Language
English
Publication Date
1-1-2024
Journal
Health Care Transitions
DOI
10.1016/j.hctj.2024.100084
PMID
39712608
PMCID
PMC11657477
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
11-19-2024
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Abstract
Background: As the prevalence of intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) has increased over time, more youth with IDD will be transitioning into adult care. Individuals with IDD have a spectrum of behavioral, medical, adaptive, and home/community support needs depending on their cognitive ability, behavior concerns, mobility impairment, and/or medical complexity. Unfortunately, data suggests that adult primary care providers often lack knowledge about the condition-specific medical and adaptive needs of the IDD population leading to decreased access to adequate primary care.
Methods: To ultimately improve access to high quality healthcare for individuals with IDD, we created a 6-session virtual Project ECHO(R) (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) telementoring course offered to an interprofessional audience.
Results: We successfully launched this course, demonstrated statistically significant increased knowledge and confidence among attendees regarding six topics pertinent to this population, and had high levels of satisfaction from a diverse group of attendees.
Conclusion: Including nurses, social workers, advanced practice providers, physicians, and case managers in this course made for robust discussion in the delivery of high-quality care for this population. This model is a viable option to increase knowledge and confidence surrounding primary care for youth and adults with IDD.
Keywords
Intellectual/developmental disabilities, Primary Care, Project ECHO, Healthcare Transition, Disability
Published Open-Access
yes
Recommended Citation
K Jordan Kemere, Nital Appelbaum, and Ellen Fremion, "Project Echo Tele-Mentoring Primary Care for Individuals With IDD" (2024). Faculty and Staff Publications. 3950.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/baylor_docs/3950