News from the Family Care Council

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Upcoming Work Incentive Seminars in FL

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Florida ARF 34th Annual Conference

September 22-23, 2010 in Clearwater Beach

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The 2010 International Conference on Aging in the Americas: Issues of Disability, Caregiving, and Long-term Care Policy

Dates: September 15-17, 2010 in Austin, TX
http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/caa/index.php
The Conference Series on Aging in the Americas has several goals, one is to promote interdisciplinary collaboration by gathering a broad array of researchers in the fields of Hispanic health, health care policy, and behavioral and social aspects of aging into a single forum to exchange ideas and foster collaborative efforts aimed at addressing key issues affecting the health of aged Latinos.
Webinars

 

 

Principles of Medical Ethics in Health Care Provision for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Emphasis on Older Adults

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http://www.aucd.org/template/event.cfm?event_id=2188&id=290&parent=290

Next in the Aging and End of Life webinar Series from AAIDD, this talk presented work on capacity determination for people with I/DD. Basic principles of medical ethics were introduced. The session ended with several case studies involving medical decision making in hemodialysis, dementia, and psychotropic drug use in adult patients with I/DD.
Podcast

Planning Your Future

http://www.disabilitylawlowdown.com/
The Disability Law Lowdown podcast just posted a podcast about self-advocacy for high school students with disabilities. Jacquie Brennan discusses a new information sheet published by the Pacer Center that provides valuable information for high schoolers about how to plan for their future by taking an active role in IEP meetings and transition planning, whether the transition is to employment, post-secondary education, or independent living.
 

 

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