Events

Better Health for Those Living with Autism and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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Integrated health care and well-being through inspired and strategic collaboration

This inaugural conference and workshop is hosted by Bancroft and Cooper University Health Care, in collaboration with Autism New Jersey and the New Jersey Department of Health. This is a free event made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Department of Health.

FREE Continuing Education hours are available. 

April 14, 2023
8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Bancroft’s Welsh Campus
311 Walton Avenue
Mount Laurel, NJ

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Fred Volkmar, Yale School of Medicine

Agenda

8 to 8:45 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast

8:45 to 9 a.m.
Welcome

9 to 10 a.m.
Keynote speaker and discussion: Integrated Care for Individuals Living with Autism and I/DD: New Directions
• Dr. Fred Volkmar, Yale School of Medicine

10 to 10:45 a.m.
Presentation: Creating a Space for Autism
• Dr. Tracy Kettering and Chelsea Corley, Bancroft

10:45 to 11 a.m.
Break

11 a.m. to noon
Interactive panel discussion: Finding Solutions for Overcoming Barriers to Patient Care
• Dr. Karen Lindgren, Bancroft
• Lauren Frederick, Autism New Jersey
• Paul Aronsohn, New Jersey Ombudsman
• Dr. Anthony Rostain, Cooper University Health Care

Noon to 12:45 p.m.
Presentation: Medical Care Gaps and Solutions
• Dr. Monica Atkinson, Cooper University Health Care
• Dr. Thomas Drake, Cooper University Health Care

12:45 to 1 p.m.
Lunch and networking

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FREE Continuing Education Hours Available

This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by New Jersey State Nurses Association, an accredited approver with the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Cooper University Healthcare is an approved provider of nursing continuing professional development by the New Jersey State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. P101-11/2023

Planner & Speaker Disclosure: There is no conflict of interest. Commercial Support: There is no commercial support. Steps for Completion: Must attend the entire session and complete an evaluation of the program. Jointly Provided by Cooper University Health Care, Bancroft, and Autism New Jersey.