Developmental Disabilities

What is it about?

Do you have patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in your medical practice? Do you ever wonder if your practice aligns with the best current medical evidence? This app presents, in an easy-to-use format, information on how to provide comprehensive primary care to adults with developmental disabilities from a Canadian perspective. It addresses important considerations such as Approaches to Care (Communication, Capacity, etc.), Assessments (Medications, Pain and Distress, etc.), Physical Health (Respiratory, Gastrointestinal, etc.), and Mental Health (Behaviors that Challenge, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychotropic Medications, etc.). Strength of recommendations and quality of evidence are also presented.