ODP Adds Additional Listening Session on ASL Interpreter Waiver Service
Population Health Equity for People With ID/A and MH Challenges Symposium to Be Held on Sept. 14
FDA MedWatch: Draeger Recalls Carina Sub-Acute Care Ventilators for Contaminants in Airpath
Draeger Medical, Inc. is recalling its Carina Ventilators due to the presence of contaminants in the device’s airpath. The contaminants exceed acceptable levels if used by pediatric patients for more than 30 days. During testing, the firm found polyether polyurethane (PE-PUR) in the airpath of the Carina ventilator. This results in the emission of contaminant 1,3-Dichloropropan-2-ol, a potential carcinogen.
Please be aware, this recall is a voluntary correction, not a product removal.
Clinicians may continue to use the devices with adult patients and are instructed to not use the devices with pediatric patients.
The FDA has identified this as a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall. Use of these devices may cause serious injuries or death.
If you have questions about this recall, contact Draeger Service Technical Support between the hours of 8:00 am – 8:00 pm EST at 800-437-2437 (press 2 at the prompt, then 2 again).
August News Roundup Released From Self-Determination Housing of PA
Race & Disability Virtual Program: Disability Inclusion and Intersectionality Webinar on Oct. 3
A Joint Initiative of the FISA Foundation, The Heinz Endowments, and The Pittsburgh:
Date: Tuesday, October 3, 2023
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET
REGISTER
No cost, but registration is necessary.
This session addresses the relationship between race and disability and establishes a common language around intersectionality. You will walk away with insights into cultivating programs, practices, and an organizational culture that is grounded in racial justice, disability justice, and inclusion.
This webinar focuses on inclusive practices around disability and racial justice, led by Keri Gray, CEO of the Keri Gray Consulting Group.
New Technology Training Announced to Help People With IDD
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared a flyer regarding a series of free technology trainings. The trainings, titled “My Tech For All,” will teach attendees how to use Zoom, Facebook, email, web browsers, Alexa, Google Search, SmartPhones, and tablets. Training starts Tuesday, October 10, and will occur weekly for six weeks. View the flyer for details and the full schedule.
Prepare Your Team for Health and Human Services at the 2023 RCPA Conference!
Prepare your team for challenging events through trainings and sessions being offered at the 2023 RCPA Annual Conference A Decade of Unity! Workshops will focus on some difficult topics but will be certain to improve your team’s treatment of patients as well as their own, personal well-being. View the full brochure here, and claim your early bird rate, your hotel, and your discount today so you can gain direct access to workshops such as:
- Ethics, Suicide, and Coercive Practices: Are We Doing More Harm Than Good?
- Examine cultural and societal values in relation to suicide, including a discussion on whether physician-assisted suicide is a human right.
- Reducing Health Disparities Through a Collaborative Approach to Value-Based Contracting
- Learn about Highmark Wholecare’s intervention into minority adolescent treatment for STIs, which reduced racial/ethnic disparities through Medicaid VBC payment models.
- Measurement-Based Care: Exploring the Value of a Coordinated Approach in Pennsylvania
- Analyze the implementation of measurement-based care models across Northeast Pennsylvania through Greenspace Health and Northeast Behavioral Health Care Consortium.
- Attracting and Retaining the Best Talent: Mitigating Bias in Hiring, From Sourcing Through Onboarding
- Discover ways in which bias presents itself during the hiring process and how to manage it so that you can find and keep great talent.
- The Dialectical Behavior Model of Living
- Study the Dialectical Behavior Model of Living in order to assist neurodivergent individuals in managing their social, emotional, and environmental processes.
- Debriefing: Supporting Staff and People Supported Through a Traumatic Event
- Be a leader for your team by utilizing debriefing tactics in order to help your employees when traumatic experiences happen in the workplace.
- Treating Problematic Sexualized Behaviors Through a Systemic Model
- Identify warning signs of problematic sexual behavior in adolescents and learn how to approach and treat such behaviors with cultural and ethical considerations.
- Machine Learning: New Tools to Improve Youth Mental Health Outcomes
- Hear from Gemma Services on how they improved their PRTF and Outpatient programs through a data analytics firm and the creation of an Insight Generator tool.
- RCPA Captive Health Plan: NON-CE Offering
- Learn about the RCPA Captive Health Care program, including benefits, costs, and savings potentials for your organizations.
Register today!
In addition to an impressive roster of speakers, our 2023 Conference will have an exciting array of sponsors and exhibitors. We thank those who have signed on thus far! If you are interested in sponsoring or exhibiting, visit here for more details or contact Carol Ferenz, Conference Coordinator, with any questions you may have. Keep up-to-date and register today for #rcpaconf!
SAU1 Shares Presentation on Fellowship Program
At the August 2023 ISAC meeting, Self Advocates United as 1 (SAU1) presented a tribute to Carolyn Morgan, who was an inspiring self-advocate who encouraged many others to speak for themselves. SAU1 has developed a Youth Empowerment Fellowship program in memory of Carolyn, and is seeking support for this program, including financial. Their presentation is now available and can be viewed here. If you would like to support or ask questions about the program, please contact SAU1 directly.
ODP Releases External Training Calendar September 2023
Agency With Choice Financial Management Service Organization Listing Now Available
The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has shared a list of current Agency With Choice (AWC) Financial Management Service (FMS) organizations that are available to support participants and surrogates who have chosen to self-direct some or all of their Participant Directed Services (PDS) using the AWC FMS model and are in the Consolidated, Community Living, or Person/Family Directed Support (P/FDS) waivers. Please view the announcement for additional information and to see the listing.
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