Cross-Cutting

Geriatric Rehabilitation

Lifestyle Medicine

Symposium

(642092) Disability, Health and Aging

Moderator(s)

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  Emily Nalder, PhD, BOccThy(Hons)

  Assistant professor (tenure stream)
  University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine
  Toronto, Ontario

Presenter(s)

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  Sarah Ruiz, PhD

  Senior Scientist and Program Officer
  National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research within the Administration for Community Living
  Washington, District of Columbia
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  Taron Davis, Medical Doctorate

  Physician
  University of Colorado School of Medicine/Children's Hospital Colorado
  Aurora, Colorado
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  James Carollo, PhD, PE

  Associate Professor; Director, Center for Movement Analysis, Childrens Hospital Colorado
  Childrens Hospital Colorado
  Aurora, Colorado

Panelist(s)

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  Patricia Heyn, PhD, FGSA, FACRM

  Associate Professor
  University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
  Aurora, Colorado

Medical and research advancements have contributed to increased life expectancy for individuals with disabilities, resulting in a growing adult populatio with long-term disabilities. They often experience earlier onset of new chronic conditions and greater barriers to healthcare and social participation than do their same aged peers. Once adults, they must learn to manage their health with less support and resources. Therefore, there is an urgent need for approaches and research to inform and provide resources to support individuals aging with disability to age in place. This presentation will present current knowledge and approaches associated with this growing and important problem.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the contents of care coordination innovation that may be beneficial for people aging with disability
• Understand sustainability and prospects for scaling of care coordination innovation.
• Understand the current research demonstrating impacts on health, community living, and employment outcomes.
• Learn about the important associations between the severity of childhood functional impairment and the type of pediatric orthopedic surgical intervention and how these pediatric interventions impact functional outcomes during adulthood
• Learn about the development of secondary health conditions that are common in adult with disabilities and approaches for early evaluation and intervention.