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2024 Psychiatric-Advocacy Collaborative Teams Summit (PACTS)
P.A.C.T.S.: Bridging the Gap and Overcoming Disparities Post COVID
The 2024 Psychiatric-Advocacy Collaborative Teams Summit (PACTS): Bridging the Gap and Overcoming Disparities Post Covid aims to bring present and future mental health providers and professionals together in a collaborative effort to improve the care and support for youth impacted by adverse childhood experiences. On the first day, Friday, May 10, attendees will participate in a poster session, where they can showcase their research and advancements in the field of mental health. This will take place from 5:30 pm until 7:30 pm to include a light reception. The second day, Saturday, May 11, will feature a keynote speaker who will further elucidate the conference's mission and inspire providers to collectively address the gaps and disparities exacerbated by the COVID-10 pandemic. there will also be a panel discussion, offering instructional content, focusing on topics such as suicidality and enhancing systems of care. Lunch will include a networking opportunity fostering effective collaboration, continuing the afternoon with more specialized discussions, centered around multiculturalism, with the shared goal of bridging existing gaps in mental health provision.
Target Audience
- Physicians
- Community Healthcare Providers
- Nurses
- Nurse Practitioners
- Fellows
- Residents
- Medical Students
- Social Workers
- Child Psychiatrists / Psychologists
- Anyone who works with children and their families
Learning Objectives
- Identify social determinants impacting equity in mental health care for youth with a special emphasis on societal changes post COVID-19 pandemic.
- Explain ways to utilize professional standing to advocate for legislative and procedural change to promote socio-emotional well-being of youth.
- Describe factors that result in inequity in diagnosis and treatment of mental health issues in minority youth.
- Formulate plans to establish collaborative teams to assist in management of mental health concerns in youth.
- Define how implicit bias can impact patient care in mental health settings.
Desired Outcome
The goal of the 2024 Psychiatric Advocacy Collaborative Teams Summit (PACTS) is to convene a group of local experts to discuss the various methods and strategies that healthcare professionals can implement in their daily practice to improve the care and support for youth impacted by adverse childhood experiences. The summit's overarching goal is to cultivate a deeper understanding of integrated behavioral health practices, emphasizing cultural competency and humility. Panel discussions, along with question-and-answer sessions that include collaborative sharing of information and research, as well as networking with other healthcare professionals PACTS aims to fortify the delivery of care within diverse communities, addressing existing shortcomings, and rectifying systemic disparities that hinder access to mental health services.
Additional Information
| Attachment | Size |
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 PACTS Brochure | 840.87 KB |
| Psychiatric-Advocacy Collaborative Teams Summit (PACTS) | ||
| Friday, May 10, 2024 | ||
| Times | Presentation | Speaker |
| 5:30 - 7:30 PM | PACTS Poster Session and Reception | |
| Saturday, Mary 11, 2024 | ||
| Times | Presentation | Speaker |
| 8:00 - 8:30 AM | Registration and Breakfast | |
| 8:30 - 8:45 AM | Welcome | Introductions | Opening Remarks | Alicia Barnes, DO, MPH, FAACAP, FAPA |
| 8:45 - 9:45 AM | Navigating the Intersection of Social Justice and Mental Health Care: How We Collaboratively Overcome! | Sarah Vinson, MD - Lorio Psych Group |
| 9:45 - 10:45 AM | Suicide and Black Youth: Understanding the Impact of Trauma and Finding Solutions | Jonathan Shepherd, MD - Hope Health Systems, Inc. |
| 10:45 - 11:00 AM | Break | |
| 11:00 - 12:00 PM | Systems of Care: Building Strong Foundations for Child Mental Health, Forging a Path Forward Post-COVID | Althea Stewart, MD |
| 12:00 - 1:00 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:00 - 2:45 PM | Collaborative Approaches to Culturally Responsive Care for Adverse Childhood Experiences | Panelist Representatives: Sarah Vinson, MD; Jonathan Shepherd, MD; Althea Stewart, MD |
| 2:45 - 3:00 PM | Closing Remarks / Adjourn | Alicia Barnes, DO, MPH, FAACAP, FAPA |
Travel
Parking
Parking is available in the Student Alumni Center (SAC) G garage. The garage is located behind the SAC building with entrance from Manassas Street. Parking validation will be provided for participants parking in the garage. Additionally street level parking is available along South Dunlap Street and South Manassas Street.
Keynote Speaker
Sarah Y. Vinson, M.D. is a triple-board certified Harvard and Emory trained physician who specializes in adult, child and adolescent, and forensic psychiatry. After graduating from the University of Florida College of Medicine with Research Honors and as an Inductee in the Chapman Humanism Honors Society, she completed her general psychiatry training at Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School. She then returned to the South to complete fellowships in both child and adolescent and forensic psychiatry at Emory University School of Medicine. In addition to providing mental health care services, such as psychotherapy, consultation, and psychopharmacology, through her private practice, Dr. Vinson is an Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at Morehouse School of Medicine and Adjunct Faculty at Emory University School of Medicine. She has been elected to statewide office by her professional peers in both the Georgia Psychiatric Physician’s Association and the Georgia Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and currently serves on the boards of both organizations.
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Conflicts of Interest: A Conflict of Interest occurs when an individual has an opportunity to affect educational content about health-care products or services of a commercial interest with which she/he has a financial relationship.
The planners and presenters of this CME/NCPD activity have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests pertaining to this activity.
Commercial Support: No
Noncommercial Sponsor Support: No
Off-label Product Use: This CME/NCPD activity does not include any unannounced information about off-label use of a product for a purpose other than that for which it was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
UTHSC College of Nursing, Memphis is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
5.75 CME/NCPD credit hours will be awarded for this event.
In order to receive credit hours for this CME/NCPD activity, you must:
- Be in attendance for at least 80% of the program, and
- Complete and submit the Evaluation
Available Credit
- 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 5.75 ANCC
- 5.75 Attendance