We would like to thank all the attendees, sponsors/exhibitors, presenters, speakers, and all of those involved in the Region II Conference for making this conference a success.
Opening Plenary - The National Perspective From Our Federal, NACHC, and Legal Partners
Speakers: • Elizabeth H. Swain, Chief Executive Officer, CHCANYS • Margaret Davis, MSW, Chief, East Atlantic Branch, Eastern Division, BPHC/HRSA - Presentation • Julia Alberino, Technical Director, Division of Medicaid and Children’s Health, CMS, Region II - Link to ARRA HIT Information • Richard Bohrer, MA, Partner, Martin, Blanck & Associates/Director, PCA Relations, NACHC • Jacqueline C. Leifer, Esq, Senior Partner, Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP
12:45 – 2:45 p.m. Health Information Technology Mega Sessions
Session I – METCHIT Health Center Controlled Network Presenters: • Nick Egleson, President, Paladin Consulting & Programming • David Collymore, MD, Medical Director, Comprehensive Community Development Corporation • Warria Esmond, MD, Medical Director, Settlement Health Center • Perry Pong, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center • Lynn D. Sherman, MBA, Chief Financial Officer, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center
Session II – How to Keep the Ball Rolling After EMR Implementation Presenters: • Wendy Stark, MBA, Executive Director, Callen-Lorde Community Health Center • Arlene Lozano García, Senior Program Manager, Performance Improvement, MIA, CPEHR, PCDC • Matthew Chin, MPA, Managing Director, Operations and Finance, Callen-Lorde Community Health Center • Richard Clarkson, Senior Clinical Information Analyst, Callen-Lorde Community Health Center • Alan Mitchell, Program Manager, Health Information Technology, PCDC
Session III – Making Your Data Work for You Presenter: Jeffrey Anderson, Director, Health Information Systems, Community Health Center of Buffalo (CHCB)
12:45 – 2:45 p.m. Keeping the Ship Afloat: Effective Boards, Effective Centers Presenters: • Daniel T. Dey, MBA, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Northern Oswego County Health Services, Inc. - Presentation • Sharon M. Buttress, VP/Medical Director, CAMCare Health Corporation - Presentation
12:45 – 2:45 p.m. HIV Counseling and Testing in the Dental Chair: Are You Ready? Presenters: • Cheryl Stolarski, DMD Co-Dental Director NY/NJ AIDS Education and Training Center Oral Health Regional Resource Center • David Nassry, DDS, Faculty of New York University College of Dentistry • Dolores Cottrell-Carson, DDS, Dental Director, Anthony L. Jordan Health Center • Lori Ferguson, Associate Vice President – Primary Care, Harlem United
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Operationalizing the Patient-Centered Medical Home Presenters: • Paul Kaye, MD, Medical Director, Hudson River HealthCare - Presentation • Pascale Kersaint, MD, Medical Director, Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center • Nicole Nurse, RN, Vice President for Nursing, Institute for Family Health - Presentation • John Rugge, MD, President & CEO, Hudson Headwaters Health Network
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Patient Safety and Pharmacy Services Presenters: • Rina Ramirez, MD, Medical Director, Zufall Health Center • Pat Weinstein, RN, Clinical Nurse Manager, Zufall Health Center • Linda Whitfield-Spinner, LCSW, Clinical Quality Program Director, NJPCA
Session I – Diabetes Management Initiative: Community Health Worker Program Presenters: • Paul Beach, M.D., MPH, Director, Community Health Worker Program, Martin Luther King Jr. Health Center (MLK) • Tanya M. Green, M.A., Data Management Coordinator, MLK • Romelia Rodriguez, Program Supervisor, MLK • Doug Reich, M.A., Diabetes Management Initiative, Chair Family Medicine, MLK • Milagros Gonzalez, Senior Community Health Worker, MLK
Session II – Use of Diabetes Registry and Certified Diabetes Educators • Elizabeth Molina-Ortiz, MD, MPH, Diabetes Medical Director, Institute for Family Health (IFH) • Christina Persaud, MPH, RD, Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE), IFH
DAY 2 WORKSHOPS — MONDAY, JULY 12TH
Plenary - The State Based Agendas From New York and New Jersey
Speakers: • Katherine Grant-Davis, President & Chief Executive Officer, NJPCA • Richard Daines, MD Commissioner of Health, New York State • Deborah Bacharach, Esq., Deputy Commissioner of Health, New York State • Heather Howard, Commissioner of the Department of Health and Senior Services, State of New Jersey • Jeannine Bender, PhD, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Human Services, State of New Jersey
Session I – Centering Pregnancy Program: The Community Healthcare Network (CHN) Presenters: • Gale Blakely, MD, MPH, Senior Associate Medical Director/Director of Women’s Health, CHN - gblakley@chnnyc.org, 212-545-2422 • Yael Lipton, MPH, CHES, Director of Health Education, CHN - ylipton@chnnyc.org, 212-545-2418 • Rosa Liu, Centering Pregnancy Program Coordinator, CHN - rliu@chnnyc.org, 718-883-1176
10:30 – noon Diabetes Prevention and Treatment Presentations Session I – Enhancing Diabetes Care - Video Presenter: Gladys Ramos, RN, Quality Improvement Manager, William F. Ryan Community Health Center
Session II – Weight Loss Challenge!! Win a Pool!! Presenter: Tricia Lyman, Senor Diabetes Care Manager, Family Health Network of Central New York, Inc.
10:30 – noon Five Things You Can Do Today to Improve Access at Your Health Center Presenter: Regina Neal, MPH, MS, Director of Performance Improvement, Primary Care Development Corporation
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. HEAL 9 – Workforce Initiative Presenters: • Robert Martiniano, MPA, MPH, Senior Research Associate Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS), University at Albany • Beverly Grossman, MSW, Assistant Director of Government Affairs, CHCANYS
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Oral Health Across the Lifespan - Three health centers present models in oral health to address health disparities with relevance to the medical and dental team.
Session I – Infant and Adolescent Oral Health Presenters: • Janet Bozzone, DMD, MPH, FAGD, Director of Dentistry, Open Door Family Medical Centers • Juris Svarcbergs, DMD, MPH, Dental Director, CAMcare
Session II – Geriatric Oral Health Presenters: • Azimah Ehr, MD, Geriatrics Support Services Lead, Brownsville Multi-Service Family Health Center (BMS) • Joseph Radix, DDS, Dentist, Brownsville Multi-Service Family Health Center
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Innovative Practices in Mobile Health Services - Three health centers present innovative models of care. Presenters: • Doug Berman, Dir. of Policy and Governmental Relations, Care for the Homeless and Coordinator, The NYC Providers of Health Care for the Homeless – Moderator • Alan Shapiro, MD, Senior Medical Director, Community Pediatric Programs, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore • Roslynn Glicksman, MD, Medical Director for Primary Care, Project Renewal • Debbian Fletcher-Blake, NP, Director of Clinical Programs, Care for the Homeless - Presentation • Lizanne Fontaine, RN, JD, Health Services Manager, Care for the Homeless • Bridgette M. Richardson, LCSW, Executive Director, Mission HealthCare – AtlantiCare Health Services
3:45 – 5:30 p.m. Health Information Exchange Panel Presenters: • Lisa Perry, Primary Care Health Information Consortium Program Director, CHCANYS – Moderator • Adam Aponte, MD, Medical Director, Brownsville Multi-Service Family Health Center - Presentation • Arlene Lozano Garcia, MIA, CPEHR, Senior Program Manager, Emerging Initiatives and Information Management, PCDC • Tim Kwan, Manager, Manatt Health Solutions/Brooklyn Health Information Exchange - Presentation • Tom Check, Chief Information Officer, Visiting Nursing Service of New York - Presentation
3:45 – 5:30 p.m. Taking Behavioral Health Services from Co-location to Integration Presenters: • Virna Little, PsyD, LCSW-r, SAP, Vice President for Psychosocial Services, Institute for Family Health (IFH) – Moderator • Eric Gayle, MD, FAAP, Bronx Regional Medical Director, IFH • Julius Powell, MA, Project Director, St. Vincent Catholic Medical Centers of New York - Presentation • Meg Loomis, LMSW, Policy Associate, The New York City Providers of Healthcare for the Homeless • Aaron Spector, MSN, APN, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Mission HealthCare-AtlantiCare Health Services • Christina Minerly, PhD, Psychologist, ACCESS Community Health Center - Presentation
3:45 – 5:30 p.m. ED Diversion: A Community Partnership Model Presenters: • Marta Cuellar Silverberg MA, MBA, Executive Director, Monmouth Family Health Center • Rich Heimbuch RN, MSN, CEN, Administrative Director, Emergency Department, Monmouth Medical Center • Bill Vazquez MS FACHE, Project Director, Monmouth Medical Center
3:45 – 5:30 p.m. Talking Back to the Boss Presenter: Gil Walter, MPH, President and Chief Executive Officer, Community Health Care, Inc.
DAY 3 WORKSHOPS — TUESDAY, JULY 13TH Plenary Session
Speakers: • Sandra Serrano, Coordinadora Servicios Clinicos/Clinical Services Coordinator, ASPPR • James R. Knickman, President and Chief Executive Officer, NYS Health Foundation - Presentation • Lawrence B. Altman, Executive Director, The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey - Presentation
10:30 – noon Health Centers’ Ground-Breaking Work in Childhood Obesity Presenters: • Megan Sullivan, MS, RD, CDN, Nutrition Specialist, New Jersey Nutrition Physical Activity and Obesity Program - Presentation • Debbie Lester, LMSW, Director, Institute for the Advancement of Community Health, Urban Health Plan • Monti J. Castaneda, MPH, MA, Researcher, Quality Initiatives, CHCANYS - Presentation • Candy A. Magaña, Quality Initiatives Coordinator, CHCANYS
10:30 – noon Workforce Initiative Presenters: • Leslie Morris, LCSW, MSW, MPH, Director of Community Relations, NJPCA • Joseph Gioia, MS, CEBS, CMS, Human Resources Manager, Newark Community Health Center • George Lino, MS, Director of Human Resources, North Hudson Community Action Corporation • Jaime Rivello, BA, Director of Human Resources, Jewish Renaissance Medical Center
10:30 – noon Session I – The Human Factor of Clinical Decision Support Presenter: Pam Ferrari, RN, Director of Performance Improvement and Clinical Knowledge Support, Open Door Family Health Centers
1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Community Health Center Capital Projects Presenters: • Beverly Grossman, MSW, Assistant Director of Government Affairs, CHCANYS – Moderator • Joe McKelvey, Project Consultant, Government Relations Liaison, Capital Link • Nancy Lager, MSUP, MPH, Director of Project Planning, Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) • Tom Manning, MBA, Director of Capital Access, PCDC
1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Behavioral Health: Primary Care Services for Special Populations Presenters: • Virna Little, PsyD, LCSW-r, SAP, Vice President for Psychosocial Services, Institute for Family Health – Moderator • Jack Carney, DSW, Senior Director, FEGS Citywide and Brooklyn BCM - Presentation • Barbara Cajdler, LCSW, CASAC, Director of Sobriety Services, ACCESS Community Health Center • Sean Flanigan, MA, RDT, LCAT, Drama Therapist, ACCESS Community Health Center
