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Schedule
Each lecture includes a 10 minute Q & A session.
8:00– 8:20 |
Registration and Sign-in |
8:20 – 8:30 |
Welcome
Harinder Ghuman, M.D. |
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Autism and Other Developmental Disorders: Latest Developments
Q & A
C. T. Gordon, MD |
9:40 – 10:20
10:20 - 10:30 |
Diagnosis and Multidisciplinary Assessment
Q & A
Jaswinder Ghuman, MD, Pam Crooke, PhD and Kacey Chandler, PhD |
10:30 - 10:40 |
Break |
10:40 - 11:20
11:20 - 11:30
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Assessment of Academic, Communication, Social and Adaptive Functioning and Special Assessment Issues in Adolescents and Adults
Q & A
Kacey Chandler, PhD and Pam Crooke, PhD |
11:30 - 11:55
11:55 - 12:05 |
Update on Eligibility and State Services for Individuals with Autism in Arizona
Q & A
Robert Klaehn, MD |
12:05 – 1:00 |
Lunch Break |
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Functional Behavior Assessment and Intervention Across School, Home and Community Settings
Q & A
Kacey Chandler, PhD |
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Communication and Social Thinking Training
Q & A
Pam Crooke, PhD |
2:40 – 2:50 |
Break |
2:50 – 3:30
3:30 - 3:40 |
Psychopharmacological Interventions
Q & A
Jaswinder K Ghuman, M.D. |
3:40 - 4:30
4;30 - 4:40 |
Nutritional approach and gut issues
Q & A
Sharon McDonough-Means, MD |
| 4:40 |
Adjourn |
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Description
This symposium is designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, psychologists, nurses, social workers and school personnel who care for children and adolescents living with mental illness.
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Educational Objectives
In the goal to ultimately improve patient care, attendees will be able to:
- Discuss the latest developments with autism and other developmental disorders
- Review diagnosis and assessments
- Examine eligibility and state services in Arizona
- Identify various interventions
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Speakers
Kacey Chandler, PhD
Adjunct Instructor, Northern Arizona University, Statewide Campus
Interdisciplinary Evaluation Team, Tucson Alliance for Autism
School Psychologist, Tucson Unified School District
Pamela J. Crooke, PhD
Clinic Faculty and Coordinator, Autism Clinic Extension
The University of Arizona
Co-Coordinator, Autism Program and Autism Diagnostic Team
Tucson Unified School District
Jaswinder K. Ghuman, MD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Pediatrics
The University of Arizona College of Medicine
C.T. Gordon, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
Robert Klaehn, MD
Medical Director, Division of Developmental Disabilities
Arizona Department of Economic Security
Sharon McDonough-Means, MD
Research Assistant Professor,
Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics
The University of Arizona College of Medicine
Integrative Developmental Pediatrician
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Accreditation
MEDICINE: The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of TBA AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
NURSING: This activity, for TBA contact hours, has been approved by the Arizona Nurses’ Association which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses’ Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
PSYCHOLOGY: This program is co-sponsored by the Arizona Psychological Association (AzPA) and the University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center. The Arizona Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education to psychologists. AzPA maintains responsibility for this program. TBA hours of Arizona category 1 credit may be earned.
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Registration and Tuition
Make checks payable to: The University of Arizona Foundation.
Absolutely no refunds. No refunds will be issued for non-attendance. Substitutions accepted.
Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting: uapsycon@email.arizona.edu or (520) 626-1392. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.
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Location
Kiewit Auditorium is located on the Arizona Health Sciences Center campus, inside the Arizona Cancer Center, at 1515 N Campbell Ave.
From Speedway and Campbell: Go north on Campbell Ave, turn west into the University Medical Center (UMC) entrance. At the “Visitor Parking Garage,” to the south, free parking is available. From the parking garage, walk north, past the main entrance to the hospital. The Arizona Cancer Center and Kiewit Auditorium are located in a separate building from UMC, on the northeast side of the hospital’s main entrance.
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Registration Form
Download registration form (.doc file)
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