Contact

Greg Holzheimer 
The Geriatric Mental Health Alliance of New York 
gholzheimer@mhaofnyc.org 
(212) 614-5753 

When

Monday May 14, 2012 from 11:30 AM to 4:30 PM EDT

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Where

Albany Marriott 
189 Wolf Road
Albany, NY 12205 

 
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Building Integrated Physical and Behavioral Health Care for Older Adults:
Lessons Learned and Future Goals

The mental health landscape is rapidly changing.  Learn about how mental health reforms will impact older adults with mental illness and how innovative demonstration programs established pursuant to the Geriatric Mental Health Act of New York are building and sustaining integrated care for older adults in this new healthcare environment.


Agenda

11:00am-11:45am: Registration and Lunch

11:45am-12:00pm: Welcoming Remarks
Kimberly Williams
Director, Geriatric Mental Health Alliance of New York
Michael Friedman
Honorary Chair, Geriatric Mental Health Alliance of New York
Greg Olsen
Acting Director, New York State Office for the Aging

12:00pm-12:30pm: The Changing Behavioral Health Landscape: Impact on Older Adults
Dr. Robert Myers
Senior Deputy Commissioner and Division Director for Adult Services
New York State Office of Mental Health

12:30pm-1:00pm: Lessons Learned from Geriatric Mental Health/Physical Health Integration Demonstration Programs
Dr. Steve Huz
New York State Office of Mental Health


1:00pm-2:15pm: Panel I: Round 1 Demo Projects: Impact Achieved and Sustaining the Work
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Facilitator:
Derek Jansen, Practice Management Alternatives  
 
Panelists: 
Jessica Dillon, Greene County Mental Health Center
Juliet Frodella, The Long Island Home/South Oaks Hospital
Deborah King, University of Rochester Medical Center
Richard Siegel, Metropolitan Hospital Center


2:15pm-3:30pm: Panel 2: Round 2 Demo Projects: Developing and Sustaining Bi-Directional Integrated Geriatric Mental Health Care in a Challenging and Opportunistic Health Care Environment

Facilitator:
TBD
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare

Panelists:
Geraldine Abelson, Interborough Developmental & Consultation Center
David Flomenhaft, Mercy Medical Center
Ira Frankel, Flushing Hospital Medical Center


3:30pm-3:45pm: Closing Remarks

3:45pm: Adjourn