In Time of Crisis: Meeting the Mental Health Challenges

Harrisburg, PA US
September 19, 2022

Target Audience

Physician and Psychologist.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 7.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 7.50 Attendance
Course opens: 
05/17/2022
Course expires: 
12/31/2022
Event starts: 
09/19/2022 - 8:30am EDT
Event ends: 
09/19/2022 - 5:00pm EDT
Cost:
$1.00
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September 19, 2022

8:00 AM            Breakfast/Time for Networking

8:30 AM     Welcome/Introduction of Attendees and Preliminary Comments
                Ken Thompson, PPLC Medical Director 

 8:45 AM            Objectives/Goals for Day
Alison Swigart, COE Planning Committee Co-Chair 

9:00 AM    Keystone Presentation: The National Mental Health Crisis
Introduction/Moderator: Ken Thompson
Presenter: Ben Miller (Via Livestream)

10:00 AM            Networking Break

10:15 AM    Addressing the Current Mental Health Workforce Crisis in Pennsylvania 
Introduction/Moderator:  Julia Macedo, COE Planning Committee Co-Chair 

Presentations:
•    Workforce Needs from the BHMCO Perspective/Focus on Rural Health Needs: Geoff Neimark (CCBH)
•    Telehealth: Gina Perez (UPMC/WPIC)
•    Racial Equity/Systemic Racism/Cultural Humility: Sosunmolu Shoyinka (DBHiDS)
•    Boots on the Ground: Putting COE Fellowship into Practice: Nils Magnusson (Minded/Dickinson Center) and Monique Simpson (UPMC-tentatively scheduled)
•    Questions and Answers

11:15 AM            Networking Break

11:30 AM            Addressing Access to Care in Pennsylvania 
Introduction/Moderator: Wes Sowers, COE Planning Committee

                Presentations:
•    988: Anna Kennedy (Touchstone Foundation) and Dale Adair (Medical Director, OMHSAS)
•    Whole Person Health Care: Eleanor Anderson (UPENN)
•    Rural Health Needs: Sally Walker (BHARP)
•    Expanding Access to Quality Substance Use Treatment: Hope Selarnick, PaPS President
•    Questions and Answers

12:30 PM    Networking Lunch: Honoring Those Legends Who Have Influenced Us
                Honoring David Dinich

12:45 PM            Addressing Violence and Creating Safe, Healthy Environments
                Introduction: Deborah Ann Shoemaker, PPLC Consultant
                Presenter: The Honorable Todd Stephens (Tentatively Scheduled)

1:30 PM    Solutions to the Problem from the PPLC Perspective- LOCUS
Introduction/Moderator: Mary Anne Albaugh, COE UPMC Rural Health 
                Presenter-Wes Sowers (UPMC/WPIC) 

2:15 PM    Solutions to the Problem from the PPLC Perspective- SMART Tool
                Introduction/Moderator: Mary Anne Albaugh 
Presenter(s)- Rachel Talley (UPENN) and Sosunmolu Shoyinka (DBHiDS)

3:00 PM            Networking Break

3:15 PM    Solutions to the Problem from the PPLC Perspective- Innovation: Workforce Development
                Presenter- Stan Mrozowski, PPLC Consultant

4:00 PM    Solutions to the Problem from the PPLC Perspective- Innovation: ICT
                Presenter- Ken Thompson 

4:45 PM            Today’s Highlights/Attendee Comments 
                Ken Thompson

5:00 PM            Adjourn

Harrisburg Hilton
1 North 2nd Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
United States

Hybrid meeting with options for in-person or virtual attendance.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania Psychiatric Leadership Council (PPLC). The University of Pittsburgh 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.

Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity. 

Available Credit

  • 7.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 7.50 Attendance

Price

Cost:
$1.00
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Participation by all individuals is encouraged. Advance notification of any special needs will help us provide better service. Please notify us of your needs at least two weeks in advance of the program by emailing herschkmg@upmc.edu.

For more information, please contact:
Mary Herschk 
Phone: 412-647-4860
Email: herschkmg@upmc.edu

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