**25th Annual Developmental Disabilities: An Update for Health Professionals*

Thursday, March 5, 2026, 8:00 AM - Friday, March 6, 2026, 4:45 PM, Online


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (14.00 hours), ADA Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP) CE Units (14.00 hours), American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) Category 1 CME (14.00 hours), American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Contact Hours (14.00 hours), American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) CE Credits (14.00 hours), Geriatric Credits - California Mandated (CA AB 1820) (14.00 hours)

This unique interdisciplinary conference is created for providers who care for children, youth, and adults with developmental disabilities and complex health care needs. The activity will address ways to improve the quality of care provided to patients from perspectives that will benefit all members of the care team.

1. Improve systems of care for people with disabilities by considering social and cultural diversity and disparities, structural bias, and implications for access to quality healthcare.
2. Improve interprofessional teamwork and community collaboration to effectively address gaps in care for people with developmental disabilities.
3. Describe federal, regional and state organizations and policies relevant to access to health and related services.
4. Discuss the role of environmental health and skills for assuring sexual health in children, youth and adults with developmental disabilities.
5. List key tasks to optimize health care outcomes for people with disabilities and their families as they age.
6. Review the range of novel and evidence-based approaches to the care of patients with autism, cerebral palsy and other neurodevelopmental disabilities.
7. Review factors related to access to quality mental health care, and employ trauma-informed relational care.
8. Discuss strategies to enable participation in the arts and access resources, such as service animals, to support the wellbeing of children, youth and adults with disabilities.

Course Number: MOC26001

An account in the UCSF CE Portal is required to register. Click SIGN IN in the menu bar and enter your email address or UCSF MyAccess credentials to complete your profile and continue with registration. Your profile must include your degree and profession to be able to claim credit.

Registration Fees

Registration Category	Fee by 1/31/2026	Fee after 1/31/2026
Physicians	$375	$475
Nurses/APPs/Other Health Care Professionals	$265	$365
Community Members (no CEUs)	$100	$100

Registration will close on 3/6/2026 at 12:00pm Pacific Time.  

Live Stream Meeting:
This course will be offered as a virtual conference. Login instructions along with the digital syllabus will be shared with the attendees a week before the meeting. Included in your registration fee is access to the course recordings on demand after the conference and for 30 days after the course. You must tune in to the live conference (remotely) to claim CME.

In support of improving patient care, the University of California, San Francisco Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Cancellation Policy

Although each activity will have its own cancellation policy, in general, cancellations received in writing no less than 7 days prior to the start of an activity will be refunded, less a $75 administrative fee. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date. Please send cancellation requests through our Refund Request form.

UCSF Office of CME reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets, hotel penalties, or other related personal expenses.

Accessibility Statement

The University of California, San Francisco welcomes everyone, including people with disabilities to our events. We are committed to ensuring that our programs, services, goods, and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008. If you require accommodation for a disability in order to fully participate in this event please let us know during registration, or submit a learner support ticket with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event.

 

UCSF Land Acknowledgment Statement

We would like to acknowledge the Ramaytush Ohlone people, who are the traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respects to the Ramaytush Ohlone elders, past, present, and future, who call this place, the land that UCSF sits upon, their home. We are proud to continue their tradition of coming together and growing as a community. We thank the Ramaytush Ohlone community for their stewardship and support, and we look forward to strengthening our ties as we continue our relationship of mutual respect and understanding.

For more information, visit https://opportunity.ucsf.edu/initiatives/ucsf-land-acknowledgment.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

This UCSF continuing education activity was planned and developed to: uphold academic standards to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor; adhere to requirements to protect health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA); and, include a mechanism to inform learners when unapproved or unlabeled uses of therapeutic products or agents are discussed or referenced.

UCSF adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including content planners, reviewers, authors, presenters, moderators, panelists, or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible entities. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.