Disability Healthcare Training

Thank you for visiting the Nisonger 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. Part I: People with Physical and Sensory Disabilities (WD4367) and Part II: People with Developmental Disabilities (WD4234) trainings present various disability issues, serving to strengthen participants’ competence in physical/sensory and developmental disabilities.

Part I: People with Physical and Sensory Disabilities (WD4367) 
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to help healthcare providers provide quality health care to people with disabilities. This training will present various disability and health issues and strengthen participants’ competence in caring for people with physical and sensory disabilities (i.e., blindness and deafness). Training includes a video developed by the World Institute on Disability and featuring the perspectives on access to interprofessional healthcare of people with disabilities. Presented by Susan M. Havercamp, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Genetic Counseling, Nisonger Center, UCEDD at The Ohio State University.

OBJECTIVES:

Through this training, 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,
  • State the four barriers to quality healthcare, as addressed in the Americans with Disabilities Act,
  • Describe a minimum of five skills to increase good communication and rapport to enhance accurate assessment and delivery of quality care from the interprofessional healthcare team.

FACULTY/ CREDENTIALS: Susan M. Havercamp, PhD, FAAIDD, NADD-CC, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Genetic Counseling, Nisonger Center, UCEDD, The Ohio State University

ORIGINATION DATE: April 12, 2020
RENEWAL DATE: N/A
EXPIRATION DATE: April 12, 2022     

HARDWARE/SOFTWARE:  Computer Hardware; Internet connection; Browser
MATERIALS: None

TARGET AUDIENCE: This training has been designed for physicians, registered nurses, certified health education specialists, and others who care for persons with disabilities or have an interest in caring for persons with developmental disabilities.

 

 Part II: People with Developmental Disabilities (WD4234)
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 will be able to:

  1. Define developmental disabilities.
  2. Summarize the Americans with Disabilities Act, Developmental Disabilities & Bill of Rights Act of 2000, and the Rehabilitation Act.
  3. Identify five common developmental disabilities and associated secondary conditions.
  4. List  five barriers to quality healthcare for people with disabilities.
  5. Demonstrate effective team skills by sharing information effectively, listening and
    responding to feedback from others, and using simple communication.

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

ORIGINATION DATE:                            September 1st, 2019

RENEWAL DATE:                                   September 1st, 2021

EXPIRATION DATE:                               September 1st, 2023

HARDWARE/SOFTWARE: Computer Hardware; Internet connection; Browser

MATERIALS: None

TARGET AUDIENCE:    Physicians, Registered Nurses, Advanced Practice Nurses, DOs, Licensed Practical Nurses, Medical Assistants, Medical Students, Certified Public Health Professionals, Certified Health Education Professionals, Other Health Educators and Allied Health Professionals

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

Taking the Course - Part I: People with Physical and Sensory Disabilities

WD4367 – Healthcare Access for People with Disabilities
Part I: Persons with Physical and Sensory Disabilities

Please read each step before beginning.

Step 1:

Click link below to launch the Pre-test. At the end of the pre-test will be a link to launch the video (see Step 2).

Click here to launch pre-test. This will open in a new window.

For assistance contact Susan Havercamp: susan.havercamp@osumc.edu

Step 2:

Follow link to the course at the end of Pre-Test in Step 1 and participate in training.

Step 3:

  1. Instructions for Obtaining Continuing Education (CE)
    In order to receive continuing education (CE) for WD4367- Healthcare Access for People with Disabilities Part 1: People with Physical and Sensory Disabilities please visit TCEO and follow these 9 Simple Steps before 04/12/2022.


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

     


    ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS:

    CME: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Nisonger Center, UCEDD, The Ohio State University. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the (ACCME®) to provide medical education for physicians.

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

    CNE:  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.

    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 (1.0) total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are 0. CDC provider number 98614.

    For Certified Public Health Professionals (CPH)
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a pre-approved provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) recertification credits and is authorized to offer 1.0 CPH recertification credits for this program.

    DISCLOSURE: In compliance with continuing education requirements, all presenters 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, our content experts, and their spouses/partners wish to disclose they have no financial interests or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters. Planners have reviewed content to ensure there is no bias.

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

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Nisonger Center, UCEDD, The Ohio State University are jointly providing the CNE for this activity.

    CDC does not accept commercial support

If you have any questions or problems with this step, contact:

CDC/ATSDR Training and Continuing Education Online
1-800-41TRAIN
Email at ce@cdc.gov

Taking the Course - Part II: People with Developmental Disabilities

WD4234 – Healthcare Access for People with Disabilities
Part II: People with Developmental Disabilities

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

Step 1: Click link below to launch the Pre-test. At the end of the pre-test will be a link to launch PowerPoint Training (see Step 2).

Click here to launch pre-test. This will open in a new window.

For assistance contact Susan Havercamp: susan.havercamp@osumc.edu

Step 2: Follow link to the course at the end of Pre-Test in Step 1 and participate in training.

Step 3: To complete online course evaluation, posttest and receive continuing education (CE) credit:

In order to receive continuing education (CE) for WD4234- Healthcare Access for Persons with Disabilities. PART II: People with Developmental Disabilities please visit TCEO and follow these 9 Simple Steps before September 1, 2023.

You must a) complete the activity, b) complete the evaluation at www.cdc.gov/TCEOnline, and c) pass the posttest at 80% or higher at www.cdc.gov/TCEOnline.

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

From the TCEO website – 9 Simple Steps to Get Your Continuing Education (CE)

  1. After completing a course, login or create a new account on TCEO (www.cdc.gov/GetCE).
  2. Visit Search Courses to find the course.
  3. Scroll down and click on the title of the course.
  4. Review the information on the Course Summary page and click Continue.
  5. If prompted, enter in the Course Code or Verification Code in the Course Access Code box. (Hint: these codes are provided by the course instructor or may be found in the course materials).
  6. Choose the type of continuing education you’d like to earn. You can select more than one.
  7. Under Pending CE on the My Activities page, click on the course Evaluation and complete it. You will be returned to the My Activities page.
  8. Under Pending CE, click on the posttest and complete it. If you don’t pass the posttest, you will have one opportunity to retake it.
  9. Visit the Completed CE section of the My Activities page to download your certificate.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS:

 

 In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and The Ohio State University Nisonger Center, UCEDD. 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.

CNE:  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this activity for 1.2 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 1.0 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are 0. Continuing Competency credits available are 1.0. CDC provider number 98614.

For Certified Public Health Professionals (CPH)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a pre-approved provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) recertification credits and is authorized to offer 1.0 CPH recertification credits for this program.

DISCLOSURE: In compliance with continuing education requirements, all presenters 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, content experts, and their spouses/partners wish to disclose they have no financial interests or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters. Planners have reviewed content to ensure there is no bias.

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

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!