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URL:https://dscc.uic.edu/events/webinar-series-on-transitioning-from-pedia
 tric-to-adult-health-care-pap-camp-your-health-your-access-your-power/
SUMMARY:Webinar Series on Transitioning From Pediatric to Adult Health Care
 : "Pap Camp: Your Health\, Your Access\, Your Power"
DESCRIPTION:Gain practical strategies\, tools and resources in this free we
 binar series on transitioning from pediatric to adult health care for yout
 h with complex medical needs and disabilities\n\nThe Perkins School for th
 e Blind will host "Pap Camp: Your Health\, Your Access\, Your Power" on Ap
 ril 8 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Webinars will continue on Wednesdays through
  April 29.\n\nEach session will feature expert presenters\, several of who
 m are parents with real-world insights into the unique challenges faced by
  individuals with complex disabilities.\n\nPap Camp is a supportive sessio
 n for parents and caregivers who want to help young women with disabilitie
 s feel more comfortable and prepared for reproductive health visits.\nRowa
 n Medicine Medical Director Dr. Jennifer M. LeComte and Co-Director Dr. We
 ndy F. Aita\, PhD\, will cover why respectful\, accessible reproductive he
 alth care matters and how it can support:\n\n\n 	Self-advocacy\n 	Early aw
 areness of health concerns\n 	Informed choices that reflect personal value
 s and goals\n\nThe doctors will also walk participants through:\n\n\n 	Wha
 t typically happens at an appointment\n 	Who may be involved\n 	How to pla
 n your visit to honor comfort\, privacy and individual needs\n\nParticipan
 ts will have a deeper understanding of how to promote continuity of care\,
  independence and quality of life for young adults with complex medical an
 d developmental needs.\n\nThe webinar is free. Parents\, caregivers\, educ
 ators\, healthcare professionals and advocates are welcome to attend any o
 r all of the sessions.\n\nRegister for "Pap Camp: Your Health\, Your Acces
 s\, Your Power" on Zoom.\n\nThe series will continue on Wednesdays from 11
  a.m. to 12 p.m. on:\n\n 	April 15 - "Facilitating Transition Age Youth Vo
 ice: Ways to Ensure Youth Participation in Health-Related Decision Making"
 \n 	April 22 - "Building the Bridge: Strategies for an Inclusive Healthcar
 e Transition for Individuals with Disabilities"\n 	April 29 - "Putting the
  Good in Goodbye: Acknowledging\, Managing and Celebrating the Shift to Ad
 ult Care"\n
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