Discover Advances in Personalized Medicine, Gain Advice for Ensuring Positive Transitions in Care!
Thursday, June 9, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the
Department of Human Services, 222 S. Warren St., First Floor
Conference Room, Trenton, NJ
* Reynold A. Panettieri, MD, Professor and Vice Chancellor for
Translational Medicine and Science, and Director of the Rutgers
Institute for Translational Medicine and Science will deliver the
keynote presentation on Advances in and Benefits of
Personalized Medicine
*Panel Discussion: Providers' Roles and Importance of
Collaboration in Transitioning Clients: A pharmacist, an
advocate with experience in Accountable Care Organizations,
children's and adults' mental healthcare providers and home care
provider will share their insights on how providers in these
diverse settings contribute to individuals' positive transitions
from hospitals to services in community settings that foster
their ongoing progress toward wellness, recovery and
independence. They will reinforce the importance of collaboration
among providers and share recommendations to foster such
partnerships.
*Opioid Overdose Recovery Program/ Intervention after
Narcan Reversal: Substance use treatment, recovery and
prevention specialists will discuss how they engage individuals
into treatment - for example, after reviving individuals from
heroin or opiate overdoses - and help ensure they continue with
treatment and post-treatment services to maintain sobriety.
*Panel Discussion: Two-Way Benefits to Gain, Challenges
to Overcome:
Mental healthcare and substance use treatment providers,
including peers - those who have lived experience with one or
both types of disorders - will demonstrate the importance of
peers in motivating, guiding and supporting individuals through
all phases of treatment and recovery, including any setbacks that
may occur. They will illustrate how both peers and the
individuals they work with benefit from working with each
other.
*Insurance Companies' Roles in Fostering
Recovery: Tom Lane, CRPS, Senior Director, Consumer and
Recovery Services, Magellan Health, will describe initiatives
that healthcare management organizations are undertaking to
further support individuals' progress toward wellness, recovery
and independence.
Click here for more details and to register for
this free yet priceless event!
