DID SIG

Following a survey in 2005 which demonstrated interest amongst Fellows in improving their care of adults with Intellectual Disability, the DID SIG was formed. At the time most of the Fellows who replied were seeing people about once per month and there were a handful of Fellows seeing people with Intellectual Disability twice per week.

AIMS

The DID SIG aims to:

1. Improve the knowledge base of Fellows with an interest in the area of specialist care of adults with Intellectual Disability.

2. Share experiences and seek the opinions of other Fellows on the special issues of transition of young people with disabilities to adult health care services.

3. Develop position statements and respond to discussion papers on policy for people with Developmental and Intellectual Disability.

4. Advise on curriculum development in other specialties in the area of living with Developmental and Intellectual Disability.

WHO CAN JOIN?

Fellows of any of the Divisions, Faculties or Chapters of the RACP; Psychiatrists, trainees.

CURRENT PROJECTS

Revision of the Clinical Syllabus in the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine Training Manual.
Discussions with Adult and Paediatric Divisions concerning 'Transition' Position Statement.