Behavioral Health Integration Symposium Announced
August 27th, 2018 | Clinical ConnectionsOn October 18th the URMC Department of Psychiatry, Division of Collaborative Care & Wellness Division will be hosting the 2018 Rochester Behavioral Health Annual Symposium, “Care Management, Behavioral Health, and Health Technology,” an event focused on behavioral health integration into medical service lines with a particular attention to telepsychiatry and other technological advancements in the field.
Open to physicians and multidisciplinary health care providers from across the community, the symposium will discuss sustainable, research-proven, integrative approaches to cost-effectively improve health outcomes for individuals coping with both medical and behavioral issues.
The keynote speaker is Henry Chung, MD, vice president of Care Management Organization at Montefiore Medical Center. In his role at Montefiore, Dr. Chung provides medical leadership for care management activities for over 300,000 patients in value based programs and leads cquality improvement activities for the medical center and community physician partnership that is central to the success and sustainability of the institution and its ACO. Other symposium presenters include: Michael Hasselberg, PhD and Jennifer Richman, MD – “Technology Driven Behavioral Health Integration: Opportunities in Payment Reform” as well as Gloria Baciewicz, MD and Patrick Seche, MS – “Substance Use Disorder and its Treatment in the Region.”
The symposium will be held on Thursday, October 18, 2018, 8:00 am – 3:30 pm at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 East Main St., Rochester, NY 14604. A discounted registration fee is available if registered before October 4th. Register for the Symposium by clicking here.
Symposium registrants can also attend the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association’s 20th annual conference that will be held in Rochester, October 18-20 at a reduced rate. More information about that conference can be found here.
