Stacey Thieme and Jenifer Van Deusen participate in creation of video to improve health care of the intellectually and developmentally disabled

Victoria (Stacey) Thieme, D.O., UNECOM director of Community Preceptor Programs and faculty in the Department of Primary Care, and Director of Curriculum Jenifer Van Deusen, M.Ed., collaborated with  Community Partners, Inc. (CPI) to release an educational video aimed at improving the health care of people with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) and autism.
 

The video promotes communication between people with disabilities and their doctors and other health care providers. The four segments include an Introduction to I/DD, Preparing for a Doctor’s Office Visit, Roundtable Discussions with Medical Students and DSPs (Direct Support Professionals), and Review.

View the four video segments

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