Nomination of AADMD Nurse of the Year
Gerri Collins-Bride, RN, MS,ANP
Clinical Professor and Vice Chair
Dept of Community Health Systems
-University of California, San Francisco
Gerri has been co-chairing a phenomenal annual program with Dr. Lucy Crain in San Francisco. The program is “Update on Developmental Disability for the Health professional” for almost ten years. She has brought in a number of exciting speakers and reinforces the need for multidisciplinary approach.
The AADMD is proud to support the efforts of the NADD - an association for persons with developmental disabilities with mental health needs. The 2010 NADD Annual Congress and Exhibit Show will be held April 14-16 in Ontario Canada. For more details please visit:

The Boards of the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry and Special Care Dentistry Association mourn the loss of a colleague, pioneer and true friend. To those of us who knew him personally, Carl was a kind and jovial clinician who had a passion for teaching others about the joy of caring for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
If you haven't already registered for the AADMD / DDNA Annual 2010 Education Conference, please register by following the appropriate links below.
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Doreen Canton was honored as the Nurse of the Year at the Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association (DDNA) and American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry (AADMD) meeting held recently in Orlando, FL.
"Steve's beat involved people with syndromes. Collections of unique human proclivities when lumped together defined and described them.
The purpose of this short commentary on the history of the Hepatitis B virus is to increase understanding of immunity to the virus and to present the fascinating story of how medical scientists approached the problem of detecting an unknown virus.
I-Clinical perspective
The Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association (DDNA) and the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry (AADMD) invite you to participate in their joint 2009 Annual Education Conference and Exhibition at Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando® on May 9th - May 12th, 2009. This is DDNA's 17th Annual Conference and AADMD's 6th Annual Conference.