IDD Syndromes: Prader-Willi Syndrome
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 12:00pm ET - 1:00pm ET
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Please join us for the May monthly virtual educational series to learn about different syndromes with Terry Broda. This series will review Prader-Willi Syndrome. As advocates for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, nurses need to become more familiar with common genetic and metabolic syndromes and the various complex medical issues that can occur in these individuals. These 1-hr sessions will provide a succinct overview of various genetic syndromes, autism & a metabolic disorder, including specific co-morbid medical issues and mental health concerns for each. The often-subtle presentation of these illnesses, which can frequently include challenging behaviors, will be reviewed briefly. Helpful intervention strategies and resources will also be provided. Short case examples will be used to illustrate these points for the covered syndromes.
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Terry Broda has over 30 years experience working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She is one of the first few nurses in Canada to obtain certification from the Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association and is a past President of the association. Terry currently works as a consultant with Solution-s, in Ottawa, Ontario, with the SQETGC, in Montreal, Quebec, and occasionally as a clinical instructor at McGill University. As an author, Terry has contributed to several publications including Demystifying Syndromes, The Canadian Consensus Guidelines for Primary Care of Adults with Developmental Disabilities, Tools for the Primary Care of People with Developmenta Disabites and to the 3rd edition of the Rubin & Crocker text, Health Care for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities across the Lifespan. Most recently, she was involved in the curriculum development of a French on-line training course for nurses coming into the field of I/DD, in Montreal. She has also been a guest speaker in Canada, the US & Japan.