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Integrated health. That phrase is used often, but if it were truly put into practice, our healthcare system would be providing better care to all. We encourage you to participate in the Changing Care Together Summit to explore what effective whole-person care looks like — and, more importantly — how we can work together to ensure vital behavioral, mental, and physical health needs are met.
$50 registration
Registration includes breakfast, lunch, valet parking, and the opportunity
to earn CME and CE credits for RN, SW, and CCM.
Tentative
AGENDA
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8:00 |
Check-in & networking breakfast |
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8:30 |
Welcome & opening remarks |
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8:45 |
Notes from the field |
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9:00 |
Keynote speech: Sachin H. Jain, MD, MBA, FACP |
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10:00 |
Q&A |
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10:15 |
Networking break |
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10:30 |
Speaker session |
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11:30 |
Lunch |
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12:15 |
Panel discussion |
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1:15 |
Speaker session |
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2:15 |
Advocacy Session |
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3:00 |
Call to action |
Keynote Speaker
Sachin H. Jain, MD, MBA, FACP
Dr. Jain is CEO of SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit Medicare Advantage plans, which serves more than 300,000 members across California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico.
Previously, Dr. Jain was President and CEO of CareMore and Aspire Health, which served 200,000 Medicare and Medicaid patients in 32 states. He also served as Chief Medical Information & Innovation Officer at Merck & Co., was Senior Advisor to the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and was the first Deputy Director for policy and programs at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI).
Dr. Jain graduated from Harvard College and earned his MD from Harvard Medical School and MBA from Harvard Business School. He is Adjunct Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine and is a member of the boards of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), Omada Health, Advantage Healthcare Services, and The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans.
Featured Speaker
Michelle P. Durham, MD, MPH, DFAPA, DFAACAP
Michelle P. Durham, MD, MPH, DFAPA, DFAACAP, is a triple-boarded physician with national certification in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Adult Psychiatry, and Addiction Medicine. She is a Senior Fellow for Child, Adolescent, and Family Mental Health at the Meadow Mental Health Policy Institute, Associate Consultant with Lorio Forensics, and a Psychiatrist for Instride Health. Previously, Dr. Durham was the Vice Chair of Education at the Boston Medical Center (BMC) Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Pediatrics at Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. She is also a voluntary Clinical Associate Professor of Clinical Sciences at the University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine.
Dr. Durham has worked in large public hospitals serving individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use issues who are disproportionately impacted by trauma, racism, structural trauma, and family disruption. She has extensive experience across a continuum of mental health treatment settings, including psychiatric emergency departments, mobile crisis teams, and in-home and outpatient clinics. She has also served as a consultant to primary care physicians at federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and in the hospital setting. Dr. Durham provides expert evaluation and testimony for forensic civil and criminal cases, and has practiced in public and private settings serving both children and adults. She is involved at the state and national level with the American Psychiatric Association and American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, where she works to improve the standard of care for adults, children, and adolescents. She has testified for the U.S. Senate HELP and Finance Committees to advocate for increased funding, access, and parity in mental health and substance use treatment.
speaker session
Sandy Lancaster, CVS II
As a Conservatorship Specialist II for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), Sandy Lancaster is passionate about supporting children in the care of CPS, as well as helping parents become their best selves. She is dedicated to improving access to mental and behavioral health services for young people.
panel contributor
Suzanne Jarvis, MPH
Suzanne Jarvis, MPH, serves as Chief Analytics and Communication Officer of Houston Recovery Center, with a primary role in operationalizing, tracking, and evaluating the performance of HRC’s recovery management service model implemented through the Medicaid section 1115 waiver. She is the Vice President of the National Sobering Collaborative Board and participates on steering committees focusing on community-based solutions for chronic homelessness, health equity, Pathways community hub, and advocacy related to substance use legislation. Suzanne has a BA in Psychology from Franklin and Marshall College, an MPH from the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health, and has published in the American Journal of Public Health.
panel contributor
Laurel Williams, DO
Laurel Williams, DO, is a Professor in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Williams is the Medical Director of a state-wide child psychiatry access network and tele-mental health provider for schools. She is also the Training Director for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She completed both her fellowship and residency training at Baylor College of Medicine in 2004 upon graduation from the University of North Texas School of Osteopathic Medicine in 1999. In 2020, Dr. Williams received a Women of Excellence Award and a Norton Rose Educational Leadership Faculty Excellence Award at Baylor College of Medicine. In 2021, the NAMI Greater Houston chapter presented Dr. Williams with a Heroes and Hope Across Greater Houston Award.
panel contributor
Melissa Pérez-Halley, MSW, LCSW, MA
Melissa Pérez-Halley, MSW, LCSW, MA, is a first-generation Mexican-American who oversees the Community Health Workers for the Multi-Visit Patient (MVP) initiative at Harris Health System. Previously, she served as a social worker at CityBlock Health, where she worked throughout Brooklyn, New York, building relationships in order to remove difficult medical and social barriers. Melissa is passionate about providing patients with navigation support while always being patient centered. She has a Master of Social Work from CUNY Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College and a Master of Arts in Art History from SUNY Stonybrook.