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This event will be offered in a hybrid format, allowing you to attend either in person or virtually.

A one day conference focusing on training and education for current and future healthcare professionals in better understanding and meeting the health and medical needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Opening Remarks: 9:30am - 9:45am

9:45am - 11:15am Health Care and People with IDD: Better Care for a Better Future

● Jennifer LeComte, DO, Director, Rowan-Virtua Regional Integrated Special
Needs (RISN) Center,
● Wendy Aita, PhD, Co-Director, Rowan-Virtua Regional Integrated Special Needs
(RISN) Center,
● John J. Nevins, DO, FAAFP, Medical Director, Chatham Family Medicine
Overlook Medical Center, and
● Evan Spivack, DDS, Professor of Pediatric Dentistry, Special Care Treatment
Center, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

11:30am - 1:00pm Concurrent Workshop Sessions (Choose 1 to attend)

Workshop A: Aging Individuals with IDD and Dementia
● Seth M. Keller, MD, FAAN, Neurology Associates of South Jersey, Co-President
of the National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices
(NTG), Past President of the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and
Dentistry (AADMD)

Workshop B: Oral Health and Access to Dental Care
● Evan Spivack, DDS, Professor of Pediatric Dentistry, Special Care Treatment
Center, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Workshop C: Providing Direct Care in the IDD Community: From Our Local Chapters
● Annette Dunnah, MSN, RN, CDDN, NC-BC, Senior Director of Health Services,
The Arc of Monmouth Primary Care Center,
● Jessica Turro, NP, The Arc of Monmouth Primary Care Center, and
● Pauline Park-Maxwell, APN, DNP, The Arc of Mercer Health Care Center