Target Audience

All healthcare professionals

Goals and Objectives

Many primary care physicians are currently ill-equipped to provide adequate care to patients with Down syndrome (DS) due to a lack of familiarity and a paucity of guidelines. The purpose of this is to bridge the knowledge gap in providing comprehensive care to adults with DS in primary care settings. By emphasizing a patient-centered approach, the aim is to enhance the quality of care, reduce associated morbidity and mortality, and ultimately improve the health outcomes of adults with DS.

Upon completion of this activity, learners should now know:

• How to recognize the transition in primary care and chronic care/follow-up health care services necessary for patients with Down syndrome as they transition from childhood to adulthood. (Knowledge)

Upon completion of this activity, learners should now be able to:

• Utilize and develop clinical competence to perform and manage primary care and chronic care services for patients with Down syndrome and their caregivers and the other members of their healthcare team who provide acute and chronic care of the patient and work with their caregivers. (Competence)

Upon completion of this activity, learners will be able to make the following change:

• Diagnose and treat the breadth of acute, chronic, and other conditions associated and/or impacted by comorbidity due to Down syndrome. Evaluating and managing caregiver stress and concerns about the impact of adulthood on the health care issues of the patient with Down syndrome they support and they must now provide additional or new types of support as the patient progresses through adulthood. (Performance)

Course Information

CME Release Date:  June 25, 2024
Valid for credit through:  June 24, 2027
Course type: Journal CME/CE
Estimated time of completion: 1 hour
Maximum number of attempts: 3
Passing Score: 70%

Credits Available

Southern Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Southern Medical Association designates this Journal CME/CE activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

System Requirements and Instructions for Participation and Credit

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Instructions for Participation and Credit

This activity is designed to be completed within the time designated; learners should claim only those credits that reflect the time actually spent in the activity. 

To successfully earn credit, participants must complete the activity online during the valid credit period noted, following these steps:

• Read the goals and objectives, accreditation information, and author disclosures.
• Login in below to study the educational content and references.
• Complete the evaluation and quiz.

Upon successful completion of these components, your certificate will be processed and emailed from customerservice@sma.org within approximately 1 hour. Credits will be archived for 6 years; at any point within this time period you may login to your account to print a duplicate copy of your certificate.