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An Empowering Culture of Change:
A Professional Conference Addressing the Issues of Morbidity and Mortality Rates in the Mentally Ill

Current research regarding morbidity and mortality rates among those with serious mental illness, specifically draws attention to the relationship of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and collaborative health care for the seriously mentally ill population.

Tuesday, April 22, & Wednesday, April 23, 2008
7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Location
Phoenix Marriott Mesa
200 N. Centennial Way
Mesa, AZ 85201

Registstation
Registration Begins April 1, 2008. To learn more about CME and conference information, please call MHAAZ at (480) 994-4407, (800) MHA-9277 (outside Maricopa County) or e-mail smanning@mhaarizona.org, blawrence@mhaarizona.org, or aberger@mhaarizona.org.

Speakers                     
Medical Comorbidity Associated with Mental Illness and Its Treatment
Dan W. Haupt, M.D. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and is an Assistant Director for the Barnes Jewish Hospital Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic. He is a collaborator on Nation Institutes of Health (NIMH) funded studies of neuroendocrinology, including medication effects on glucose and lipid metabolism and adiposity in adults and children.

The Enhanced Medical Home
Randall Christensen M.D., Medical Director: Home Based Youth Services, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Crews’n Health Mobile-Collaborative care in the community to an underserved population of youth from birth to age 24. Learn about exciting, innovative and forward looking programs.

An Avoidable Tragedy: The Relationship of Premature Death in Serious Mental Illness: How Do We Respond?
Dale Svendsen M.D. After 35 years of service, Dr. Svendsen recently retired as Medical Director, Ohio Department of Mental Health, Columbus, Ohio. He is currently a Staff Psychiatrist, Riverside Methodist Hospitals in Columbus, and Associate Professor Clinical Psychiatry, The Ohio State University College of medicine, Department of Psychiatry in Columbus.
His work has focused on wellness for people with serious mental illness, as well as morbidity and mortality rates in persons with mental illness.

The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey through Madness
Elyn R. Saks, Orin B. Evans Professor of Law, Psychology, and Psychiatry and the Behavioral Health Sciences, University of Southern California Law School, Associate Dean for Research, USC Law School, Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry. She specializes in mental health law, criminal law, and children and the law. Her recent research focused on ethical dimensions of psychiatric research for forced treatment of the mentally ill. Additionally, she teaches at the Institute of Psychiatry and the Law at the Keck School of Medicine at USC and is an adjunct professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego.

No Health without Mental Health
David L. Shern, PhD., As President and CEO of Mental Health America since 2006, Dr. Shern brings national experience in the field of behavioral health. With more than 30 years of distinguished service in mental health services research and system reform, he is one of the nation’s leading mental health experts. Prior to coming to NMHA, he served as dean of the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute (FIMH) at the University of South Florida, one of the largest research and training institutes in behavioral health services in the United States.

Creating a Culture of Empowerment and Self-Responsibility
Stephen Wilson, M.D., Corporate Medical Director, Telecare Corp. Risk Management and Cost Control using a Recovery-Centered Treatment Model A Recovery Centered Clinical System (RCCS) creates a different framework than traditional settings and generates promising evidence of improved outcomes for consumers. A sense of personal powerlessness interferes with effective choice making. By understanding the power dynamics active in relationships, providers have the opportunity to create relationships that awaken personal power and self-responsibility.

Primary Care in the Behavioral Health Model
Bill Rosenfeld, M.C., L.P.C., V.P., Mt. Park Behavioral Health Center
Mr. Rosenfeld has 20 years experience in behavioral health and health care. Heand his staff successfully accommodates the demands of a community health center. He communicates effectively to physicians, staff members and patients the importance of the collaborative care model that includes asthma, diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, cancer screenings and mental health.

Psychopathology and Mental Health across the Lifespan: An Introduction
Andrew Skodol, M.D., President, Board of Directors-Institute for Mental Health, Research Professor, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Dept of Psychiatry formerly Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY. A nationally renowned scientist and psychiatrist, Dr. Skodol is passionate about mental health research and its implications for understanding, treating and preventing mental illness.

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