Upcoming Medical Conferences in Acme

2018 Community Mental Health Association of Michigan (CMHAM) Fall Conference is organized by Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards (MACMHB) and will be held from Oct 22 - 23, 2018 at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa, Acme, Michigan, United States of America. Conference Objectives are : • To identify strategies in preparing for or implementing value-based (outcome) payment systems. • To identify advocacy efforts at the local, state, or federal level, including self advocacy. • To spotlight programs highlighted in the Mental Health and Wellness Commission Report (any with partnerships with local CMHs) including Training program for local CMHs/jails/courts regarding Crisis intervention training and Assisted Outpatient Treatment. • To identify innovative initiatives designed to increase access to substance use disorder services. • To discuss the plans to address the challenges and opportunities emerging due to the federal Home and Community Based Services rules and the “mega” Managed Care rule changes. • To address efforts to further the aims of state and federal policy initiatives, including: healthcare reform, healthcare integration, and health homes. • To provide examples of local efforts to improve healthcare outcomes through a range of healthcare integration efforts such as: initiatives between CMHs, PIHPs, and BHIDD provider organizations and physical healthcare providers and payers such as FQHCs/Rural Health Centers/Hospitals/Medicaid health plans/Primary care physicians. • To focus on evidence-based, best and promising practices by: 1) identifying strategies for overcoming barriers to EBP implementation; 2) showing how communities have embedded existing EBPs into their system for sustainability; and 3) increasing understanding of the ways in which continuous quality improvement in EBPs can improve outcomes and performance measures. • To identify ways to use data and data analytics to improve outcomes and care and focus on the needs of persons with patterns of super/high healthcare utilization. • To increase participants’ awareness, knowledge, and skills, related to mental illness, developmental disability, substance use disorders, and trauma informed care. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.