Join the JFK Partners and the Health Care Program for Children with Special Needs (HCP) for their Webinar on Autism Spectrum Disorders
Update on Autism Spectrum Disorders
Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 10:00-11:30 a.m.
We invite you to join us for our annual Autism Spectrum Disorders Update as part of Autism Awareness Month. This webinar will provide updates from the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network and updates on the current status of Medicaid Waivers in Colorado for children with special health care needs, including children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Following this webinar, the audience will understand:
- · most recent CDC data regarding the prevalence of Autism
- · current efforts to refine Colorado’s long term services and supports
- · discussion of Respite Care as a medically necessary service
Moderator: Cordelia Robinson Rosenberg, PhD, RN - Director, JFK Partners, Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry
Speakers:
- · Kelly Kast, MPH, Coordinator, Autism Projects, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
- · Carol Meredith, Director, Arc of Arapahoe Douglas County
- · Marijo Rymer, Director, Arc Colorado
- · Shannon Zimmerman, Parent
Participants can attend the LIVE site at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, CO or via the web.
LIVE Site Location:
Anschutz Medical Campus, Education 2 NORTH
13120 E. 19th Ave, 1st Floor, Room 1308
Aurora, CO 80045
ONLINE Connection:
Be sure to register as a web participant in order to receive an email 2 business days before the event with a link and instructions for connecting.
Registration is required due to space limitations
Deadline to register: Apr 21, 2014
Click here to Register
