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Health Care Reform in Massachusetts:  
Opportunities and Challenges 

President's Meeting March 10, 2012

March 10, 2012
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Massachusetts Medical Society
Waltham, MA

President's Meeting Registration @ $160 per person.  Thank you.

This $80.00 price is for Resident's only.  Thank you.

The New England Council of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Course Directors
Peter Metz, MD - President,
Sharon Weinstein, MD - Chair of Scientific Programs, President-Elect
 Co-Sponsored by:Massachusetts Psychiatric SocietyPresent:
NECCAP ANNUAL PRESIDENT'S MEETING
"HEALTH CARE REFORM IN MASSACHUSETTS:  OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES FOR CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRISTS"
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Mass Medical Society, Waltham, MA
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
 
A goal of this program is to inform participants regarding the potential impact of Health Care Reform in Massachusetts on the practice of child and adolescent psychiatry.   An additional goal is to promote more active advocacy within NECCAP, in concert with the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society and other stakeholders, regarding how child and adolescent psychiatrists can best support the mental health needs of youth within the new health care system.  Presentations by the faculty will be followed by discussion by the moderator and a town hall meeting with ample opportunity for input and discussion by those attending.
Agenda
8:00 – 8:30      Registration and continental breakfast
8:30 – 8:45      Introductions: Sharon Weinstein, MD and Peter Metz, MD
8:45 – 9:30      Overview of Health Care Reform in Massachusetts as it relates to Pediatric Health Care      
                        Lynda Young, MD – President Massachusetts Medical Society
9:30 – 10:00    Overview of Health Care Reform in Massachusetts as it Relates to Child Psychiatric Care of Children & Adolescents                               
                         Don Condie, MD – President Massachusetts Psychiatric Society
10:00 – 10:15   Break
10:15 – 11:15  Panel Presentations: 
                         Perspectives from private practice, group & solo 
                         Bruce Black, MD – Director, Comprehensive Psychiatric Associates                               
                        Perspectives from systems level consultation
                        Peter Metz, MD – Professor of Clinical Psychiatry & Pediatrics, UMass Medical School
                       Perspectives from Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA and National Alliance of the Mentally Ill 
                       Ken Duckworth, MD – Assoc. Medical Director of Behavioral Health, BCBS/MA;
                       Medical Director, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
                       Perspectives from the Parent Professional Advocacy League (PPAL)
                        Lisa Lambert – Executive Director, Parent Professional Advocacy League
11:15 – 11:45  Discussion of Presentations: Michael Jellinek, MD – President, Newton Wellesley Hospital; Chief, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
11:45 -- 12:30  Town Hall meeting with audience and panelists, moderated by Michael Jellinek, MD 
REGISTRATION: $160             Residents:  $80                                 
At the door March 10, 2012:   $185.00
Cancellations with full refund until March 1, 2012
 Go to www.neccap.com to register or make your check payable to NECCAP and return to P.O. Box 2434; Woburn, MA 01888
Thank you.

The Massachusetts Psychiatric Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Massachusetts Medical Society for Continuing Medical Education through the Joint Sponsorship of the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society and the New England Council of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

The Massachusetts Psychiatric Society is accredited by the Massachusetts Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.