Conference Opening & Dr. Laura Sidari
Collaboration: The Key to Successful Integrated Behavioral Healthcare
Through this engaging keynote presentation, participants will learn about the complex but vital role of collaboration in effective integrated behavioral healthcare. What fosters interpersonal connectivity as healthcare professionals and more broadly as human beings? What circumstances tend to get in the way of collaboration? Using parallels to the fostering connectivity between siblings, the audience will come to understand on a deeper level how to cultivate collaboration across diverse teams, both in times of alignment and in moments of rupture.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will learn about the role of collaboration in fostering human connectivity across teams, using parallels to sibling relational development.
- Learners will discover intersections between collaboration and effective delivery of integrated behavioral healthcare.
- Participants will understand ways in which various elements of integrated care can help as well as hinder development of a collaborative team environment.
- Learners will identify opportunities to utilize collaboration to meet goals of integration, even in the midst of challenge and relational rupture.
Lisa Horowitz, Ph.D., MPH
Feasible Suicide Risk Screening and Assessment: Leveraging Medical Providers as Partners in Suicide Prevention
This presentation will describe the public health crisis of suicide and how healthcare providers can be partners in suicide prevention. Research that was translated into feasible universal suicide risk screening programs, which can identify patients at risk and bridge them to critical mental health care, will be discussed. Disparities in suicide rates and how screening can add to health equity will be presented. Additionally, the presenter will discuss how a clinical pathway for suicide risk screening can be flexibly adapted and implemented into a variety of healthcare settings.
Learning Objectives:
- Gain knowledge on a brief epidemiology of suicide and its application to the medical setting
- Describe research on suicide risk screening and management tools and how they are applied to real-world clinical settings.
- Describe the importance of healthcare providers in screening and assessing for suicide risk.
- Describe how screening as part of a 3-tiered clinical pathway makes management feasible in busy healthcare settings.
North Hills Medical Center Panel Discussion
A Primary Care Perspective
Panelists: Pennie Biggerstaff, Dr. Joel Christopher Cobb, Erica Schoelkopf, Taylor Sherrill.
Kristin Martin, DO, MS, FAAFP, FASAM, FACOFP
Unity in Healing: Collaborative Approaches to Substance Use Disorder Care
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize the value of collaborative, multidisciplinary approaches to addressing SUD, incorporating diverse perspectives and expertise within the healthcare team.
- Understand the principles and evidence-based practices of Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for substance use disorders.
- Gain competence in providing ongoing patient education and support regarding the benefits, risks, and expectations of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
- Identify the unique contributions and benefits of peer support in promoting recovery and wellness among individuals with behavioral health conditions.
Donald McDonald, MSW
Seeds of Compassion: Growing Life-Giving Practice in a Season of Loss
The unprecedented substance use mortality crisis gripping the United States is the pivotal moment of our time. Behavioral health professionals rally to reduce lives lost, alleviate disease burden, and champion wellness for all. Our commitment to evidence-based care and ethical integrity demands that we confront and dismantle barriers to our calling with unwavering resolve. We will explore the intricate motivations behind substance use, unravel the complexities of pathology, and illuminate the diverse pathways of recovery. Gain invaluable insights into the concepts of bias and implicit bias, as we navigate through the labyrinth of professional ethical codes, ensuring that our practice remains grounded in science and compassion. Equip yourself with valuable tools to navigate the moral landscape of client care, including a framework for exploring beliefs and fostering meaningful connections. Leave empowered with actionable recommendations for delivering impactful, person-centered care that honors the inherent worth and dignity of every individual. Join us in this imperative dialogue, where together, we pave the way toward a future where compassion triumphs over stigma, and every individual can thrive in a life of connection, autonomy, and purpose.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the multifaceted nature of the substance use mortality crisis in the United States, including its underlying motivations, complexities of pathology, and diverse pathways of recovery, to inform evidence-based interventions and policies aimed at reducing lives lost and alleviating disease burden.
- Identify and critically examine personal and professional biases, including implicit biases, that may impact the delivery of behavioral health care, and integrate strategies for mitigating bias into practice to ensure ethical integrity and the provision of compassionate, person-centered care.
- Develop practical skills and utilize a framework for exploring beliefs and fostering meaningful connections with clients, equipping oneself with actionable recommendations for delivering impactful, person-centered care that upholds the inherent worth and dignity of every individual, thereby contributing to the reduction of stigma and the promotion of holistic wellness within communities.
