6 Month Programme on Physical Health in Intellectual Disability 

RADiANT hosted a series of events focused on Physical Health in Intellectual and Developmental Disability. 

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Episode 2 (July 2022) - Programme and slides

Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in an Inpatient Forensic Intellectual Disability Service
Prof Regi Alexander 

Pain Experience and Management in a Forensic Learning Disability Service
Ms Verity Chester

Improving Physical Health Outcomes for PWLD
Dr Inder Sawhney et al

Episode 3 (September 2022) - Programme and slides

Obesity in Learning Disability & Mental Health Settings
Prof Regi Alexander, Ms Reena Tharian

Management of obesity: A summary of the evidence base
Prof Vinod Menon

The Relationship Between Early Adversity, Placement Breakdowns, and Obesity
Dr Deborah Morris, Ms Elanor Webb

Episode 4 (October 2022) - Programme and slides ​

Clozapine-induced Gastrointestinal Hypomotility (CIGH)
Mr Vasileios Voulgaropoulos

Menopause- It's more than a hot flush!
Ms Danielle Adams, Prof Yona Lunsky, Ms Danni Lunsky

​The Experience of Sepsis amongst People with Learning Disabilities and those who care for them
​Ms Anne Hunt 

Episode 5 (November 2022) - Programme and slides

An overview of epilepsy and intellectual disability
Prof Rohit Shankar

Epilepsy - risks and potential solutions
Dr Brendan McLean
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Episode 6 (January 2023) - Programme and slides

Dysphagia assessment, diagnosis and management in Intellectual Disability
Ms Holly Marler

Using the 'Getting on with Epilepsy' book: The WIELD 2 Project
Dr Silvana Mengoni

Diabetes and Developmental DIsorders
Dr Ashok Singh

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