Project ECHO tele-mentoring primary care for individuals with IDD.

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) telementori

SUBMITTER: Kemere KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11657477 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature