable them to care more sensitively and effectively for women with disabilities. Topics included: overcoming negative attitudes and misconceptions; developing participatory patient-clinician relationships based on the unique needs of each patient; caring for the younger woman; learning how to make the simple equipment and physical examination modifications that permit comprehensive assessment; and a review of appropriate screening and prevention recommendations, how to perform an accurate functional assessment, and how to manage secondary medical complications that occur frequently in women with disabilities.

The conference was intended for a national audience of diverse clinicians including physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, mental health clinicians, and students from fields such as Primary Care, Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Social Work, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, and Physical Therapy who provide care for women with disabilities. The conference also welcomes practice managers and other clinical administrators who manage the delivery of direct health care services for women with disabilities.

Continuing Education Credits were available for physicians, nurses and social workers. For any questions regarding these credits, please contact Lindsay Giorgi at (617) 732-5502.