This webinar will explore hospice and palliative care for people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities. The program will begin with an overview of intellectual and developmental disabilities, including an exploration of the demographic imperative that has emerged as a result of the increased life expectancy of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities coupled with the persistence of health disparities that impact access to timely end-of-life care. The program will then offer insight into the challenges and opportunities that exist for increasing access to hospice and palliative care for this population, including practice, regulatory, and ethical considerations presented through real-life examples from the field.
 

Live on October 11, 2022 at noon ET and available on demand for one year
Length: 90 minutes

• Jackie McGinley, PhD, LMSW, is a licensed social worker and Assistant Professor with the Binghamton University Department of Social Work. Dr. McGinley’s research focuses on the intersection of disability, aging, serious illness, and end-of-life care. Through her work, Dr. McGinley seeks to improve care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families as the end of life nears and through bereavement. Learn more.

• Ashley Keagle, LMSW, is a licensed social worker and the Director of Life Transitions - Mercy Doula program for People Inc., one of the leading agencies in services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In this unique and innovative effort, Ms. Keagle has capitalized on the gap in service for end-of-life care, companionship in dying and the beauty of vulnerable space. Learn more.

Upon purchase, program materials can be accessed through your HFA account by clicking on the Orders/Courses tab. Continuing education instructions will be provided at the end of the program.

REGISTRATION OPTIONS

• Individual - provides live and on-demand access and CE credits for one person. ​
• Organizational - provides unlimited live and on-demand viewing and CE credits to staff within a single organization location. Additional locations available at a discount. (Need additional locations? email educate@hospicefoundation.org for the discount code)
• Organizational + Community Access License - provides unlimited live and on-demand viewing and CE credits to staff within the organization location and to community members within the organization's immediate geographic service area.

Members receive 30% off the registration fee for this program. Click here to learn about HFA membership.

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