The 2023 CGI Integrated Care Conference Explores Opportunities in Healthcare Improvement Discovered as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic
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TEMPE, Ariz. - Washingtoner -- Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies (CGI) is immensely proud to host the 2023 Integrated Care Conference, Opportunity in Crisis - Using Adverse Pandemic Experiences to Drive Healthcare Improvement, featuring 48 presenters and 36 sessions covering healthcare improvements, opportunities, and solutions formed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference speaker line-up represents diverse specialties, such as behavioral analysis, behavioral health, counseling, social work, maternal health, mental health, naturopathic medicine, neonatal nurse practitioners, pediatrics, perinatal care, and more. CGI is honored to announce the complete conference list of presenters:

• Dr. Liliane de Aguiar-Rocha, DBH, BCBA
• Dr. Kari Anderson, DBH, MS, MHC, LPC, LCMHC, CEDS-S, CMHIMP
• Dr. U. Grant Baldwin, DBH, MSW
• Dr. Jason Blair, Ed.D.
• Kristy Barnes, MBA, BPhty
• CDR Sean K. Bennett, LCSW, MSWAC, BCD
• Dr. Jennie Bever, PhD, IBCLC
• Brandy Biglow, MA, LMHC, NCC, QS, CTP
• Tabitha Chapman, MA, MFT, PCC, PhD-c
• Heidi Christensen, MSW
• Dr. Matthew Daab, MD
• Kate Dobler, MEd
• Sue Dolence, MSSA, LCSW
• Dr. Leslie Allison Earl, DBH, LBHP, LPC-S
• Dr. Cara English, DBH
• Dr. Ellen Fink-Samnick, DBH, MSW, LCSW, ACSW, CCM, CCTP, CRP
• Dr. Larry Ford, DBH
• Jodeme Goldhar
• Dr. Amber Gray, DBH, MA, CCFDVC, PhD-c
• Napoleon Harrington, MA, LPC
• Jeremy Henderson-Teelucksingh, MHR, M.A., LPC/MHSP, NCC/CCMHC
• Shadiase Jack, MSW, LCSW-c
• Dr. Andreena Jackson, DBH, MSSA, LSW
• Dr. Melissa Johnson, DBH, LPC
• Dr. Tessa Johnson, DPT, BSc
• Dr. Ronke Komolafe, DBH, MBA
• Dr. Enjolie Lafaurie PhD, CHt
• Markias Kaiyan Littlejohn, LCSW, CST
• Dr. Allyson Mayo, DBH, MPH
• Crystal McCown, LCSW
• Kristin McQueeney, MS, MEd, LPC, NCC
• Jaime Mendoza, MS
• Germaine Middleton, LPC
• Dr. Paul Mittman ND, EdD
• Tandie Myles, LCSW, IMH-E®(III), RPT/S, PMH-C
• Dr. Olymphia O'Neale-White, DSW
• Dr. Jody Ortman, LCP
• Valeria Parejo, BCBA, QBA
• Dr. Billie Ratliff, DBH, MSW, LCSW
• Heather Rist, MA, LPC
• Kenneth Roberts, MPS, LPCC, LADC
• Cindy Rowe
• Dr. Diane Scott, DBH, MSW, LCSW
• Tara Sundem, NNP
• Dr. Hanna Tiirinki, Ph.D.
• Michael White, MCJ
• Dr. Walter Wodchis, PhD
• Jason Young, MS

The 2023 Integrated Care Conference is designed for multidisciplinary healthcare professionals, leaders, researchers, clinicians, community health workers, caregivers, and other stakeholders engaged in healthcare design, delivery, and improvement. Conference attendees can find sessions on what matters most to them and their organizations, including community care models, health equity, long COVID impact, maternal health, pediatric integrated care, provider burnout solutions, trauma-informed care, and much more. Attendees can earn up to 12.5 hours of CE credit provided by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) at the conference.  The full conference agenda is available now at https://cgi.edu/conference-agenda.

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The 2023 CGI Integrated Care Conference will take place in person, October 9-11, 2023, at the Gila River Resorts – Wild Horse Pass & Conference Center in Chandler, Arizona. Registration for the conference is open through October 11, 2023. Learn more about the conference and register online at https://cgi.edu/conference.

To learn more, enjoy these videos:

https://youtu.be/VNjajoxSxIY?si=hRwt-GNmCBzCYiUW



https://youtu.be/H8RggfQ_BNg?si=KFPWGZmH5foMa6Pv



https://youtu.be/VNjajoxSxIY?si=JH8pK_8Ku-koH9DV

About Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies (CGI)

Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies is a nonprofit, DEAC accredited, online post-graduate institution of higher learning offering post-graduate education and training in the field of integrated behavioral healthcare. CGI is focused on meeting the healthcare industry's need for a highly skilled workforce to support an integrated approach to addressing patients' needs.

For further information or to arrange interviews, contact:

Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies

Melissa McGurgan, melissa@cgi.edu