Heidi Diepstra @hdiepstra
PhD, Knowledge Translation in Healthcare for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities @SurreyPlaceON ddprimarycare.surreyplace.ca Toronto, Ontario Joined February 2016-
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Congratulations @Vanderbilt_KC on adapting Surrey Place's #IDD Toolkit for use in the United States! We're thankful for this important collaboration to help healthcare providers support more adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 👏
Congratulations @Vanderbilt_KC on adapting Surrey Place's #IDD Toolkit for use in the United States! We're thankful for this important collaboration to help healthcare providers support more adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 👏
Great new #healthcare tools for professionals and family members in the USA who are supporting people with intellectual disabilities. Co-created with advisors with lived experience at @CAMHnews @CAMH_AANC. Check it out 👇
Great new #healthcare tools for professionals and family members in the USA who are supporting people with intellectual disabilities. Co-created with advisors with lived experience at @CAMHnews @CAMH_AANC. Check it out 👇
Calling all teenagers with intellectual & developmental disabilities and their guardians! 👋 @UofT's Biomedical Communications program and Surrey Place are looking for your input on the creation of a puberty education resource. Learn more: bit.ly/3w6BbLW
Congrats 🎉 @Vanderbilt_KC on adapting the @SurreyPlaceON IDD healthcare toolkit for use in the USA! Grateful for our collaboration funded by @withfoundation. Great practice support tools for capacity building in US #IDD healthcare @IEC_IDD @AADMD #inclusion #healthcare #MedEd
Congrats 🎉 @Vanderbilt_KC on adapting the @SurreyPlaceON IDD healthcare toolkit for use in the USA! Grateful for our collaboration funded by @withfoundation. Great practice support tools for capacity building in US #IDD healthcare @IEC_IDD @AADMD #inclusion #healthcare #MedEd
Everyone has a right to accessible health information. That's why Steffi explains it clearly! Together with @SOOntario, we want to learn how adults with intellectual disabilities use the Internet for health information. Complete our survey: bit.ly/3W0BF0O @BethServices
📢Participate in our 6-week research study on #BrainHealth for older Canadian adults with developmental disabilities & their families! For more info: Self-Advocates - rb.gy/cygh95 Family Caregivers - rb.gy/ug7joz Service Providers - rb.gy/xdee4t
Interested in Plain Language? 🗣️ If so, help make Canada a more accessible and inclusive place. Our draft standard on Plain Language is open for public review! We want to hear from you! Share your feedback by 11:59 p.m. Pacific time, on July 8, 2024 🕛: ow.ly/LPXy50Rhl2b
Are you caring for an adult family member with an intellectual or developmental disability? This #ACPDay2024, learn how to support your loved one by discussing their future care. Download our practical tool for creating an advance care plan: bit.ly/3PxMAe7 #IfNotYouWho
Physicians, have you explored our mental health toolkit? With input from professionals, caregivers, and people with #IDD, this is a toolkit developed by clinicians, for clinicians. Learn how we're transforming support for adults with disabilities: bit.ly/3UXTOf0
We're on a mission to empower healthcare providers to create a healthier future for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities! Our new mental health toolkit will transform the way physicians support patients with #IDD. Learn more: bit.ly/3UXTOf0 @CAMH_AANC
Watch this great video by the team @CAMH_AANC explaining how healthcare tools can help people with developmental disabilities and doctors communicate. You can find the tools @SurreyPlaceON ddprimarycare.surreyplace.ca/tools-2/ #inclusion #healthcare
Watch this great video by the team @CAMH_AANC explaining how healthcare tools can help people with developmental disabilities and doctors communicate. You can find the tools @SurreyPlaceON ddprimarycare.surreyplace.ca/tools-2/ #inclusion #healthcare
Your voice matters! We want to hear about how you use online health information. Take part in our quick survey to help us make online health resources more accessible to athletes like you. Plus, every submission enters you to win a Tim Hortons gift card! soontar.io/online-health-…
After a person with intellectual & developmental disabilities (#IDD) experiences a crisis, a conversation with their family doctor is important to discuss ways to prevent future distress. Our new guide helps facilitate this conversation with your patients: bit.ly/3wwqOAZ
So pleased that @BJLD_Wiley encouraged a video abstract and published our easy read with our @CAMHResearch @HCARDD @SurreyPlaceON paper. This is what accessibility of research is really about. Loved working with our great team on this study, including the accessible summaries.
So pleased that @BJLD_Wiley encouraged a video abstract and published our easy read with our @CAMHResearch @HCARDD @SurreyPlaceON paper. This is what accessibility of research is really about. Loved working with our great team on this study, including the accessible summaries.
The My Health Check-In tool, developed with the @SurreyPlaceON Developmental Disabilities Primary Care Program, is available for free on our website. Soon also in a non-COVID version! Have a look now and let us know what you think: ddprimarycare.surreyplace.ca/tools-2/covid-… #healthcare #inclusion
The My Health Check-In tool, developed with the @SurreyPlaceON Developmental Disabilities Primary Care Program, is available for free on our website. Soon also in a non-COVID version! Have a look now and let us know what you think: ddprimarycare.surreyplace.ca/tools-2/covid-… #healthcare #inclusion
Everyone has a right to easy-to-understand online information about health. Calling adults with developmental disabilities to take part in a brief survey @SpecialOlympics. Help shape the the future of accessible health information in Canada! www1.specialolympicsontario.com/health/online-… #inclusion
Everyone has a right to easy-to-understand online information about health. Calling adults with developmental disabilities to take part in a brief survey @SpecialOlympics. Help shape the the future of accessible health information in Canada! www1.specialolympicsontario.com/health/online-… #inclusion
Sometimes, behavioural changes signal distress for individuals with intellectual & developmental disabilities (#IDD). Our tools equip family physicians to look at cues and better understand underlying causes: bit.ly/4bRGU8i
📢 REMINDER: Register for our webinar on our new position statement on Access to Healthcare. Please join us tomorrow, March 27 at 12PM EST to hear from various speakers about equitable access to healthcare for people with an intellectual disability. bit.ly/495PbTr
Did you know 1 in 5 people with intellectual & developmental disabilities have #epilepsy? It's important to monitor seizures and share information with your healthcare provider. Find an Epilepsy Health Action Plan and caregiver resources here: bit.ly/49XyquG #PurpleDay
Inappropriate use of psychotropic #medications in adults with intellectual and developmental #disabilities can be harmful and traumatizing. Use this NEW clinical tool to carefully review the use and effects of these medications. 💊👇
Inappropriate use of psychotropic #medications in adults with intellectual and developmental #disabilities can be harmful and traumatizing. Use this NEW clinical tool to carefully review the use and effects of these medications. 💊👇
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Are annual health checks working for people with intellectual disabilities?
Recognizing a fantastic doctor on #DoctorsDay from @SurreyPlaceON @SCHCOnt & @thebpao - A leader, educator, mentor, and innovator
Check out this inspiring spotlight featuring Dr. Ullanda Niel, Chief Family Medicine at Surrey Place! 👏 Learn about Dr. Niel's work caring for individuals with intellectual disabilities & her contributions to healthcare in the Black community: bit.ly/3UlxAmo @thebpao
Roken is best duur geworden. Als je stopt hou je dus veel geld over voor leuke dingen. Praat er eens over met andere mensen. Steffie legt uit hoe je dat kan doen op ow.ly/zeyz50Rq8yu. #Stoppenmetroken #rookvrij #besparen #tabak #Tips #geldbesparen #ondersteuning #inclusie
From the latest issue of VKC Notables: The IDD Toolkit has been recently updated. One key component of the revisions is a greater focus on the role of the self-advocate in their own health care. ARTICLE LINK: notables.vkcsites.org/2024/04/enhanc…
How can we measure & include disability in admin #HealthData research? Read about the work of @HilaryKBrown & @yonalunsky / @ICESOntario in our latest news story ➡️ bit.ly/3vLtVVL
Looking forward to being part of #ICESforum2024 and reflecting on the @HCARDD partnership journey to improve the health of ppl w developmental disabilities
Meet the speakers that make the #ICESforum2024 not only possible, but an event not to miss! Our second #ForumFeature today focuses on Dr. Yona Lunsky (@yonalunsky). Read about Dr. Lunsky’s panel & be sure to save your spot & register ices.on.ca/annual-forum/ @CAMH_AANC @CAMHnews
Everyone has a right to accessible health information. That's why Steffi explains it clearly! Together with @SOOntario, we want to learn how adults with intellectual disabilities use the Internet for health information. Complete our survey: bit.ly/3W0BF0O @BethServices
If you work in comms, you gotta keep reading to learn + grow. Our current book pile is mighty! Brother. Do. You. Love. Me. by Manni + Reuben Coe Breaking Canadians, Health Care, Advocacy + the Toll of COVID-19 Freeing Teresa by Franke James The Wisdom of Nurses by @grittynurses
Life's uncertainties call for preparation. Who would make your healthcare decisions if you couldn't? Plan ahead to ensure your wishes are honoured. Today is Advance Care Planning Day — no time like the present to start planning! advancecareplanning.ca | #IfNotYouWho #ACPDay2024
We worked with partners and #LTC homes to create an online learning module for LTC teams to learn more about how to embed palliative approaches to the care they give and help give the gift of time to people and their families. healthcareexcellence.ca/en/what-we-do/… #ACPDay2024 #IfNotYouWho
Interested in Plain Language? 🗣️ If so, help make Canada a more accessible and inclusive place. Our draft standard on Plain Language is open for public review! We want to hear from you! Share your feedback by 11:59 p.m. Pacific time, on July 8, 2024 🕛: ow.ly/LPXy50Rhl2b
Are you caring for an adult family member with an intellectual or developmental disability? This #ACPDay2024, learn how to support your loved one by discussing their future care. Download our practical tool for creating an advance care plan: bit.ly/3PxMAe7 #IfNotYouWho
April is Autism Acceptance Month! Autistic people deserve equity in every space, including healthcare.
Today, we join hands to raise awareness, promote well-being, and advocate for equitable access to quality healthcare. Let's unite to build a healthier, happier world for all. #WorldHealthDay #HealthForAll
Physicians, have you explored our mental health toolkit? With input from professionals, caregivers, and people with #IDD, this is a toolkit developed by clinicians, for clinicians. Learn how we're transforming support for adults with disabilities: bit.ly/3UXTOf0
As adults with I/DD strive to live more freely & fully, many of America’s doctors, hospitals & insurers are getting in the way. Learn about one doctor’s quest to improve health care for people with I/DD from our previous grantee, UCSF ODPC & Dr. Kripke. npr.org/sections/healt…
Thank you to everyone who came out to our Healthy Athletes screening last month, featuring stations dedicated to Special Smiles, Health Promotion, Strong Minds and Fit Feet. Stay tuned for more events in the future!
Our team, comprised of family caregiver and self-advocate advisors, has instructed mental health care providers on improving communication in health settings with The National Center for START Services! #IDD Watch the video here: vimeo.com/914799621 with password: Start1
“A robust #primarycare system helps patients weed out fact from fiction.” #misinformation By @DrKathleenRoss1 president of @CMA_Docs healthydebate.ca/2024/03/topic/…
Thanks to our partners at @smilegen for helping @SOSoCal athlete Greg Kozlowski receive a free dental screening, oral health education and critical follow-up care to treat his fractured jaw through our Special Smiles program. #InclusiveHealth
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