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2007 Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA

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PLENARY SESSION on Health Protection for Peple with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities"

Dr. Julie Gerberding presentation

Dr. Rich Besser presentation

SPECIAL THEME SESSIONS:

Expansion of an Advocacy Program for People with Disabilities at a Safety Net Hospital, Richard Dwyer and Chris Andry, PhD

Evaluating the Validity of a Statewide QA System using the CMS Quality Framework, David Rotholz, PhD; Charlie Lakin, PhD; Kathy Lacy, PhD; Chas Moseley, EdD

Providing Current Knowledge to Health Professionals, Wendy Nehring, PhD, RN

Utilizing Support Brokerage as a Component of a Comprehensive Approach to Supports Coordination, Luchara Sayles Wallace

Use of the SIS to Determine Resource Allocation, Donald Severance, Jon Fortune and Lisa Weber

Supports Intensity Scale within a Consumer-driven Approach: Exploratory Study of Caregiver and Client Perspectives, Claudia Claes, MSc, Geert Van Hove, PhD, Stijn Vandevelde, PhD, Jos Van Loon, PhD, Bob Schalock, PhD

Supporting Professional Growth and Nurturing Future Leaders: Initiatives of the AAIDD Ad Hoc Committee on Student and Junior Member Recruitment and Retention, Karrie Shogren, PhD

Surviving Katrina and Rita: New Orleans Direct Support Professionals' Experiences, Sheryl Larson, PhD, Traci LaLiberte, PhD, Amy Hewitt, PhD, Jerry Smith, Jennifer Hall-Lande

Teaching Health Care Professionals about Health Needs of Individuals with Disabilities, Barry Martin, MD, Carolyn Graff, PhD, RN, Paula Minihan, PhD and Laura Pickler, PhD

Recorded Session:

Implementing the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) in Three States

Moving the Money: Individual Development Accounts for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, Stephen Hall, PhD

Developing a Statewide System for Individualized Planning and Resource Allocation Using the Support Intensity Scale, Jim LeVelle, PhD and Scott Meche

Implementing Standardized Assessment in Washington State, Linda Rolfe, John Stern and Lisa Weber

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