This online course is specifically created for clinicians including physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, dentists, nurses, allied health professionals and students of these disciplines.

It is written and delivered by Craig Escudé, MD, FAAFP, FAADM with over 20 years of experience providing medical care for people with IDD and teaching others about this area of medicine on a national level.

This unique elearn course provides the fundamentals of IDD healthcare every clinician should know.

Once you purchase the course, you’ll receive an email with your username and password to access the course within 2 business days.

Contact us for information about pricing for groups of 10 or more.

Continuing Education Information:

• 5 hours of CME credit for physicians
• 6 Continuing Education Units for nurses

Certificates are automatically delivered at the end of the course upon successful completion of the post-test and survey.

The AAFP has reviewed Curriculum in IDD Healthcare and deemed it acceptable for up to 5.00 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Prescribed credits. Term of Approval is from 03/04/2024 to 03/03/2025. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.

AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the following organizations. Please contact them directly about how participants should report the credit they earned.

• American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
• National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
• American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB)
• American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)
• American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)
• American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM)
• American Board of Preventative Medicine (ABPM)
• American Board of Urology (ABU)

Here is a list of additional health professional organizations that accept AAFP Prescribed Credit CMEs: Health Professional Organizations Agreement | AAFP. Eligibility to use these credits as continuing education for other disciplines would be determined by individual licensing boards.

Nurses can receive 6.0 contact hour approved by an Approved Approver Unit regulated by rules and regulations outlined by the Ohio Board of Nursing (OBN). Nurses should always check with the state nursing board where they practice to ensure the OBN contact hours are accepted for continuing education credit.

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