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MADC Education Forum
The Future Is NOW
Innovation and Partnership at the Heart of Behavioral Health
As leaders working at the intersection of addiction-related healthcare systems, you are engaged each day in actively transforming your organizations and the services you provide. The upcoming MADC Education Forum brings together top practitioners and thinkers to share strategies and resources that will improve how Maryland addresses the ever increasing demand for high-quality services. It is clear we must think beyond incremental change and harness the powers of innovation and partnership to bring the true impact this time demands.
Who should attend?:
Behavioral health and healthcare practitioners
Criminal justice and law enforcement partners
Education and social service professionals
Advocates and decision-makers influencing addiction-related healthcare
All attendees will enhance their capacity to make the smart decisions, explore innovative ideas, and form new partnerships. Further, attendees will learn about and discuss innovative partnerships that support high-quality treatment and have the opportunity to meet and interact with colleagues and stakeholders from across the state.
We promise the day will be a highly rewarding educational and networking experience.
SUD Treatment and Maryland’s Justice Reinvestment Efforts
Earlier this year after months of bipartisan consideration and debate that engaged stakeholders from across the criminal justice system in consultation with healthcare advocates, the Justice Reinvestment Coordinating Council submitted 19 recommendations to Governor Larry Hogan and the Maryland General Assembly for review. The Justice Reinvestment Act (JRI) was formed from the recommendations and passed by an overwhelming majority in the House and Senate during the 2016 Session. The bill was signed into law by Governor Hogan on May 19, 2016. The Justice Reinvestment Act represents the most comprehensive criminal justice reform to pass in a generation and will enable Maryland to better help families, restore communities, keep our streets safe, and move Maryland’s economy forward. The Governor’s Office will provide an update on implementation of the Justice Reinvestment Act and the role of treatment to impact the lives of Marylanders who enter and exit the criminal justice system.
Cara Sullivan, Special Assistant to the Chief Legislative Officer, Office of Governor Larry Hogan
Honoring the Chronic Care Disease Model; Identifying and Providing Harm Reduction/Secondary Prevention in the Spectrum of SUD Services
Secondary prevention/harm reduction is a cost-effective and important tool to improve the health, engagement and outcomes of those who are still using drugs and will be an important tool as healthcare systems move toward value-based purchasing and pay for performance in this and all other areas of healthcare. Special attention will be given to the importance of learning, implementing, and evaluating harm reduction measures as a necessity as we enter the wave of payment reform in healthcare.
Dr. Kima Joy Taylor
Innovation & Partnership Panel
In business and in life, innovation and partnerships act as accelerators for growth. Across Maryland public and private health care providers are using innovation and new partnerships to achieve the best outcomes for their patients by leveraging their combined strengths and uniting around a shared purpose to increase access to care, reduce costs and deliver innovative healthcare solutions. Gain first-hand knowledge of three cutting-edge programs utilizing innovation and partnership at the center of their work.
Becky Hogamier – Director, Washington County Day Reporting Center
Kim Wireman – CEO, Powell Recovery
Kathleen O’Brien, PhD – CEO, Walden Behavioral Health
The Broad Impact of Addiction Requires a Broad Set of Partners
This session will highlight best practices and needed reforms that support proactive partnering across healthcare, law enforcement, education, and social service professionals and systems. Special attention will be given to the many impact points needed to ensure true system change. Attendees will have the opportunity to identify and reflect on the impact points of their organization and brainstorm about potential partnerships needed to advance their mission.
Becky Vaughn, VP of Addictions, National Council for Behavioral Health
Lunch and 4.5 CEUs are included in the registration fee.
Co-sponsored by the Maryland Behavioral Health Administration’s
Office of Workforce Development and Training.