Article archive / June 1, 2014
Originally published: . Volume 5, No. 10. Source pages: 15.
The Louisiana Primary Care Association’s Annual Medical Conference will be held on June 27-28, 2014 at the Hyatt French Quarter in New Orleans. The theme is “Providing Communities with Healthcare Access.”
The conference will address current issues in the healthcare industry. Educational sessions will be offered for Primary Care, Behavioral Health, and Oral Health Providers. The featured talk is “National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care,” presented by Darci Graves, MPP, MA.
In a mix of medical, behavioral, and business topics, the Association will present attendees an assortment of topics which include:
“Motivational Interviewing/Stages of Change in Primary Care Settings,” will be presented by James Wagley, MSW, LCSW-BACS. A workshop in “Integrated Behavioral Health Team Model and Delivery,” will be presented by Winn Community Health Center Team.
Mark Alain Dery, DO, will present, “HIV and Louisiana.” And Patti Barovechio, MN, RN, CCM, will speak on, “Quality Improvement Approach.”
“Integrating Behavioral Health – Connecting Community and School Health,” will be presented by Lauren Arnold, BS, MSW, LCSW. And Margaret Kemp, MSW, LCSW, will present on “Trauma Informed Therapy.” “Behavioral Health Interventions for Insomnia,” is presented by J. Nile Wagley, PhD, LPC.
John Patterson, DDS, will present “Team Building.”
“Telepsychiatry Services in Rural Settings,” will be presented by Gayle Pletsch, MD, and Margaret Kemp, MSW, LCSW.
“Providing School-Based Counseling Utilizing the Louisiana Behavioral Health Partnership, is by Jill Waltemate, MA.
And the General Session presentation on “Predictive Analytics in Healthcare,” is offered by Jonathan Chapman.
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