Services for people with intellectual disabilities in developing countries have, in some instances, come a long way from a lack adequate awareness among professionals and the wider community, to comprehensive services on a par with developed nations.

Some ecologically valid practices with a global appeal have been developed but there is little published data regarding such developments.

This special issue of the Journal of Intellectual Disabilities aims to address this gap by publishing examples of such ecologically valid, and empirically tested, service delivery models that are cost-effective, inclusive, and person-centred.

Read more: http://jid.sagepub.com/site/includefiles/Special_edition_call_for_papersfinal.pdf  

Safety of People with Intellectual Disabilities in General Hospitals: How the pharmacist can help reduce health inequalities. By Bernadette Flood, MPSI.

People with intellectual disabilities (ID) are vulnerable in healthcare environments and general hospitals. For example, they have the following: health and healthcare inequalities; different health profile from the general population and often do not get their needs met; and, a greater risk of patient safety incidents when admitted to general hospitals.

Pharmacists working in general hospitals are ideally placed to increase awareness of the many patient safety issues in this vulnerable group. 

To read in full: http://healthmattersprogram.org/trending/files/05d247d4d59248165544e400828ec37c-104.html

Thanks to Jasmina Sisirak for this Health Alert - www.HealthMattersProgram.org  

Editor Peter Limbrick - About this Bulletin

1. Dear Anne Longfield, Children are in need of your protection from electromagnetic radiation - an open letter to the Children’s Commissioner for England

2. 2016 IASSIDD World Congress, Australia, August 2016 – CALL FOR PAPERS

3. Caring for people with disabilities and older people – an M-CARE conference, Brussels, Belgium. December 2015

4. From the Margins to the Center - Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity, Hawaii, April 2016

5. Invisible Children and Parents: Understanding Suicide and Self-Harm in Work with Vulnerable Clients, November 2015, Manchester, UK

6. NEW NAS conferences and courses: Challenging behaviour, Communication, Continence problems, Puberty and more

7. Get wired 2015: A conference on artificial electromagnetic fields and their impact on human well-being. November, 2015. West Sussex. UK

8. Intensive Interaction DVD from Dave Hewett

9. Intensive Interaction: Online learning resource and Good Practice Course

10. 2-day sleep workshops in New Zealand. Are these relevant to you?

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