Advance Notice and Call for Abstracts Now Available!
The term developmental disabilities (DD) refers to individuals with intellectual disability, autism spectrum, fetal alcohol spectrum and related neurodevelopmental genetic syndromes. Children, youth, and adults with DD are vulnerable to high rates of general health and mental health concerns. This interactive 2018 conference will focus on practical strategies and partnerships to optimize their potential. Our goal is to help clinicians and caregivers learn effective ways to work with individuals with DD, and their families, in partnership to improve their quality of life experience. The conference will also provide educational and informative psychiatric, behavioural, mental health, and complex physical health updates specific to individuals with DD, and showcase best practices in the field. This conference will engage health care providers and educators from a wide range of professional disciplines in knowledge transfer and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Learning Objectives:
Call for Abstracts Submission Deadline:
April 30, 2018 & June 22, 2018*
The Health & Wellbeing in Children, Youth and Adults with Developmental Disabilities Conference provides an excellent forum for authors to present their work in an interactive setting. Posters are ideal for presenting scientifically based investigation, clinical case studies, and demonstration of community projects. Posters are intended to provide authors and participants from a variety of disciplines with the ability to connect with each other and to engage in discussions about the work. Submissions from students are strongly encouraged. *Deadline for oral sessions submissions is April 30, 2018. Deadline for poster only submissions is June 22, 2018.
Location and Accommodation
Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel 7551 Westminster Hwy, Richmond, BC
A special rate of $150.00 taxes has been set aside for conference participants until October 10, 2018. Specify that you are booking under ‘Health and Wellbeing Conference 2018’ by calling local: 1.800.663.0299 or booking ONLINE.
Exhibitors
Organizations interested in exhibiting programs related to developmental disabilities are invited to contact Cynthia Minh by email: [email protected] for more information. Exhibit space is limited.
Committee
Have a look at our conference committee for the 2018 Health and Wellbeing conference below.