Dianne
Cooney Miner,
PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor and Director, Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing
St. John Fisher College
Dianne Cooney Miner PhD, RN, FAAN is the founding dean of the Wegmans School of Nursing at St John Fisher College and the director of the Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing (GIDDN) established by a $5.8 M grant from Thomas Golisano and the Golisano Foundation. The vision of the institute is to improve health care and outcomes for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the lifespan. In June 2021 the GIDDN will launch the first Golisano Fellowship in the Developmental Disability Nursing to create cadres of thought leaders to advance I/DD scholarship, expert practice, education and policy.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience health disparities and inadequate healthcare due partially to lack of knowledge about IDD among healthcare professionals. The Partnering to Transform Health Outcomes with Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (PATH-PWIDD) Consortium, funded by the Administration for Community Living, is developing and integrating high-impact inclusive curricular materials and strategies into community-academic interprofessional partnerships to improve access to healthcare and the health outcomes of people with IDD.The PATH-PWIDD…