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The Pharmacist’s Role in Individualizing Therapy for Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP)
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare, immune-mediated neurologic disorder that can lead to severe disability if left untreated. Early and accurate diagnosis for CIDP is challenging and usually delayed, but early initiation and maintenance of immunoglobulin-based treatment is crucial. Due to the heterogenous nature of the disease, treatment strategies need to be individualized, and pharmacists play an integral role through ongoing patient communications/education, ... |
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Working with Children with Hearing Impairment - Judith Belk, Ph.D. CCC-SLP, Aud. and Leigh Leslie, MA
School-based speech-language pathologists and their assistants are prime players in managing therapeutic approaches for students diagnosed with unilateral or bilateral hearing loss and/or with auditory processing disorders (APD). While hearing impairment is a long recognized disability area recognized by special education law, auditory processing is not (yet) one of those areas. Technology has provided a changing landscape of possibilities for providing children with hearing loss with opportun... |
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IEP Goals: S.M.A.R.T.E.R. STEPS® Guide
IEP Goals: S.M.A.R.T.E.R. STEPS® Guide is a 2-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that provides a framework for writing legally compliant IEP goals.
Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings give parents and professionals a chance to work together to design an IEP for children with learning disabilities who have been determined eligible for special education. The goals for academic achievement and functional performance set for each child are the core of the IEP. Goals r... |
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