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Burgess, Doug, MD

Doug Burgess is an addiction psychiatrist who joined Truman Medical Centers in 2011. He received his residency training at Duke University where he served as chief resident during his final year. He completed a fellowship in addiction psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He was the medical director of outpatient psychiatric services until February of 2019 when he transitioned to the role of Medical Director of Addiction Services. Clinically, he sees patients in TMC’s substance use disorder specialty clinic which provides evidence based care to over 800 patients. He is also a treating clinician for the NFL’s Program for Substances of Abuse. Locally, Doug leads regional trainings related to mental health and substance use disorders. He is on the steering committee for the region’s EPICC program, facilitates Missouri’s Opioid Use Disorder ECHO group and actively participates in the area’s perinatal collaborative. He has received Missouri’s Department of Mental Health Addiction Medical Champion Award and was recognized as one of Kansas City’s “Top Docs” by Ingram’s Magazine in 2019.

Presentation(s): 

Integrating Behavioral Health into Primary Care: Collaborative Approaches for Addressing Substance Use, Mental Health, and Developmental Challenges


 

 

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Neurocrine Biosciences

Neurocrine Biosciences (Nasdaq: NBIX) is a neuroscience-focused, biopharmaceutical company with more than 25 years of experience discovering and developing life-changing treatments for people with serious, challenging and under-addressed neurological, endocrine and psychiatric disorders. The company’s diverse portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia and endometriosis* and clinical development programs in multiple therapeutic areas including Parkinson’s disease, congenital adrenal hyperplasia and uterine fibroids*. Headquartered in San Diego, Neurocrine Biosciences specializes in targeting and interrupting disease-causing mechanisms involving the interconnected pathways of the nervous and endocrine systems. For more information, visit neurocrine.com, and follow the company on LinkedIn. (*in collaboration with AbbVie)

website: https://www.neurocrine.com

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Safer Homes Collaborative

The Safer Homes Collaborative is a joint effort between the gun owning community and the suicide prevention community to raise awareness that suicide can be prevented through safe gun storage. Firearms are the leading method by which people end their lives in the United States and Missouri. Statistically, more people attempt suicide by overdose or suffocation; however, more people die in a suicide attempt with a firearm. In fact, six out of ten suicide deaths in Missouri are with a firearm.

website: https://SaferHomesCollaborative.org

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Jones, Rachel, BS, MA, LPC

Rachel Jones, LPC is Director of Trauma Services at Missouri Department of Mental Health. She provides trauma informed training, consultation, and technical assistance with various projects to further implement trauma-informed knowledge, practices and treatment. She also guides the department in wellness and employee mental well-being initiatives.

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Show Me Peer Power: Missouri DMH’s Critical Incident Stress Management Network for the Workforce 

 

 

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DMH Suicide Prevention & Crisis Services

Under the auspices of the Division of Behavioral Health (DBH), DMH serves as the state lead for suicide prevention and crisis intervention services. DMH oversees and implements several evidence-based suicide prevention programs and initiatives, including the Missouri Suicide Prevention Network, an independent, non-partisan group of individuals and organizations that lead and coordinate statewide suicide prevention efforts. DMH is also leading statewide efforts to implement and enhance behavioral health crisis services that align with national best practices to ensure help is available for anyone, anywhere, and at any time. To achieve a truly integrated and comprehensive crisis system that is equipped to meet the needs of individuals in crisis, DMH and stakeholders are prioritizing the coordination of these three crisis components: 988 (Someone to talk to), ACI Mobile Crisis Response (Someone to respond), and Behavioral Health Crisis Centers (Somewhere to go).

For more information, please visit: https://dmh.mo.gov/behavioral-health/suicide/prevention

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Smith, James, PhD, LPC

James M. Smith, PhD, LPC is the Lead Outpatient Therapist at SSM Health St. Mary’s Outpatient Behavioral Health. He completed his PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision in 2020. Dr. Smith became interested in the relationship between electronic device use, mental health, and relationship health when he came home to find his 3 children engrossed in their phones while watching TV. Dr. Smith began reviewing peer reviewed research exploring these relationships published since 2004, with the advent of Facebook. Dr. Smith is a researcher, educator, and clinical supervisor. He provides both group and individual therapy and teaches as a contributing faculty member at Walden University.

Presentation(s): 

Pings of Power: The Relationship Between Electronic Device Use, Mental Health, and Relationship Wellness 

 

 

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Rottnek, Fred, MD, MAHCM

Dr. Rottnek is a Professor and the Director of Community Medicine at SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine and the Program Director of the SSM Health/Saint Louis University Addiction Medicine Fellowship.. His clinical practices include family medicine, addiction medicine, and correctional healthcare. He teaches in the School of Medicine and the School of Law. Board-Certified in Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine, he is the Medical Director for the Assisted Recovery Centers of America (ARCA) and Juvenile Detention in Family Court for the City of St. Louis. He serves on the board of the Community Health Commission of Missouri. He consults with SAMHSA’s GAINS Center and Opioid Response Network.

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Andrews, Bart, PhD

Bart Andrews, PhD, is the Chief Clinical Officer at Behavioral Health Response. Dr. Andrews is the chair of the American Association of Suicidology’s Advisory Council, facilitator of Missouri’s Suicide Prevention in Healthcare ECHO, a member of the Missouri Suicide Prevention Network, a recipient of the 2022 American Association of Suicidology Roger Tierney Service Award and a ZeroSuicide Academy Faculty member. Dr. Andrews is a suicide attempt survivor and a proponent of embracing of lived expertise in our suicide prevention efforts. Dr. Andrews is also known far and wide for his mastery of Facebook memery (meme-ory).

Presentation(s):

The Suicide Continuum Unmasked: Understanding Suicide Through a New Lens 

Integrating Behavioral Health into Primary Care: Collaborative Approaches for Addressing Substance Use, Mental Health, and Developmental Challenges