This page includes archived session materials from the 2018 National Health Care for the Homeless Conference & Policy Symposium. Slides and other materials, where available, are listed directly below the title of each session.
Pre-Conference Institutes | Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Building Community Coalitions to Address the Opioid Crisis
View slides from this presentation (PDF). Building Coalitions to Address the Opioid Crisis; Opioid Overdose Preparedness and Response in Congregate Housing and Shelters; Embracing and Improving Collective Impact to Address the Opioid Crisis; Ohio Community Collective Impact Model; Rhode Island Strategic Plan; Understanding the Overdose Epidemic, Addiction, and Treatment. Additional Materials Include Ohio Sample Strategic Plan (PDF).
Presented by: Valerie Leach, OCPSI (Office of Prevention & Wellness, Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services); Barry Zevin, MD (Medical Director, SFDPH Street Medicine and Shelter Health); Ivan Wolfson, MD, FABFM, FABAM (MD, Providence Community Health Centers); Holly Raffle, PhD, MCHES (Associate Professor, Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, Ohio University); Bill Barberg (President & Founder, Insightformation, Inc.); Veronica Schulz (Leader of Strategic Initiatives and Community Engagement, Hennepin County Public Health); Lexi Holtum (Executive Director, Rummler Hope Foundation); & Beckie Tachick, BA (Street Outreach Manager, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program)
Come Together: Community Collaborations for Better Outcomes
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Presented by: Caroline Gumpenberger, MPH (Director of Education, National Health Care for the Homeless Council); Lauryn Berner, MSW, MPH (Project Manager, National Health Care for the Homeless Council); Brooks McKinney, MSW (Director of Vulnerable Populations, Mission Health System); Katie Miller (Director of Education and Employment, Youthlink); Marney Thomas (Director of Partnerships and Community Engagement, Youthlink); Carol Aschbacher (Family Nurse Practitioner, Hennepin County); & Molly A. Hoff (Clinic Supervisor, Hennepin County)
Expanding Access to Housing & Health Care Through Policy & Community Collaborations
View slides from this presentation (PDF). Lay of the Land; Medicaid Waivers; Hennepin Health; Hospital Partnerships. Additional Materials include PCI Handout.
Presented by: Frances Isbell, MA (President and CEO, Healthcare for the Homeless Houston); Rachel Solotaroff, MD, MCR (President and CEO, Central City Concern); Sean Hubert (Chief Housing and Employment Officer, Central City Concern); Stephen B. Brown, LCSW (Director of Preventive Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System); Ross Owen (Health Strategy Director, Hennepin County); Marie Zimmerman (Medicaid Director, Minnesota Department of Human Services); Andy Patterson, MSW, PhD (Director of Homeless Services, Family Health Centers, Inc.); John Gilvar (Manager, Health Care for the Homeless Network, Seattle King County Department of Public Health); Debbie Thiele (Managing Director, Western U.S., CSH); Tracy N Dannen-Grace (Director, Community Partnerships & Philanthropy, Kaiser Permanente – Community Health); Danielle Robertshaw, MD (Senior Medical Director, HCMC Community Connections Care Ring, Hennepin County Medical Center); & Peter Toepfer (Executive Director, Center for Housing and Health)
Medical Respite Care: Engaging your Community
View slides from this presentation (PDF). Medical Respite Care; Harm Reduction and Medical Respite; Additional Materials include Evidence for Harm Reduction Practices Handout (PDF).
Presented by: Julia Dobbins, MSW (Project Manager, National Health Care for the Homeless Council); Chauna R Brocht, LCSW-C (Director of Supportive Services, Health Care for the Homeless, Baltimore); Brandon S. Clark, MBA (CEO, Circle the City); Stephen B. Brown, LCSW (Director of Preventive Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System); Kim Despres, DHA, RN (RN Program Director, Circle the City); Leslie Enzian, MD (Medical Director, Edward Thomas House Medical Respite Program, Harborview Medical Center); Brooks McKinney, MSW (Director of Vulnerable Populations, Mission Health System); David Munson, MD (Medical Director, Barbara McInnis House, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program); Regina Reed, MPH (National Health Policy Organizer, National Health Care for the Homeless Council); Alice Moughamian, RN, CNS (Program Director, Medical Respite and Sobering Center); & Maria Finnell, JD (Medical Director, Anthem Inc)
Sessions | Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Session I: Workshops
Addiction Medicine: Update 2018
View slides from this presentation (PDF). Addiction as a Disease Model; Smoking Cessation; Fentanyl; Drug Testing. Additional Materials include Addiction Medicine Handout (PDF).
Presented by: Barry Zevin, MD (Medical Director, SFDPH Street Medicine and Shelter Health); Ivan Wolfson, MD, FABFM, FABAM (Providence Community Health Centers); & Gina Limon, RN (Nurse, Street Medicine and Shelter Health, San Francisco Department of Public Health)
Beyond the Emergency of Homelessness: Planning and Responding Strategically to Disasters & Emergencies
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Presented by: Lucy Kasdin, LCSW (Deputy Director, Alameda County Health Care for the Homeless); Frances Isbell, MA (President and CEO, Healthcare for the Homeless Houston); & David Peery, JD (Grant Writer, Camillus Health Concern)
Demonstrating the Value and Impact of Health Care for the Homeless through Data Trends
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Presented by: Jonathan Chapman (Director, Community Health Center Advisory Services, Capital Link) & Heidi Nelson, MHSA (CEO, Duffy Health Center)
Developing Medical-Legal Partnership in Health Care for the Homeless Programs
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Presented by: Darlene M. Jenkins, DrPH (Senior Director of Programs, National Health Care for the Homeless Council); Sharena Hagins, MPH, CHES (Research Associate, The George Washington University); & Tillman Farley, MD (Chief Medical Officer, Salud Family Health Centers)
Expanding Medical Respite Services: Program Development and Implementation
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Presented by: Alice Moughamian, RN, CNS (Program Director, Medical Respite and Sobering Center); Kate Shuton, RN (Director of Shelter Health, San Francisco Department of Public Health); & Chelsea Moon, ASW (Medical Social Worker, San Francisco Department of Public Health)
Housing, Not Handcuffs: Working Together to End the Criminalization of Homelessness, and Protect the Human Rights of People Experiencing Homelessness
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Presented by: Bob Erlenbusch (Executive Director, Sacramento Regional Coalition to End Homelessness)
Interdisciplinary Implementation of Early Childhood Screening Tool in Healthcare for the Homeless Clinic System
Presented by: Delayne Caseman, RN, MPH (Clinical Manager, Children’s Health Center) & Emily Wolfe, MSW, LICSW (Senior Social Worker, Hennepin County)
Social Storytelling: Making Homelessness and Homeless Services Real to a Broader Community
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Presented by: Rick N. Brown (Communications Manager, National Health Care for the Homeless Council) & Jennifer Dix (Communications Assistant, National Health Care for the Homeless Council)
Session II: Facilitated Discussions
“New Place, New Problems”
Presented by: Esther Valdez, MD (Director for Behavioral Health, BHCHP) & Larry Adams (Consumer, CAB Member, BHCHP)
Best Practices for Shelter Based Care
Presented by: Annie M. Nicol, FNP (Director of Homeless Services, Petaluma Health Center) & Mary L. Tornabene, FNP (Family Nurse Practitioner, Heartland Health Outreach)
Beyond Outreach: Why Your HCH Needs Street Medicine
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Presented by: Leah Warner, FNP, MPH (Nurse Practitioner, Street Medicine and Shelter Health, San Francisco Department of Public Health) & Beckie Tachick, BA (Street Outreach Manager, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program)
Building Hospital and Supportive Housing Partnerships
Presented by: Peter Toepfer (Executive Director, Center for Housing and Health) & Stephen B. Brown, LCSW (Director of Preventive Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System)
Building Inclusive Communities Begins at Home
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Presented by: Vanessa Borotz, LGSW (Client Relations Specialist, Baltimore Health Care for the Homeless) & Gary Cobb (Community Outreach Coordinator & Peer Workforce Coordinator, Central City Concern)
Encampments: The Expanding Frontline of Homelessness in America Poses Challenges for the HCH Community
View slides from this presentation (PDF). Additional materials include Council Statement (PDF).
Presented by: Eric S. Tars, JD (Senior Attorney, National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty); Art Rios (NCAB Regional Representative, Central City Concern); Brian Bickford, MA, LMHC (Central Mass PATH Team Leader, Eliot CHS); & Barbara DiPietro, PhD (Senior Director of Policy, National Health Care for the Homeless Council)
Treating Opiate Addiction across Walls: Reaching People Experiencing Homelessness and Inmates from Europe to North America
Presented by: Marcia Tanur, MD (MAT Physician, Harbor Homes)
What is an Ideal Health System Partner? A Health System’s Journey to Create and Implement a Healthcare for the Homeless Scorecard
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Presented by: Tony Beltran, MBA (VP, Safety Net Transformation, Trinity Health); Carrie Harnish, LMSW (Clinical Director Community Benefit, Trinity Health and Clinical Director Community Health and Well Being, Trinity Health); & Micalah Webster, LLMSW, MPH Candidate (Social Work Intern, Trinity Health)
Session III: Workshops
Beyond the Medical Model: Managing Diabetes and Chronic Disease through a Social Determinants Lens
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Presented by: Lauryn Berner, MSW, MPH (Project Manager, National Health Care for the Homeless Council); Darlene M. Jenkins, DrPH (Senior Director of Programs, National Health Care for the Homeless Council); Lawanda Williams (Director of Housing Services, Health Care for the Homeless); Eowyn Rieke, MD, MPH (Associate Medical Director of Primary Care, Central City Concern); Derek A. Winbush (NCAB Co-Chair, Boston Health Care for the Homeless); & Pascale L. Leone (Associate Director, CSH)
Collaborative Office-Based Opioid Treatment for Homeless and High-Risk Populations
Presented by: Paul Brasler, LCSW (Behavioral Health Coordinator, Daily Planet Health Services); Stephen Popovich, MD (Medical Director, Daily Planet Health Services); & Nancy Wallace, FNP (Nurse Practitioner, Daily Planet Health Services)
If You Build It, Will They Come? Strategies for Recruitment and Retention in Consumer Engagement
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Presented by: Katherine Cavanaugh, MSW (Consumer Advocate, National Health Care for the Homeless Council); Kendall R. Clark (Governing Board Member, City of Newark Department of Health & Community Wellness); & Rodney A. Dawkins (NCAB Chair, Heartland Health Outreach)
Integrated Care Anywhere: Utilizing Interdisciplinary Visits and Shared Decision-Making to Engage Reticent Consumers
Presented by: Kara Cohen, BSN, MSN, CRNP (Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Project Home); Kevin Hails, MD (Psychiatrist, Pathways to Housing PA); & Erin Umland, BSN, RN (Registered Nurse, Service Coordinator, Pathways to Housing PA)
Planning in Uncertain Times: Flexible Strategies, Risk Management, and Financial Modeling
Presented by: Michael Anderson (Senior Manager, La Piana Consulting) & Jennifer L. Metzler, MPH (Executive Director, Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless, Inc.)
Racism and Homelessness: A Research Update from the SPARC Initiative
Presented by: Jeffrey Olivet, MA (CEO, Center for Social Innovation) & Marc Dones, BA (Associate Director of Equity Initiatives, Center for Social Innovation)
There is No Magic Wand: Creating a Culture of Advocacy, One Step at a Time.
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Presented by: Nathalie Interiano, MA (Policy and Advocacy Associate, Care for the Homeless); Michael Austin (Client Advocate, Care for the Homeless); & Julie Kozminski, MPH, CPH, CHES (Policy and Planning Analyst, Unity Health Care)
Research Oral Presentations:
Health service use by people experiencing homelessness: a comparison of sheltered and unsheltered populations
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Presented by: James Petrovich (Texas Christian University); Joel Hunt, MPAS, PA-C (JPS Health Network); & Erin Roark Murphy, LMSW (University of Texas at Arlington)
Substance Use and Social Networks after Moving into Permanent Supportive Housing
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Presented by: Taylor Harris (University of Southern California)
Non-residential Fathers Contributions to the Health & Well-being of their Children in Shelters: A Phenomenological Study
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Presented by: Karen M. Hudson, PhD, MSW, LSW (CHOP)
Session IV: Facilitated Discussions
Development of an Integrated Vivitrol Group Visit for Current and Former Medical Respite Clients with a History of Alcohol Use Disorder
Presented by: Ciara Mahan, PhD (Licensed Psychologist, Valley Homeless Healthcare Program); Sara Jeevanjee, MD (Medical Director, Medical Respite Program, Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System); & Aleksandra Ceprnic, PhD candidate (Psychology Assistant, Santa Clara Medical Respite Program)
Are We Doing Enough to End Homelessness? Part IV
Presented by: Wayne Centrone, NMD, MPH (Senior Health Advisor, Center for Social Innovation); Kevin Lindamood, MSW (President & CEO, Health Care for the Homeless, Baltimore); Jim O’Connell, MD (President, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program); Jeffrey Olivet, MA (CEO, Center for Social Innovation); & Barbara DiPietro, PhD (Senior Director of Policy, National Health Care for the Homeless Council)
Challenges in Integrated Care: Recognizing and Resolving Staff Splits
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Presented by: Emily Watters, MD (Adult Psychiatrist, Contra Costa County Healthcare for the Homeless) & Michael Myette, LCSW (Mental Health Clinical Specialist – Supervisor, Contra Costa County Healthcare for the Homeless)
Hardcore Advocacy: What Does Good Care Mean for the People Experiencing Homelessness
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Presented by: Mehera Reiter, MSW (Behavioral Health Clinician, Tom Waddell Urban Health Clinic) & Melissa Morelli, LCSW (Behavioral Health Clinician, Tom Waddell Urban Health Clinic)
Hep C: Working Towards a Cure as a Community
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Presented by: Tyler Gray, MD (Medical Director, Healthcare for the Homeless – West Baltimore); Boatemaa Ntiri-Reid, JD, MPH (Chief, Center for Viral Hepatitis, Maryland Department of Health); & Catherine Fowler, MPH, BSN, RN-BC (Adherence Nurse, Healthcare for the Homeless)
Single Payer NOW! Achieving the Universal Solution in an Incremental World
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Presented by: Regina Reed, MPH (National Health Policy Organizer, National Health Care for the Homeless Council); Geri Katz (Healthcare Reform Specialist, Minnesota Nurses Association); & Jamie Long (Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of Congressman Keith Ellison (MN-05))
What Should HCHs and the National HCH Council Do to Address Racial Inequity?
Presented by: Bobby Watts, MPH, MS, CPH (CEO, National Health Care for the Homeless Council) & Jennifer L. Metzler, MPH (Executive Director, Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless, Inc.)
Sessions | Thursday, May 17, 2017
Session V: Workshops
Activating your Inner Aesop: Developing and Sharing Passionate Stories with Impact
View slides from this presentation (PDF): Activating your Inner Aesop; Valley Homeless Healthcare Slides. Additional materials include Creating Your Story Worksheet (PDF), NHCHC Storytelling Guide (PDF), Storytelling One-Pager (PDF).
Presented by: Ari Kriegsman, MD (Physician, Valley Homeless Healthcare Program); Amy Grassette (OB Scheduler, Family Health Center); & Art Rios (NCAB Regional Representative, Central City Concern)
Clinical & Hands-On Care Oral Presentations:
Advance Care Planning in Homeless Healthcare
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Presented by: Laura Kaplan-Weisman, MD (The Institute for Family Health, Care for the Homeless) & Sara Sansone, RN (The CUNY School of Public Health and Hunter School of Nursing in Urban Public Health)
Developing and Implementing a Homeless Youth Healthcare Initiative
Presented by: Diane Santa Maria, DrPH, MSN, RN, PHNA-BC (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Nursing)
Caring for homeless patients to SEE a better future: collaborative initiative to increase access of optometry services.
Presented by: Gabriela Gonzalez, BS (Care for the Homeless)
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Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations: A Fancy New Care Model Tries to Improve Health
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Presented by: Danielle Robertshaw, MD (Senior Medical Director, HCMC Community Connections Care Ring, Hennepin County Medical Center); Barry Bock, RN (CEO, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program); Ross Owen (Health Strategy Director, Hennepin County); & Barbara DiPietro, PhD (Senior Director of Policy, National Health Care for the Homeless Council)
Partnership between Health Plan, Hospitals and Homeless Service Agency to House the Most Vulnerable
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Presented by: Cheri Todoroff, MPH (Deputy Director, LA County Department of Health Services Housing for Health) & Jessica Jew, MPH (Programs Manager, L.A. Care Health Plan)
Quick and Dirty Psychiatry: Practical Approaches for Managing Mental Illness
Presented by: Christian Neal, MD, MPA (General Psychiatrist/Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Centra Medical Group – Piedmont Psychiatric Center/Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine) & Kathryn Johnson, DO, MA (Medical Director Inpatient Psychiatry/Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Virginia Baptist Hospital/Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine)
Slowing the Revolving Door: Hospitals and Homeless Services Collaboration to Disrupt the Hospital-Homeless Cycle
View slides from this presentation (PDF). Additional materials include ED Screening Tool (PDF).
Presented by: John Betts, LMSW (Program Director, BronxWorks); Juan Rivera, LMSW (Program Director Homeless Outreach Team, BronxWorks); Lizica Troneci, MD (Chair, Department of Psychiatry, SBH Health System); Sarah Zammiello (Hospitals Coordinator, BronxWorks Inc); & Noel Concepción (Department Director, BronxWorks)
The Best (and Worst) of Both Worlds — Public Entity HCH Programs
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Presented by: Stephanie Abel, RN (Manager-Integrated Care, Hennepin County Public Health); Susan H. Spalding, MD (Medical Director Homeless Outreach Medical Services, Dallas County Hospital District); & John Gilvar (Manager, Health Care for the Homeless Network, Seattle King County Department of Public Health)
The Learning Curve of Medication Assisted Treatment in Primary Care
Presented by: Jennifer Smith, LCSW (Director of Behavioral Health, Primary Care Behavioral Health Provider, Project HOME, Stephen Klein Wellness Center); Rae Coleman, BA (Opiate Use Disorder Community Health Worker, Project HOME Health Services, Stephen Klein Wellness Center); Kara Cohen, BSN, MSN, CRNP (Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Project HOME); & Robin DeBates, LCSW (Behavioral Health Consultant, Project HOME Health Services)
Session VI: Facilitated Discussions
Best Foot Forward: Engaging Reticent Consumers with Holistic Podiatric Care
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Presented by: Lydia A. Williams, FNP-BC, CWOCN (Nurse Practitioner, Public Health Management Corporation) & Casey Alrich, MPH, CPHIMS (Director, Practice Transformation and Quality Improvement, National Nurse-Led Care Consortium and Board Member, Best Foot Forward Philly)
How to Move Your Health Center Toward Becoming an LGBTQ Health Care Leader
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Presented by: Pam Klein, RN, MSN, ACRN (Program Manager for Transgender Services, BHCHP) & Dirk Williams, JD (Compliance Officer/Government Grants Manager, BHCHP)
Implications of Practicing Harm Reduction in Supportive Housing
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Presented by: Tamela Johnson, APSS (Certified Peer Support Specialist, Family Health Centers) & Nolan Nelson, MSSW (Supportive Housing Supervisor, Family Health Centers)
Incorporating Community Health Paramedics into Your Homeless Healthcare Program
Presented by: Angela Brubaker (Family Nurse Practitioner, CommUnityCare); Cory Crouch (Community Health Paramedic, Austin/Travis County EMS); & Mike Sasser (Community Health Paramedic, Austin/Travis County EMS)
Milieu Mastery at Medical Respite—Strategies to Maximize Patient Success
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Presented by: Leslie Enzian, MD (Medical Director, Edward Thomas House Medical Respite Program, Harborview Medical Center and Attending Physician, Pioneer Square Clinic, Harborview Medical Center) & Sarah W Ciambrone, MS (Director of Clinical Innovations, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program)
The Art of Community of Practice as a Strategy: Transforming Medical Education and Clinical Practice to Address Homelessness
Presented by: Alaina Boyer, PhD (Director of Research, National Health Care for the Homeless Council); Katherine Y. Brown, EdD (Director, Communities of Practice, National Center for Medical Education, Development and Research. Meharry Medical College, Dept of Family and Community Medicine); & Patricia Matthews-Juarez, PhD (Vice President, Office of Faculty Affairs and Development, Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Director, Research Training Core, Health Disparities Research Center of Excellence, Meharry Medical College)
The Future of MH/SUD Policy and Homelessness: Emerging Issues
Presented by: Thomas Hart, JD (Disability Policy Engagement Director, Anthem, Inc.) & Nathaniel Counts, JD (Senior Director of Policy, Mental Health America)
They work for US! – Congressional Advocacy 101 for the HCH Community
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Presented by: Regina Reed, MPH (National Health Policy Organizer, National Health Care for the Homeless Council) & Jamie Long (Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of Congressman Keith Ellison (MN-05))
Session VII: Workshops
Collective Investing for Greater Community Impact: The Oregon Experience
Presented by: Rachel Solotaroff, MD, MCR (President and CEO, Central City Concern); Sean Hubert (Chief Housing and Employment Officer, Central City Concern); & Tracy N. Dannen-Grace (Director, Community Partnerships & Philanthropy, Kaiser Permanente – Community Health)
Mapping the Road to Healthcare for Vulnerable Populations
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Presented by: Patricia Sarvela (Development Director, Partnership Community Health Center); Amber Price (Health Advocate, Partnership Community Health Center); Jana Esden, DNP, APNP, FNP-BC (Family Nurse Practitioner, Partnership Community Health Center); & Sam R. Wolfe, M.Ed. (Homeless Program Coordinator, City of Chattanooga)
Overcoming Health and Housing Challenges for Justice-Involved Populations
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Presented by: Darlene M. Jenkins, DrPH (Senior Director of Programs, National Health Care for the Homeless Council); Kim Keaton, MPA (Associate Director, Corporation for Supportive Housing and Senior Program Manager, CSH); Carrie Craig, MSW, LCSW (Director of Housing First and ACT Services, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless); & Anne Feczko (Nurse Practitioner, Unity Health Care)
Real World Immigration and Other Legal Enforcement Issues at HCH Health Centers
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Presented by: Joy Favuzza, FNPC (Family Nurse Practitioner/Yoga Teacher, Care For The Homeless); Regina Reed, MPH (National Health Policy Organizer, National Health Care for the Homeless Council); & Alvaro M. Huerta (Staff Attorney, National Immigration Law Center)
The Road to Meeting the National Medical Respite Standards
Presented by: Lorna Lindo, MSW (Medical Social Worker, Valley Homeless Healthcare Program); Laurie Mello, RN (Lead referral nurse, Valley Homeless Healthcare Program/ Medical Respite Program); & Dominga Villagomez, RN (Registered Nurse, Valley Homeless Healthcare Program)
What’s new in homeless health care? A no-jargon summary of the latest research
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Presented by: Travis P. Baggett, MD, MPH (Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital; Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; and Institute for Research, Quality, and Policy in Homeless Health Care, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program); Stefan Kertesz, MD, MSc (Associate Professor of Medicine, Birmingham VA Medical Center / University of Alabama, Birmingham); & Katherine D. Vickery (Clinician-Investigator, Hennepin County Health Care for the Homeless)
Administrative Oral Presentations:
Trauma-Informed Community Behavioral Assessment & Intervention Teams
Presented by: Olga Vera, PhD (Coldspring Center)
Recipe for Success: Cooking Up a Quality Collaboration to Address Chronic Homelessness
Presented by: Thomas Hart, JD (Anthem, Inc.); Sue Laliberte, MSW (Anthem, Inc.); & Bradley York, RN (Anthem Indiana Medicaid)
Are You Ready?! A Medical Respite and Sobering Center’s Role in Emergency Response
Presented by: Megan Kennel, MSN, RN, PHN (San Francisco Department of Public Health Sobering Center) & Alice Moughamian, RN, CNS (Medical Respite and Sobering Center)
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Session VIII: Facilitated Discussions
#MeToo – Women who are Homeless say ‘Me Too,’ But No One Listens!
Presented by: Joanne Guarino (NCAB Regional Representative, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program) & Mary L. Tornabene, FNP (Family Nurse Practitioner, Heartland Health Outreach)
If You’re Not at the Table You’re on the Menu – Voter Registration and Engagement for People Experiencing Homelessness
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Presented by: Regina Reed, MPH (National Health Policy Organizer, National Health Care for the Homeless Council) & Joseph Benson, CHW (Community Health Worker, Health Care for the Homeless Houston)
If You’ve Got Five Minutes: Conversations that Make a Difference
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Presented by: Ken Kraybill, MSW (Director of Training, t3, Center for Social Innovation)
Navigating Clinical, Administrative, and Ethical Tensions of Medication Assisted Treatment in a Housing First Context
Presented by: Robin DeBates, LCSW (Behavioral Health Consultant, Project HOME Health Services)
Not so Trivial Pursuit – PCMH Edition
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Presented by: Chris Espersen, MSPH (Independent Contractor, Chris Espersen Consulting) & Mandy Graves May, MPH (Chief Quality and Information Officer, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless)
Point of Care Ultrasound in Homeless Medicine: A Practice Changing, Patient-Centered Tool
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Presented by: Joseph Mega, MD, MPH (Medical Director, Contra Costa Health Care for the Homeless) & Jason Reinking, MD (Medical Doctor, Oakland STOMP)
Using Telehealth to Deliver Health Care to Individuals Experiencing Homelessness
Presented by: Darlene M. Jenkins, DrPH (Senior Director of Programs, National Health Care for the Homeless Council) & Brandon Cook (Program Manager, New Horizon Family Health Services)
What’s Trending: A Space for Administrators to Vent about HCH Issues
Presented by: Michael Durham (Technical Assistance Manager, National Health Care for the Homeless Council)
Learning Labs | Friday, May 18, 2018
Advocacy 101 for Providers
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Presented by: Regina Reed, MPH (National Health Policy Organizer, National Health Care for the Homeless Council); Barbara DiPietro, PhD (Senior Director of Policy, National Health Care for the Homeless Council); Kevin Lindamood, MSW (President & CEO, Health Care for the Homeless, Baltimore); Lawanda Williams (Director of Housing Services, Health Care for the Homeless); Carrie Craig, MSW, LCSW (Director of Housing First and ACT Services, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless); Marcella Maguire, PhD (Director for Health Systems Integration, Corporation for Supportive Housing); & Sarah Franz (Outreach Director, Office of Senator Amy Klobuchar)
Developing and Expressing Health Center Value
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Presented by: Jonathan Chapman (Director, Community Health Center Advisory Services, Capital Link) & Jillian Maccini, MBA (Quality Improvement Lead, HITEQ Center)
Fostering Trauma-Informed Leadership Skills for Consumers
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Presented by: Valarie B. Dowell, BA (NCAB Co-Chair, Cincinnati Health Network); Joanne Guarino (NCAB Regional Representative, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program); Amy Grassette (OB Scheduler, Family Health Center); Keith Belton (NCAB Regional Representative, Heartland Health Outreach); Terrye Sukari Finley (NCAB Peer Advocate, Los Angeles Christian Centers); Paul L Tunison (Board Member, Santa Clara County Homeless Health Care Patient Family Advisory Team); David Peery, JD (Grant Writer, Camillus Health Concern); & Deidre Young (NCAB Regional Representative, Health Care for the Homeless Houston)
Oral Health Care for Diabetic Patients Without Homes
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Presented by: Candace Owen, RDH, MS, MPH (Education Director, NNOHA); Irene Hilton, DDS, MPH (Dental Consultant, NNOHA); Jean-Venable “Kelly” Goode, PharmD, BCPS, FAPhA, FCCP (Professor and Director, Community-Based Residency Program, Virginia Commonwealth University); Jernice Sarter Giles, DDS (Dental Director, Daily Planet Health Services); & Maureen Neal, CFRE (COO, Advancement, Daily Planet Health Services)