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Disability Healthcare Training

Thank you for visiting the ODHP Disability Continuing Education page! From here you can access two courses that are approved for continuing education by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for physicians, nurses, certified health education specialists and other health professionals.

Healthcare Access for People with Disabilities 

These courses are designed to increase the capacity of health care providers to provide quality healthcare for persons with disabilities. Healthcare Access for People with Disabilities (WD4841R) and Healthcare Access for People with Developmental Disabilities (WD4739) trainings present various disability issues, serving to strengthen participants’ competence in physical/sensory and developmental disabilities.

Healthcare Access for People with Disabilities (WD4841R)

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: This enduring activity is designed to increase knowledge and change competency of providing quality healthcare, practices, and strategies for people with physical and sensory disabilities.

OBJECTIVES:

  1. Describe the aspects of the models of disability that could perpetuate ableism.  
  2. List the four goals of The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Improve the Health and Wellness of People with Disabilities.  
  3. Describe the requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act for providing accessible health care. 
  4. Describe at least five skills to accommodate patients with disabilities (physical and sensory) to improve care quality in an interprofessional healthcare team. 

FACULTY/CREDENTIALS Susan Havercamp, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Genetic Counseling at the Ohio State University Nisonger Center – UCEDD

CE ORIGINATION DATE: April 26, 2024 

CE RENEWAL DATE: April 26, 2026 

CE EXPIRATION DATE: April 26, 2028 

HARDWARE/SOFTWARE: Computer Hardware; Internet connection; Browser

MATERIALS: Computer with internet access and speakers.

TARGET AUDIENCE: Physicians, Registered Nurses, Advanced Practice Nurses, Certified Health Educators, DOs, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses, MDs, Medical Assistants, Other Health Educators, and Health Students.

PREREQUISITES: None.

FORMAT: This activity is Web on Demand.

CONTACT INFORMATION: The Ohio State University Nisonger Center, Susan Havercamp, PhD, Susan.Havercamp@osu.edu,  614–685–8724

Health Care for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (WD4739)

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: This enduring activity is designed to increase knowledge and change competency of providing quality healthcare, practices, and strategies for people with developmental disabilities.

OBJECTIVES:

At the conclusion of the session, the participant should be able to:

  1. Define developmental disabilities.
  2. Summarize disability civil rights legislation.
  3. Identify five common developmental disabilities.
  4. Identify five common secondary conditions associated with developmental disabilities.
  5. List five barriers to quality healthcare for people with disabilities.
  6. Describe the importance of interprofessional collaboration in providing health care to patients with disabilities.

FACULTY/CREDENTIALS Susan Havercamp, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Genetic Counseling at the Ohio State University Nisonger Center – UCEDD

ORIGINATION DATE: September 02, 2023

RENEWAL DATE: September 02, 2025

EXPIRATION DATE: September 02, 2027

CDC TRAIN Course Listing: https://www.train.org/cdctrain/course/1118853/details             

HARDWARE/SOFTWARE: Computer Hardware; Internet Connection; Browser

MATERIALS: None

TARGET AUDIENCE: Physicians (MD), Registered Nurses, Advanced Practice Nurses, Certified Health Educators, Doctors of osteopathic medicine (DO),  Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses, Medical Students, Physician Assistants, Other Health Educators, Medical Assistants

PREREQUISITES:  None

FORMAT: This activity is Web on Demand.

CONTACT INFORMATION: The Ohio State University Nisonger Center, Susan Havercamp, PhD, Susan.Havercamp@osu.edu, 614 – 685 – 8724

WD4841R – Healthcare Access for People with Disabilities

Instructions for Obtaining Continuing Education (CE)

To receive continuing education (CE) for WD4841R – Health Care Access for People with Disabilities, please visit CDC TRAIN and search for the course in the Course Catalog using WD4841R. Follow the steps below by April 26th, 2028.

  1. Register for and complete the course.
  2. Pass the post-assessment at 75%.
  3. Complete the evaluation.
  4. Visit Your Learning to access your certificates and transcript.

FEES: No fees are charged for CDC’s CE activities.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS:

 

 In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and The Ohio State University Nisonger Center.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team

CME: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAPA CME: Credit Designation Statement – Enduring Materials

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until April 26, 2028. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this activity for 1.75 nursing contact hours.

CPE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designated this knowledge-based event for pharmacists to receive 0.175. CEUs in pharmacy education. The Universal Activity Number is (JA4008229-9999-26-058-H04-P).

After credit is claimed, an unofficial statement of credit is immediately available on CDC TRAIN. Official credit will be uploaded within 60 days on the NABP/CPE Monitor.

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 designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 1.5 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are 1.5 Continuing Competency credits available are 1.5. CDC provider number 98614.

DISCLOSURE: In compliance with continuing education requirements, all planners and presenters must disclose all financial relationships, in any amount, with ineligible companies during the previous 24 months as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or products under investigational use.

CDC, our planners, and content experts wish to disclose they have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Content will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use.

CDC did not accept financial or in-kind support from ineligible companies for this continuing education activity.

WD4739 – Health Care For People With Developmental Disabilities

Instructions for Obtaining Continuing Education (CE). Please read all steps before completing.

To receive continuing education (CE) for WD4739- Health Care for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, please visit CDC TRAIN and search for the course in the Course Catalog using WD4739. Follow the steps below by 09/02/2025.

  1. Register for and complete the course.
  2. Pass the post-assessment at 80%.
  3. Complete the evaluation.
  4. Visit Your Learning to access your certificates and transcript.

FEES: No fees are charged for CDC's CE activities.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS:

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Nisonger Center, UCEDD, The Ohio State University.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team

CME: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this enduring activity for a maximum of (1.25) AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAPA CME: Credit Designation Statement – Enduring Materials

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for (1.25) AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until . PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this activity for (1.25) nursing contact hours.

CEU: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer (0.1) CEU's for this program.

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 designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to (1.5) total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are (1.5). Continuing Competency credits available are (1.5). CDC provider number 98614.

DISCLOSURE: In compliance with continuing education requirements, all planners and presenters must disclose all financial relationships, in any amount, with ineligible companies during the previous 24 months as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or products under investigational use.

CDC, our planners, and content experts wish to disclose they have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Content will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use.

CDC did not accept financial or in-kind support from ineligible companies for this continuing education activity.

Contact Susan Havercamp with comments about the training at susan.havercamp@osumc.edu

We hope you enjoy these courses and that they are helpful to you in your practice!