7th Annual Conference on Disability in Healthcare and Medicine

Saturday, April 25, 2026, 8:00 AM - 3:20 PM, A Live Webinar

The 7th Annual Conference on Disability in Healthcare and Medicine is a virtual event dedicated to supporting healthcare providers and students with disabilities. Our goal is to enhance the skills of healthcare professionals in delivering quality care to patients with disabilities, while also fostering research on the intersection of providers and patients in this context. This conference offers a rich learning experience for medical students, residents and fellows, physicians, nursing students, nurses, physician assistant students, physician assistants, hospital administrators, and additional interested healthcare providers and allies.

To register for this activity, please click HERE.

To make this event accessible to as many people as possible, Stanford Medicine Alliance for Disability Inclusion and Equity (SMADIE) has decided not to charge a registration fee. For those of you who can contribute, please consider donating as suggested below. There is no minimum, and SMADIE only asks that you contribute what you are able. These donations will allow SMADIE to continue building on their outreach programs, provide more resources, and host more events.

Suggested amounts:

• Physicians/Clinicians $300

• Other healthcare providers $150

• Disability service providers $50

• All other attendees $50

SMADIE Donate Link.

For questions related to donations, please contact SMADIE at [email protected]

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (5.75 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (5.75 hours)

1. Develop strategies to overcome the barriers to disability inclusion in medicine for healthcare professionals, trainees and patients.
2. Foster inclusion and cultivate an environment that values diversity, equity and inclusion with a focus on the unique perspectives and contributions of individuals with disabilities.
3. Incorporate disability justice into teaching, mentoring, collaboration, advocacy and patient care.
4. Apply strategies to create a disability-affirming culture within medical training that will ultimately benefit both patients and medical trainees with physical and psychological disabilities.

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 
 
Credit Designation 
American Medical Association (AMA) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech Language Pathology (PT, OT, SLP)
Stanford Health Care Department of Rehabilitation is an approved provider for physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy for courses that meet the requirements set forth by the respective California Boards. This course is approved for 5.75 hour(s) CEU for PT, OT, and SLP.

Cancellation Policy
Stanford University School of Medicine reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary. We are not responsible for other costs, such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 Stanford University School of Medicine is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require visual, auditory, cognitive, or mobility accommodations, please contact the CME office.

Cultural and Linguistic Competency
The planners and speakers of this CME activity have been encouraged to address cultural issues relevant to their topic area for the purpose of complying with California Assembly Bill 1195. Moreover, the Stanford University School of Medicine Multicultural Health Portal contains many useful cultural and linguistic competency tools including culture guides, language access information and pertinent state and federal laws.  You are encouraged to visit the Multicultural Health Portal: https://laneguides.stanford.edu/multicultural-health

For activity related questions, please contact
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For CME general questions, please contact 
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Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Stanford Medicine adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

The content of this activity is not related to products or the business lines of an ACCME-defined ineligible company. Hence, there are no relevant financial relationships with an ACCME-defined ineligible company for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity. 

Saturday, April 25, 2026