Brian Chicoine
MD, Medical Director, Adult Down Syndrome Center,
Faculty, Family Medicine Residency, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Croatian, Czech, French, German, Turkish and Ukrainian
Some health conditions such as thyroid disorders and sleep apnea are more common in people with Down syndrome compared to people without Down syndrome. Other conditions such as solid tumor cancers and high blood pressure are less common. In this presentation, Brian Chicoine, MD, will describe differences in the prevalence of health conditions in adolescents and adults with Down syndrome compared to those without Down syndrome. He will discuss how these differences may affect health promotion and health care of people with Down syndrome. He will also highlight different types of resources that can be used by people with Down syndrome and those who care for, work with, and support them.
Brian Chicoine MD is the Medical Director of the Advocate Medical Group Adult Down Syndrome Center in Park Ridge, Illinois, USA. He is on the faculty of the Family Medicine residency at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. He received his medical degree from Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and completed his Family Medicine residency at Lutheran General Hospital. In 1992, Dr. Chicoine co-founded the Adult Down Syndrome Center, which has served and documented the health and psychosocial needs of over 6000 adolescents and adults with Down syndrome since its inception. Dr. Chicoine has provided medical care for adults with intellectual disabilities for over 35 years and has presented and written extensively on caring for adults with Down syndrome.
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