NASDDDS
2004 Annual Meeting
November 17-19, 2004
Holiday Inn Select Old Town
480 King Street
Alexandria, Virginia
TEL: (703) 549-6080
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Ensuring Access to
High Quality Health & Dental Care
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Meeting Objectives
Keynote Addresses
Preliminary Schedule
Meeting Series
Transportation Information
Registration Information
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Meeting
Objectives
The meeting will offer participants an opportunity to learn
more about effective, system-wide approaches to:
- building a sound, statewide infrastructure to help persons
with developmental disabilities gain access to high quality health prevention,
wellness and treatment services;
- improving access to high quality dental services for persons
with lifelong disabilities;
- using state-of-the art methods to assess health risks, develop
effect risk management strategies and measure the effectiveness of health
interventions for person with developmental disabilities;
- establishing closer working relationships between community
DD long-term service systems and health care delivery networks;
- improving medication management practices, including the
use of better techniques to track drug utilization and promptly modifying
prescriptions and dosage levels where necessary; and
- improving the dissemination of information on state-of-the-art
treatment practices.
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Deborah Spitalnik, Ph.D.,
director of the Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities at the University
of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. The former chair of the President’s
Committee on Mental Retardation, Dr. Spitalnik is a pioneer in integrating
adults with disabilities into managed health care systems through care coordination.
Sheryl White-Scott, MD, director of the St. Charles
Developmental Disabilities Program at St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical
Centers of New York. A leader in organizing clinical services for adults
with developmental disabilities in indigenous urban communities, Dr. White-Scott
is a nationally recognized expert on the delivering health services to women
and minorities with developmental disabilities.
Paul Glassman, DDS, professor of dental practice and
community services at the University of the Pacific’s School of Dentistry
and the President of Special Care in Dentistry, a national organization
dedicated to improving the oral health of people with special needs. In
addition to his other duties, Dr. Glassman directs an innovative program
to improve community dental services for persons with developmental disabilities
in northern California.
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Preliminary
Schedule
WEDNESDAY
November 17 |
REGISTRATION |
8:00
AM - 6:00 PM |
National
Policy Forum
(NASDDDS Members Only) |
8:45
AM - 10:45 AM |
|
Morning Break
|
10:45
AM - 11:00 AM |
National
Policy Forum continued
(NASDDDS Members Only) |
11:00
AM - 12:00 PM |
|
LUNCH (On Your Own)
|
12:00
PM - 1:15 PM |
National
Policy Forum continued
(NASDDDS Members Only) |
1:15
PM - 2:45 PM |
|
Afternoon Break
|
2:45
PM - 3:00 PM |
|
Directors' Forum
(NASDDDS Members Only)
|
3:00
PM - 4:30 PM |
|
Annual Business Meeting
(NASDDDS Members Only)
|
4:30
PM - 5:00 PM |
| Welcome
Reception |
5:30
PM - 7:00 PM |
THURSDAY
November 18 |
REGISTRATION |
8:00
AM - 4:45 PM |
| Welcome
and Introductions |
9:00
AM - 9:15 AM |
| Keynote
Addresses |
9:15
AM - 10:45 AM |
| Morning
Break |
10:45
AM - 11:00 AM |
| Keynote
Addresses continued |
11:00
AM - 11:45 AM |
| LUNCHEON
(with speaker) |
12:00
PM - 1:30 PM |
| Breakout
Sessions I |
1:30
PM - 3:00 PM |
|
Afternoon Break
|
3:00
PM - 3:15 PM |
| Breakout
Sessions II |
3:15
PM - 4:45 PM |
| ADJOURN
FOR THE DAY |
4:45 PM |
FRIDAY
November 19 |
REGISTRATION |
8:00
AM - 12:00 PM |
|
Plenary Session |
8:45
AM - 10:15 AM |
| Morning
Break |
10:15
AM - 10:45 AM |
| Breakout
Sessions III |
10:45
AM - 12:00 PM |
| ADJOURN
FOR THE MEETING |
12:00
PM |
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Meeting
Series
The 2004 NASDDDS Annual Meeting is the second
of a two-part series of meetings the Association will be holding in
2004 that focus on Building community capacity to support people with
multiple and complex needs, one of NASDDDS' five strategic system change
goals and will look at ways that state/local DD service systems are
working to improve community access to high quality health and dental
services, and in particular, how states are providing supports to individuals
with the most medically complex needs.
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Transportation
Information
Shuttle Service
Complimentary Shuttle To National Airport, Amtrak, and King
Street Metro. (Contact hotel for details and schedules.)
Driving Directions
Directions From East -
From Annapolis Maryland, Take Route 50 W Towards I-495 Richmond.
Once On I-495 Richmond - Head Towards Woodrow Wilson Bridge.
Cross The Woodrow Wilson Bridge.
Take Exit 177B - Route 1 North - Drive 6 Blocks.
Turn Right Onto King Street For 5 Blocks Heading East.
Hotel Is On The Right.
Underground Parking Garage Is On South Pitt Street.
Directions From North -
From I-95/495N or S
Take Exit 177B - Route 1 North - Drive 6 Blocks.
Turn Right Onto King Street For 5 Blocks Heading East.
Hotel Is On The Right.
Underground Parking Garage Is On South Pitt Street.
Directions From South -
From I-95/495N or S
Take Exit 177B - Route 1 North - Drive 6 Blocks.
Turn Right Onto King Street For 5 Blocks Heading East.
Hotel Is On The Right.
Underground Parking Garage Is On South Pitt Street.
Directions From West -
From Interstate 66 West Take I-66 East Washington.
Take The Exit For 495 South -Alexandria-
I-495S Will Eventually Merge With I-95N.
Follow The Signs For I-95 -Baltimore-.
Continue On I-95 Or 495N Until You See Exit 177B Route 1 North-.
Take Exit 177B - Route 1 North - Drive 6 Blocks.
Turn Right Onto King Street For 5 Blocks Heading East.
Hotel Is On The Right.
Underground Parking Garage Is On South Pitt Street.
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Registration
Information
The registration fee is $250 for state
directors, state agency program staff, and local developmental disability
authority managers. The fee is $350 for all other registrants.
If you are unable to access the appropriate registration
form or if you need additional information, please contact the NASDDDS
staff at 703-683-4202.
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