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Ensuring Equitable Access to Vision Health Care for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Created by eye care providers for eye care providers and all interested in ensuring equitable access to vision health care for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This lecture series was made possible through a collaboration among the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH), the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services (DDS) and all presenters who shared expertise and gave so generously of their time.
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These free, on-demand presentations offer opportunities to:
  • Explore the vision health needs of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
  • Learn best practices for increasing provider confidence when treating individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
  • Discover benefits of desensitization to an eye exam.
  • Review considerations for time-based billing for care and its impact.​ ​
Sessions At a Glance
  1. Vision Health Care Needs | Jem Martin, OD, FAAO
  2. Increasing Provider Confidence Part 1 | Greg Waldorf, OD, MPH, FAAO and Dot Tolls, OD
  3. Evaluation and Management | Barry Kran, OD, FAAO
  4. Increasing Provider Confidence Part 2 | Greg Waldorf OD, MPH, FAAO and Dot Tolls, OD 
  5. Benefits of Desensitization for Vision Exams | Donna Duggan Edwards, MEd., TVI/COMS and Barry Kran, OD, FAAO
  6. Considerations for Time-Based Billing and Impact | Nicole Ross, OD, Danielle Ledoux, MD and Tomaso Calicchio
Vision Health Care Needs for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental Disabilities 

Jem Martin, OD, FAAO
New England College of Optometry
NECO Center for Eye Care at Perkins
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Session Details and Access
  • Free CE for MDs (all states) and ODs (Massachusetts only):
    • CE for MDs: 0.50 credit
    • COPE® CE: .75 credit
  • Length: 33 minutes
​Increasing Provider Confidence in Disability Eye Care Part 1
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Greg R. Waldorf, OD, MPH, FAAO, MCPHS School of Optometry
MCPHS Vision Clinic for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
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​Dot Tolls, OD, MCPHS School of Optometry
MCPHS Vision Clinic for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
​Center for Adaptive Eye Care Southeastern Massachusetts
​Holyoke Health Developmental Disability Eye Service
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Session Details and Access
  • Free CE for MDs (all states) and ODs (Massachusetts only):
    • CE for MDs: 1.0 credit
    • COPE® CE: 1.0 credit
  • Length: 57 minutes
Evaluation and Management of Individuals with Intellectual Disability
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Barry Kran, OD, FAAO, New England College of Optometry 
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Session Details and Access
  • Free CE for MDs (all states) and ODs (Massachusetts only):
    • CE for MDs: 1.0 credit
    • COPE® CE: 1.0 credit
  • Length: 56 minutes
Increasing Provider Confidence in Disability Eye Care Part 2: What Clinical Staff Needs to Know
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Greg R. Waldorf, OD, MPH, FAAO, MCPHS School of Optometry
MCPHS Vision Clinic for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
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​Dot Tolls, OD, MCPHS School of Optometry
MCPHS Vision Clinic for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
​Center for Adaptive Eye Care Southeastern Massachusetts
Holyoke Health Developmental Disability Eye Service
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Session Details and Access
  • Free CE for MDs (all states) and ODs (Massachusetts only):
    • CE for MDs: 0.50 credit
    • COPE® CE: .75 credit
  • Length: 33 minutes
The Benefits of Desensitization for a Vision Examination
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Donna Duggan Edwards, MEd., TVI/COMS, Perkins School for the Blind

Barry Kran, OD, FAAO, New England College of Optometry
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Session Details and Access
  • Free CE for MDs (all states) and ODs (Massachusetts only):
    • CE for MDs: 1.0 credit
    • COPE® CE: .75 credit
  • Length: 65 minutes
Review Considerations for Time-Based Billing for Care and Its Impact Regarding Records Review, Exam, Post Exam Reports/Letters/Forms
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Nicole Ross, OD, New England College of Optometry
​NECO Center for Eye Care at Perkins

Danielle Ledoux, MD
Specialized Pediatric Eye Care
Children's Vision Massachusetts

Tomaso Calicchio, Director of Specialty Provider Networks
Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services
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Session Details and Access
  • ​No CE for MDs or COPE® CE available for this session.  
  • ​Length: 18 minutes
Available Now:
  • Free Registration to the Series
  • Free CE for MDs Practicing in MA, all states, and US territories through Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Barry M. Manuel Center for Continuing Education.
  • Free COPE® CE for ODs Practicing in MA and all states through the generosity of the New England College of Optometry (NECO).
Vision Testing Kit
  • ​Free Vision Testing Kit for Eye Care Providers (MD/OD) Practicing in Massachusetts. To obtain a kit with a variety of alternative vision testing materials please review requirements and register.  (Eleven kits are available.)​
Ensuring Equitable Access Brochure

​We Are Grateful!
Supporters

​Presenters/Planning Team
Contributors 
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology
Children’s Vision Massachusetts
​Medford Optical
 
For more information please contact: 
Lisa DiBonaventura,  M.A.,  COMS
Statewide Director Vision & Vision Loss Services
Department of Developmental Services  (DDS)
131 Emerald Street, Wrentham, MA 02093
Email: [email protected]
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