Reducing Health Disparities for People with Long-Term Physical Disabilities by Preventing Barriers to Accessing Primary Care through Disability-Competence Curriculum

by Colorado AFP

Credit available Mon 01/03/22 - Tue 01/03/23

Self-Study

for up to 7.00 Prescribed credits

Self-Study

Why You Should Know about Disability Competent Care? The population of persons with disabilities is considered a health disparity group, in that this population is subject to avoidable inequities in accessing, and in the quality of, health services (“Persons With Disabilities as an Unrecognized Health Disparity Population,” 2015). Research on disability and healthcare suggests that individuals with a disability experience increased barriers to obtaining health care as a result of accessibility c

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Contact Info

Name: Erin Watwood
Phone: 3036966655
Email: erin@coloradoafp.org
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List of Sessions

Session Name	Date	Credits
Module 1: Introduction to Disability Competent Care (DCC)	Credit available Mon 01/03/22 - Tue 01/03/23	1.00 Prescribed credits
Module 2: Communication & Respect	Credit available Mon 01/03/22 - Tue 01/03/23	1.00 Prescribed credits
Module 3: Physical Access	Credit available Mon 01/03/22 - Tue 01/03/23	1.00 Prescribed credits
Module 4: Consumer/Participant Needs	Credit available Mon 01/03/22 - Tue 01/03/23	1.00 Prescribed credits
Module 5: Systems of Care	Credit available Mon 01/03/22 - Tue 01/03/23	1.00 Prescribed credits
Module 6: Assessment	Credit available Mon 01/03/22 - Tue 01/03/23	1.00 Prescribed credits
Module 7: Transfers	Credit available Mon 01/03/22 - Tue 01/03/23	1.00 Prescribed credits