Overview:
5000 choking events occur yearly in the United States resulting in over 1400 deaths. Individuals with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities (IDD) have a higher risk of death during choking events than individuals without disabilities. This course will help explain the physical and cognitive factors that increases the risk of choking for individuals with IDD. It will focus on what staff can do proactively to reduce the choking risk for individuals. Finally, the course will provide skills on how to respond to try to remove a blockage from the airway in the event someone is choking.
Register Here $30
Training check in begins at 8:45 am.
Please notify Training & Consultation – comm.training@waisman.wisc.edu – if you are unable to attend. Cancellations made after 5:00PM the day prior to the training will be charged the full registration fee.
About the Presenter:
Sherry Schultz, MSN-RN, CDDN, is the manager of the Waisman Center Wellness Inclusion Nurse (WIN) Program. She has been a registered nurse since 2001 continuing her education by earning her Master’s Degree in Nursing Education focusing on patient and family education in 2014. She is a Certified Developmental Disabilities Nurse, earning the designation in 2022. Sherry has vast experience working with children of all ages and adults with intellectual developmental disabilities in the healthcare environment, their homes, and various community settings. Sherry believes strongly in the need to include individuals with developmental disabilities in their health care and wellness goals to their fullest potential, and the importance of supporting and educating families and direct caregivers in all aspects of the care needed by those they support.
FFI: Please contact Michael Truman at 608-516-8410 or by email at mltruman@wisc.edu
