AACP Committee Report Form       

IPS Mtg 2009

 

Committee: Program

Members present: Adams, Altschuler, Christensen, Everett, Kovasznay, Panzer, Pollack. Ragins

 

I.                   Winter Meeting

Still working on possibility of joint meeting with National Council in Orlando in March.  Several board members have submitted presentation proposals.  Those that get accepted will get reduced tuition for the meeting.  Hunter McQuistion and David Pollack have more negotiating to do regarding possible concessions from the National Council to make it more feasible for board members to attend.  Hunter will be resubmitting a revised funding proposal to Teva Pharmaceuticals.

 

II.        Symposium Submissions for 2010 APA

 

Adams on harm reduction

Altschuler on rational prescribing

Thompson on BH-PC integration

Lim on the tattered safety net

 

III.       Ideas for 2010 IPS

 

  1. Overview of recovery for psychiatrists.  Mark Ragins to coordinate
    1. What would a recovery-oriented psychiatrist do and what would such a practice look like?
    2. How does recovery work and how does it relate/interface with the medical model?
    3. Engagement strategies for persons who are not connected, engaged?  How to meet people where they are so that they will be motivated to participate in treatment and recovery?
    4. How do psychiatrists successfully relate to the anger/hostility/mistrust of the recovery movement that is blaming/angry/traumatized and expressing it directly to clinicians.
  2. Person-centered primary health homes and integration of behavioral health services.  Dick Christensen, David Pollack, and Anita Everett to coordinate
    1. Models of integration within behavioral health settings, including examples from around the country, e.g. PACs, clubhouse settings, recipients of the SAMHSA grants.
    2. What skills and knowledge are required for psychiatrists and other BH providers to work with PCPs and how to collaborate with PCPs. 
    3. Tele-consultation models
    4. NASMHPD indicators report (Alan Radke)
    5. Integrated EHR.  Washtenaw County
  3. Leadership and Mentoring training for community psychiatrists.  Reprise the symposium from the 2009 APA mtg.  Peter Chen, Anita Everett, David Pollack to coordinate
    1. Importance of supporting effective leadership by psychiatrists
    2. Examples of psychiatrists who have successfully obtained/reclaimed leadership positions and
    3. How successful public psychiatric leaders’ careers evolved, people at different stages (resident, early, mid and late career) and lessons they’ve learned.  (Sarah Altschuler)
  4. How do you take care of yourself and manage your energy so that you continue to be effective, i.e., prevent burnout and compassion fatigue  Paula Panzer to coordinate
  5. 21st century public psychiatry in terms of the 5 IOM core competencies  Paula Panzer to coordinate