UC Davis (Video)

This presentation will offer examples of how community integration has been achieved through a partnership between UC Davis and a non-profit organization, Team Davis, in the areas of sports, recreation, work, and other important parts of life. Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 30166]

As people with developmental disabilities explore post-secondary education and employment opportunities, the customization of services and supports is vitally important. This presentation will describe the new self-determination service model, the outcomes of the completed pilot project, and plans for expanding self-determination services in California. Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 30169]

With the passage of SB 946 (Autism Insurance Legislation), there is a requirement for health care service plans and health insurers to provide coverage for behavioral health treatment for autism, but what exactly does this mean? This presentation will provide a basic overview of what “behavioral health treatment” is, including the evidence based practices on which it is based. Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 30167]

This presentation will report on the successful collaboration of MIND Institute staff and educators implementing evidence based social skills interventions in an inclusive high school program. Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 30168]

From new ways to stimulate the brain, to new strategies to monitor and communicate with individuals with psychosis, UC Davis neuroscientists are leaders in understanding the brain and developing new treatments for mental-health disorders. Dr. Cameron Carter, Director of the UC Davis Center for Neuroscience and UC Davis Imaging Research Center explores the development of novel, effective, deliverable therapies and early interventions. [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 30129]

This presentation addresses the impact of prenatal exposure to a common neurotoxicant on brain structure and neuropsychological function in an inner-city cohort of minority children. The toxic chemical, an organophosphate insecticide (chlorpyrifos), has been banned for indoor residential use in the U.S. since 2001, but continues to have widespread application for agricultural purposes.

Possible moncholinergic mechanisms involve disruption of neural cell development and neurotransmitter systems, including the formation and activity of synapses in different brain regions. This presentation examines the evidence for long-term effects of prenatal chlorpyrifos exposure on neuropsychological profiles and brain morphology

as measured by MRI. Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 29838]

Dr. Timothy W Cutler, PharmD, CGP,Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Divine Family Endowed Chair in Clinical Pharmacy at the University of California San Francisco, describes the different types of pain, and why it is important to treat pain. He also discusses first line pain treatments for mild to moderate pain and how to manage chronic pain safely.

Series: "Coming of Age Lecture Series" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 29767]

Hospice Care brings compassionate care into the lives of terminally ill patients, and grief support services to their families.

Series: "Coming of Age Lecture Series" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 29768]

Findings reveal that: 1) children with autism show a distinctly anomalous pattern of motor learning, with a bias towards reliance on proprioceptive, rather than visual, feedback; 2) this anomalous pattern of motor learning is associated with the severity of motor skill deficits, as well as the social skill deficits that define the core features of autism; and 3) children with autism show decreased intrinsic visual-motor connectivity in functional MRI that is associated with the core symptoms exhibited by children with autism. Evidence of anomalous motor learning in autism and its association with motor skill impairments and deficits in social and communicative skills will be presented, as will convergent data from neuroimaging techniques, revealing that these motor and social skill impairments may be related to abnormalities in visual-motor connectivity. Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 28240]

The defining characteristics of autism have changed and expanded over the past two decades in large part due to substantial research progress and expanded clinical and

educational resources. Natacha Akshoomoff, UC San Diego, looks at autism from a variety of perspectives, including genetics, brain structure and function, early behavioral features, outcome predictors, and community diagnostic practices. In this presentation, she describes results from recent genetics studies that influence our understanding of autism and developmental disorders. She also describes the continuing challenges of diagnostic identification in community settings. Series: "MIND Institute Lecture Series on Neurodevelopmental Disorders" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 29511]