INTERDISCIPLINARY CARE OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the interdisciplinary team approach to the care of the child with a chronic illness from the perspective of a child with a chronic illness and their family, community care providers, and each of the disciplines involved, including the student’s own. Audience: Graduate 2. Demonstrate an understanding of issues relating to larger social and cultural context for the care of children with chronic illness. Audience: Graduate 3. Identify and assess healthcare delivery systems and financing for children with chronic illness. Audience: Graduate 4. Describe ways to advocate for pediatric patients with chronic disease and their families at an individual level and a policy level. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the interdisciplinary team approach to the care of the child with a chronic illness from the perspective of a child with a chronic illness and their family, community care providers, and each of the disciplines involved, including the student’s own. Audience: Graduate 2. Demonstrate an understanding of issues relating to larger social and cultural context for the care of children with chronic illness. Audience: Graduate 3. Identify and assess healthcare delivery systems and financing for children with chronic illness. Audience: Graduate 4. Describe ways to advocate for pediatric patients with chronic disease and their families at an individual level and a policy level. Audience: Graduate