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Patient Care Network Virtual Summit

Thursday-Friday, November 4-5, 2021

Our Way Forward: Preparing for the Next Age of Health Care

What have we collectively learned from the past year? Let's discuss and digest the emerging information and best practices, so we can move together toward the next iteration of addiction medicine and health care. Meet your 2021 PCN Summit presenters.

Registration

All attendants must register for both days of this FREE live virtual interactive event. 5 CEs available. 

How We Adapt to the Modern Age of Care

We intend to:

  • Challenge the common misconceptions about Evidence-Based Practice
  • Share our successes and challenges during the time of vaccines and COVID-19 variants
  • Explore the principles of culturally-proficient care
  • Embrace the best strategies to provide care to the caregiver
  • Discover new dynamic solutions available for virtual care
  • Network with fellow like-minded and ethical treatment providers

Attend just one session or all of them in this information-packed, two-day Webex event. CEs applied for.

Here's How to Introduce Yourself and Showcase Your Organization

Want to connect and collaborate with other members of the Patient Care Network? Take a moment to personally introduce yourself to the rest of the network, and submit a brief video introduction to be featured during our networking breaks at the 2021 PCN Virtual Summit. During a two- or three-minute video, you can:

  • Quickly tour your work place or share a selfie
  • Showcase your organization's history and the talent behind it
  • Describe your role and what you love most about it
  • Reveal your hopes for the PCN Summit

Record and email your video submissions to DSherrell@HazeldenBettyFord.org, and keep an eye out for other upcoming networking initiatives in 2022 and beyond.

Schedule of Events

 Time (CST)  Title/Topic  Presenter/Panel  Presentation Details
 Thursday, November 4
10-10:30 a.m. Welcome; housekeeping David Sherrell Overview of the Summit
10:30-11:30 a.m. Behind the Mask: Considerations in Treatment amid the Pandemic TBD We discuss the most relevant practices, policies and other considerations for the provision of care given the current state of the pandemic. 1 CE available.
11:30–11:45 a.m. Introduction to networking segments  David Sherrell Meet your colleagues and fellow participants in the PCN
11:45 a.m.- noon Networking videos/break Patient Care Network participants
 Patient Care Network participants through a collection of video introductions.
Noon-1 p.m. Raise Your Voice: Government Relations and Advocacy at Hazelden Betty Ford
 Jeremiah Gardner, Emily Piper
 Interested in advocating for systemic change? Hear about Hazelden Betty Ford’s latest efforts in advocacy and government relations, and how PCN participants can join in.
1-2 p.m. NETWORKING VIDEOS/LUNCH/BREAK - Patient Care Network participants
  
2-3 p.m. Meet Hazelden Betty Ford’s new Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
 Andrew Williams
 Developing your own DEI initiatives? Get an inside look at Hazelden Betty Ford’s vision for DEI work within the context of local and national efforts to advance health equity, healing justice and other equity-minded health care systems.
3-4 p.m. Meet Them Where They Are: Culturally Responsive Care
 Angela Reed, Turning Point
 Learn how to develop cultural proficiency in the treatment of African-American patients. Topics will include the determinants and differences across cultures, social cognitive theory, resilience, spirituality, collective trauma and more. 1 CE available.
 Friday, November 5
10-10:15 a.m. Greeting; housekeeping
 David Sherrell
 Overview of the day
10:15-10:45 a.m. Keynote remarks from Hazelden Betty Ford's new President and CEO
Joseph Lee, MD
 Hear Dr. Lee's vision for the future of the addiction treatment industry.
10:45-11:30 a.m. Meeting the Mental Health Challenges of Today
 Hazelden Publishing team members
 Learn about our new curriculum, The Mental and Emotional Health Series, which is designed to help the 20 percent of American adults who confront some type of mental health challenge. The curriculum teaches patients how to evaluate and improve their own mental health, and is available Fall 2021 in print and online.
11:30-11:45 a.m. Networking videos/break
 Patient Care Network participants
 Meet your colleagues and fellow participants in the PCN through a collection of video introductions.
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Evidence-Based Practice: What It Is, What It Isn't
 Quyen Ngo, PhD
 The term evidence-based practice (EBP) is thrown around a lot, but often mistakenly. Learn about the very specific nature of EBPs, how a practice becomes evidence-based and when an EBP may not be the best route. 1 CE available.
12:45-1:30 p.m. NETWORKING VIDEOS/LUNCH/BREAK - Patient Care Network participants
1:30-2:30 p.m. Medication-Assisted Treatment: Principle and Practice
 Steve Delisi, MD
 What does the research say about medication-assisted treatment? Better understand the role and benefits of medication-assisted treatment, and keep up with the latest research on the practice. 1 CE available.
2:30-3:30 p.m. Care for the Caregiver
 Princess Drake, PsyD
 Often confronting burnout or compassion fatigue, caregivers themselves need better caring for. We discuss the vital need for and best practices in securing and maintaining care for the caregiver amid profoundly troubled times. 1 CE available.

3:30-3:45 p.m. CLOSING REMARKS

Continuing Education

The Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies, provider #1487, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period:11/22/2020-11/22/2023. Social workers completing this course receive up to 5 continuing education credits. 1 credit per marked session.

Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0529. The Graduate School is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Graduate School maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. The Graduate School is an NBCC approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP # 6547, and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program. This course has been approved by Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits, NAADAC Provider #77968. Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies is responsible for all aspects of its programming. The Graduate School is approved to provide continuing education by Florida Certification Board # 5058-A, CAADE Provider # CP20 975 C 0322, CCAPP Provider Number 1N-88-160-1121 CADTP provider # 125, and CA BRN CEP 16722.

Participants are required to keep their certificate for a minimum of six years. For information about this continuing education program, please contact the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies, P.O. Box 11 CO9, Center City, Minnesota 55012, 1-651-213-4538.

Test and evaluation for each session attended will be emailed 1–2 days after the event. Upon completion of the test and evaluation, a certificate is automatically emailed to the address you provide. This event is suitable for counselors, social workers (all levels), psychologists and nurses.

Questions?

For questions, concerns or ADA requests, please contact the Patient Care Network Team at PCN@HazeldenBettyFord.org.

We have so much to talk about! See you in November.