Supporting Children with Autism During Medical Visits and Procedures - (2024)

The design of this session is to build the confidence of attendees to engage more comfortably and more frequently with individuals with autism. The goal is that attendees leave having gained a better understanding of common characteristics of autism to build a rapport with their patients, build on patient strengths and areas of interest, and support their individual and unique needs to provide the best care. Detailed methods and interventions will be presented, and time will be given for attendees to apply the knowledge during the session. Through the use of discussion and case examples, attendees will consider how to implement ideas in their medical settings to increase support and care for individuals with autism.

Suggested Domain: Professional Responsibility, Ethics, Assessment, Intervention, DEI
1.5 PDU

Learning Objective(s):

- Confidently engage with and provide support to patients with autism and their families; - and increase the number and duration of interactions with patients with autism

- Identify the importance of creating a sensory-supportive environment and implement two new ideas based on the evaluation of an environment and the needs of the individual

- Implement 3 new strategies for communication/providing information, supporting development, and procedural step supports

- Collaborate with nurses and/or full medical team to define benchmarks for and provide high-quality care, communicate information and interventions that are found to be supportive, and assist with gauging pain management and needs.

Please note: All webinar contents and its certificate will expire on 8/7/2027 regardless of when it is purchased, accessed, or completed. At that point, contents will no longer be available in any form, including as an archive or as a PDU certificate. It is the responsibility of the learner to complete the contents and download and save the certificate for their records prior to 8/7/2027.