Conference Notes #6

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Practice Managers Mini Conference
We are excited to announce a Psychiatric Practice Mangers Mini Conference on Saturday, April 6, in conjunction with our Spring Conference! We are still working to finalize the agenda but here's what we have so far:

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 
Improving Employee Morale, D. Maddox Casey, CPA, Healthcare Division Practice Leader, Warren Averett

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. 
Practice Management in Psychiatry: 101 - Part 1, Kristin Pope, Psychiatry South

10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. 
Practice Management in Psychiatry: 101 - Part 2, Kristin Pope, Psychiatry South

11:15 p.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Handling the Opioid Epidemic in the Psychiatry Practice, Nancy Thomas, MA, Clinical Network Manager, New Directions Behavioral Health

12:15 p.m.
Pick up Boxed Lunch

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
TBA, Debra Nickolson, Director of Education and Training, Behavioral Health Systems, Inc.

The registration fee for practice managers of members of APPA is $125; for nonmembers the fee is $225. You can register online using the link below or by submitting a paper registration form.

Call for Abstracts
In conjunction with the Spring Conference, APPA will host a Resident/Medical Student Poster Contest. Residents and students who are interested in participating are asked to coordinate with a faculty member in preparing a poster for the meeting. The posters are assigned abstract numbers and are published on the APPA website so they count as “Published Abstracts” on your CV.  This is a very easy way to build your academic portfolio!

The posters will be judged at the conference and awards given to the highest ranking posters.

Abstracts should be sent to Luke Engeriser, MD, by March 15 for consideration. (Examples of abstracts)

Look Who's Coming!
Patrick Bruce Atkins, MD, DFAPA, Alabama Department of Mental Health, Tuscaloosa
Laura Baird, LPC, MPA, Montgomery
Danute Banelis, MD, Stonington Institute, Groton, CT
Roger A. Boshes, MD, PhD, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Fall River, MA
Judith M. Bowen, MD, DFAPA, Drs. Bowen and Kowalski, LLP, Birmingham
William B. Brooks, MD, DFAPA, AltaPointe Health Systems, Mobile
Irena Bukelis, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
Krystal Burch, LPC, New Directions Behavioral Health, Birmingham
Mary Cohen-Colson, MD, AltaPointe Health Systems, Mobile
Rachel Davis, MD, CU Anshutz/University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO
Jennifer Dwyer, MD, PhD, Yale University, New Haven, CT
J. Luke Engeriser, MD, FAPA, AltaPointe Health Systems, Mobile
Katherin Freeman, MD, University of Alabama - Birmingham, Birmingham
Shanthi Gatla, MD, University of South Alabama, Mobile
Griffin Gibson, MD, USA Department of Psychiatry, Mobile
J. Ashley Hagemeyer, MD, Private Practice, Birmingham
Tina Jackson, MD, University of South Alabama, Mobile
Rebecca Jones, MD, Psychiatry South, Birmingham
Martin P. Kafka, MD, Harvard Medical School, Newton, MA
Nabajyoti Kakati, MD, DLFAPA, Tuscaloosa
Manjula Kakati, MD, Tuscaloosa
F. Cleveland Kinney, PhD, MD, University of Alabama - Birmingham, Birmingham
Stephen kowalski, MD, Drs. Bowen and Kowalski, LLP, Birmingham
Fernando Lopez, MD, SpectraCare, Dothan
Clinton Martin, MD, UAB, Huntsville
Daniel Mejer, MD, Private Practice, Pike Road
Manuel Morales, MD, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Overland Park, KS
Praveen Narahari, MD, AltaPointe Health Systems, Mobile
Serena Nimityongskul, MD, University of South Alabama, Mobile
Janaki Nimmagadda, MD, University of Alabama - Birmingham, Huntsville
Godehard Oepen, MD, PhD, DFAPA, Grayson & Associates, Birmingham
Taylor Ousley, USA College of Medicine, Mobile
Darshana Pai, MD, USA Department of Psychiatry, Mobile
Kristin Pope, CMPE, FACMPE, Psychiatry South, Birmingham
Jazmin Scott, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile
Stacy L. Siegel, MD, Private Practice, Birmingham
Shontaye Simmons, Psychiatry South, Birmingham
Nathan Smith, MD, University of Alabama - Birmingham, Birmingham
Lindsey Stewart, MD, USA Department of Psychiatry, Mobile
Nancy Thomas, LPC, New Directions Behavioral Health, Birmingham
Pamela G. Tucker, MD, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, , 
Richard H. Weisler, MD, DFAPA, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine; Duke University Medical Center, Raleigh, NC
Amanda Williams, MD, Gardenia Cove, Montgomery
Tarak Vasavada, MD, DFAPA, Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville
Hal Veits, MD, DLFAPA, Private Practice, Mobile

Conference Vendors

APPA depends on support from vendors to make our conference affordable for attendees. Please share our prospectus with companies who visit your facility and invite them to be an exhibitor. Contact Meghan Martin for details. 

Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Alkermes, Inc.
Allergan Pharmaceuticals
AltaPointe Health Systems
Behavioral Health Systems
Johnson & Johnson
Lundbeck
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
NeuroStar
New Directions Behavioral Health
Professional Risk Management Services, Inc.
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Team Health
Wexford Health Resources

Past issues are posted on our website.

Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama through the joint providership of the Medical Foundation of Alabama and the Alabama Psychiatric Physicians Association. The Medical Foundation of Alabama is accredited by the Medical Association of the State of Alabama to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement
The Medical Foundation of Alabama designates this live activity for a maximum of 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.