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Wheatley, Briana

Briana Wheatley is the Statewide Director of Disease Management within Preferred Family Healthcare in St. Louis, Missouri. She is also the provider supervisor for the TACC initiative. She provides direct support to the two community engagement specialists who enroll and monitor consumers in Epharmix for some of the following needs: depression, COPD, diabetes, substance use, basic needs and other chronic health concerns. Along with her coordination on this grant, she also works with the Disease Management initiative, where she supports teams providing in home interventions to chronically ill Missouri Medicaid consumers.

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Technology Assisted Care Coordination Texting & Telecoaching for Recovery

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Srygley, Emily

Emily Srygley is the Director of Account Success at Epharmix in Saint Louis, Missouri and has helped manage the technology portion of the TACC initiative for the past two years. Epharmix is a SaaS remote patient monitoring platform, helping providers monitor rising risk patients. Epharmix sends SMS text messages and IVR phone calls on behalf of providers, collecting real-time patient data for disease states like depression, substance use, and other chronic conditions. Emily has helped coordinate the reporting and utilization of Epharmix for this grant and manages many different partnerships between Epharmix and Behavioral Health organizations throughout the state of Missouri and across the United States.

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Technology Assisted Care Coordination Texting & Telecoaching for Recovery

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Quandt, Mary, MPH

Mary Quandt serves as Program Coordinator for the Technology Assisted Care Continuation for Substance Use Treatment (TACC) and Housing initiatives. To this role she brings skills and experience in research, grant writing, coalition-building, and evaluation. Prior to BHN, Mary worked with the Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation (WWHF), where she piloted a new standard-of-care texting intervention to reduce prenatal substance use and to provide support for breastfeeding mothers. She also helped coordinate a state-wide collaboration of nurse educators, engaged vulnerable populations in participatory program development, and applied rigorous research methods to evaluation of WWHF programming. From 2013 to 2015 she served in the U.S. Peace Corps (Albania), where she worked with diverse stakeholder groups – from village clinics to the Ministry of Public Health – to implement USAID-funded trainings for rural nurses on breast and cervical cancer screening. Mary received her Master of Public Health from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis and her Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She was selected to be a 2019 Fellow of the New Leaders Council, the leading progressive leadership development institute for young professionals in the United States. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the St. Louis Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Program and volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri.

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Technology Assisted Care Coordination Texting & Telecoaching for Recovery

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Riedel, Edward, MSW

Edward Riedel has worked in the field of mental health for over 30 years. He is currently a Project Director at the Missouri Institute of Mental Health a division of the University of Missouri-Saint Louis where he has worked for the past 10 years. His role at MIMH includes conducting evaluation research of programs, agencies and systems and implementation of innovative treatment strategies. He is also a state trainer for Mental Health First Aid conducting instructor certification training across the state and supporting implementation of the program. Prior to that Mr. Riedel worked for 22 years in Community Mental Health Centers and hospitals as a clinician, program director and Vice President. Mr. Riedel graduated with his Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Missouri Columbia and has been an adjunct clinical instructor for UMC’s graduate school of Social Work. He has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of Missouri since 1995.

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Technology Assisted Care Coordination Texting & Telecoaching for Recovery

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Technology Assisted Care Coordination Texting & Telecoaching for Recovery

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Edward Riedel, MSW

Mary Quandt, MPH

Emily Srygley

Briana Wheatley

Presentation: The presentation will introduce the audience to the Epharmix Texting and Telecoaching intervention implemented through a three year SAMHSA grant awarded to the Behavioral Health Network. The interventions were targeted to the Missouri high risk populations (Disease Management and State Targeted Response clients). The intervention uses algorithms to text or call consumers and alert staff to potential problems with individuals managing their substance use, mental health and physical health recovery. The system adjusts its responses and alerts providers based on consumer responses. The intervention has been used extensively in medical care and has been shown to increase communication with the providers, support of recovery and monitoring of chronic health conditions.

Objectives:

  1. Introduce the Epharmix Intervention and how it is used in substance use, mental health and physical health condition management
  2. Review data demonstrating the effectiveness of the intervention in high risk populations
  3. Review consumer testimony about their use of the technology
  4. Describe the multiple types of interventions and how providers can assign and customize them to meet individual consumer needs
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Effective Interventions for Body Focused Repetitive Disorders

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Carolyn Raynor-McClanahan, MSW, LCSW

Presentation: This presentation will define Body Focused Repetitive Disorders, and briefly describe each type (Dermatillomania, Trichotillomania, Onychophagia), citing the DSM-IV diagnoses criteria. The presenter will provide some statistical information as to the prevalence of the disorders and speak about her daughter’s ongoing battle with Trichotillomania. Treatments that were effective for her in managing the disorder, to include examples of Habit Reversal Training, will be presented. The presentation will also discuss the evidenced-based research findings that indicate a combination of SSRIs and CBT with a focus on habit reversal training. Lastly, she will discuss the lack of large scale studies and the effort The TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors makes to educate and assist those who have the disorder and their families.

Objectives:

  1. Define and describe Body-Focused Repetitive Disorder (BFRD)
  2. Identify and describe the two prevalent types of Body-Focused Repetitive Disorders
  3. Describe effective treatment modalities for Body-Focused Repetitive Disorders with specific focus on Habit Reversal Training
  4. Identify community resources that specialize in treatment and support of Body –Focused Repetitive Disorders

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Tocco, Francesca, MSW, LCSW

Francesca earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the State of Missouri and a Licensed Master’s Social Worker with the Clinical designation (LMSW-C) in the State of Michigan. Francesca currently works at the University of Missouri’s Veterinary Health Center as a Veterinary Social Worker. She has been involved as a co-facilitator with the Mizzou Postpartum Depression and Anxiety Support Group since its inaugural meeting in 2018.

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Postpartum Depression & Anxiety: How to Identify & Treat Struggling Parents

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Orns, Beth, MSW, LCSW

Beth Orns is the Manager of Patient Family Support Services at the Missouri Psychiatric Center. She has practiced social work in a wide range of community and inpatient settings. Working to enhance mental health resources for postpartum mothers has been a passion for Beth over the last couple of years. Beth is married and the mother of Nathan, 10, and Gabe, 2, who keep her very busy. When she gets free time, Beth enjoys cooking/baking, MOPS, and watching funny TV shows.

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Postpartum Depression & Anxiety: How to Identify & Treat Struggling Parents

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Postpartum Depression & Anxiety: How to Identify & Treat Struggling Parents

Speaker(s):

Beth Orns, MSW, LCSW

Abby Underwood, MSW, LCSW

Francesca Tocco, MSW, LCSW

Presentation: This presentation will provide information about postpartum mental health issues. Information on evidence-based assessment tools will be provided. In addition to ensuring participants understand postpartum mental health issues we will discuss strategies for support. We will also provide information about a support group we facilitate for parents with Postpartum Depression or Anxiety. We will share lessons we have learned from our experience with this group and provide information on how to facilitate a support group in your community.

Objectives:

  1. Deliver an understanding of postpartum mental health issues
  2. Increase comfort in assessing and addressing postpartum mental health issues in practice
  3. Provide a road map for how to provide a support group for postpartum mental health issues in your community

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