Education and Training

CED Ability Grand Rounds

CED Ability Grand Rounds are an important teaching tool that helps our teams and other disability service providers keep up to date in evolving areas that may be directly related to, or associated with our core practice. The CED hosts a variety of state, national and international experts to share information and provide opportunities for discussion.

The complex relationship between sensory disabilities and mental health

February 11, 2025
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. EST

Presenter:

Alex Wang, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

Learning objectives:

  1. Discuss sensory disabilities and their impact for older adults in the U.S.
  2. Compare and contrast the types of sensory disabilities and their association with mental health.

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