2007 Fall Policy Conference: No Wrong Door: Integrated Mental and General Healthcare

Fall Policy Conference

No Wrong Door: Integrated Mental and General Healthcare

November 14-16, 2007
Crown Plaza Hotel, Old Town
Alexandria, Virginia

OPENING PLENARY: No Wrong Door - Integration of Mental and General Healthcare

Moderator — John Morris, MSW,
Chair-Elect, Mental Health America
Director, Human Services Practices
The Technical Assistance Collaborative, Inc.

Presenter — Ahmed Calvo, MD, MPH
Director and Chief Medical Officer
HRSA Health Disparities Collaboratives Center for Quality
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Presenter — Sam Donaldson, PhD
CEO, Cenpatico Behavioral Health
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Presenter — Charlotte Mullican, BSW, MPH
Senior Advisor for Mental Health Research
Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships
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PLENARY: Models of Integration, Lessons Learned

Moderator — Shel Gross
Mental Health America of Wisconsin

Presenter — Laurie Alexander, PhD
Program Officer
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, The University of Texas at Austin
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Presenter — Alexander Blount, EdD
Author of Integrated Primary Care: The Future of Medical and Mental Health Collaboration
University of Massachusetts Medical School
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Presenter — Ira R. Katz, MD, PhD
Deputy Chief Patient Care Services for Mental Health
Veterans Administration
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PLENARY: The Health and Wellness of Mental Health Consumers

Moderator — Joseph Rogers
Board of Directors, Mental Health America and
President, MHA of Southeastern Pennsylvania

Presenter — Ben Druss, MD, MPH
Rosalynn Carter Chair in Mental Health
Emory University
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Presenter — Chuck Ingoglia, MSW
Vice President, Public Policy and Technical Assistance
National Council of Community Behavioral Healthcare
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PLENARY: Consumer Decision Support Aids/Shared Decision Making

Moderator — Hazel Moran
Senior Director of Healthcare Reform
Mental Health America

Presenter — Jean Slutsky, PA, MSPH
Director, Center for Outcomes and Evidence
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Presenter — Judith Cook, PhD
Director, Mental Health Service Research Program
Professor of Sociology in Psychiatry
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Political Radar: 2008 Elections and the Healthcare Agenda

Presenter — Michael Parkinson, MD, MPH, FACPM
President, American College of Preventive Medicine
Advisory Board Member for the Partnership for Chronic Disease
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WORKSHOP: Children and Prevention

Presenter — Rudy Arredondo, EdD
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center’s Department of Neuropsychiatry
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WORKSHOP: Rural Communities

Presenter — Ann Kirkwood, MA
Idaho State University, Institute of Rural Health
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PLENARY: Action Planning Dialogue

Facilitator — Joel Hornberger, MHS
COO, Cherokee Health Systems

WORKSHOP: Nontraditional Partnerships

Presenter — Roger Schwartz, JD
Director of State Affairs and Legal Counsel
National Association of Community Health Centers
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WORKSHOP: Messaging and Media

Presenter — William Pierce, MA
Senior Vice President
APCO Worldwide, Washington DC

PLENARY: Generating the Energy to Move Mountains

Presenter — Alyson Burns
Content Manager
Revolution Health
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Presenter — Dominick Kennerson
Director of Nonprofit Partnerships
Revolution Health Networks

Presenter — David Lytel, PhD
Vice President of Mental Health Interactive
Mental Health America
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Page last updated: 11/27/2007

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