2009 Health Care for the Homeless National Conference

2009 National HCH Conference & Policy Symposium

June 25-27, 2009
Pre-conference Institutes June 24, 2009

AGENDA

Videos: Thursday, June 25, Susan L. Neibacher Address: Representative Barney Frank Friday, June 26, Conference Keynote Address: Dr. Mary Hurley
Wednesday, June 24
7:00 - 8:30 am	Continental Breakfast
8:30 am - 4:30 pm	Pre-Conference Institutes: Health Care for the Homeless 101 .... information and materials Providing Training: Skills That Work .... information and materials Respite Care: Yes, We Can .... information and materials Creating Healthy Organizations: Innovative Leadership in Homeless Services .... information and materials An Advocate’s Policy Forum and Congressional Visit .... information and materials
3:00 - 6:00 pm	Conference Registration
Thursday, June 25
7:30 am - 5:30 pm	Conference Registration / Resource Room Open
7:30 - 8:30 am	Continental Breakfast/ Roundtable Discussions
8:30 - 10:00 am	Susan L. Neibacher Address: Representative Barney Frank video
10:30 - 12:00 noon	Workshops: Best Practices in Discharge Planning ..... information and materials Integrating Direct Service and Advocacy ..... information and materials What Effective HCH Project Directors Need to Know ..... information and materials Establishing Health and Hygiene Standards of Care in City-Funded Shelters ..... information and materials Developing a Consumer Advisory Board ..... information and materials Outreach and Street Medicine ..... information and materials Medical Considerations for Patients on Atypical Antipsychotics ..... information and materials Youth Medical Services ..... information and materials Housing Is Health Care: Supportive Housing for Homeless People with Complex Health Problems ..... information and materials
12:15 - 1:30 pm	Luncheon
1:45 - 2:45 pm	Workshops: Designing Consumer-Informed Interventions for Parents Who Are Homeless or At Risk for Homelessness ..... information and materials Integrating EHR (Electronic Health Records) ..... information and materials A Moving Medical Home: 20 Years Experience with a Mobile Medical Unit ..... information and materials When Disaster Hits Home: Providing Ambulatory Healthcare after Hurricane Ike ..... information and materials The Impact of Housing and Other Socioeconomic Factors on Diabetes Care ..... information and materials The Human Right to Health Care: A Singular Solution ..... information and materials Providing Continuity of Care through a Community Oriented Correctional Health Care Model ..... information and materials Buprenorphine Treatment Program - Addiction to Opioids ..... information and materials HRSA Update ..... information and materials
2:45 - 3:15 pm	Break
3:15 - 4:45 pm	Workshops: Using Mortality Risk to Inform Outreach, Housing Placement, and Advocacy ..... information and materials Dignity Heals: The Power of Personal Testimony ..... information and materials Healthcare and Hope for Children in Shelters: Building Professional and Community Partnerships ..... information and materials Motivational Interviewing for Medical Providers ..... information and materials How to Use Media Relations and Web-Based Strategies to Advocate for Solutions to Homelessness ..... information and materials Documenting Disabilities & the SOAR Program ..... information and materials The Importance of Mentoring ..... information and materials Applications of BPHC Performance Improvement to HCH Programs and Partners ..... information and materials Innovative Collaborations ..... information and materials
5:30 - 7:30 pm	Welcoming Reception
Friday, June 26
7:30 am - 5:30 pm	Conference Registration /Resource Room Open
7:30 - 8:30 am	Continental Breakfast / Roundtable Discussions
8:30 - 10:00 am	Keynote Addresses: Dr. Mary Hurley
10:30 - 12:00 noon	Workshops: Medical Respite Case Studies ..... information Developing a Primary Care Clinic for Transgender Clients Who are Homeless or Marginally Housed ..... information and materials Trans-Atlantic Collaboration: Working Toward Best-Practices in Health Care Delivery to Persons Experiencing Homelessness Across Cultures ..... information and materials The Buck Starts Here: Fundraising Begins with the Board ..... information and materials Addiction Medicine, Part I: The Neurobiology of Addiction ..... information and materials Providing Trauma-Informed Care for People Experiencing Homelessness ..... information and materials Involving Consumers in Homeless Research Studies ..... information and materials The Challenge of Letting Go: Ethical Dilemmas in Caring for Homeless Persons ..... information and materials Helping Homeless Families Find Their Strengths and Build Stability One Step at a Time ..... information and materials
12:15 - 1:30 pm	Luncheon
1:45 - 2:45 pm	Workshops: Homeless-Specific and Dignity Conserving Advance Directives ..... information and materials Developing a Mental Health Respite Program ..... information and materials Beyond the Porch: Engaging Medically Vulnerable High-Utilizers into Housing ..... information and materials Outreach Supervision - Another Dimension ..... information and materials Valuable Lives: Capability and Resilience Among Homeless People ..... information and materials Promoting Smoking Cessation in an Urban, Family Homeless Shelter Population: Experience of a Mobile and On-Site Primary Care Practice ..... information and materials How to Create the Change You Want through Advocacy and Lobbying ..... information and materials Providing Best Services to Chronic Alcoholics ..... information HRSA Update ..... information and materials
2:45 - 3:15 pm	Break
3:15 - 4:45pm	Workshops: Successful Use of ACT and Harm Reduction in a Housing First Program ..... information and materials Homeless Veterans and Access to Health Care ..... information and materials "Pearls of Wisdom"- Serving Homeless Youth and Adolescents ..... information and materials Collaborative Leadership Techniques for HCH Executives ..... information and materials Addiction Medicine, Part II: New and Old Medications for the Treatment of Substance Dependence: A Practical Overview ..... information and materials Empowering the Individual to Self-Care ..... information and materials HCH 101 Online -- An Interactive Training Opportunity for Individuals ..... information and materials Building Specialty Referral Programs that Work ..... information and materials Medical Respite: Defining the Successful Discharge ..... information and materials
Saturday, June 27
7:30 am - 10:30 am	Resource Room Open
7:30 - 8:30 am	Continental Breakfast / Roundtable Discussions
9:00 - 10:30 am	Workshops: Show Me the Money - Part I ..... information and materials Integrated Group Medical Visits for Treating Chronic Pain ..... information and materials Documenting Disability for Medical Providers ..... information and materials Working With Homeless Injection Drug Users ..... information and materials Respite Program Growth and Sustainability ..... information and materials Patient Empowerment: How Self Esteem Contributes to Improved Health Outcomes ..... information and materials The Human Rights Framework: Bridging the Gap between Housing and Health ..... information and materials Developmental Delays in 0-3 Year Olds: Screening and Successful Follow Up ..... information and materials
10:30 - 11:00 am	Break
11:00 - 12:30 noon	Workshops: Housing and Homelessness Initiatives in Rural America ..... information and materials Show Me the Money - Part II ..... information and materials Women's Health in Shelter Settings ..... information and materials Advanced Documenting Disability for Medical Providers ..... information Motivational Interviewing for Non-Medical Providers ..... information and materials Development and Application of Community Based Participatory Research: Lessons Learned from the Chicago Hospital to Health Program (CHHP) ..... information and materials Integrated Treatment for Homeless Individuals with Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders ..... information and materials Child Health Initiatives ..... information and materials
1:00 - 2:00 pm	2010 Conference Open Planning Meeting

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