Women With Disabilities Web Cast Series Feb. - Aug, 2013
Magee-Womens Hospital and the UPMC Disabilities Resource Center will be hosting the Women with Disabilities Web Cast Series. The purpose of this series is to promote sensitivity and awareness toward issues that women with disabilities face in dealing with the health care system; and to educate providers, women with disabilities, caregivers, and advocacy groups of available services and resources.
Preventative Health Services for Women with Disabilities -- Monday, February 25, 2013 3PM - 5PM
Women with Disabilities: Assessing Preventive Health Services -- Monday, April 29, 2013 3PM- 4:30PM
Supportive Care When a Woman with Disabilities Gives Birth -- Wednesday, June 12, 2013 3PM - 4:30 PM
Support for a Mother with Disabilities to Parent -- Monday, August 26, 2013 3PM - 4:30PM
Continuing medical education and nursing contact hours will be provided. Featured speakers include physicians Glenn Updike, Peter Bulova, and Stephen Corey. Robyn M. Powell will represent the National Council on Disability in a discussion on a new report Rocking the Cradle.