The Center’s Community Psychiatrists’ Leadership Video Conference Series program will feature Carrie L. Brown, MD, MPH, chief medical officer for Behavioral Health & IDD, at NC Department of Health and Human Services.
The October 8 event, specifically designed for community psychiatrists, is the first in a series to update community psychiatrists and other physicians working in behavioral health about the State’s Medicaid Transformation and to provide information and discussions on other important topics. Psychiatry residents around the State are also invited to participate/. This event is a collaboration with NC AHEC.
John Gilmore, MD, director of the NC Community Psychiatrists’ Network, vice chair of Research and Scientific Affairs at UNC Psychiatry and director of the UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health will host the video conference.
Program information and conference access information are provided below. Contact: alice_lockhart@medunc.edu
October 8, 2019 11:00 AM-!2:00 Noon
Discussion Topics:
House Bill 630 – A look at HB 630, which changes
the involuntary commitment laws in North Carolina.
https://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/Bills/Senate/HTML/S630v4.html
IVC Commitment Forms Effective October 1.
Medicaid Transformation – An update on NC Medicaid
Transformation with the opportunity to ask questions and share ion
Information.
https://www.ncdhhs.gov/assistance/medicaid- transformation
:Info: alice_lockhart@med.unc.edu
Video Conference Access:
Join Zoom Meeting- If you are not a Zoom member allow 10 minutes to set-up.
Access by Phone-Dial 1 929 205 6099
Meeting ID: 947 993 716