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Events
Medical Outreach Grants
During this month’s Medical Outreach Meeting, Dr. Stephanie Meredith presented on the basics of medical outreach grants, including how to find grants, create budgets, and get letters of support! STEP 1: Finding Grants Start local whenever possible and don’t be afraid Read more…
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2026 Medical Outreach Meeting Schedule
Thank you for a wonderful 2025! We look forward to another year of developing and translating resources, conducting and sharing new research, and training providers and advocacy leaders. We are also excited to see and learn from the new and Read more…
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Holiday Medical Outreach Ideas
During this month’s Medical Outreach Meeting, Dr. Stephanie Meredith presented ideas for making connections with healthcare providers during the holidays! Holiday Outreach Ideas We curated a fantastic list of ideas to connect with medical providers during the holidays: Holiday Cards Read more…
Training
Addressing Transportation and Financial Barriers
During this month’s Medical Outreach Meeting, Dr. Stephanie Meredith presented on prenatal and postnatal support resources for families that address access barriers to transportation, finances, food, housing, and healthcare. This can be a valuable component of medical outreach because clinicians Read more…
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Reaching Different Medical Providers
During this month’s Medical Outreach Meeting, Dr. Stephanie Meredith presented on how to reach different medical providers. Resources for Provider Outreach The following are great resources to help you find providers involved in Down syndrome care: Obstetricians and Gynecologists American College of Read more…
Training
Reaching New and Expectant Parents through Faith-Based Organizations
During this month’s Medical Outreach Meeting, Dr. Stephanie Meredith and Bill Gaventa discussed how we can reach new and expectant parents through faith-based organizations. See below for the presentation audio and slides, and read on for a written summary and Read more…
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Reaching Medical Providers Who Care for Patients with Down Syndrome Across the Lifespan
During this month’s Medical Outreach Meeting, Dr. Stephanie Meredith presented on how to reach out to medical providers who are caring for patients with Down syndrome across the lifespan. Transition Handbook Dr. Meredith discussed updates to the Down Syndrome Transition Read more…
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Disability Rights and Supporting New and Expecting Parents
During this month’s Down Syndrome Collaborative meeting, Stephanie Smith Lee (Policy & Advocacy Co-Director of the National Down Syndrome Congress) presented on disability rights and supporting new and expecting parents. Stephanie Smith Lee discusses the progress and challenges in disability Read more…
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How to Create and Share Electronic Release Forms
For this month’s Medical Outreach Meeting, Dr. Stephanie Meredith presented on how to create and share electronic release forms. Creating a Release Form Release forms help providers share patient information with advocacy organizations, and give advocacy organizations a clear pathway Read more…