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Register Today for SAFE’s Public Forum!

October 6-7, 2022

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET

 

Supporting Access for Everyone (SAFE) is an interprofessional and stakeholder-driven initiative to establish best practices for supporting youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities in medical settings. 

 

Supporting Access for Everyone (SAFE), the DBPNet-supported initiative to establish best practices for supporting youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities in medical settings, will host a free online public forum on October 6-7 from 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. EST. Both days will open with a research-based presentation, followed by testimonies submitted by community stakeholders from across the country, including self-advocates, caregivers, clinicians, and researchers. View the agenda here.

 

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Featured Presentations:

 

Identifying Components of Autism-Friendly Healthcare

 

October 6 will feature results from a modified Delphi study on hospital-based support for youth on the autism spectrum presented by Belinda O’Hagan, MA (Boston Medical Center).

 

 

Evidence-Based Strategies for Supporting Youth in Medical Settings

 

October 7 will feature the presentation of complementary scoping reviews of medical and behavioral evidence-based practices for supporting youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities, shared by Alec Bernstein, PhD BCBA-D (Children’s Mercy Kansas City) and Holly Harris, MD (Texas Children’s Hospital).

 

Anyone interested in supporting SAFE care is encouraged to attend by registering; individuals can submit their testimony here through October 10.

 

SAFE is an initiative of DBPNet, a research network supported by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB). Views expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of MCHB, the Health Resources Services Administration, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or the U.S. Government.

 

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